Phil Mani Collection Auction

This beautiful group of specimens was purchased over the last 20 years, forming a small personal collection assembled for display in a local Dallas legal office working with geologists. These were chosen for maximum impact for the price range, with color in mind. We are happy to give people a chance to get such things at fair auction prices!

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Silver nugget
Quincy Mine, Quincy Township, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Ex. Phil Mani
6.7 x 4.8 x 1.5 cm, 190 grams
Winning Bid: $913
Spessartine Garnet and Smoky Quartz
Wushan Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China
Ex. Phil Mani
9.2 x 5.8 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $271
Cobalt-bearing Calcite (Set of 3)
Ouarzazate Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Phil Mani
6.8 x 6.7 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $287
Pyrite on Calcite
Chenzhou, Hunan Prov., China
Ex. Phil Mani
14.2 x 9.9 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $195
Hematite
Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England
Ex. Phil Mani
11.0 x 7.7 x 5.9 cm, 1185 grams
Winning Bid: $295
Smithsonite
Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Phil Mani
17.0 x 14.6 x 6.5 cm, 2020 grams
Winning Bid: $625
Fluorite on Dolomite
229-25 Stope, Gordonsville Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Ex. Phil Mani
10.3 x 7.5 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $455
Cornetite on Malachite (1990s)
L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Ex. Phil Mani
15.3 x 14.6 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $1,650
Topaz on Microcline, with Quartz & Muscovite
Papachacra pegmatites, Papachacra, Belén Dept., Catamarca Prov., Argentina
Ex. Phil Mani
9.0 x 6.5 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $61
Amazonite and Smoky Quartz
Crystal Creek, Crystal Peak, Teller Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Phil Mani
15.8 x 12.9 x 10.6 cm
Winning Bid: $2,492
Tourmaline with Albite
Paprok, Kamdesh Dist., Nuristan, Afghanistan
Ex. Phil Mani
15.1 x 9.8 x 8.2 cm, 1459 grams
Winning Bid: $6,800
Prehnite ps. Calcite
Lonavale, Pune Dist., Maharashtra, India
Ex. Phil Mani
19.0 x 11.7 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $1,413
Muscovite with Aquamarine and Fluorapatite
Nagar, Nagar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Phil Mani
25.2 x 20.5 x 9.0 cm
Winning Bid: $1,472
Quartz with Hedenbergite inclusions
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
Ex. Phil Mani
12.9 x 7.9 x 5.9 cm
Winning Bid: $463
Azurite (circa 1900 classic style)
Czar Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Phil Mani
11.1 x 9.6 x 9.2 cm, 1163 grams
Winning Bid: $6,400
Azurite and Malachite
Czar Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Phil Mani
15.1 x 9.7 x 6.8 cm, 1076 grams
Winning Bid: $6,200
Rhodochrosite
Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Park Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Phil Mani
17.0 x 13.4 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $13,250