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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Cerussite (''snowflake'') (RARE locality!)
S and O claims (Amethyst Hill), Wickenburg, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA
4.1 x 3.8 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $222
Smithsonite (beautiful color)
79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Dist., Gila Co., Arizona, USA
4.2 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Prehnite (classic material)
O & G Woodbury Quarry, Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA
Ex. Charlie Key
5.6 x 4.1 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $37
Metaswitzerite (rare)
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA (Type Locality)
Ex. Jack Eaker
4.7 x 3.9 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $209
Cave Calcite
Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Henry de Linde
9.4 x 9.3 x 7.8 cm
Winning Bid: $35
Chlorargyrite on Coronadite
Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10.5 x 8.7 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $113
Baratovite (extremely rare) (fluorescent)
Dara-i-Pioz Massif, Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan (Type Locality)
Ex. Fersman Museum
6.9 x 5.6 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $380
Epidote (gemmy twinned crystal)
Hashupa, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Bob Reynolds
6.6 x 2.6 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $560
Wulfenite (classic material)
Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mts, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
5.7 x 2.3 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Nagyagite (rare classic material)
Săcărâmb, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania (Type Locality)
Ex. Colin Manlove
6.5 x 5.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $166
Galena (classic material)
Picher Field, Tri-State Dist., Ottawa Co., Oklahoma, USA
7.1 x 5.6 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $167
Gagarinite-(Y) (incredibly rare)
Katugin Ta­Nb deposit, Kalarsky District, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Fersman Museum
8.8 x 6.6 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $230
Xenotime-(Y) (rare)
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
3.6 x 1.0 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $137
Quartz var: Rose
Pitorra Claim, Laranjeiras, Galileia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Michel Jactat
6.2 x 3.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $2,328
Paravauxite coating Vauxite (very rare)
Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Prov., Potosi, Bolivia (Type Locality for both species)
9.7 x 7.5 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Fluorite with Quartz "casts" after Calcite
La Fluorita Dulcita Claim, Tombstone, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
8.3 x 6.5 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $190
Boulangerite included in Calcite
Stari Trg Mine, Trepča Complex, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
9.4 x 5.8 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $405
Cinnabar (rare locality)
Idria Mine, Idrija, Slovenia
Ex. Colin Manlove
8.1 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $136
Hematite (unique crystallization)
Mt Calvario, Biancavilla, Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, Italy
Ex. Colin Manlove
6.2 x 2.6 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $142
Quartz var: Amethyst (rare French locality)
Les Isserts, Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Ex. Paul Zerfass
14.7 x 11.3 x 6.1 cm
Winning Bid: $353
Turquoise
Nevada, USA
Ex. Dave and Emily Stoudt
28.55 mm x 22.25 mm, 30.49 ct
Winning Bid: $141
Andradite on Diopside (rare association for the locality)
Stanley Butte Area, Santa Teresa Mountains, Graham Co., Arizona, USA
9.5 x 4.8 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $169
Indicolite Tourmaline with a yellow ''cap''
Pederneira Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.2 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm, 8.3 grams
Winning Bid: $250
Beryl var: Aquamarine on Albite with Muscovite
Shigar Valley, Shigar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Bill Larson
5.1 x 4.7 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $380
Dioptase (rare locality specimen)
Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mts., Silver Lake Dist., San Bernardino Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
9.2 x 6.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $124
Pyrite with Sphalerite
Eagle Mine, Gilman, Eagle Co., Colorado, USA
6.1 x 5.6 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $128
Chrysocolla pseudomorph after Malachite after Azurite
Lupoto Mine, Kakumba, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
3.7 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $265
Baryte (fine gemmy crystals)
Cerro Warihuyn, Miraflores, Huamalíes Province, Huánuco, Peru
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
8.7 x 7.4 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $829
Beryl var: Aquamarine with Muscovite and Albite
Shigar Valley, Shigar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
11.1 x 7.3 x 7.1 cm
Winning Bid: $362
Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
5.7 x 3.5 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $526