SPECIAL $249 RESERVE MINERAL LIQUIDATION AUCTION - Ends April 14, 2022

Continuing with our special themed auctions we have a selection of higher-end specimens this week with $249 reserve bids. You'll find a wonderful mix of fine display specimens, plus rarities and gem crystals contemporary and classic localities around the world with lots of pieces priced between $1,500 - $3,500 in our inventory!! Check out everything and be sure to pick up some excellent quality pieces for bargain prices.

Sapphire (large crystal) (110.07 grams)

near Embilipitiya, Moneragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka

5.3 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm

Winning Bid: $329

Pectolite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)

Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA

9.2 x 8.3 x 3.8 cm

Winning Bid: $249

Fluorite (GEM quality crystals)

Jaimina Mine, Carrales, Obdulia vein, Caravia District, Caravia mining area, Asturias, Spain

5.3 x 4.8 x 3.7 cm

Winning Bid: $249

Rhodochrosite with Galena (ex Dr. William Logan Collection)

Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Áncash, Peru

6.9 x 5.3 x 2.7 cm

Winning Bid: $335

Siderite (rough and cut set)

Different Localities (see description)

4.3 x 3.8 x 2.3 cm (specimen) | 2.00 ct ; 8.07 mm x 6.43 mm (stone)

Stephanite (rare locality specimen) (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)

Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA

11.2 x 8.7 x 2.4 cm

Winning Bid: $465

Kolwezite (fine quality) with Cobalt-bearing Calcite (ex Wouter Van Tichelen Collection)

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo (Type Locality)

4.7 x 3.3 x 2.6 cm

Winning Bid: $314

Calcite (var: Manganese-bearing) on doubly-terminated scepter Quartz (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)

Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit (Huanggang Mine), Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China

8.2 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm

Winning Bid: $249

Calcite coated by Pyrite on Quartz (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)

Fengjiashan Mine (Daye copper mine), Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China

7.1 x 5.1 x 3.7 cm

Winning Bid: $286

Tanzanite

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mts, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania

1.7 x 1.4 x 0.4

Winning Bid: $320

Ferberite (excellent twin)

Tasna Mine, Cerro Tasna, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia

3.5 x 3.4 x 3.4 cm

Winning Bid: $249

Joaquinite-(Ce) (very rare) (ex Mushlitz Collection)

California State Gem Mine (Dallas Gem Mine), Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA

8.3 x 4.2 x 1.7 cm

Winning Bid: $259

Gypsum (''Desert Rose'')

near Oued Souf, ("City of a Thousand Domes"), El Oued Province, Algeria

20.9 x 11.3 x 6.3 cm

Winning Bid: $249

Sanidine (gem quality Feldspar) (large stone)

Itrongay, Madagascar

40.13 ct ; 30.03 mm x 19.27 mm

Winning Bid: $950

Carbonatecyanotrichite (rare and fine quality)

Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China

6.1 x 4.4 x 3.3 cm

Winning Bid: $259

Fluorite (cuboctahedrons) (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)

Xianghuapu Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China

7.3 x 5.7 x 5.2 cm

Winning Bid: $259

Ammolite (Opalescent Placenticeras Fossil)

Korite Ammolite Mine, Bearpaw Formation, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

3.50 ct ; 20.03 mm x 6.13 mm

Winning Bid: $249

Antique Mining Hammer Head (from the 16th-17th century)

Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

7.7 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm

Winning Bid: $296

Stibnite (large crystals) (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)

Wuning Mine, Qingjiang, Wuning Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China

13.1 x 4.3 x 1.8 cm

Winning Bid: $380

Calcite (var: Manganese-bearing) on Quartz (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)

Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit (Huanggang Mine), Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China

9.6 x 6.6 x 6.4 cm

Winning Bid: $575