Special $249 Mineral Reserve Auction

Continuing with our special themed auctions we have a selection of higher-end minerals this week with $249 reserve bids. This is a great opportunity to pick up excellent pieces for bargain prices! You'll find a great mix of fine quality specimens from new and contemporary discoveries plus classics and showy display pieces from worldwide localities and various collections!

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Quartz ''cast'' with Calcite impressions
Bor Pit, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
7.1 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Vanadinite (beautiful ''hoppered'' crystals)
Mibladen Dist., Midelt Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
2.9 x 2.8 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Red Quartz
Tarya Mine, Tinejdad, Er Rachidia Prov., Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
12.1 x 8.2 x 5.9 cm
Winning Bid: $402
Quartz (doubly-terminated) with Rutile ''needle'' inclusions
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
14.3 x 4.3 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $460
Danburite (rare pink color)
Charcas, Charcas Municipality, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
7.1 x 4.3 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $725
Bayldonite pseudomorph after Mimetite
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Colin Manlove
6.7 x 4.5 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $402
Calcite on Scepter Quartz (''floater'' specimen)
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
Ex. Dr. Stephen Smale
8.3 x 7.6 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Copper (fine crystals) (''floater'' specimen)
Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.2 x 4.1 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Fluorite with Calcite
Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.7 x 5.7 x 4.9 cm
Winning Bid: $580
Smithsonite (Cadmium-bearing) (uncommon locality)
San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Miguel Romero
6.7 x 6.5 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $445
Cuprite coated by Malachite with Dolomite
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
4.3 x 3.3 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Smithsonite pseudomorph after Calcite
San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Dave Stoudt
12. x 5.6 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $469
Pyrite
Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Ex. Giancarlo Fioravanti
10.0 x 6.9 x 6.9 cm
Winning Bid: $371
Inesite with Orange Prehnite and Apophyllite
N'Chwaning Mines, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Gerry Morvell; Charlie Key
6.5 x 6.2 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $341
Mottramite (fine quality)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
4.7 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Spodumene var: Triphane (''floater'' crystal)
2011 Triphane Pocket, Oceanview Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala Dist., San Diego Co., California, USA
Ex. Bill Larson
7.0 x 4.7 x 1.0 cm, 63.4 grams
Winning Bid: $249
Enargite on Pyrite with Wavellite (RARE association for the locality!)
Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad, Peru
Ex. Art Soregaroli
6.9 x 5.3 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Azurite (GEMMY doubly-terminated crystal)
Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker Dist., Jerada Prov., L'oriental Region, Morocco
Ex. Dave Michael
3.1 x 2.2 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $495
Linarite (rich specimen) with Caledonite (rare)
Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Dist., San Bernardino Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
11.0 x 6.5 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $525
Epidote (''Faden'')
Hashupa Epidote Locality, Hashupa, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Rich Kosnar
7.4 x 4.7 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $460
Cerussite (smoky colored twin)
Mfouati Mine, Mfouati Dist., Bouenza Dept., Republic of the Congo
2.6 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Molybdenite on Quartz
Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada
Ex. Brian Kosnar
4.7 x 3.7 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $460
Smithsonite var: Copper-bearing
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
8.1 x 3.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $508
Fossilized Whale Ear Bone
Apalachee Bay, Florida, USA
Ex. Jack Arbiser
8.3 x 4.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Cavansite
Wagholi, Pune District, Maharashtra, India
Ex. Angela Kosnar
7.7 x 6.7 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $315
Fluorite (GEM ''phantom'' crystals) with Dolomite
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Pref., Hunan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.2 x 7.3 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $719
Topaz var: Imperial (classic material)
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Rich Kosnar
4.3 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm, 9.7 grams
Winning Bid: $551
Gold (rare locality specimen)
Los Delirios Claim, Delirios III Cut, Vetas Municipality, North Soto Prov., Santander Dept., Colombia
Ex. Raúl Sanabria Orellana
4.0 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $880
Indicolite Tourmaline (GEMMY crystal)
Pederneira Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9.3 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm, 30.2 grams
Winning Bid: $1,600
Rhodochrosite with Quartz
Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Ancash, Peru
13.3 x 11.2 x 6.8 cm
Winning Bid: $1,007