Select Items from the Collections of Alex Neufeld, Chris and Agatha Galas, and Jim Houran

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Cerussite (twins) with Malachite and Calcite
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Alex Neufeld
6.9 x 6.2 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $575
Wulfenite
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Alex Neufeld
3.7 x 3.2 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $211
Dolomite var: Zinc-bearing
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Alex Neufeld
9.3 x 6.7 x 6.1 cm
Winning Bid: $222
Mottramite
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Alex Neufeld
6.7 x 5.2 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Leadhillite (rare)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Alex Neufeld
2.6 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $230
Willemite (beautiful color)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Alex Neufeld
6.7 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $850
Copper (good crystals)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Alex Neufeld
4.1 x 2.8 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $215
Tourmaline (multi-color) (pictured in the Mineralogical Record)
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Chris and Agatha Galas
3.1 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $353
Topaz with Bixbyite
Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA
Ex. Chris and Agatha Galas
3.4 x 1.9 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $142
Pyromorphite (classic material) (pictured in the Mineralogical Record)
Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Ex. Chris and Agatha Galas
4.1 x 2.6 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $625
Opal pseudomorph / fossil replacing Clam Shell
Coober Pedy, Central North, South Australia, Australia
Ex. Jim Houran
4.0 x 3.2 x 1.1 cm, 13.6 grams
Winning Bid: $288
Pyrite ''sun'' (''floater'')
Sparta, Randolph Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. Jim Houran
1.7 x 1.7 x 0.2 cm
Winning Bid: $30
Mordenite
Maharashtra, India
Ex. Jim Houran
2.1 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $15
Sussexite (very rare)
Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
Ex. Jim Houran
12.92 mm x 8.79 mm, 2.92 ct
Winning Bid: $320
Fossilized Dinosaur Bone
Wyoming, USA
Ex. Jim Houran
40.03 mm x 27.13 mm, 37.13 ct
Winning Bid: $105
Star Ruby (rare locality)
Franklin, Ellijay Mining District, Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA
Ex. Jim Houran
10.48 mm, 9.87 ct
Winning Bid: $432
Azurite (fine crystals - famous discovery)
Easter Pocket, Level 8, Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Alex Neufeld
6.3 x 5.2 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $1,577
Willemite
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Alex Neufeld
5.9 x 4.7 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Quartz with ''Chlorite'' inclusions (pictured in the Mineralogical Record)
Ganesh Himal, Bagmati Pradesh, Nepal
Ex. Chris and Agatha Galas
7.3 x 5.1 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $281
Clinochlore var: Chromium-bearing (''Kammererite'') (pictured in the Mineralogical Record)
Pembe Güle Mine, Kop Daglari, Aşkale District, Erzurum Province, Turkey
Ex. Chris and Agatha Galas
5.5 x 4.2 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $767
Quartz with Hedenbergite inclusions (pictured in the Mineralogical Record)
Mega Horio, Serifos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
Ex. Chris and Agatha Galas
14.3 x 8.6 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $458
Dolomite var: Cobalt-bearing (pictured in the Mineralogical Record)
Kakanda deposit, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Ex. Chris and Agatha Galas
5.6 x 4.7 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $460
Pyrope Garnet (Anthill Garnet) (rough and cut and gravel set)
Apache Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Jim Houran
10.52 ct ; 11.82 mm x 11.53 mm x 8.85 mm (rough), 2.17 ct ; 7.7 mm (stone)
Winning Bid: $311
Spessartine (multi-piece rough and cut set)
Hercules Mine, Ramona, San Diego Co., California, USA
Ex. Jim Houran
4.64 mm, 3.61 mm & 4.87 mm x 3.06 mm (each stone), 0.54 ct, 0.23 ct & 0.28 ct (each stone)
Winning Bid: $310
Rose Quartz (large sphere featuring a 6-ray star)
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Jim Houran
32 mm, 227 ct
Winning Bid: $258
Charoite (rare faceted stone)
Chara and Tokko Rivers Confluence, Aldan Shield, Russia (Type Locality)
Ex. Jim Houran
13.84 mm x 10.64 mm, 4.53 ct
Winning Bid: $121
Azurite (fine crystals)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Alex Neufeld
4.7 x 4.2 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $1,270
Tennantite Subgroup (fine crystals)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Alex Neufeld
5.0 x 3.9 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $285
Cerussite (twin)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Alex Neufeld
5.8 x 3.7 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Turquoise (fine thumbnail)
Mineral Park Mine, near Kingman, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Jim Houran
2.6 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $369