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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Quartz
Mt Ida, Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA
Ex. Bill Larson
4.2 x 3.6 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $230
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
Winning Bid: $257
Quartz
Hot Springs, Garland Co., Arkansas, USA
Ex. Bill Larson
6.9 x 6.7 x 6.6 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Quartz var. Smoky (scepter)
Hallelujah Junction area, Washoe Co., Nevada, USA
Ex. Bill Larson
7.1 x 2.5 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Quartz var. Smoky on matrix
Mooralla, Southern Grampians Shire, Victoria, Australia
Ex. Bill Larson
6.1 x 4.5 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $231
Quartz var. Amethyst (cast after calcite)
Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Ex. Bill Larson
7.7 x 5.5 x 5.4 cm
Winning Bid: $327
Quartz
Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Bill Larson
4.9 x 4.8 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $160
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
Winning Bid: $96
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
Winning Bid: $211
Quartz - excellent for Quartzsite (!)
Quartzsite, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Bill Larson
17.0 x 11.4 x 7.9 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Quartz var. Smoky, Microcline, etc
Papachacra pegmatites, Belén Dept., Catamarca Prov., Argentina
Ex. Bill Larson
8.5 x 6.8 x 6.4 cm
Winning Bid: $115
Smoky Quartz (etched)
St Gotthard pass area, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Ex. Dick Hauck, Bill Larson
8.5 x 5.0 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $455
Quartz (classic locale)
La Gardette Mine, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Ex. Bill Larson
8.5 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Quartz with Rutile and clay inclusions
Diamantina, Minas Gerias, Brazil
Ex. Bill Larson
8.6 x 7.3 x 6.4 cm
Winning Bid: $109
Quartz var. Agate slab
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Ex. Bill Larson
13.0 x 9.3 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Gem Spodumene var. Triphane
Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Kunar, Afghanistan
12.4 x 2.3 x 1.0 cm, 63 grams
Winning Bid: $450
Fluorite (2 generations) with Pyrite & Sphalerite
Atacocha Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru
10.3 x 8.5 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $1,750
Wire Silver and Calcite
Tiezhai Mine, Linqu Co., Weifang, Shandong, China
3.8 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $309
Smithsonite (classic locale)
Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Stephan Hall
8.2 x 5.6 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $412
Brucite (rich color)
Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan
10.7 x 10.3 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $275
Copper including in Calcite & Copper (old classic)
Copper Country, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA
6.5 x 5.3 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $525
Amethyst
Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes Co., Georgia, USA
Ex. John Whatley
7.7 x 7.2 x 6.1 cm
Winning Bid: $174
Rhodochrosite, etc. (old - classic locale)
Oppu Mine, Nakatsugaru Dist., Aomori Pref., Japan
13.3 x 7.1 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $330
Cobaltian Calcite, Calcite, Malachite
Mashamba West Mine, Lualaba, DR Congo
6.7 x 6.2 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $1,200
Tourmaline, Albite & Muscovite (New Find)
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
5.7 x 5.1 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $1,169
Fluorite octahedrons and Quartz
De'an fluorite mine, Wushan, Jiangxi, China
19.7 x 7.2 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $431
Quartz (Japan Law twin)
Itremo massif, Ambatofinandrahana Dist., Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
Ex. Bill Larson
8.6 x 7.3 x 5.4 cm
Winning Bid: $1,956
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
Winning Bid: $650
Blue Lace Agate (New Find)
Madagascar
9.8 x 8.2 x 1.8 cm, 256 grams
Winning Bid: $1,601
Botryoidal Fluorite
Minggang Mine, Shihe Dist., Xinyang, Henan, China
10.3 x 9.9 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $2,600