Various Minerals Auction

Mixed specimens this week include gem crystals, classic locales, fine display specimens and a selection of assorted pieces from our inventory and collections we've purchased such as Dave Bergman, Chet Lemanski, Stephen Smale, Gerry Morvell, Colin Manlove, Kurt Hefendehl, Al Kidwell and more!  Look for attractive higher value pieces this week, all starting at $10 reserve bids!

Some of the highlights from this week’s auction include:
1. Beautiful doubly-terminated multi-colored TOURMALINE from Brazil – ex Brian Kosnar
2. Classic DIOPTASE on CALCITE from Tsumeb – ex Dave Bergman Collection
3. Fantastic gemmy "phantom" FLUORITE from China – ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection
4. A fine classic ILMENITE crystal on matrix from Russia – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection
5. A rarely seen WULFENITE specimen from the Krischnig Mine in Austria – ex Al Kidwell Collection
6. Gorgeous WULFENITE on CERUSSITE thumbnail from Republic of the Congo – ex Dave Ziga
7. A rarely seen SPHALERITE specimen from Warren, New Hampshire – ex Gerry Morvell Collection
8. Wonderful gemmy red RUTILE with HEMATITE in/on QUARTZ from North Carolina
9. A notably rare ORANGE CLINOCHLORE on matrix from Langban, Sweden – ex Rock Currier Colleciton
10. Beautiful classic blue BOLEITE crystals on matrix from Mexico
11. An incredibly hard to find specimen of SCHORL from the Foote Mine in North Carolina – ex Jack Eaker Collection
12.  Rarities include:  VESZELYITE, CUBANITE, STANNITE, CORONADITE and STOKESITE

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Fluorite (rare French locale)
Four de Cluzel Mine, Peyrebrune, Montredon-Labessonnié, Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, France
5.5 x 4.2 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $158
Chalcocite (fine large crystals - rare locality)
M'Passa Mine, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo
5.6 x 4.8 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $190
Brochantite (uncommon from Tsumeb)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.3 x 2.8 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $191
Cubanite with Tetrahedrite (rare locality specimen)
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
Ex. Colin Manlove
7.7 x 5.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $65
Calcite (classic material)
Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA
6.7 x 3.8 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $77
Pyrite (highly modified crystals)
Stari Trg Mine, Trepča complex, Mitrovica, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
6.2 x 4.7 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $65
Stilbite with Datolite
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA
Ex. Gerry Morvell
7.3 x 4.8 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $35
Topaz on Quartz
Erongo Mountains, Namibia
3.7 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Coronadite (rare locality)
Rosh Pinah Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
10.1 x 7.1 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Stannite on doubly-terminated Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Gerry Morvell
8.7 x 5.2 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $65
Wulfenite (rare antique Nevada locality)
Richmond, Lander Co., Nevada, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds; Al McGuinness; A. E. Foote
7.7 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $267
Epidote on Quartz
Hongxizhen Unnamed Mining Area, Meigu County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.2 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $62
Copper with Prehnite (historic specimen - 1874)
Phoenix Mine, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Ex. Clarence S. Bement
3.2 x 1.7 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $287
Epidote (''Faden'')
Tormiq Valley, Haramosh Mts., Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Chet Lemanski
4.2 x 2.7 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $71
Descloizite (rare locality specimen)
Abenab Mine, Abenab, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Ex. Bob Reynolds
5.7 x 5.6 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $229
Clinochlore var: Pennine (RARE locality specimen)
Långban Mine, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Ex. Rock Currier
7.1 x 4.8 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Schorl (VERY RARE locality specimen)
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA
Ex. Jack Eaker
4.2 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Hemimorphite (Copper-bearing) (rare locality)
Metropolitan City of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Ex. Colin Manlove
6.2 x 4.2 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Prehnite (classic material)
Prospect Quarry, Prospect, Cumberland County, New South Wales, Australia
Ex. Al Kidwell
8.2 x 5.1 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $38
Stokesite (rare)
Urucum Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.5 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $38
Mimetite
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
2.3 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $227
Obsidian (''Apache Tear'') (rare matrix specimen)
Picketpost Mountain area, Superior, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
4.7 x 4.6 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Brucite (rare rich yellow color)
Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan
4.7 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $107
Microcline
Ruggles Mine, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USA
Ex. Gerry Morvell
8.0 x 6.2 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $119
Fluorite
Xianghuapu Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou Pref., Hunan, China
6.7 x 4.4 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Spessartine Garnet
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China
4.5 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $98
Calcite on Quartz pseudomorphing after Calcite
Guanajuato Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico
Ex. Dave Bergman
9.3 x 8.6 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $155
Aurichalcite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
9.6 x 5.2 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $177
Boleite (classic material)
Amelia Mine, Arroyo de la Soledad, Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mun. de Mulegé, Baja California Sur, Mexico
1.7 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $380
Fluorite (rare Arizona locale)
Toughnut Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
10.6 x 7.2 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $365