SPECIAL MINERAL AUCTION - SPECIAL MINERAL AUCTION – Minerals of San Diego County, California from the Collection of Bill Larson - Ends SATURDAY December 18, 2021

Our next entry of Fine Mineral Auctions from the holdings of the personal collection of dealer/collector Bill Larson assembled over 50+ years of collecting minerals from San Diego County.  We are proud to offer these newly acquired selections from Bill's recently-purchased personal collection of San Diego County (and a few other southern California localities) minerals!  A wonderful opportunity to get your hands on specimens rarely offered on the open market, some from more obscure localities, others are classics from some of the most renowned mines in the area.

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Grossular Garnet with Epidote (award winning specimen) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Lucky Strike Prospect, Cooper Canyon, Cooper Canyon District, San Diego / Riverside County Line, California, USA
4.3 x 3.3 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $350
Aquamarine on Smoky Quartz (collected in 1968) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Mack Ridge, Rincon, Rincon Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
4.1 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $931
Topaz (RARE locality specimen) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
California Blue Mine, Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA
6.2 x 5.7 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $317
Lepidolite (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Little Three Mine, Ramona, San Diego County, California, USA
5.7 x 4.6 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $490
Feldspar (var: Perthite) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Oceanview Mine, Pala, San Diego County, California, USA
2.1 x 2.0 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $41
Schorl with Spessartine (5 piece set) (RARE locality) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Brian Ward Mine, Cahuilla District, Riverside County, California, USA
4.9 x 3.5 x 3.3 (Schorl)
Winning Bid: $343
Tourmaline (rare locality specimen) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Ed Fletcher Jr. Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
5.0 x 4.3 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $274
Tantalite (Stibiotantalite?) (RARE locality specimen) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Carmelita Mine, Chihuahua Valley, Warner Springs District, San Diego County, California, USA
4.3 x 3.9 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $170
Beryl (var: Morganite) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Stewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala District, San Diego County, California, USA
4.7 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $660
Cassiterite (rare locality specimen) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Carmelita Mine, Chihuahua Valley, Warner Springs District, San Diego County, California, USA
1.7 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Smoky Quartz (faceted stone) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Audrey Lynn Mine, Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
50.06 ct ; 26.09 mm x 19.43 mm
Winning Bid: $320
Citrine (faceted stone) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Audrey Lynn Mine, Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
72.21 ct ; 24.35 mm x 21.82 mm
Winning Bid: $276
Beryl (var: Goshenite) (doubly-terminated ''floater'' group) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Tourmaline King Mine, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
3.4 x 2.4 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Stilbite (rare for a pegmatite locality) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California, USA
4.5 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $87
Tantalite-(Mn) (RARE for the locality) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California, USA
4.6 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $603
Hydroxylherderite (rare twin!) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Blue Chihuahua Mine, Iron Spring Mountain, Cooper Canyon Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
2.4 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $191
Stibiotantalite (rare) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California, USA
5.7 x 4.3 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $409
Spessartine with Smoky Quartz on Albite (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Pack Rat Mine, Tule Mountain, Jacumba, Jacumba Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA
4.8 x 4.7 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $619
Schorl Tourmaline with Albite (var: Cleavelandite) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Blue Chihuahua Mine, Iron Spring Mountain, Cooper Canyon Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
3.7 x 3.4 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $99
Apatite (doubly-terminated color-zoned crystal) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Pack Rat Mine, Tule Mountain, Jacumba, Jacumba Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA
3.8 x 3.1 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Muscovite (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Mack Mine, Rincon, Rincon Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
6.3 x 5.3 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $168
Aquamarine (RARE locality specimen) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Pala Chief Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
5.7 x 4.2 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $693
Apatite (RARE locality specimen) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Stewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala District, San Diego County, California, USA
3.9 x 3.5 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Beryl (var: Goshenite) (etched crystal) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California, USA
3.6 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Grossular Garnet (3 crystals) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Mason Valley Gem claim, Mason Valley, Banner Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
3.0 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm to 1.6 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Hambergite on Quartz (rare matrix specimen) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California, USA
4.7 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $30
Schorl Tourmaline (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Fano Mine (Fano-Simmons Mine), Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
5.1 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $238
Microcline (Baveno Twin) on Albite (var: Cleavelandite) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Little Three Mine, Ramona, San Diego County, California, USA
5.8 x 4.7 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $320
Aquamarine (rare locality specimen) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Audrey Lynn Mine, Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
5.2 x 4.1 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $225
Lepidolite pseudomorphing Tourmaline (RARE locality specimen) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Elizabeth R. Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
3.5 x 2.3 x 1.5 c
Winning Bid: $65