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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Strontianite on Calcite
Faylor-Middle Creek Quarry, Winfield, Union Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Ex. George Loud
9.8 x 6.7 x 3.5 cm
Current Bid: $35
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/16/2025 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Crystallized Copper with Cuprite (2021 find)
Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
10.3 x 9.6 x 3.3 cm
Current Bid: $121
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/16/2025 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Goethite ps. Marcasite
White Desert, Farafra Oasis, New Valley Governorate, Egypt
Ex. Robert Whitmore
4.2 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm
Current Bid: $95
Time Left:
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Tourmaline on Albite
Chhappu, Braldu Valley, Shigar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
10.2 x 8.6 x 6.7 cm
Current Bid: $232
Time Left:
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Ushkovite, Saleeite, Cyrilovite & Leucophosphite (rare combo)
Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Shields Flynn
4.3 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
Current Bid: $25
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/16/2025 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Vanadinite (2012-2013 finds)
Mibladen, Midelt Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
8.6 x 5.8 x 4.2 cm
Current Bid: $176
Time Left:
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Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Zagi Mtn., Peshawar Dist., Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Prov., Pakistan
3.4 x 3.1 x 0.8 cm
Current Bid: $10
Time Left:
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Calcite on Calcite
York Building Supply Quarry, York, York Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Ex. George Loud
7.8 x 7.0 x 5.0 cm
Current Bid: $164
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/16/2025 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Cinnabar on Gypsum (RARE Texas)
Terlingua, Texas, USA
Ex. Dr. James Carter
11.0 x 8.1 x 4.5 cm
Current Bid: $220
Time Left:
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large Fluorapophyllite & Stilbite
Nashik Dist., Maharashtra, India
16.7 x 11.8 x 10.8 cm, 3.5 pounds
Current Bid: $90
Time Left:
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Smithsonite (Cadmium-bearing)
Wenshan, Yunnan, China
8.7 x 7.0 x 4.0 cm
Current Bid: $60
Time Left:
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large Brazilianite on Microcline (rare)
Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Al Ordway
14.2 x 11.2 x 9.7 cm, 2.9 pounds
Current Bid: $232
Time Left:
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Fluorite cuboctahedrons with Baryte
Rogers Mine, Madoc, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
Ex. Bob Triminigham
11.3 x 8.3 x 5.8 cm
Current Bid: $285
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/16/2025 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Bournonite on Rhodochrosite
Kassandra, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
9.4 x 9.2 x 6.1 cm
Current Bid: $290
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/16/2025 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Amethyst scepters on Quartz (old classic)
Eonyang, South Gyeongsang Prov., South Korea
12.3 x 7.1 x 5.7 cm
Current Bid: $220
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/16/2025 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Yugawaralite on Gyrolite
Malad (Khandivali) Quarry, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Ex. Shields Flynn
5.3 x 5.2 x 3.3 cm
Current Bid: $10
Time Left:
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Libethenite on Pseudomalachite
Intermediate Ore Body, N'Changa Open Pit, Chingola, Copperbelt Prov., Zambia
4.3 x 3.3 x 2.1 cm
Current Bid: $167
Time Left:
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Dolomite with Fluorite (rare 2016 find)
Manaoshan Mine, Dongpo ore field, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
12.8 x 11.3 x 3.4 cm
Current Bid: $66
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Color-zoned Fluorite (classic locale)
La Barre Mine, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Ex. Paul Zerfass
15.3 x 6.7 x 5.8 cm
Current Bid: $410
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/16/2025 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Brucite (classic locale)
Wood's Chrome Mine, Texas, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Ex. Abe Rosenzweig, George Loud
13.3 x 8.6 x 3.6 cm
Current Bid: $100
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large Baryte, Fluorite, Marcasite & Calcite
Moscona Mine, El Pontón de Solís, Asturias, Spain
Ex. Raul Sanabria
17.8 x 14.0 x 9.0 cm, 4.5 pounds
Current Bid: $135
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/16/2025 6:30:00 pm (CST)
large Baryte
Creede, Mineral Co., Colorado, USA
20.3 x 15.2 x 12.3 cm, 10.0 pounds
Current Bid: $225
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/16/2025 6:30:00 pm (CST)