Various Worldwide 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 Chet Lemanski, Bob Reynolds, John Dagenais, Dave Stoudt, Al Kidwell, Kurt Hefendehl, Brian Kosnar 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. Excellent gemmy rich blue AQUAMARINE from Erongo, Namibia – ex Brian Kosnar
2. Classic MALACHITE pseudomorph after CUPRITE from the Chessy Mines, France – ex Rich Kosnar
3. Wonderful classic AZURITE with MALACHITE from Morenci, AZ – ex Dave Stoudt
4. A cool specimen of gemmy purple CREEDITE with GYPSUM from Mexico – ex Dave Bergman
5. Lovely richly colored Cobalt-bearing CALCITE from the Mashamba West Mine, DR Congo – ex Kurt Hefendehl
6. Gorgeous GEMMY color-change FLUORITE from the Okorusu Mine, Namibia
7. Fine, bi-colored IMPERIAL TOPAZ crystal from a recent find in Zambia
8. Uncommon "Baveno-twinned" MICROCLINE with AQUAMARINE from the Pingwu Mine, China – ex Dr. Stephen Smale
9. Beautiful DIOPTASE with MIMETITE from the Ntola Mine, Republic of the Congo
10. Interesting and unusual HYDROXYLHERDERITE specimen from Brazil – ex Gerry Morvell
11. Wonderfully rich blue PLUMBOGUMMITE with PYROMORPHITE from the Yangshuo Mine, China
12.  Rarities include:  a RICH CYLINDRITE specimen, GAHNITE from Broken Hill, FERRIERITE-(Mg) from Italy and LIZARDITE on CALCITE from South Africa 

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Hematite pseudomorph after Marcasite (classic material)
White Desert, Farafra Oasis, New Valley Governorate, Egypt
5.2 x 4.6 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $145
Plumbogummite (fine color and quality) with Pyromorphite
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
6.2 x 5.9 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $200
Lizardite on Calcite (RARE locality specimen)
N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
6.1 x 3.6 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $83
Corundum var: Ruby
Ampanihy District, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar
8.35 grams
Winning Bid: $60
Metazeunerite
Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA
Ex. John Dagenais
10.7 x 9.1 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Beryl var: Aquamarine
Erongo Mountains, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Ex. Brian Kosnar
2.5 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm, 16.58 grams
Winning Bid: $489
Rhodonite with Galena (classic material)
Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
4.2 x 3.6 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Gahnite (rare locality specimen)
Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Ex. Gerry Morvell
5.3 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $43
Azurite (uncommon locality)
Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
7.8 x 5.5 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Dioptase with Mimetite
Ntola Mine, Mindouli, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo
7.7 x 3.9 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $156
Hydroxylherderite (rare unique form)
São Geraldo do Baixio, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Gerry Morvell
6.1 x 4.3 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $76
Cylindrite (rare) (rich specimen)
Santa Cruz Mine, Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia (Type Locality)
8.1 x 7.3 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $767
Fluorite (rare locality)
Sümber District, Govisumber Province, Mongolia
5.7 x 3.7 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Epidote (13-piece set) (excellent colors) (rare locality)
Nauchas Farm 14, Gamsberg Area, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Ex. Ron Romanella
3.3 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm to 2.1 x 1.4 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid: $333
Azurite with Malachite (classic locality)
Morenci Mine, Copper Mountain District, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Dave Stoudt
6.1 x 4.4 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $328