Specimens from our gallery and backroom!

This mixed mineral auction features a random assortment of many high-quality specimens and pieces from miscellaneous collections and parcels we've acquired over the years. Recent finds, classics, and rarities that have been hidden in our back drawers are highlighted within this auction set!

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Stilbite with Calcite
O & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry, Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA
Ex. Chet Lemanski
9.8 x 8.4 x 6.0 cm
Winning Bid: $57
Bismuth
Germany
Ex. A.L. Kidwell
8.5 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $116
Erythrite with Talmessite
Bou Azzer Mine, Ouarzazate Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Bob Reynolds
4.6 x 2.4 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Lepidolite
Barra do Salinas dist., Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Brian Kosnar
9.0 x 4.4 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Spodumene
LCA Mine, Bessemer City, Gaston Co., North Carolina, USA
Ex. A.L. Kidwell
9.9 x 7.5 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Calcite on Prehnite
Fanwood Quarry, Watchung, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA
Ex. Cynthia Payne
4.4 x 4.4 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $73
Hausmannite with Andradite Garnet
N'Chwaning Mines, KMF, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Ernie Schlichter, Shields Flynn
2.8 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $63
Mellite
Csordakuti Mine, Bicske-Zsambeki Basin, Fejer Co., Hungary
Ex. Shields Flynn
1.2 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $31
Serandite with Natrolite
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Ex. Shields Flynn
2.7 x 2.0 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Wulfenite
La Morita Mine, Ascencion Mun., Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
2.1 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Muscovite
Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.7 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $53
Opal
Australia
8.09 mm x 6.24 mm, 1.03 ct
Winning Bid: $75
Sapphire Carving
Tanzania
6.74 mm, 1.12 ct
Winning Bid: $48
Howlite
Lang Mine, Tick Canyon, Los Angeles Co., California, USA
32.15 mm x 21.80 mm, 29.39 ct
Winning Bid: $10
Smithsonite (Cadmium-bearing)
Wenshan, Yunnan, China
6.1 x 4.7 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $223
Fluorite
Jaimina Mine, Obdulia vein, Caravia Dist., Caravia mining area, Asturias, Spain
6.9 x 6.1 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $365
Ulexite
U.S. Borax open pit, Boron, Kern Co., California, USA
11.8 x 11.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $51
Chrysoprase (polished)
Szklary Chrysoprase Mine, Szklary, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
4.3 x 2.9 x 2.1 cm, 29 grams
Winning Bid: $86
Fluorite
Stoneco Lime City Quarry, Lime City, Wood Co., Ohio, USA
Ex. Chet Lemanski
9.3 x 8.7 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $319
Cuprite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico
6.9 x 3.6 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $157
Allophane with Creedite
Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong Co., Guizhou, China
4.1 x 3.3 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $61
Talmessite
Gold Hill Mine, Tooele Co., Utah, USA
8.2 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Glaucodot
Håkansboda, Lindesberg, Örebro Co., Sweden
Ex. Rich Kosnar
2.2 x 1.8 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $209
Cerussite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Brian Kosnar
5.3 x 4.6 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $176
Fluorite with Hematite inclusions on Amethyst
Terry Fox Monument roadcut, Thunder Bay Dist., Ontario, Canada
Ex. Alex Venzke
4.0 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Titanite
Pakistan
3.53 mm, 0.17 ct
Winning Bid: $20
Sapphire (bi-color)
Gem Mountain Mine, Rock Creek, Granite Co., Montana, USA
4.70 mm, 0.60 ct
Winning Bid: $85
Emerald
Bahia, Brazil
3.61 mm x 3.58 mm, 0.26 ct
Winning Bid: $65
Analcime on Calcite
Pipe C, Level 6, Croft Quarry, Croft, Leicestershire, England, UK
Ex. Tim Sherburn
3.0 x 3.0 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $96
Bournonite on Quartz with Pyrite
Viboras Mine, Machacamarca, Cornelio Saavedra Prov., Potosi, Bolivia
4.8 x 4.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $125