SPECIAL MINERAL AUCTION - WORLDWIDE RARITIES - Ends June 24, 2021

SPECIAL RARITIES AUCTION – This auction features a judiciously curated and sophisticated selection of worldwide rare minerals.  It's interesting to think that rarities arguably occupy a larger overall portion of mineral species in the world, as the actual number of individual rare minerals exceeds common species, but they are often so limited in their availability, there are not many opportunities for collectors to acquire them.  We are proud to offer this auction presenting an assortment of minerals that you would be hard-pressed to find elsewhere, whether it be online or at shows.  

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Vlasovite (rough and cut set)
Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Québec, Canada
0.12 carats; 3.99 mm x 2.60 mm (stone), 3.8 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm (rough)
Winning Bid: $131
Mosandrite-(Ce) (rough and cut set)
Kola Peninsula, Russia
1.48 carats; 9.57 mm x 3.96 mm (stone), 3.7 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm (rough)
Winning Bid: $110
Maricopaite (exceptionally rare)
Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Spring, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (Type Locality)
6.8 x 5.8 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Nissonite (very rare) (ex Matioli Collection)
Llanada Copper Mine, Panoche Valley, Diablo Range, San Benito County, California (Type Locality)
5.4 x 4.8 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Lueshite (very rare) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Lueshe Mine, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo (Type Locality)
0.6 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $145
Jouravskite (very rare and fine)
N'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
2.1 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $195
Miserite (very rare) (fluorescent) (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
North Wilson Pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, USA (Type Locality)
14.9 x 3.5 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $108
Pinite (Mica pseudomorph after aluminosilicate mineral) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Himaussag Intrusion, Greenland
5.7 x 4.2 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $25
Senarmontite (rare) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Djebel Hammimat Mine, Aïn Babouche, Ain Babouche District, Oum el Bouaghi Province, Algeria (Type Locality)
0.7 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Rosickýite (Gamma Sulfur) (extremely rare) (ex Josef Vajdak)
Sulphur Mountain, 3 Miles East of Fillmore, Ventura County, California, USA
9.7 x 6.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Devilline (rare old classic) (ex Josef Vajdak)
Špania Dolina deposit, Špania Dolina, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
7.8 x 4.8 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Atelestite (very rare) (ex Matioli Collection)
Neuhilfe Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany (Type Locality)
3.2 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Boulangerite (superb rare locality specimen) (ex Matioli Collection)
Cleveland Mine, Adams Mountain, Deer Trail & Cedar Canyon Mining Districts, Huckleberry Range, Stevens County, Washington, USA
8.0 x 3.2 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Agrellite (very rare) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada (Type Locality)
11.0 x 9.0 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Monazite (excellent ''floater'' crystal)
Vohambohitra Pegmatite, Manakana Commune, Tsaratanàna, Betsiboka, Madagascar
2.1 x 1.1 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Carpathite (highly fluorescent) with Cinnabar
Picacho Mine, Picacho Peak, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito County, California, USA
4.3 x 3.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $375
Prismatine (fine rare crystals) (ex Matioli and NHM Stockholm Collections)
Stakholmen quarry, Hassela, Nordanstig, Gävleborg County, Sweden
10.1 x 7.7 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $105
Thaumasite (GEMMY doubly-terminated crystal)
N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
0.8 x 0.3 x 0.2 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Papagoite (rare)
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA (Type Locality)
2.2 x 1.4 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Thulite (manganese-bearing Zoisite) (recent discovery)
Snillfjord, Krokstadora, Trondheim, Sor-Trandelag, Norway
4.5 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Britholite-(Ce) with Tornebohmite-(Ce) and Allanite-(Ce) (very rare combo) (ex Richard A. Kosnar Collection)
Jamestown Pegmatite, Jamestown District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
9.2 x 8.5 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Mrazekite (very rare)
Reinera Mine, Lubietova ore belt, Western Slovenske Rudohorie Mts, Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia (Type Locality)
2.7 x 2.4 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Tridymite (rare triclinic polymorph of Quartz)
Vechec, Vranov nad Toplou Co., Presov Region, Slovakia
13.3 x 7.5 x 5.4 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Kolwezite (very rare) (ex Wouter Van Tichelen Collection)
Mupine Mine, Kolwezi mining district, Lualaba, DR Congo
4.7 x 3.6 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $35
Potosiite on Franckeite (superb and very rare) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
8.6 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $510
Retgersite (incredibly rare locality specimen)
Nickel Mine, Bolivia, Cottonwood Canyon, Table Mountain Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
2.2 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Betafite (excellent size & quality - rare locale) (ex Josef Vajdak)
Silver Crater Mine, approx. 8 miles west of Bancroft, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
3.3 x 3.1 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Ernstite pseudomorph after Childrenite (very rare) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.6 x 2.3 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Chalcophyllite on Aragonite (rare combo)
Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
2.1 x 0.8 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $25
Stephanite (rare - excellent quality crystals)
Porco Mine, Agua de Castilla, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
2.6 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $280