Mixed Mineral Auction!

An eclectic mix of rarities, classics, recent finds and large specimens from the well-known Zerfass and Larson collections plus Greg Kitt and other collections. 

HIghlights:

1. AQUAMARINES and a TOURMALINE
2. Crystallized GOLD from China
3. Brazilian PHANTOM SMOKY QUARTZ pieces
4. FLUORITE, AMETHYST and PYROMORPHITE from France
5. Large DIOPTASE and exotic CHRYSOCOLLA pieces from DR Congo
6. Superb AMETHYST from Mexico
7. Selection of FLUORITE specimens
8. Excellent hematite-included QUARTZ from China

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Aquamarine with Muscovite and Schorl
Shigar Valley, Shigar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Greg Kitt
8.5 x 3.4 x 3.1 cm, 85 grams
Winning Bid: $692
Quartz and Chalcopyrite
Madan ore field, Smolyan Prov., Bulgaria
Ex. Paul Zerfass
11.5 x 5.3 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Galena and Sphalerite on Quartz
Madan ore field, Smolyan Prov., Bulgaria
Ex. Paul Zerfass
10.6 x 10.2 x 4.9 cm
Winning Bid: $250
Quartz with Chlorite inclusions
Madan ore field, Smolyan Prov., Bulgaria
Ex. Paul Zerfass
11.0 x 7.6 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $91
Bi-colored gem Fluorite (classic locale)
La Barre Mine, Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Ex. Paul Zerfass
13.0 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $480
Calcite stalactites (rare - 1970 finds)
Alzada, Carter Co., Montana, USA
Ex. Greg Kitt
6.3 x 3.1 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $345
Mimetite (2013 find)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Mun., Durango, Mexico
Ex. Greg Kitt
5.6 x 4.1 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $691
Pyrite on Magnesite (classic locale)
Oberdorf magnesite deposit, Oberdorf, Styria, Austria
Ex. Greg Kitt
7.8 x 5.1 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Pyromorphite (1970s finds)
Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Ex. Paul Zerfass
11.9 x 9.3 x 7.8 cm, 1.3 pounds
Winning Bid: $220
Dioptase
Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Ex. Paul Zerfass
15.1 x 10.4 x 8.6 cm, 2.7 pounds
Winning Bid: $456
Manganese-bearing Calcite (fluorescent)
Madan ore field, Smolyan Prov., Bulgaria
Ex. Paul Zerfass
14.7 x 12.8 x 8.3 cm, 3.2 pounds
Winning Bid: $96
large Smoky Quartz with phantoms
Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Paul Zerfass
19.0 x 8.8 x 6.0 cm, 2.5 pounds
Winning Bid: $210
Amethyst
Les Isserts, Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Ex. Paul Zerfass
13.5 x 10.4 x 6.6 cm, 3.1 pounds
Winning Bid: $232
large Smoky Quartz with phantom
Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Paul Zerfass
15.6 x 8.9 x 8.3 cm, 3.9 pounds
Winning Bid: $460
Galena
Madan ore field, Smolyan Prov., Bulgaria
Ex. Paul Zerfass
6.7 x 6.4 x 6.0 cm, 1.7 pounds
Winning Bid: $60
Quartz with Hematite inclusions
Jinlong Hill, Longchuan Co., Guangdong, China
Ex. Paul Zerfass
16.5 x 13.9 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $525
Gem Aquamarine
Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Bill Larson
12.3 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm, 5 grams
Winning Bid: $310
Galena cuboctahedron
Madan ore field, Smolyan Prov., Bulgaria
Ex. Paul Zerfass
6.4 x 6.4 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $77
Sphalerite
Maramures Co., Romania
Ex. Paul Zerfass
9.7 x 6.6 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $535
Amethyst
Mina La Sorpressa, Amatitlán, Guerrero, Mexico
7.7 x 6.7 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $780
Cuprian Smithsonite with Cerussite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Ex. Gerhard Binker, Alex Neufeld
11.8 x 8.5 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $740
Stilbite cast after Okenite (rare!)
Pune Dist., Maharashtra, India
Ex. Ken Roberts
7.4 x 5.6 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Crystallized Gold (2011 find)
Ganzhizhou Mine, Meigu Co., Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
Ex. Greg Kitt
3.8 x 2.3 x 0.6 cm, 8.14 grams
Winning Bid: $1,008
Fluorite with Calcite & Pyrite (classic fluorescent)
Stanhope, Co. Durham, England
12.3 x 8.0 x 7.3 cm
Winning Bid: $267
Fluorite
Xianghualing Mine, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Greg Kitt
6.2 x 3.8 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $421
Pyrite
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Manyara Region, Tanzania
Ex. Greg Kitt
3.2 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $421
Chrysocolla with Malachite
L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Ex. Colin Manlove
9.3 x 6.8 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $605
Tourmaline on Quartz and Cleavelandite
Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech Dist., Kunar, Afghanistan
Ex. Greg Kitt
5.5 x 4.5 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $380
Color-zoned Fluorite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Bill Larson, Greg Kitt
6.3 x 4.6 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $305
Color-zoned Fluorite on Quartz (classic locale)
La Barre Mine, Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Ex. Paul Zerfass
14.1 x 9.8 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $855