Mixed Minerals - Assorted Collections

Mixed specimens this week include gem crystals, classic locales, fine display specimens and a selection of assorted piece from our inventory and collections we've purchased such as Kurt Hefendehl, Chet Lemanski, Bill and Anne Cook, Dave Bergman, Brian Kosnar and more!  Look for attractive higher value pieces this week, all starting at $10 reserve bids!

Some of the highlights from this week’s auction include:

1. Attractive "rose"-esque RHODOCHROSITE specimen from N'Chwaning Mines, South Africa
2. Large, classic ADULARIA twin from Switzerland
3. Lovely SPHALERITE with GEMMY CALCITE from the Elmwood Mine, Tennessee – ex Brian Kosnar Collection
4. Wonderful ROSELITE on CALCITE from Morocco – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection
5. Desirable RUBY crystal from the famed John Saul Mine in Kenya – ex Bill Larson Collection
6. Interesting Ammonium Nickel Sulfate Hexahydrate (synthetic) from the Bill and Anne Cook Collection
7. Fantastic GEMMY AZURITE crystal from Touissit, Morocco – ex Brian Kosnar Collection
8.  Beautiful display quality specimen of GOETHITE from Australia – ex Alex Venzke Collection
9.  Eye-catching and good quality AFGHANITE crystals on matrix from the type locality – ex Brian Kosnar Collection
10. Rarities include CLINOATACAMITE, CHALCOMENITE and BIXBYITE

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Quartz (''Japan-Law'' Twin)
Flor de Peru I Claim, Mt Ullpac, Pampa Blanca Dist., Castrovirreyna Prov., Huancavelica, Peru
Ex. Bob Reynolds
8.1 x 5.1 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Halite (rare locality)
Detroit Salt Company Mine, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
8.7 x 8.2 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $151
Rhodochrosite
N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
4.6 x 4.2 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $529
K-Feldspar var: Adularia (twin) with ''Chlorite''
Monte Bianco, Courmayeur, Val d'Aosta, Italy
Ex. Luca Bertelli
5.7 x 4.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Fluorite with Calcite
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
10.2 x 6.2 x 6.0 cm
Winning Bid: $287
Calcite (GEM quality)
Wuzhou, Guangxi, China
4.7 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $163
Malachite
Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
4.3 x 4.2 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Roselite on Calcite
Aghbar Mine, Aghbar, Tansifite Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.3 x 4.9 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $575
Chrysocolla pseudomorph after Malachite after Azurite
Lupoto Mine, Kakumba, Kipushi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Ex. Carl Acosta
3.7 x 3.1 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Perovskite with Andradite var: Melanite Garnet
near the Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA
Ex. Tim Sherburn
6.3 x 3.3 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Devilline with Adamite var: Copper-bearing
Hilarion Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
12.1 x 7.3 x 7.2 cm
Winning Bid: $71
Calcite (doubly-terminated twin with iron oxide coating)
Tieshan Fe-Cu deposit (Daye Mine), Huangshi, Hubei, China
8.1 x 4.4 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Beryl var: Aquamarine with Schorl
Erongo Mountains, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
2.9 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $280
Quartz var: Smoky (Scepter)
Krystal Tips Mine, Hallelujah Junction, Petersen Mountain, Washoe Co., Nevada, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
7.7 x 5.8 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Opal pseudomorph after Mollusk Shell
Coober Pedy, Central North, South Australia, Australia
2.6 x 2.0 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Ammonium Nickel Sulfate Hexahydrate (synthetic)
Germany
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
7.2 x 6.9 x 5.4 cm'
Winning Bid: $211
Hemimorphite
Santa Eulalia, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.3 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Mimetite on Arsendescloizite
San Juditas, Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
5.3 x 4.3 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Aurichalcite
Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
3.7 x 3.6 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Fluorite (bi-colored crystals)
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca Dist., Bolognesi Prov., Áncash, Peru
Ex. Rich Kosnar
2.5 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $96
Calcite on Dolomite
Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Brian Kosnar
7.7 x 7.7 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $299
Afghanite (fine crystals)
Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan (Type Locality)
Ex. Brian Kosnar
4.3 x 3.7 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $292
Malachite (''Primary'')
Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
2.7 x 2.6 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $112
Chabazite
China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.3 x 4.1 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $136
Native Antimony (nodule) (rare locality specimen)
Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
5.3 x 3.6 x 2.1 cm, 134.1 grams
Winning Bid: $431
Fluorite (2 generations)
Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
6.7 x 5.9 x 5.4 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Clinoatacamite (rare) with Quartz and Gypsum
Lily Mine, Humay District, Pisco Province, Ica, Peru
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.2 x 6.7 x 6.5 cm
Winning Bid: $466
Phlogopite (circa early 1900s)
Sydenham Mica Mine, Loughborough Township, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada
5.9 x 5.2 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Bixbyite (rare)
N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Colin Manlove
5.7 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $195
Fluorite (rare locality)
Afton Canyon Deposit, Cady Mountains, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
7.2 x 6.1 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $85