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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Beryl var. Red Beryl - rare positive/negative cast
Wah Wah Mtns., Utah, USA
8.1 x 7.0 x 3.0 cm (R), 7.6 x 6.3 x 1.6 cm (L)
Winning Bid: $5,450
significant Gold (spinel twinned) on Quartz
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Prov., Guelmim-Oued Noun Region, Morocco
Ex. Tomasz Praszkier
7.6 x 3.6 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $9,100
Spessartine
Loliondo, Ngorongoro dist., Arusha Region, Tanzania
4.9 x 4.4 x 3.4 cm, 130.7 grams
Winning Bid: $515
Malachite (circa early 1900s)
Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Bill & Anne Cook
7.4 x 3.9 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $950
Beryl var. Heliodor
Khoroshiv Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
6.6 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm, 14.56 grams
Winning Bid: $2,250
Fluorite with Calcite (rare locale!)
Balya mine, Balya Dist., Balikesir Prov., Turkey
3.7 x 3.7 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $769
Rhodochrosite with Quartz (illustrated)
Sweet Home Mine, Alma Mining Dist., Park Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. John Dagenais
6.8 x 4.2 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $11,250
Rhodochrosite - large crystal!
03-07 Pocket, Sweet Home Mine, Alma Mining Dist., Park Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Michael Garced
7.0 x 6.0 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $4,805
Vanadinite
Mibladen mining dist., Midelt Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. James Perry
15.6 x 10.5 x 5.4 cm
Winning Bid: $3,900