Mixed Mineral Auction!

An eclectic selection of classics, rarities, new finds, and large specimens from the well-known George Elling, Obodda, Sherburn, and other collections.

Highlights:
1. Historic CROCOITE
2. Rare EMERALD from Mozambique
3. New Find of HYALITE OPAL & SCHORL
4. FLUORITE specimens
5. North Carolina PYROMORPHITE
6. Classic Wisconsin CALCITE
7. Large SMITHSONITE from the Kelly Mine
8. Fine thumbnail BISBEE pseudomorph
9. TEXAS specimens
10. New Find of AMAZONITE

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Large Smithsonite
Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. George Elling
15.2 x 10.6 x 6.1 cm, 2.7 pounds
Winning Bid: $741
Botryoidal Amethyst
Mamuju Regency, West Sulawesi Prov., Indonesia
12.1 x 7.8 x 6.1 cm
Winning Bid: $200
Pyromorphite on Quartz (rare USA locale!)
Pluton Prospect, Cabarrus Co., North Carolina, USA
Ex. Jason Smith, Jared Thompson, Kenny Gay
15.1 x 7.1 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $176
Fluorite
William Wise Mine, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, USA
Ex. Bob Borofsky
11.7 x 7.1 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $430
Shattuckite
Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
8.9 x 4.8 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $392
Vanadinite (2001 pocket)
Mibladen, Midelt Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
5.1 x 3.4 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $263
Sphalerite (2 generations)
Dongxiang Cu-polymetallic deposit, Dongxiang Co., Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China
12.5 x 7.8 x 7.2 cm
Winning Bid: $250
Microcline var. Amazonite (2023 find)
Santa Maria de Itabira mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9.6 x 7.9 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $159
Quartz and Hematite
Jinlong Hill, Longchuan Co., Heyuan, Guangdong, China
Ex. Herb Obodda
11.8 x 9.6 x 8.7 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Fluorite with Pyrite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
5.4 x 4.3 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Fluorite and Chalcopyrite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
6.8 x 5.2 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $292
Fluorite with Calcite
Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
5.7 x 4.9 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $390
Hyalite Opal and Schorl with Quartz
Erongo Mtns., Karibib Con., Erongo Region, Namibia
14.3 x 6.3 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Limonite ps. Pyrite (Texas!)
near Lubbock, Texas USA
Ex. Tim Sherburn
8.3 x 6.7 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $126
Galena and Fluorite
Frazer's Hush Mine, Stanhope, Co. Durham, England
Ex. Tim Sherburn
10.5 x 6.3 x 6.0 cm
Winning Bid: $218
Copper with Cuprite & Bornite
Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
7.8 x 4.3 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $185
large Fluorite & Quartz (rare combo)
Shaft 38, Schlema, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
17.3 x 12.3 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Descloizite
Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
11.7 x 7.3 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $158
Fluorite on Calcite with Gypsum
Qinglong Mine, Qinglong Co., Guizhou, China
12.3 x 11.3 x 6.5 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Leaf Copper
White Pine Mine, Ontonagon Co., MIchigan USA
Ex. Dan Behnke
7.5 x 5.7 x 2.3 cm, 5 grams
Winning Bid: $57
Vayrynenite
Shengus, Roundu Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
1.8 x 0.3 x 0.2 cm, 0.62 carats
Winning Bid: $230
Tourmaline with Lepidolite and Quartz
Pederneira mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.5 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $927
Quartz var. Amethyst
Goboboseb Mtns., Brandberg Area, Erongo Region, Namibia
Ex. Uli Bahmann
7.7 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm, 72 grams
Winning Bid: $330
Stibnite on Quartz
Baia Sprie, Maramureș Co., Romania
Ex. J. Buma, Bob Byers
8.5 x 6.3 x 6.0 cm
Winning Bid: $446
Ilvaite with Hedenbergite & Quartz
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
11.0 x 6.3 x 5.5 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Calcite scepter (old classic)
Shullsburg, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin, USA
9.4 x 6.3 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $240
Siderite
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.6 x 7.2 x 6.5 cm
Winning Bid: $198
Celestine (Texas!)
Bull Creek, Austin, Travis Co., Texas, USA
4.5 x 3.6 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $330
Hydroboracite on Anhydrite
Kohnstein Quarry, Nordhausen Dist., Thuringia, Germany
12.7 x 10.3 x 5.5 cm
Winning Bid: $416
Crocoite (historic specimen)
Dundas mineral field, West Coast Mun., Tasmania, Australia
Ex. J. J Trelawney, Smithsonian Institution, Larry Conklin, George Elling
13.0 x 10.2 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $2,400