Mixed Worldwide Mineral Auction

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 Rich Kosnar, Dave Bergman, Kurt Hefendehl, Bill and Anne Cook, Dr. Vasco Trancoso 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.  Wonderful gem ''drill bit'' twin PHENAKITE from Myanmar

2.  RHODOCHROSITE with PYRITE from the Champion Mine, Colorado – ex Dave Bergman

3.  Showy and impressive VANADINITE on matrix from Morocco

4.  Excellent classic reticulated "snowflake"-twinned Cerussite from Tsumeb – ex Kurt Hefendehl

5.  Fantastic gemmy AQUAMARINE crystal from Pakistan – ex Rich Kosnar

6.  UNIQUE broad STIBNITE crystal group from Romania

7.  Superb rare strong yellow color BRUCITE on matrix from Pakistan

8.  Fine sharp RUBY crystal on matrix from Afghanistan

9.  LARGE impressive EPIDOTE ("Faden") specimen from Pakistan

10. Rarities include LINARITE, PARAVAUXITE with SIGLOITE, unique AFGHANITE, ASTROPHYLLITE and PLUMBOGUMMITE

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Calcite
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA
Ex. Willard Wulff
17.2 x 8.8 x 7.3 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Fluorite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Dr. Stephen Smale
5.8 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Malachite
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Lualaba, DR Congo
Ex. Al Kidwell
5.3 x 5.1 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $170
Pyrolusite / Ramsdellite
Mistake Mine, Sam Powell Peak, Box Canyon Distr., Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Colin Manlove
8.7 x 5.2 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $65
Manganite pseudomorph after Calcite (rare locality specimen)
Caland Pit, Schwenger Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
5.2 x 3.1 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Linarite (classic material)
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
7.7 x 5.2 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $111
Arsenopyrite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
3.7 x 2.9 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $51
Plumbogummite (excellent color and quality)
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.2 x 4.7 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $311
Ruby (fine crystal) on marble
Jagdalak Ruby Mine, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
9.3 x 6.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Fluorite (bi-colored crystals)
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
7.2 x 5.7 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Orthoclase pseudomorph after Ernstite with Goyazite (rare)
Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
4.7 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $112
Brookite with Monazite-(Ce) (very rare combo)
Dodo Mine, Saranpaul, Berezovo District, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Ex. Rich Kosnar
5.3 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Dioptase (2019 find)
Ntola Mine, Kimbedi, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo
6.5 x 5.2 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Sugilite (rare)
N'Chwaning III Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Carl Acosta
4.3 x 3.4 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $153
Pectolite (unusual locality specimen)
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
9.7 x 8.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Mimetite (good quality)
San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Bob Reynolds
5.7 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Aurichalcite with Calcite (fine locality specimen)
Stockton Mining District, Tooele Co., Utah, USA
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
9.1 x 7.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $343
Mendipite (rare)
Mendip Hills, Somerset, England, UK (Type Locality)
6.3 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Astrophyllite (fine classic material)
Eveslogchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.7 x 9.3 x 8.3 cm
Winning Bid: $402
Creedite (excellent rare orange color)
Navidad Mine, Indé Municipality, Durango, Mexico
9.7 x 5.7 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $675
Chalcocite (excellent classic material)
Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk Co., Wisconsin, USA
4.7 x 4.3 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $578
Vanadinite (Arsenic-bearing) (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
14.3 x 9.3 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $370
Chalcopyrite with Calcite and Quartz
Boldut Mine, Cavnic (Kapnik), Maramureș Co., Romania
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.6 x 6.3 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $725
Goethite (fine quality) with ''Onegite''
Dreamtime Mine, Crystal Peak area, Teller Co., Colorado, USA
4.7 x 3.4 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Calcite ''cast'' after Fluorite
Rosiclare Level, Minerva #1 Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
4.4 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $155
Pyromorphite
England, UK
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.7 x 4.3 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $411
Inderborite (superb and rare)
Inder B deposit and salt dome, Inder, Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan (Type Locality)
6.1 x 5.3 x 4.4
Winning Bid: $1,060
Azurite and Malachite (old classic material)
Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
7.4 x 4.8 x 3.7 cm, 201.8 grams
Winning Bid: $775
Afghanite (unique color and style)
Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan (Type Locality)
10.2 x 8.3 x 6.4 cm
Winning Bid: $400
Corundum pseudomorph after Spinel
Mahenge, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
3.4 x 2.8 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $207