2022 Dallas Mineral Collecting Symposium Auction - Ends SATURDAY Aug 20, 2022

Thanks for exploring this year's Dallas Symposium Benefit Auction, closing on SATURDAY, August 20th at 5:30 PM CT. Auction proceeds benefit Mineralogical Record, Rocks & Minerals, Tucson Gem and Mineral Society, and mindat.org. 

We have 30+ items available here, including fine minerals, unique experiences, and special mineralia! 

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Fluorite with Molybdenite (rare combination)
Dangping Mine, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
7.3 x 4.6 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $1,050
very rich Teallite and Wurtzite (Currier Coll.)
Carguaicollo Mine, Uyuni Mun., Antonio Quijarro Prov., Potosi, Bolivia
6.0 x 4.3 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $275
Tourmaline included in Topaz (Shields Flynn Coll.)
Xanda Mine, Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.0 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $980
Pyromorphite on Galena ore (Reynolds Coll.)
Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
8.4 x 6.8 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $1,776
Green Fluorite on Pyrite (Ramos Collection)
Peru (location to be disclosed later)
6.4 x 4.9 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $3,801
Morganite with Kunzite and Quartz
Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
12.6 x 9.0 x 8.4 cm
Winning Bid: $8,350
Azurite and Malachite carving by Bud Stanley, ex Larson
Morenci, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
15.2 x 7.8 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $1,050
Tourmaline (unusual chatoyant luster)
Skardu, Skardu Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
9.0 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $1,400
Chalcopyrite on Calcite (classic find)
Baisha Copper Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei Province, China
6.0 x 4.5 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $1,950
Rutilated Quartz (with unusual silver rutile)
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
12.9 x 7.1 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $5,427
Pyromorphite on Quartz (Ex. Jack Halpern)
Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France
6.7 x 5.2 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $1,250
Colorado VIP Field Trip for Amazonite and Topaz with the Dorris family
Colorado, USA
Winning Bid: $6,550
Italy Adventure: Fluorite, Quartz and Pelligrino Field Day trip hosted by Pezzotta lab
Zogno, near Milan, Italy
Winning Bid: $2,000
Lunch with the Spann's
Dallas, Texas, USA
Winning Bid: $1,550
Sapphire in matrix (rare locality)
Ekhabu, Taplejung, Mt. Kanchenjunga, Nepal
9.3 x 6.7 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $1,450
significant Azurite (Hefendehl Coll.)
Touissit, Jerada Prov., Oriental Region, Morocco
10.1 x 9.3 x 6.8 cm
Winning Bid: $2,250
very fine Malachite stalactite slice
Star of the Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
10.1 x 5.1 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $510
Heterogenite and Calcite with Duftite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
7.0 x 5.5 x 5.0 cm
Winning Bid: $1,250
The Rice Northwest Museum of Minerals - personal VIP Tour
Hillsboro (near Portland), Oregon, USA
Winning Bid: $210
classic old Pyrrhotite ex. Smithsonian
Santa Eulalia Mining Dist., Aquiles Serdan, Chihuahua, Mexico
7.5 x 5.9 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $445
important Wulfenite on Calcite (early 1990s find)
Red Cloud Mine, Silver Mining Dist., La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
12.1 x 7.6 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $7,600
Four Peaks Amethyst mine - Helicopter visit and collecting trip
Arizona, USA
Winning Bid: $2,001
Prehnite (Currier Coll.)
Djouga diggings, Diakon Commune, Bafoulabé Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali
22.0 x 12.2 x 5.5 cm
Winning Bid: $1,551
Aquamarine on Feldspar
Shigar Valley, Shigar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
11.1 x 10.1 x 8.1 cm
Winning Bid: $1,550
Brucite
Killa Saifullah Dist., Balochistan Region, Pakistan
12.4 x 11.1 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $2,550
Epidote on Quartz
Hongquizhen Quarry, Meigu, Sichuan Prov., China
16.0 × 14.5 × 10.5 cm
Winning Bid: $1,400
Rhodonite & Franklinite (circa 1800s) ex. Roebling, Smithsonian
Franklin Mine, Franklin Mining Dist., Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
6.8 x 6.0 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $4,250
Dioptase
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
10.0 x 8.0 x 6.0 cm
Winning Bid: $6,100
Beryl var. Red Beryl on Rhyolite
Ruby Violet Claims, Beaver Co., Utah, USA
6.2 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $5,600
Erythrite (Currier Collection, by 1966!)
Sara Alicia Mine, San Bernardo, Álamos Mun., Sonora, Mexico
9.9 x 6.7 x 5.0 cm
Winning Bid: $3,050