Tucson 2023 Auction!

To start the new year with a bang, we are pleased to present one of the finest sets of fine mineral specimens that we have ever offered for online auction, featuring numerous beautiful specimens from new finds and old discoveries. We've had many specimens out for cleaning during the last several years from collection purchases such as Hefendehl, Trancoso, Larson, and Obodda, and we've decided to premiere many of them HERE, ONLINE, for you! Many of these specimens are appearing here for sale for the first time ever. Look for killers of many species; as well as old classic minerals from major collections. We also included a few choice thumbnails and miniatures directly from our gallery cases. We are particularly honored to offer more treasures from the collection of Jack Halpern - all beautiful, varied, and rare.

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Fluorite on Molybdenite (circa 1950s, rare combination)
Tae Hwa Mine, Neungam-ri, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Prov., South Korea
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
18.5 x 17.0 x 5.8 cm
Winning Bid: $4,625
large Azurite Rose
Detroit Shaft, Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Rubin Avila
8.1 x 6.5 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $1,305
Rhodochrosite (botryoidal)
Morro da Mina mine, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Vasco Trancoso
11.0 x 8.0 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $455
green Witherite
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-Dist., Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. Vasco Trancoso, Gary Hansen
6.8 x 5.8 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $1,649
Iridescent Pyrite with Calcite
Trepca Stari Trg Mine, Trepca complex, Mitrovica, Kosovo
10.5 x 9.3 x 7.0 cm
Winning Bid: $3,550
Elbaite with Lepidolite on Feldspar
Barra do Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Bruno & Rolando Gioia
7.7 x 5.4 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $7,200
Vivianite
Tomokoni mine, Canutillos, Cornelio Saavedra Prov., Potosí, Bolivia
Ex. Rock Currier
7.5 x 6.6 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $2,550
Wulfenite
Jianshan Mine, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
10.9 x 9.0 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $5,211
Woodwardite
Temperino Mine, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Prov., Tuscany, Italy
17.0 x 16.5 x 7.0 cm
Winning Bid: $3,950
Pyromorphite (circa late 1800s)
Wheatley Mines, Phoenixville, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.5 x 7.9 x 6.4 cm
Winning Bid: $1,476
Heulandite and Stilbite
Jalgaon Dist., Nashik Div., Maharashtra, India
Ex. Robert Nowakowski
17.5 x 13.6 x 8.0 cm
Winning Bid: $3,300
Legrandite
Flor de Pena Mine, Lampazos de Naranjo Mun., Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Ex. Wouter van Tichelen
5.3 x 5.0 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $575
Copper in Calcite
Quincy Mine, Quincy Township, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Ex. George Elling
8.2 x 4.3 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $1,975
Tourmaline (Cover Piece)
Rubaya, Bahunde, North Kivu, DR Congo
7.8 x 2.8 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $3,000
Gold on Quartz
Colorado Quartz Mine, Mariposa Co., California, USA
7.4 x 3.4 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $9,750
Quartz var. 'Cactus' Amethyst
Boekenhoutshoek area, Mkobola, Nkangala Dist. Mun., Mpumalanga, South Africa
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
15.7 x 11.6 x 4.9 cm
Winning Bid: $1,170
Charoite (1.1 kilo superb slice)
Murunskii Massif, Chara and Tokko Rivers Confluence, Aldan Shield, Russia
Ex. Chet Lemanski
50.0 x 16.0 x 0.7 cm, 1171 grams
Winning Bid: $1,301
Azurite with Malachite (circa 1900)
Sacramento pit, Bisbee, Warren Dist., Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Scott Williams, Kay Robertson
9.1 x 5.5 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $2,600
Emerald on Calcite (illustrated)
Muzo Mine, Muzo Mun., Boyaca Dept., Colombia
Ex. Bruno & Rolando Gioia
4.9 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $2,300
Grossular Garnet with Quartz
Vesper Peak, Sultan Basin, Snohomish Co., Washington, USA
Ex. Karl Faddis
12.2 x 9.0 x 6.0 cm
Winning Bid: $705
Fluor-Liddicoatite
Befisiotra Mine, Tsitondroina, Haute Matsiatra, Madagascar
10.5 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm, 149 grams
Winning Bid: $3,550
Krohnkite with Natrochalcite
Chuquicamata Copper Mine, Calama, El Loa Prov., Antofagasta, Chile
Ex. Jack Halpern
7.0 x 6.3 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $1,350
Tourmaline
Mawi Pegmatite, Nuristan, Laghman Prov., Afghanistan
5.8 x 4.1 x 2.6 cm, 114 grams
Winning Bid: $1,800
Spodumene var. Kunzite
Laghman, Afghanistan
Ex. Herb Obodda
7.8 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm, 75.2 grams
Winning Bid: $1,300
Emerald on Quartz
Coscuez Mine, Boyaca Dept., Colombia
4.6 x 3.4 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $21,750
Spodumene var. Kunzite (significant USA locale)
Anita Mine, Hiriart Mtn., Pala, San Diego Co., California, USA
Ex. William "Bill" Larson
12.4 x 3.8 x 1.5 cm, 129 grams
Winning Bid: $1,024
Calcite "snake"
Wenshan City, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
Ex. Rob Lavinsky
4.1 x 3.5 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $1,125
Rhodochrosite with Tetrahedrite, Pyrite and Quartz
Tetrahedrite Stope, Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Alma, Park Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Vasco Trancoso
3.7 x 3.3 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $2,823
Goethite stalactite
Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
13.1 x 6.2 x 6.1 cm
Winning Bid: $4,610
Dioptase with Cuprian Smithsonite
Malpaso Quarry, Dumesnil, La Calera, Colon Dept., Cordoba Prov., Argentina
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
19.5 x 7.9 x 6.1 cm
Winning Bid: $1,600