Mixed Mineral Auction!

Classic, new finds, rarities, and large specimens in this diverse selection from the well-known Bill Larson, Al & Sue Liebetrau, and other collections.

Highlights:
1. Fascinating and excellent selection of QUARTZ  specimens from the Bill Larson Quartz Collection including a fine Pala Chief Mine SMOKY QUARTZ and classic QUARTZ from France
2. New Find of rich blue AQUAMARINE
3. Emerald-green FLUORITE from Peru
4. Classic cobalt-rich CALCITE combination from 1980s DR Congo finds
5. New Find of TOURMALINE from Stak Nala
6. Beautiful SMITHSONITE from the Kelly Mine
7. Wire SILVER from China
8. Excellent old-time COPPER in CALCITE with COPPER from Michigan
9. Bi-colored DT TOURMALINE from the Himalaya Mine
10. AMETHYST from Jacksons Crossroads
11. Old-time classic RHODOCHROSITE combination from Japan
12. Rare large Alaska FLUORITE from the Al & Sue Liebetrau Collection

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Amethyst/Smoky Quartz
Goboboseb Mts., Brandberg Area, Erongo Region, Namibia
Ex. Bill Larson
11.2 x 5.7 x 3.0 cm
Current Bid: $171
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Quartz (Japan Law twin)
Itremo massif, Ambatofinandrahana Dist., Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
Ex. Bill Larson
8.6 x 7.3 x 5.4 cm
Current Bid: $327
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Quartz
Mt Ida, Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA
Ex. Bill Larson
4.2 x 3.6 x 1.8 cm
Current Bid: $210
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Quartz var. Amethyst (scepter)
Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin Dist., Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Ex. Bill Larson
5.0 x 3.1 x 2.2 cm
Current Bid: $167
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Quartz
Hot Springs, Garland Co., Arkansas, USA
Ex. Bill Larson
6.9 x 6.7 x 6.6 cm
Current Bid: $81
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Quartz var. Smoky (scepter)
Hallelujah Junction area, Washoe Co., Nevada, USA
Ex. Bill Larson
7.1 x 2.5 x 2.4 cm
Current Bid: $111
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Quartz var. Smoky on matrix
Mooralla, Southern Grampians Shire, Victoria, Australia
Ex. Bill Larson
6.1 x 4.5 x 4.3 cm
Current Bid: $30
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Quartz var. Amethyst (cast after calcite)
Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Ex. Bill Larson
7.7 x 5.5 x 5.4 cm
Current Bid: $107
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Quartz
Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Bill Larson
4.9 x 4.8 x 3.0 cm
Current Bid: $160
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Quartz (scepter)
Purple Hope claims, Green Ridge, Snoqualmie River, King Co., Washington, USA
Ex. Bill Larson
9.2 x 6.1 x 5.0 cm
Current Bid: $10
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Quartz (Japan Law twin - RARE USA locale)
(Updated) Bald Hornet claim, King Co., Washington, USA
Ex. Bill Larson
6.0 x 4.5 x 4.3 cm
Current Bid: $237
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large Smoky Quartz (RARE CA locale)
Pala Chief Mine, Chief Mtn., Pala, San Diego Co., California, USA
Ex. Garth Bricker, Bill Larson
14.7 x 8.1 x 6.3 cm, 1.5 pounds
Current Bid: $76
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Quartz - excellent for Quartzsite (!)
Quartzsite, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Bill Larson
17.0 x 11.4 x 7.9 cm
Current Bid: $25
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Quartz var. Smoky, Microcline, etc
Papachacra pegmatites, Belén Dept., Catamarca Prov., Argentina
Ex. Bill Larson
8.5 x 6.8 x 6.4 cm
Current Bid: $10
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Smoky Quartz (etched)
St Gotthard pass area, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Ex. Dick Hauck, Bill Larson
8.5 x 5.0 x 4.3 cm
Current Bid: $371
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Quartz with clay inclusions
Corinto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Bill Larson
7.5 x 6.7 x 3.3 cm
Current Bid: $172
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Quartz (classic locale)
La Gardette Mine, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Ex. Bill Larson
8.5 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm
Current Bid: $15
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Quartz with Rutile and clay inclusions
Diamantina, Minas Gerias, Brazil
Ex. Bill Larson
8.6 x 7.3 x 6.4 cm
Current Bid: $31
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Quartz var. Agate slab
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Ex. Bill Larson
13.0 x 9.3 x 0.5 cm
Starting Bid: $10
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Blue Lace Agate (New Find)
Madagascar
9.8 x 8.2 x 1.8 cm, 256 grams
Current Bid: $189
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Gem Spodumene var. Triphane
Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Kunar, Afghanistan
12.4 x 2.3 x 1.0 cm, 63 grams
Current Bid: $320
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Aquamarine (New Find - great color)
Shigar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
9.9 x 5.0 x 4.3 cm, 166 grams
Current Bid: $525
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Fluorite (2 generations) with Pyrite & Sphalerite
Atacocha Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru
10.3 x 8.5 x 5.3 cm
Current Bid: $210
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Cobaltian Calcite, Calcite, Malachite
Mashamba West Mine, Lualaba, DR Congo
6.7 x 6.2 x 4.6 cm
Current Bid: $775
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Tourmaline, Albite & Muscovite (New Find)
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
5.7 x 5.1 x 4.3 cm
Current Bid: $80
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Wire Silver and Calcite
Tiezhai Mine, Linqu Co., Weifang, Shandong, China
3.8 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm
Current Bid: $167
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Smithsonite (classic locale)
Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Stephan Hall
8.2 x 5.6 x 4.6 cm
Current Bid: $392
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Brucite (rich color)
Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan
10.7 x 10.3 x 4.0 cm
Current Bid: $75
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Copper including in Calcite & Copper (old classic)
Copper Country, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA
6.5 x 5.3 x 5.3 cm
Current Bid: $415
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Tourmaline (Doubly terminated)
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande Dist., San Diego Co., California, USA
Ex. George Loud
7.1 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm, 36 grams
Current Bid: $311
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