Various Worldwide Specimens Mineral 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, Al Kidwell, Brian Kosnar, Colin Manlove, Demetrius Pohl, Kurt Hefendehl, Paul Zerfass, Chet Lemanski 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 FLUORITE from the Xianghuapu Mine, China featuring 2 colors / generations on the same specimen
2. Attractive bi-colored TANZANITE crystal group from Tanzania
3. Excellent and very rare ANDORITE with ZINKENITE from Bolivia
4. Wonderful "phantom" color-change FLUORITE crystals from the La Barre Mine, France – ex Paul Zerfass Collection
5. Superb rare VESZELYITE on HEMIMORPHITE from Republic of the Congo
6. Lovely IRIS AGATE slice from Indonesia
7. Gorgeous hard to find GREEN ZIRCON crystals on matrix from Brazil – ex Colin Manlove Collection
8. A very nice doubly-terminated SULFUR crystal on CELESTINE from the Maybee Quarry, Michigan
9. Fantastic vibrant green PYROMORPHITE from the Gute Hoffnung Mine, Germany – ex Colin Manlove Collection
10. A very hard to find MILLERITE specimen from an obscure South African locality – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection
11. Fine quality and rarely seen LAZULITE crystals on matrix from Färbergraben, Austria – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection
12.  Rarities include:  METACINNABAR, BREWSTERITE, SAPPHIRINE, SERPIERITE and KERMESITE 

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Pyromorphite (classic locality)
Gute Hoffnung Mine, Bleibuir, Mechernich, Euskirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Ex. Colin Manlove
7.7 x 5.7 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $435
Pyrite
Cavnic Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.6 x 5.6 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Muscovite var: Astrolite
Pelz Quarry, Diabase Quarries, Neumark, Reichenbach, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Al Kidwell
9.2 x 6.1 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $15
Epidote on Quartz
La Verde Mine, Cascas, La Libertad, Peru
7.7 x 3.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $162
Cyanotrichite on Chalcoalumite (classic locality)
Grandview Mine, Horseshoe Mesa, Grand Canyon, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA
8.3 x 5.6 x 4.9 cm
Winning Bid: $76
Sand replacing Calcite (''floater'' specimen)
Rattlesnake Butte, Jackson Co., South Dakota, USA
8.7 x 6.2 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Quartz var: Amethyst (''Cactus'' / ''Spirit'' Quartz)
Boekenhoutshoek area, Mkobola, Thembisile Hani Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
4.2 x 3.6 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Mottramite with Calcite
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Al Kidwell
6.4 x 4.1 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $153
Lazulite (rare locality specimen)
Färbergraben, Werfen, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.7 x 5.0 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Prehnite (rare locality specimen)
Tomasso Quarry, Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA
Ex. Chet Lemanski
14.3 x 10.7 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $98
Red Quartz
Tarya Mine, Tinejdad, Er Rachidia Prov., Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
9.1 x 7.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Andorite (fine rare crystals) with Zinkenite
San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Prov., Oruro, Bolivia
4.1 x 2.6 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $305
Chalcopyrite on Calcite (classic material)
French Creek Mines, Saint Peters, Warwick Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Ex. Chet Lemanski
7.8 x 6.7 x 6.5 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Veszelyite (rare) on Hemimorphite
Palabanda Quarries, Mfouati, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo
4.1 x 3.7 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Fluorite (gemmy crystals)
Moscona Mine, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Villabona mining area, Asturias, Spain
8.2 x 5.7 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Covellite (classic material)
Butte Mining District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA
5.7 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $313
Fluorite with Pyrite
El Hammam Mine, Ait Mimoune Caïdat, Khémisset Province, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region, Morocco
6.9 x 4.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Beryl var: Aquamarine with Muscovite and Albite
Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
3.7 x 3.6 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $65
Wavellite (fine color and quality)
Avant, Garland Co., Arkansas, USA
10.2 x 4.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $139
Baryte
Baryte Occurrences, Châtel-Guyon, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Ex. Paul Zerfass
6.9 x 4.0 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $463
Fluorite (rare locality)
Sümber District, Govisumber Province, Mongolia
7.3 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Hematite pseudomorph after Almandine Garnet (rare)
Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA
3.7 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $190
Smithsonite (Cobalt-bearing)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
5.1 x 3.7 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $188
Plumbogummite (fine color and quality)
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
7.2 x 5.1 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Quartz (''Mango Quartz'')
Cabiche, Quípama Mun., Boyacá Dept., Colombia
11.2 x 7.4 x 5.8 cm
Winning Bid: $800
Zircon (rare color and locality)
Poços de Caldas alkaline complex, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Colin Manlove
2.7 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $155
Fluorapophyllite-(K)
Jalgaon District, Nashik Division, Maharashtra, India
3.6 x 3.1 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Metacinnabar (incredibly rare locality specimen)
Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
Ex. Rock Currier
7.1 x 4.2 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $281
Beryl var: Aquamarine with Muscovite and Albite
Shigar Valley, Skardu Dist., Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Brian Kosnar
11.3 x 7.7 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $230
Millerite (RARE locality specimen)
Mabilikwe Hill, Pafuri Nickel Deposit, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
3.7 x 3.1 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $370