Mixed Mineral Auction!

Classics, rarities, new finds, and large specimens in this eclectic selection from the well-known Larson, Sanabria, Lavinsky, Kidwell, Flynn, Zinn, Hefendehl, Dagenais, and other collections.

Highlights:
1. Rare, important HYALOPHANE MICROCLINE with RUTILE
2. Classic Tri-State GALENA & SPHALERITE combination plus other fine SULFIDE combinations
3. RARE Texas specimens
4. Exceptional GOSHENITE BERYL & MUSCOVITE combination from the Bill Larson Collection
5. Large MALACHITE specimens
6. Superb and classic English CALCITE
7. Impressive very large AQUAMARINE combination
8. Surreal WOODWARDITE "waves"
9. Fine AZURITE & MALACHITE from Morocco
10. Excellent selection of large specimens
11. Superb AQUAMARINE, MICROCLINE, QUARTZ & ALBITE combination
12. "IMPERIAL" TOPAZ
13. English FLUORITES
14. Rare, old KAOLINITE pseudomorph after AGATE  

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Galena with Rubyjack Sphalerite (classic locale)
Tri-State Mining District, (probably) Kansas, USA
Ex. Richard Hauck
20.0 x 11.5 x 9.5 cm, 6.2 pounds
Winning Bid: $401
Fluorite with Calcite
Xianghualing Mine, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Raul Sanabria
11.4 x 11.2 x 9.7 cm
Winning Bid: $232
Microcline var. Hyalophane (superb) with Rutile
Zagradski Potok Mine, Zagradski Creek, Busovača, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ex. David New, Robert Nowakowski
8.0 x 8.0 x 5.0 cm
Winning Bid: $330
Chryscolla ps. Malachite ps. Azurite
Lupoto Mine, Kakumba, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Ex. Tim Sherburn
9.6 x 6.0 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $540
large Celestine (RARE Texas!)
Zephyr, Brown Co., Texas, USA
Ex. Joe Lobell, A. L. Kidwell
22.5 x 6.9 x 2.8 cm, 1.3 pounds
Winning Bid: $177
large Malachite stalactites
Katanga Copper Crescent, DR Congo
15.8 x 9.9 x 3.7 cm, 2.5 pounds
Winning Bid: $311
large Malachite (polished)
Katanga Copper Crescent, DR Congo
24.0 x 11.3 x 7.4 cm, 4.3 pounds
Winning Bid: $327
"Face" Agate with Hyalite Opal
Cubuk Dist., Ankara Prov., Turkey
11.3 x 9.3 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $118
Olmiite with Oyelite
N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Northern Cape, South Africa
7.8 x 7.1 x 6.0 cm
Winning Bid: $166
banded Fluorite (polished)
Yiwu, Zhejiang, China
13.7 x 10.6 x 1.4 cm, 409 grams
Winning Bid: $60
Quartz with Actinolite and Scolecite
Miage Glacier, Monte Bianco Massif, Aosta Valley, Italy
Ex. Hubert De Monmonier, University of Arizona Mineral Museum
9.7 x 6.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $550
Orthoclase var. Adularia
Vizze Valley, Bolzano Prov., Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Ex. Hubert De Monmonier, University of Arizona Mineral Museum
10.1 x 9.5 x 6.0 cm
Winning Bid: $163
Datolite nodule (polished)
Centennial Mine #1/#2, Kearsage Load, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Ex. Marty Zinn, Ben Vone
8.2 x 6.3 x 2.7 cm, 151 grams
Winning Bid: $335
Dravite Tourmaline (famous locale)
Yinnietharra Dravite mine, Yinnietharra, Western Australia, Australia
4.7 x 4.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $81
Pyrite (classic locale)
Navajún, La Rioja, Spain
8.7 x 7.2 x 5.8 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Frosterley Marble slab (with fossils)
Frosterley, Weardale, Co. Durham, England
Ex. Tim Sherburn
13.3 x 12.9 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $109
"Cactus" Amethyst
Boekenhouthoek, Mkobola, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Ex. Shields Flynn
9.0 x 8.8 x 7.3 cm
Winning Bid: $209
Aquamarine, Microcline, Quartz & Albite
Shigar Valley, Shigar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10.7 x 10.5 x 8.5 cm
Winning Bid: $370
Rose Quartz on Quartz
Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9.5 x 5.4 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $320
Imperial Topaz
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.6 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm, 33.46 carats
Winning Bid: $232
Cinnabar with Mercury (classic locale)
Almadén, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Ex. John Dagenais
5.6 x 5.5 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Galena, Chalcopyrite, Quartz, etc.
Herja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramureș Co., Romania
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
14.8 x 8.8 x 7.7 cm, 2.2 pounds
Winning Bid: $262
Woodwardite "waves"
Qinglong Mine, Qinglong Co., Guizhou, China
10.3 x 6.3 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $610
Vanadinite (2018 find)
Mibladen, Midelt Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
7.1 x 5.9 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $309
Calcite "flower"
Wenshan Mine, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
Ex. Rob Lavinsky
10.9 x 6.4 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $724
Beryl var. Goshenite & Muscovite (superb)
Pingwu Beryl Mine, Mount Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Sichuan, China
Ex. Bill Larson Beryl collection
13.5 x 9.0 x 7.7 cm
Winning Bid: $1,161
Fluorite with Galena
Northern Lights Pocket, Diana Maria Mine, Weardale, Co. Durham, England
9.1 x 6.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $231
large Kaolinite ps. Agate (RARE Brazil! - 1960s)
Salto do Jacui, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
13.3 x 9.2 x 7.0 cm, 1.8 pounds
Winning Bid: $570
Opal-AN var. Hyalite Opal
Squaretop Mtn., Dalby, Queensland, Australia
23.8 x 10.0 x 7.8 cm, 3.0 pounds
Winning Bid: $160
Quartz (Chalcedony) ps. Aragonite (RARE Texas)
Needle Peak, Brewster Co., Texas, USA
Ex. George Loud
5.2 x 4.3 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $490