Mixed Mineral Collection Auctions!

A diverse mix of recent finds, classics, rarities, and large specimens from the well-known Kurt Hefendehl collection. We also have a set of unusual and rare thumbnails and miniatures from the Jingnan (Tom) Zhang collection highlighted this week!

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important Moroccan Smithsonite
Touissit, Jerada Prov., Oriental Region, Morocco
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
17.6 x 10.7 x 7.6 cm
Winning Bid: $323
Aragonite (unusual locale)
Khairdarkan Sb-Hg deposit, Batken Region, Kyrgyzstan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
12.1 x 11.9 x 8.8 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Iridescent Pyrite on Fluorite
El Hammam, Ait Mimoune Caidat, Khemisset, Morocco
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
13.4 x 10.3 x 5.8 cm
Winning Bid: $311
Calcite on Siderite
Turt Mine, Turt, Satu Mare Co., Romania
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
14.7 x 11.4 x 7.1 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Pyrite on Quartz
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10.2 x 10.5 x 9.1 cm
Winning Bid: $340
Calcite
Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
16.9 x 6.7 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Malachite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
13.3 x 11.4 x 8.4 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Quartz (Faden)
Dera Ismail Khan Dist., Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Prov., Pakistan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
16.5 x 12.1 x 7.7 cm
Winning Bid: $163
large Kutnohorite and Manganese-bearing Calcite
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
15.5 x 10.6 x 7.8 cm
Winning Bid: $279
Fluorite (classic locale & notable fluorescence)
Blackdene Mine, Ireshopeburn, Weardale, Durham, England
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
21.1 x 9.9 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $441
Celestine (Rare Color)
Fengjiashan Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
2.6 x 2.5 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $53
Willemite with Natrolite
Mont Saint-Hilaire, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
3.0 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $103
Shigaite with Rhodochrosite
N'Chwaning I Mine, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Mary Perry, Chris Stefano, Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
1.6 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $341
Emerald on Shale
Muzo Mun., Boyacca Dept., Colombia
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
6.0 x 4.4 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $700
Muscovite on Albite with Quartz (Tessin Habit)
Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
13.5 x 11.2 x 10.6 cm
Winning Bid: $296
Quartz
Diamantina, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
16.2 x 4.4 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $298
Cerussite (Rare Locality)
Daoping Mine, Guilin, Guangxi, China
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
2.0 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Silver
Fresnillo, Fresnillo Mun., Zacatecas, Mexico
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
2.8 x 1.7 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $267
Metavauxite and Paravauxite on Vauxite (TL, Rare Association)
Siglo Veinte Mine, Rafael Bustillo Prov., Potosi, Bolivia
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
2.3 x 2.1 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $750
Twinned Fluorite with Galena (Classic Material)
Blanchard Mine, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
5.8 x 5.5 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $345
Wulfenite
Touissit, Jerada Prov., Oriental Region, Morocco
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
15.6 x 12.2 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $1,001
Stibnite
Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang Co., Loudi, Hunan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.6 x 8.4 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $272
Roselite
Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
12.5 x 9.7 x 8.0 cm
Winning Bid: $696
Large Fluorite with Baryte
Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
15.6 x 13.2 x 9.5 cm
Winning Bid: $536
Fluorite
Tule Mine, Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
12.0 x 10.1 x 7.7 cm
Winning Bid: $375
Sphalerite with Galena
Madan, Smolyan Prov., Bulgaria
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
14.4 x 10.7 x 7.9 cm
Winning Bid: $286
Calcite
Wenshan Co., Yunnan Prov., China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
22.2 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $468
significant Chinese Schorl Tourmaline
Langquan, Guangxi Prov., China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
20.5 x 4.9 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $1,005
Fluorite (Blue Pocket - rare style and color)
Xianghualing Mine, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
16.4 x 10.5 x 8.3 cm
Winning Bid: $1,051