Special Denver 2023 Show Auction!

To lead up to the Denver show, we are pleased to present a very fine set of mineral specimens for online auction, featuring numerous beautiful specimens from new finds and old discoveries. We've had many specimens out for cleaning during the last several years from collection purchases such as Currier, Trancoso, Larson, and Lockhart, and we've decided to feature many of them HERE, ONLINE, for you! We also included a few choice specimens directly from our gallery cases. Selected specimens from this auction will be available for viewing in person at the Denver show at the Arkenstone booth! See you there!

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Smithsonite var. Cuprian
Lavrion Mining Dist., Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
8.5 x 5.2 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $775
Strontianite on Fluorite
Rosiclaire Level, Minerva No. 1 Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. Chad Dalrymple
5.0 x 5.0 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $2,050
significant Pentagonite in basalt pocket
Wagholi Quarries, Wagholi, Pune Dist., Pune Div., Maharashtra, India
7.5 x 5.2 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $899
Linarite (circa early 1800s)
Susanna Mine, Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Ex. J.H. Marshall, Tim Sherburn
4.8 x 4.1 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $576
Bayldonite ps. Mimetite with Azurite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Brent Lockhart
13.0 x 8.7 x 4.8 cm, 1.3 kilos
Winning Bid: $907
Grossular var. Tsavorite
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Simanjiro Dist., Manyara Region, Tanzania
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
1.7 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $2,060
Fluorapophyllite and Stilbite
Jalgaon Dist., Nashik Div., Maharashtra, India
Ex. Rob Woodside
8.6 x 5.5 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $1,055
Rhodochrosite gemstone - circa 1980
N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, KMF, Northern Cape, South Africa
12.8 x 11.3 x 8.3 mm, 9.78 ct
Winning Bid: $4,170
Fluorite (classic find)
Chobelwand, Alpstein, Appenzell-Innerrhoden, Switzerland
Ex. Brent Lockhart
15.7 x 10.5 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $1,801
Tourmaline "cityscape", AMT exhibit piece
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA
Ex. William (Bill) Larson
8.6 x 4.9 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $7,100
Gold on Quartz
Olinghouse Dist., Washoe Co., Nevada, USA
11.2 x 9.5 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $5,245
Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin Pref., Guangxi Zhuang, China
8.2 x 5.5 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $635
Aurichalcite
Uludag Mine, Bursa Prov., Turkey
11.0 x 7.1 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $211
Smithsonite (unusually strong color)
Kelly Mine, Magdalena Dist., Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Martin Zinn
7.3 x 4.9 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $975
Talc ps. Quartz (1800s)
Specksteingrube, Goepfersgrun, Fichtelgebirge, Bavaria, Germany
Ex. Richard Hauck
6.0 x 3.7 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $845
Quartz var. Citrine (Japan Law twinned)
Mansa, Luapula Prov., Zambia
Ex. Rock Currier
8.7 x 6.1 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $795
Rutile in Quartz gem
Diamantina, Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.0 x 2.9 x 1.1 cm, 125.45 ct
Winning Bid: $913
Tourmaline with Cleavelandite
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu Dist., Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Ex. Herb Obodda
6.5 x 5.1 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $1,062
Andradite ps. Rhodochrosite with Gaudefroyite (illustrated)
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, KMF, Northern Cape Prov., South Africa
11.0 x 7.0 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $1,500
Fluorapophyllite-(K) on Stilbite
Ahmadnagar Dist., Maharashtra, India
14.0 x 11.5 x 7.5 cm
Winning Bid: $1,311
Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions
Iovitra Mine, Itremo, Fianarantsoa Prov., Madagascar
14.9 x 9.2 x 6.7 cm
Winning Bid: $1,055
Fluorite
Zogno, Brembana Valley, Bergamo Prov., Lombardy, Italy
16.8 x 11.5 x 9.5 cm
Winning Bid: $1,311
Phosphophyllite
Unificada Mine, Cerro de Potosí, Potosí City, Potosí, Bolivia
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
4.1 x 2.2 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $10,361
Smithsonite (rare habit)
Kelly Mine, Magdalena Dist., Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Martin Zinn
8.7 x 6.4 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $550
Fluorite on Dolomite (Illustrated)
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang, Hunan Prov., China
11.1 x 10.4 x 10.2 cm
Winning Bid: $2,440
Manganoan Adamite (1980s find)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Mun., Durango, Mexico
Ex. Willard Perkins, Bill & Anne Cook
1.8 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $776
Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico
10.6 x 8.4 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $2,515
Fluorite with Aragonite
"Queen of Green" pocket, Diana Maria Mine, Rogerley Quarry, Stanhope, Co. Durham, England, UK
11.3 x 9.3 x 6.8 cm
Winning Bid: $505
Azurite and Malachite
Bou Beker, near Touissit, Morocco
Ex. Norm & Roz Pellman
10.8 x 8.9 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $1,107
Rhodochrosite - unusual style
N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, KMF, Northern Cape, South Africa
2.7 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $950