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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Hübnerite (classic material)
Huayllapon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Ancash, Peru
5.3 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $213
Calcite (rich color)
Grabiszyce Quarry, Grabiszyce Średnie, Gmina Leśna, Lubań County, Lower Silesia, Poland
11.3 x 10.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $279
Calcite on Dolomite (classic material)
Black Rock, Lawrence County Zinc Mining District, Lawrence Co., Arkansas, USA
5.7 x 3.5 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Microcline var: Amazonite with Smoky Quartz and rare TOURMALINE association
Crystal Peak area, Park Co., Colorado, USA
4.6 x 4.2 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $290
Beryl var: Red Beryl (rare classic material)
Wah Wah Mountains, Utah, USA
Ex. Brian Kosnar
0.7 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm, 0.58 grams
Winning Bid: $135
Gaudefroyite (rare)
N'Chwaning Mines, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
5.7 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $296
Zoisite var: Tanzanite with Prehnite
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mts, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
3.1 x 2.3 x 1.1 cm, 14.45 grams
Winning Bid: $211
Fluorite (rare locality specimen) (good sized crystal)
Taourirt Complex, Taourirt Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
7.7 x 7.6 x 4.7 cm, 276.8 grams
Winning Bid: $210
Vesuvianite (fine crystals)
Hashupa, Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
5.7 x 4.8 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $195
Quartz (''Mango'' Quartz) with Halloysite inclusions
Cabiche, Quípama Mun., Boyacá Dept., Colombia
9.7 x 6.3 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $506
Pyrite on Calcite
Frizington, Arlecdon & Frizington, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK
Ex. Dick Hauck
6.3 x 4.2 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $345
Topaz (GEM etched crystal)
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
4.2 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm, 26.78 grams
Winning Bid: $195
Galena
Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
Ex. Chad Dalrymple
9.6 x 5.7 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $308
Wavellite (classic material)
Avant, Garland Co., Arkansas, USA
4.7 x 3.2 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $470
Fairfieldite (rare, large crystal groups)
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA
Ex. Jack Eaker
6.2 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $917