Worldwide Mineral Auction from Various Collections

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 Dr. Stephen Smale, Bob Reynolds, Paul Zerfass, Brian Kosnar, Dave Bergman, Kurt Hefendehl, Demetrius Pohl, Colin Manlove, Jack Eaker 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 BROOKITE crystal on a "FADEN" QUARTZ from Pakistan
2. Rare gemmy ORANGE TWINNED KYANITE from Tanzania       
3. Attractive gemmy INDICOLITE TOURMALINE with a rare yellow "cap" from the Pederneira Mine
4. Classic COBALITE on matrix from Hakansboda, Sweden
5. Wonderful GOLD NUGGET from the Yuba River, California
6. Fine rare gemmy PINK DANBURITE on matrix from Mexico
7. Unusual multi-colored spherical MIMETITE from Mexico – ex Dave Stoudt Collection
8. Excellent gemmy golden BARYTE crystals on matrix from Peru – ex Demetrius Pohl Collection
9. RARELY seen CERUSSITE "snowflake" from Amethyst Hill, Arizona
10. Classic "ICE" FLUORITE specimen from Dalnegorsk, Russia – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection
11. Rarities include HYDROXYCLINOHUMITE, VAUXITE with PARAVAUXITE, FRIEDELITE, TAMARUGITE, METASWITZERITE, BARATOVITE, GAGARINITE-(Y)

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Brookite on ''Faden'' Quartz (''floater'' specimen)
Kharan Dist., Balochistan Region, Pakistan
3.0 x 2.1 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $476
Kyanite (twin) (rare orange color)
Nani Hill, Loliondo, Ngorongoro Dist., Arusha Region, Tanzania
4.2 x 2.6 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $155
Calcite (scepters) (rare Mexican locality)
Cozamin Mine, Zacatecas, Mexico
7.7 x 5.7 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Cobaltite (classic material)
Håkansboda, Lindesberg, Örebro County, Sweden
4.6 x 3.4 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $145
Fluorite on Dolomite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Dr. Stephen Smale
7.2 x 4.9 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Fluorite (''ice'' crystal) with Quartz and Calcite
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.3 x 7.2 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $212
Pyromorphite (classic material)
Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Ex. Bob Reynolds
6.7 x 4.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $172
Gold Nugget
Yuba River Placers, Nevada Co., California, USA
0.9 x 0.5 x 0.1 cm, 0.65 grams
Winning Bid: $100
Danburite included with Magnesioriebeckite (''floater'' crystal)
Alto Chapare Dist., Chapare Prov., Cochabamba, Bolivia
2.7 x 2.1 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Sphalerite (gemmy crystals) on Quartz
Shuikoushan Mine, Shuikoushan ore field, Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
Ex. Brian Kosnar
6.1 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Lavender Chalcedony (fluorescent)
Green Fire Prospect, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
5.1 x 4.6 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Pentagonite (rare)
Wagholi Quarries, Wagholi, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India
5.8 x 5.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $117
Imperial Topaz (rare locality)
Karengerenge village, Solwezi District, North-Western Prov., Zambia
2.7 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm, 2.9 grams
Winning Bid: $199
Parisite-(Ce) (rare locality)
Narssârssuk pegmatite, Narsaarsuk Plateau, Igaliku, Kujalleq, Greenland
Ex. Rock Currier
0.7 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm
Winning Bid: $81
Fluorapatite with Opal-AN
Cerro de Mercado Mine, Victoria de Durango, Durango, Mexico
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
7.7 x 7.6 x 7.3 cm
Winning Bid: $198
Friedelite (rare classic material)
Sterling Hill Mine, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
7.8 x 6.1 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $74
Fluorite with Rhodochrosite on Sphalerite (mined: 1978)
Sweet Home Mine, Mt. Bross, Buckskin Gulch, near Alma, Park County, Colorado, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
2.2 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Hydroxyclinohumite (rare)
Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Ex. Brian Kosnar
6.3 x 4.8 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $20
Brucite (rare yellow color)
Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan, Pakistan
5.7 x 3.2 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $49
Rhodochrosite
Wutong Mine, Liubao, Cangwu Co., Wuzhou, Guangxi, China
4.3 x 1.6 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $267
Azurite in Granite (''K2 stone'' ''Ketonite'')
Azurite-in-granite occurrence, Khaplu, Ghanche Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
4.2 x 3.6 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Spherical Amethyst (''Grapes'')
Mamuju area, Sulawesi Barat Prov., Sulawesi, Indonesia
9.7 x 5.2 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $330
Mimetite (multi-colored) (rare locality specimen)
Bilbao Mine, La Blanca, Ojocaliente Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
Ex. Dave Stoudt
10.7 x 6.3 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $153
Scheelite (fluorescent) on Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.3 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $211
Linarite (rare)
Darwin District, Darwin Hills, Inyo Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
9.0 x 5.2 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $43
Natrolite (uncommon locality)
Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Ex. Gerry Morvell
8.4 x 4.8 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Goethite (rare locality specimen)
Mountain View, Howell Co., Missouri, USA
Ex. Al Kidwell
7.3 x 6.1 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $57
Chrysocolla and Malachite coated by Quartz (classic material)
Live Oak Pit, Inspiration Mine, Globe-Miami Mining Dist., Gila Co., Arizona, USA
5.3 x 5.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $176
Tamarugite (rare)
Cerros Pintados, Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile (Type Locality)
5.1 x 4.1 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $43
Amber with MULTIPLE insect inclusions
Sabana de la Mar, Hato Mayor Prov., Dominican Republic
3.2 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $165