SPECIAL MINERAL AUCTION – Classic Minerals from the Richard Rossi mineral collection - Ends November 18, 2021

We are proud to present a special auction featuring classics and fine display pieces from the collection of Richard Rossi, an East Coast collector and longtime Fellow and supporter of the Mineralogical Record and the community. This selection includes a very esoteric mix of display specimens with a focus on aesthetic examples of classics, many from older collections as well.

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Gem Wulfenite and Mimetite ex Rossi Coll.
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi', Durango, Mexico
6.9 x 5.2 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Pickeringite (TYPE LOCALITY)
Cerros Pintados, Tamarugal Province, Tarapaca, Chile (TL)
6.8 x 5.5 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Pyromorphite
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
5.5 x 5.6 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $392
significant large Cuprite with Miersite (rare!)
Rubtsovsk Mine, Rubtsovsky District, Altai Krai, Russia
6.0 x 4.7 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $828
Calcite included with Copper (superb old USA classic) ex Wendell Wilson & Rossi
Quincy Mine, Hancock, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
4.6 x 4.4 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $1,051
Brazilianite on Feldspar
Telirio claim, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
8.6 x 4.1 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $1,363
Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite
Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang Co., Jiangxi, China
8.2 x 6.3 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $460
Mimetite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
6.7 x 6.2 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $500
Rhodochrosite with Manganite, on Kutnohorite
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
3.3 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $1,100
superb Cobaltian Smithsonite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
5.5 x 4.1 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Scholzite (rare)
Reaphook Hill, Martins Well station, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia
6.8 x 6.0 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Crocoite in pocket
Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
6.4 x 4.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $343
Mn-bearing Calcite with Manganite, on Kutnohorite
Wessels Mine, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
8.7 x 6.0 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $255
Fossil Clam with Calcite (fluorescent)
Rucks pit, Okeechobee Co., Florida, USA
5.9 x 5.3 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $550
superb Hyalite Opal (fluorescent)
Waltsch (Valec) in Bohemia, Czech Republic
9.1 x 5.7 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $280
Quartz var. 'Herkimer Diamond'
St Johnsville, Montgomery Co., New York, USA
4.6 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $71
Pyromorphite (old classic)
Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
6.4 x 5.3 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $116
fine Galena and Chalcopyrite, on Sphalerite
Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
8.7 x 6.2 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $925
Mn-Calcite (fluorescent) on Bournonite and Quartz
Pachapaqui mining district, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
8.5 x 6.3 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $452
Brucite
Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan Region, Pakistan
9.4 x 5.5 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $600
Stibnite (two generations)
Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang Co., Loudi, Hunan, China
9.8 x 5.4 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $1,160
Gypsum var. Selenite (fluorescent) circa 1900
Eisleben, Mansfeld-Sudharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
9.3 x 6.9 x 5.8 cm
Winning Bid: $855
Fluorite and Quartz
Riemvasmaak Fluorite occurrences, Kakamas, Northern Cape, South Africa
6.4 x 5.1 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $525
Cerussite (fluorescent) and Pyromorphite ( USA classic)
Granby Field, Tri-State Mining District, Newton Co., Missouri, USA
7.7 x 6.3 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $429
Topaz with Fluorite
Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA
7.0 x 6.2 x 5.8 cm
Winning Bid: $315
Calcite with Chalcopytite and Marcasite (classic find, 1980s)
106 North Stope, 200' Level, Brushy Creek Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA
4.9 x 3.5 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $176
Prehnite on Epidote
Bendougou village, Bafoulabe' Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali
4.4 x 2.6 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $726
Smoky Quartz and Hematite, with Calcite
Florence Mine, Haile, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK
10.2 x 5.9 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $225
Hubeite (TYPE LOCALITY) on Calcite
Fengjiashan Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China (TL)
6.5 x 5.5 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $369
Babingtonite and Prehnite
Babingtonite occurrence, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
12.1 x 5.1 x 5.0 cm
Winning Bid: $800