Mixed Mineral Auction

New Finds, classics, rarities, and large specimens in this eclectic selection from the well-known Larson, Smale, Loud, Hefendehl, Zerfass, Flynn, and other collections.

Highlights:
1. Fine bi-colored TOURMALINE from Pakistan
2. Classic and excellent old MALACHITE after AZURITE with CALCITE from Tsumeb
3. New Finds of FLUORITE & CALCITE and FLUORITE from China
4. Selection of large specimens
5. Bill Larson QUARTZ collection pieces including a gem CITRINE
6. Old and rare New York City SCHORL
7. Large TOPAZ, QUARTZ, MUSCOVITE & CLEAVELANDITE  from a New Find
8. BOURNONITE & RHODOCHROSITE from Greece
9. Superb PYRITE on CALCITE from China
10. Large Colorado BARYTE from Creede
11. BOLEITE from the Amelia Mine
12. Selection of KUNZITE SPODUMENE pieces including a NEW FIND from Mozambique
13. Large BRAZILIANITE on MICROCLINE from Brazil
14. Classic large color-zoned FLUORITE from the La Barre Mine
15. Rare CINNABAR on GYPSUM from Terlingua

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Olmiite on Calcite
N'Chwaning II Mine, KMF, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Charlie Key
4.4 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm
Current Bid: $155
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large Goethite with Calcite (rare)
Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Chet Lemanski
12.7 x 8.6 x 5.2 cm
Current Bid: $100
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Malachite ps. Azurite with Calcite (old classic)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Ex. Frederick Engel
11.3 x 8.7 x 6.0 cm
Current Bid: $1,800
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Scheelite and Quartz
Pari, Kharmang Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
18.0 x 9.8 x 9.5 cm, 4.4 pounds
Current Bid: $162
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Wulfenite (classic locale)
Red Cloud Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud
8.8 x 4.5 x 2.7 cm
Current Bid: $165
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Calcite with Pyrite (superb orientation pattern)
Tieshan, Daye, Huangshi, Hubei, China
10.7 x 7.3 x 3.8 cm
Current Bid: $600
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Fluorite, Calcite & Quartz (New Find)
Unknown mine, Fujian Prov., China
12.0 x 8.8 x 6.1 cm
Current Bid: $232
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Kunzite, Smoky Quartz & Cleavelandite
Pech, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Ex. Dr. Steve Smale
6.7 x 6.3 x 6.2 cm
Current Bid: $259
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Calcite (rare Arizona)
Portland Mine, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
12.7 x 10.7 x 3.7 cm
Current Bid: $60
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Quartz/Chalcedony stalactites
High Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Ex. Bill Larson
8.7 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm
Current Bid: $375
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Pyromorphite (old classic)
San Andrés Mine, Espiel, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
Ex. John Schneider
6.1 x 4.8 x 3.8 cm
Current Bid: $118
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Crocoite
Red lead Mine, Dundas, Zeehan Dist., Tasmania, Australia
4.8 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm
Current Bid: $175
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Kunzite floater (New Find!)
Alto Ligonha Pegmatite Field, Zambezia Prov., Mozambique
5.3 x 3.8 x 2.2 cm, 43 grams
Current Bid: $60
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Pyrite "bar" (rare 1974 find)
Buick Mine, Bixby, Iron Co., Missouri, USA
Ex. Gary Hansen
9.3 x 5.2 x 4.8 cm
Current Bid: $111
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Boleite (classic - 1970s finds)
Amelia Mine, Boleo Dist., Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, Mexico
14.2 x 8.2 x 4.3 cm
Current Bid: $110
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Schorl (NYC locale - 1800s!)
Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan Island, New York City, New York, USA
Ex. Joe Cilen, George Loud
8.6 x 6.5 x 6.3 cm
Current Bid: $189
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significant Dolomite (3 generations - classic locale)
Eugui quarries, Esteribar, Navarre, Spain
Ex. Howard Belsky
13.5 x 8.5 x 6.7 cm
Current Bid: $250
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Fluorite
Rainbow's End Pocket, Lady Annabella Mine, Weardale, Co. Durham, England
9.0 x 7.2 x 4.3 cm
Current Bid: $410
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Gem Citrine crystal
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Bill Larson
11.3 x 5.0 x 4.2 cm, 390 grams
Current Bid: $165
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Nickeline (rare)
Jáchymov, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.7 x 5.1 x 2.7 cm, 243 grams
Current Bid: $35
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Quartz with Montmorillionite inclusions
White Queen Mine, Hiriart Mtn., Pala, San Diego Co., California, USA
Ex. Bill Larson
10.2 x 5.8 x 2.5 cm
Current Bid: $150
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Bi-colored Fluorite (New Find)
Xinyang City, Henan, China
9.4 x 6.8 x 6.2 cm
Current Bid: $86
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Montebrasite, Fluorapatite & Schorl (old classic)
Noyes Mountain Quarry (Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford Co., Maine, USA
Ex. Dick Hauck
5.3 x 4.8 x 4.7 cm
Current Bid: $51
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Powellite ps. Scheelite (RARE CA)
Darwin, Inyo Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
4.2 x 3.8 x 3.6 cm
Current Bid: $115
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large Topaz, Quartz, Albite, Muscovite, etc (New Find)
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Shigar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
18.6 x 11.3 x 9.5 cm, 3.1 pounds
Current Bid: $325
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Iridescent Chalcopyrite
Tongshankou Mine, Daye Co., Hubei, China
12.5 x 8.7 x 7.1 cm, 2.0 pounds
Current Bid: $96
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large Spodumene var. Kunzite
Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Kunar, Afghanistan
12.8 x 9.1 x 3.0 cm, 1.4 pounds
Current Bid: $365
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Stibnite altering to Stibiconite
Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Loudi, Hunan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
13.0 x 10.2 x 5.3 cm
Current Bid: $65
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Copper
Ajo, Pima Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. John Whatley
5.8 x 3.5 x 1.4 cm
Current Bid: $65
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large Epidote, Prehnite & Stilbite (rare combo)
Sougounikoura diggings, Arrondissement Diakon, Kayes Region, Mali
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
13.9 x 11.5 x 8.4 cm
Current Bid: $298
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