Mixed Specimens Mineral Auction

Mixed specimens this week include gem crystals, classic locales, fine display specimens and a selection of assorted pieces from our inventory and collections we've purchased such as Al Kidwell, Bob Reynolds, John Dagenais, Dave Stoudt, Kurt Hefendehl, 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 AMAZONITE with SMOKY QUARTZ with RARE TOURMALINE association!
2. Beautiful and rarely seen "LEAF" SILVER from Beaverdell, British Columbia
3. Classic RED BERYL crystal from Utah – ex Brian Kosnar
4. Eye-catching, classic RHODOCHROSITE with PYRITE from the Oppu Mine, Japan
5. A big and impressive nodule of NATIVE ANTIMONY from Australia
6. Fantastic RICH PINK TOURMALINE from a recent find at the Tourmaline King Mine, San Diego Co., California
7. Impressive gemmy large EOSPHORITE crystal from Brazil – ex Rich Kosnar
8. Wonderful TANZANITE with PREHNITE from Tanzania
9. Superb rare FAIRFIELDITE with LARGE crystal groups from the Foote Mine, North Carolina – ex Jack Eaker
10. Excellent and incredibly hard to find GROSSULAR from the San Martín Mine, Mexico – ex Kurt Hefendehl
11. A wonderful and rare MATRIX AZURITE specimen from the Hanover #2 Mine in New Mexico – ex Dave Stoudt
12.  Rarities include:  an excellent GAUDEFROYITE, a unique MELLITE, a beautiful STICHTITE and a fine CALCIOANCYLITE-(Ce) pseudomorph after REMONDITE 

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Silver (rare ''leaf'' style for the locality)
Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
4.1 x 4.0 x 1.1 cm, 7.73 grams
Winning Bid: $161
Calcite (2 generations) (rare locality)
Wentworth Field, Tri-State Mining District, Newton Co., Missouri, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
4.7 x 4.4 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Rhodochrosite with Pyrite (classic material)
Oppu Mine, Nishimeya-mura, Nakatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
6.7 x 6.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $289
Baryte on Calcite
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
8.1 x 5.1 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $166
Quartz with Beryl var: Aquamarine (cat's eye)
Bulochi, Drot Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
6.7 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Native Antimony (nodule) (rare locality specimen)
Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
8.3 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm, 601 grams
Winning Bid: $140
Tourmaline (rich multi-color crystal) with Lepidolite (Mined: December 2023)
Tourmaline King Mine, Queen Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
Ex. Bill Larson
6.1 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $792
Pyrite (rare group with ''cathedral'' faces)
Navajún, La Rioja, Spain
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.2 x 5.7 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $225
Albite (rare locality specimen)
Petra Mine, Tripp Flats, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside Co., California, USA
7.1 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Titanite (twins) with Calcite and Clinochlore
Tormiq Valley, Haramosh Mts., Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
8.7 x 4.6 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $111
Stichtite (rare classic material)
Tunnel Hill Quarry, Serpentine Hill, North Dundas, Zeehan Nining District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia
6.4 x 3.2 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Fluorite (multi-color "phantom" crystals)
Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
6.7 x 4.3 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $237
Orpiment with Realgar (classic material)
Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
3.1 x 2.3 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $119
Diopside (uncommon locality)
Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
Ex. Rich Kosnar
5.2 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm, 65.67 grams
Winning Bid: $53
Cyanotrichite (rare locality specimen)
Peacock Mine, Leadore District, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA
Ex. Geary Murdock
5.2 x 3.7 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Aragonite with Calcite (excellent rare locality specimen)
Stevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Dave Stoudt; Grace Dearborn
7.5 x 5.2 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $65
Aegirine with Quartz and Epididymite
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
6.3 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $62
Vanadinite
Pure Potential Mine, Silver District, Trigo Mts, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Ex. Les Presmyk
4.2 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $337
Calcioancylite-(Ce) pseudomorph after Remondite (very rare)
Poudrette Quarry (Demix Quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Ex. Dr. Bob Byers
6.3 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $285
Bismuth (synthetic)
Belgium
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
4.6 x 3.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Brookite on Quartz (classic material)
Magnet Cove, Hot Springs Co., Arkansas, USA
Ex. Al Kidwell
3.7 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Fluorite on Quartz
Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.6 x 5.2 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $181
Grossular (RARE locality specimen)
San Martín Mine, San Martín-Sabinas District, San Martín, Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10.7 x 5.2 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $232
Azurite (fine classic locality specimen)
Hanover #2 Mine, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Dave Stoudt; Marty Lewadny
4.0 x 3.3 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $242
Villiuamite with Pectolite (classic material)
Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Ex. Al Ordway
4.1 x 2.7 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $195
Descloizite (fine crystals)
Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Ex. Bob Reynolds
6.2 x 3.2 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $251
Scheelite with Cassiterite on Quartz (uncommon locality)
Tenkergin Mine, Iul'tinskiy Mining Complex, Iultinsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Ex. John Dagenais
7.1 x 5.2 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $133
Mellite (rare)
Csordakúti Mine, Bicske-Csordakút, Bicskei District, Fejér County, Hungary
Ex. Al Kidwell
4.2 x 4.1 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $102
Fluorite (gemmy crystals)
Moscona Mine, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Villabona mining area, Asturias, Spain
7.7 x 6.3 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $388
Eosphorite (good-sized gemmy crystal)
Criminoso claim, Água Boa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Rich Kosnar
3.6 x 0.9 x 0.4 cm, 3.51 grams
Winning Bid: $190