Special Auction - $249 Reserve Specimens

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 good values! 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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Calcite (Manganese-bearing) (strongly fluorescent)
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
12.7 x 8.4 x 3.7 cm
Starting Bid: $249
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Beryl var: Aquamarine with Muscovite
Pingwu Beryl Mine, Huya Township, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
14.3 x 6.3 x 5.1 cm
Current Bid: $249
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Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Rutile (classic material)
Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., Georgia, USA
Ex. Shields Flynn
7.3 x 6.3 x 5.8 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Hematite
Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
7.7 x 6.2 x 4.3 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Sphalerite (gemmy red crystals)
Rucheng Mine, Caojia, Nuanshui, Rucheng Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Dr. Stephen Smale
12.4 x 8.0 x 3.6 cm
Current Bid: $249
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Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Calcite with Dolomite and Zinc-bearing Dolomite
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. John Dagenais
9.9 x 5.7 x 5.1 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Fluorite with Baryte and Quartz (rare locality specimen)
Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Ex. Paul Zerfass
8.3 x 7.1 x 6.6 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Carrollite on Calcite
Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Ex. Shields Flynn
4.3 x 4.2 x 1.7 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Rutile (''Sagenite'') on Siderite
Hashupa Alpine-type clefts, Hashupa, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.7 x 5.7 x 2.7 cm
Current Bid: $334
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Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Fluorite on Smoky Quartz
Lavender Pocket, Smoky Hawk Mine, Florissant, Teller Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. George Loud
16.5 x 6.1 x 4.7 cm
Current Bid: $310
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Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Smithsonite (Copper-bearing) (from 1927)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.7 x 7.3 x 4.3 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Stibnite
Raura Mining District, Cajatambo Province, Lima, Peru
Ex. Gene Meieran
5.9 x 3.5 x 1.8 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Quartz var: Amethyst (''Cactus'' Amethyst)
Boekenhoutshoek area (Boekenhouthoek), Mkobola district, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.7 x 7.2 x 5.3 cm
Starting Bid: $249
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Acanthite (classic material)
Fresnillo, Fresnillo Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.3 x 3.6 x 2.2 cm
Current Bid: $249
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Azurite on Malachite (fine quality)
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Mun., Sonora, Mexico
Ex. Shields Flynn
5.2 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm
Starting Bid: $249
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Goyazite (excellent locality specimen)
Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canada
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.2 x 7.1 x 2.3 cm
Current Bid: $249
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Dioptase (classic material)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
4.7 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm
Current Bid: $249
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Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Galena (classic material)
Picher Field, Tri-State Mining District, USA
Ex. Al Kidwell
9.2 x 6.3 x 5.0 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Fluorite
Jaimina Mine, Carrales, Obdulia vein, Caravia District, Caravia mining area, Asturias, Spain
Ex. Raul Sanabria Orellana
9.3 x 6.3 x 5.6 cm
Current Bid: $249
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Neptunite (classic material)
California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito Co., California, USA
3.6 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Prehnite on Epidote
Bendoukou, Sandare District, Kayes Region, Mali
9.7 x 8.7 x 5.4 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Copper
Rubtsovsk Mine, Rubtsovsky District, Altai Krai, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
4.3 x 4.2 x 3.9 cm
Starting Bid: $249
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Smithsonite (classic material)
Kelly Mine, Magdalena Dist., Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Ron Romanella
7.7 x 5.3 x 4.6 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Quartz (GEM crystals)
San Cristobal Pegmatite (Alto de Cruces Mine), Suaita, Comunera Province, Santander Department, Colombia
Ex. Shields Flynn
10.3 x 7.7 x 4.4 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Aragonite (''floater'' specimen - 2023 find)
Gallo River, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (Type Locality)
7.2 x 4.6 x 3.7 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Calcite on Marcasite
Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
13.2 x 8.1 x 2.7 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Fluorite (classic material)
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Ex. Brian Kosnar
12.6 x 9.8 x 7.1 cm
Current Bid: $259
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Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Calcite on Fluorite (''ice'' crystals)
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
10.2 x 6.7 x 5.7 cm
Current Bid: $249
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Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Tourmaline with Albite
Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
6.1 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm, 69.7 grams
Current Bid: $913
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Megalodon Tooth Fossil
West Java, Indonesia
9.7 x 7.7 x 2.3 cm, 133 grams
Current Bid: $359
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)