SPECIAL MINERAL COLLECTION AUCTION - The Dr. Bob Reynolds collection - ends May 27, 2021

This week, we wanted to post a single dedicated auction set highlighting the incredible fun of seeing such a diversity of locations and historical pieces, that we have found in the collection of noted California collector Bob Reynolds. It is an honor to handle his collection, and to share this with the world. Dr. Reynolds was the curator of the San Bernardino Museum of Natural History and had special access and opportunity to field collect. Look for more special auctions, as well as his material in our regular auctions, over the next 2-3 years. 

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Laurionite in ancient mining slag (circa 1900 ,ex AE Foote)
Lavrion Mining Dist., Attica, Greece (TL)
6.8 x 5.0 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $419
Calcite - old classic 'Poker Chips' style
Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
7.3 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $190
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Fano Mine, Cahuilla Mining Dist., Riverside Co., California, USA
3.2 x 2.4 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $270
Bloedite
Soda Lake, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA
5.0 x 4.0 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Descloizite with Quartz
Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
7.4 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $180
Calcite (twinned, DT)
Elmwood mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
8.3 x 4.4 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $385
Beryl var. Aquamarine with Feldspar and Muscovite
Shigar, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan
7.6 x 4.8 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $590
Fluorite (classic locale)
Burro Mts. Mining Dist., Grant Co., New Mexico, USA
7.3 x 5.4 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Pink Dolomite
Black Rock, Lawrence Co., Arkansas, USA
8.5 x 5.6 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $198
Wulfenite with Descloizite
Erupcion Mine, Los Lamentos Mts, Chihuahua, Mexico
4.5 x 4.0 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $179
Mimetite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
7.3 x 4.8 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $530
Olivenite (1800s era classic)
Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
5.8 x 4.7 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $450
Neptunite on Natrolite
CA Gem Mine, New Idria Mining Dist., San Benito Co., California, USA
5.9 x 4.8 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $265
Cavansite and Stilbite (old style, 1990s)
Wagholi Quarries, Pune Dist., Maharashtra, India
8.0 x 7.1 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $321
Amazonite
Hartsel Mining Dist., Park Co., Colorado, USA
5.9 x 4.7 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $604
Paravauxite (TYPE LOCALITY)
Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosi, Bolivia (TL)
9.8 x 5.1 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $320
Tourmaline var. Elbaite
Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, San Diego Co., California, USA
5.9 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $1,940
Cornetite (TYPE LOCALITY & rare style)
Star of the Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo (TL)
6.9 x 6.5 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $454
Tourmaline var. Elbaite (DT)
Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, San Diego Co., California, USA
5.6 x 2.7 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $1,500