Worldwide Assorted 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 Rich Kosnar, Bill and Anne Cook, John Dagenais, Dave Stoudt, Gerry Morvell, Colin Manlove, 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. Attractive gemmy RHODOCHROSITE crystals on matrix from Peru – ex Dave Bergman Collection
2. Gemmy AQUAMARINE crystal from Pakistan with interesting "helix"-like inclusions
3. Wonderful classic gemmy TANZANITE crystal from Merelani, Tanzania       
4. A rarely seen specimen of FLUOR-BUERGERITE (Tourmaline) from the type locality in Mexico
5. Eye-catching CYANOTRICHITE specimen from a rare locality in Idaho – ex Geary Murdock Collection
6. Excellent large "floater" "rose" group of AZURITE from China (1980s) – ex Rich Kosnar Collection
7. A VERY hard to find JAMESONITE specimen from the Nikolaevskiy Mine in Dalnegorsk, Russia – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection
8. GOLD on matrix from the Jamestown District, California – ex Dave Bergman Collection
9. Wonderful rare VESZEYLITE on blue HEMIMORPHITE from Republic of Congo
10. Fine rare MALACHITE specimen from a rare New Mexico locality – ex Dave Stoudt Collection
11. Lovely gemmy green TOURMALINES on and in QUARTZ from Pakistan
12.  Rarities include:  ZINCOLIBETHENITE with CARBONATE-RICH FLUORAPATITE, NATROJAROSITE, ANDORITE and CAFARSITE

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Malachite (fine rare locality specimen)
Lucky Mine, Orogrande Mining District, Otero Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Dave Stoudt
9.3 x 6.0 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $190
Kutnohorite with Aragonite
Levane, Bucine, Valdarno, Arezzo Province, Tuscany, Italy
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
4.2 x 2.9 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $74
Red Quartz
Tarya Mine, Tinejdad, Er Rachidia Prov., Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
5.7 x 4.0 x 3.3
Winning Bid: $401
Pyrite (classic material)
Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad, Peru
Ex. John Dagenais
10.5 x 5.7 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $180
Mimetite (rare Arizona locale)
Sammy Dog Mine (Ironwood Mine; God's Claim), Silver Bell Mining District, Pima Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Colin Manlove
7.3 x 4.7 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Epidote on Calcite (rare combo for the locality)
Rosario Mabel claim, Pampa Blanca District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica, Peru
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.7 x 5.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $154
Fire Agate
Calvillo Mines, Calvillo, Calvillo Municipality, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
3.6 x 2.7 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Stibnite with Dolomite
Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang Co., Loudi, Hunan, China
5.7 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $71
Fluorite (gemmy crystals) with Calcite
Xianghualing Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
7.7 x 5.2 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Gold
Jamestown Mining District, Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne Co., California, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
5.1 x 3.2 x 0.8 cm, 25.3 grams
Winning Bid: $2,272
Witherite (fine crystal) (classic material)
Minerva #1 Mine, Harris Creek Mining Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. Brian Kosnar
.3 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $116
Fluorite with Quartz
Orange River, South Africa
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.1 x 5.9 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Jamesonite on Quartz with Calcite (RARE locality specimen)
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.2 x 8.0 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $366
Brucite (rare yellow color)
Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan
11.3 x 10.4 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Quartz var: Amethyst (scepters) (rare locality)
Rita Lynn Claim, Beaver Co., Utah, USA
7.8 x 5.1 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Cyanotrichite (rare locality specimen)
Peacock Mine, Leadore District, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA
Ex. Geary Murdock
7.2 x 5.3 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Baryte on Fluorite (classic material)
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
7.3 x 5.2 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $252
Zincolibethenite with Fluorapatite var: Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite (very rare locality specimen)
Snowstorm Mine, North Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander Co., Nevada, USA
Ex. John Dagenais
5.8 x 3.1 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $46
Fluorite on Quartz
Navidad Mine (Rodeo Mine), Abasolo, Mun. de Rodeo, Durango, Mexico
Ex. Dave Stoudt
8.7 x 4.9 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $125
Quartz var: Rose (classic material) (1970s)
Sapucaia Mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Rich Kosnar
5.8 x 4.1 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $895
Calcite
Roberts Mine, Lake Valley District, Sierra Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Dave Stoudt
14.2 x 11.8 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $363
Baryte
Baryte Occurrences, Châtel-Guyon, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Ex. Paul Zerfass
5.2 x 4.7 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Creedite (fine color)
Navidad Mine (Rodeo Mine), Abasolo, Mun. de Rodeo, Durango, Mexico
4.7 x 4.6 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Epidote on Feldspar
Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.7 x 6.6 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $105
Azurite (''floater'' group) (1980s)
Shilu Mine, Yangchun Co., Yangjiang Prefecture, Guangdong, China
Ex. Rich Kosnar
7.7 x 5.4 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $2,827
Andorite (fine rare crystals) with Zinkenite
San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Prov., Oruro, Bolivia
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
3.2 x 2.7 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $277
Hedenbergite var: Manganese-bearing Hedenbergite with Sphalerite
Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Ex. Gerry Morvell
8.2 x 5.7 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $236
Calcite (Manganese-bearing)
Gyudyurska Mine, Madan Ore Field, Erma Reka, Zlatograd Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
7.2 x 5.4 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $245
Baryte (classic material)
Silverband Mine, Dun Fell, Milburn, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
7.2 x 6.5 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $350
Arsenopyrite
Verkhnii Mine, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.6 x 4.6 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $675