Mixed Mineral Auction!

A diverse selection of recent finds, rarities, classics and large specimens from the well-known Hefendehl, Smale, Roberts, Nowakowski, Zerfass, Weaver and other collections.

Highlights:
1. RARE unique old Arizona MALACHITE after AZURITE with QUARTZ
2. AMAZONITE, SMOKY QUARTZ and ALBITE specimen
3. Impressive large PERIDOT on coated PERIDOT with MAGNETITE
4. Japan-law twin QUARTZ
5. Large UVAROVITE GARNET from the Type Locality
6. Large classic OKENITE, GYROLITE and STILBITE pocket
7. French specimens from the Paul Zerfass Collection
8. Rare old HORNBLENDE from Norway
9. Classic large fishtail-twin TITANITE from Brazil
10. Large GYPSUM with SULFUR from Italy

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Aquamarine
Jos Plateau, Plateau, Nigeria
Ex. Charlie Key
4.8 x 2.0 x 1.9 cm, 30 grams
Winning Bid: $363
Amethyst cast after Calcite slice
Artigas, Artigas Dept., Uruguay
Ex. Ken Roberts
4.7 x 3.9 x 0.6 cm, 21 grams
Winning Bid: $48
large Orthoclase (rare)
Rock Springs Canyon, Organ Mtns., Doña Ana Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Chris Cowan, David Stoudt
12.6 x 12.5 x 11.4 cm, 3.4 pounds
Winning Bid: $111
Bi-colored Fluorite with Celestine (classic locale)
Melchor Múzquiz, Múzquiz Mun., Coahuila, Mexico
Ex. Ruben Avila
12.2 x 9.8 x 6.8 cm
Winning Bid: $290
Calcite (3 generations)
Hayange, Thionville, Moselle, Grand Est, France
Ex. Paul Zerfass
12.5 x 9.7 x 8.0 cm
Winning Bid: $191
Spodumene (Triphane with Kunzite)
Dara-i-Pech Pegmatite Field, Kunar, Afghanistan
11.2 x 4.1 x 2.5 cm, 251 grams
Winning Bid: $269
Schorl, Lepidolite & Microcline
Shigar Valley, Shigar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
8.5 x 7.7 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $273
"Mango" Quartz with Halloysite inclusions
Cabiche, Quípama Mun., Boyacá Dept., Colombia
9.8 x 9.2 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $600
Manganite (Type Locality - 1800s)
Ilfeld, Harztor, Thuringia, Germany
8.8 x 7.3 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $700
Doubly terminated Quartz with clay inclusions
Paredon, Ramos Arizpe Mun., Coahuila, Mexico
10.8 x 7.3 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $170
Fluorite (gemmy phantom) on Quartz
La Viesca Mine, La Collada mining area, Asturias, Spain
6.6 x 5.3 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $900
Doubly terminated Tourmaline
Dara-i-Pech Pegmatite Field, Kunar, Afghanistan
5.8 x 2.8 x 2.1 cm, 70 grams
Winning Bid: $1,850
Smithsonite
Choix, Choix Mun., Sinaloa, Mexico
6.2 x 3.6 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $193
Quartz var. Amethyst
Piedra Parada (Las Vigas), Veracruz, Mexico
8.5 x 6.7 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Cinnabar, Stibnite, Quartz & Calcite (rare) Alaska!
Red Devil Mercury Mine, Sleimut Dist., Kuskokwim Region, Alaska, USA
5.6 x 4.8 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $675
Baryte
Les Porres Mine, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Ex. Paul Zerfass
14.3 x 11.0 x 9.3 cm
Winning Bid: $385
Pyromorphite
Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Corrèze, France
Ex. Paul Zerfass
14.2 x 9.1 x 5.5 cm
Winning Bid: $1,500
Amazonite, Albite and Smoky Quartz
Harris Park, Park Co., Colorado, USA
12.3 x 12.2 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $975
Peridot on coated Peridot with Magnetite
Sapat Gali, Naran, Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Prov., Pakistan
14.2 x 7.8 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $1,000
Baryte on Quartz
Jinkouhe Dist., Leshan, Sichuan, China
10.5 x 8.7 x 7.2 cm
Winning Bid: $340
Fluorite (classic locale)
La Barre Mine, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Ex. Paul Zerfass
14.0 x 10.9 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $275
Hornblende (rare old classic)
Kragerø, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Ex. Dick Hauck
12.1 x 7.8 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $269
large Titanite twin (classic locale)
Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9.5 x 4.1 x 3.1 cm, 147 grams
Winning Bid: $305
large Pyromorphite (1995 finds)
Resuperferolitica Mine, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain
Ex. Raul Sanabria
15.2 x 11.7 x 6.3 cm, 2.4 pounds
Winning Bid: $415
Arsenopyrite with Calcite, Siderite, etc
1100 Level, Trepča Stari Trg Mine, Mitrovica, Mitrovica Dist., Kosovo
8.5 x 5.9 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $250
Marcasite (rare Iowa)
LaFarge Quarry, Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa, USA
Ex. Marlys Robertson
7.5 x 5.8 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $242
Baryte on Calcite
Rosiclare Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. A. L. Kidwell
10.4 x 7.0 x 5.9 cm
Winning Bid: $149
Azurite (classic locale)
Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. David Stoudt
11.8 x 7.3 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $1,950
huge Gypsum with Sulfur (rare)
Cianciana sulphur mines, Cianciana, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
Ex. Giancarlo Fioravanti
22.0 x 9.9 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $3,000
Quartz with Calcite
Tecolotes Mine, Santa Barbara Mun., Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Gary Weaver
13.7 x 11.7 x 8.9 cm
Winning Bid: $1,050