Mixed Worldwide Specimens 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 Rich Kosnar, Chet Lemanski, Dave Bergman, Gerry Morvell, Colin Manlove, Kurt Hefendehl, Al Kidwell 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. Beautiful classic GEM TWINNED FLUORITE crystals from the Rogerley Mine, England
2. Excellent rich pink-red color RUBELLITE TOURMALINE from the Jonas Mine, Brazil
3. Fantastic gemmy blue KYANITE crystal from Goias (not Minas Gerais), Brazil
4. Wonderful gemmy scepter AMETHYST specimen from India
5. Superb very rare ANDORITE crystals with ZINKENITE from the San Jose Mine, Bolivia
6. Eye-catching "hoppered" VANADINITE crystals from the Apache Mine, Arizona – ex Bob Reynolds
7. Gemmy green SAPPHIRE crystal from Montana – ex Rich Kosnar
8. Unusual combination of AZURITE and MALACHITE on FLUORITE from Morocco – ex Kurt Hefendehl
9. Hard to find association of FLUORAPATITE with FLUORITE from the Yaogangxian Mine, China
10. Good sized STIBNITE crystal on matrix from China – ex Dr. Stephen Smale
11. NEW FIND of QUARTZ and CHRYSOCOLLA replacing NATIVE COPPER from Indonesia
12.  Rarities include:  CAFARSITE with AGARDITE-(Y), OLMIITE, STURMANITE, HYDROXYLAPATITE var: CARBONATE-RICH HYDROXYLAPATITE, MANGANESE NODULE, TUNELLITE and PECORAITE

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Chromite (rare locality specimen)
Güleman Mines, Alacakaya, Alacakaya District, Elazığ Province, Turkey
Ex. Gerry Morvell
5.6 x 3.6 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Quartz var: Citrine/Smoky
Sonnblick area, Rauris Valley, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
10.1 x 7.1 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Baryte stalactite coated by Marcasite
Lubin Mine, Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
5.2 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $172
Petrified Palm Wood (polished)
Texas Gulf Coast, USA
Ex. Rock Currier
14.7 x 12.5 x 0.5 cm, 217.2 grams
Winning Bid: $130
Sturmanite
N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. John Dagenais
6.3 x 4.6 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $232
Tunellite (rare and fine quality)
Rio Tinto Borax open pit, Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern Co., California, USA
Ex. Colin Manlove; Jim Minette
6.0 x 4.1 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Shattuckite
Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
4.6 x 3.5 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $170
Pecoraite (VERY rare locality specimen)
Rentzschmühle Quarry, Pöhl, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Colin Manlove
6.2 x 4.1 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $73
Calcite (rare locality specimen)
Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.8 x 6.2 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $98
Native Bismuth (rare locality specimen) (2021 find)
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
2.2 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $65
Stibnite (good sized crystal)
Wuning Mine, Qingjiang, Wuning Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
Ex. Dr. Stephen Smale
13.2 x 6.2 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $209
Copper (classic material)
Ray Mine, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Dave Stoudt
8.4 x 6.8 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $82
Rhodonite (classic material)
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
8.2 x 6.2 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $127
Fluorite (''ice'' crystal)
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
Ex. Dr. Stephen Smale
4.3 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Titanite (twin)
Skardu Area, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
4.8 x 4.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Vanadinite (rare locality specimen)
Bridal Veil Mine, Havasu Canyon, Havasu Mining District, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
6.0 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $149
Pyromorphite
Daoping Mine, Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
4.0 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $200
Baryte
Cerro Warihuyn, Miraflores, Huamalíes Prov., Huánuco, Peru
5.6 x 3.8 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Celestine
Newport Quarry, Newport, Monroe Co., Michigan, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
5.7 x 5.2 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Quartz var: Amethyst (rare for the locality)
Prospect #1 Claim, Tonto Village, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
6.3 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $101
Baryte
Magma Mine, Superior, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
9.7 x 5.5 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Calcite with Chalcopyrite (classic material)
Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
Ex. John Whatley
9.3 x 6.3 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $56
Galena (classic material)
Fletcher Mine, West Fork, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA
Ex. Al Kidwell
5.2 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Fluorite (GEM twins) (classic material)
Queen of Green Pocket, Diana Maria Mine, Rogerley Quarry, Frosterley, Weardale, County Durham, England
6.7 x 4.2 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $490
Vanadinite (classic locality)
Apache Mine, Radium, Burch area, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
4.3 x 3.8 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $2,600
Quartz var: Amethyst (scepter)
Kakamunurle Mine, Karur District, Tamil Nadu, India
4.8 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite (1980s)
Morenci Mine, Copper Mountain District, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Stan Esbenshade
6.2 x 3.8 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Fluorapatite with Fluorite (rare combo for the locality)
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Pref., Hunan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.4 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $238
Azurite and Malachite on Fluorite (rare association)
Aouli, Mibladen, Aït Oufella Caïdat, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.2 x 5.6 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $460
Beryl var: Aquamarine with Muscovite
Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
7.2 x 6.2 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $681