Worldwide Mineral Auction - 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 Demetrius Pohl, Chet Lemanski, Bill and Anne Cook, Gary Weaver, Bob Reynolds, Colin Manlove, 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. Wonderful rare fluorescent BLUE AMBER from Indonesia
2. Beautiful gemmy RUBELLITE TOURMALINE from Brazil - ex Brian Kosnar Collection
3. Unique COPPER inside CHRYSOCOLLA from Indonesia
4. Wonderful GEM QUALITY etched HELIODOR from Ukraine
5. A hard to find CHALCOCITE specimen from Tsumeb – ex Bill and Anne Cook Collection                                                                                           
6. Excellent large COPPER ROSE PSEUDOMORPH from New Mexico
7. Lovely and hard to find WARDITE with GOYAZITE and APATITE from Rapid Creek, Canada
8. Fine DIOPSIDE crystals on matrix from a recent find in Afghanistan
9. Classic, fine quality ANGLESITE from the Monteponi Mine, Italy
10. Rarities include ALABANDITE, BOLEITE, EUCRYPTITE, SKUTTERUDITE and NIKISCHERITE

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Vanadinite
Taouz Caïdat, Er-Rissani Cercle, Errachidia Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Dick Hauck
8.3 x 5.1 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Chalcocite (rare from Tsumeb)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
1.3 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $30
Prehnite (polished nodule)
Wave Hill Station, Kalkarindji, Victoria-Daly Region, Northern Territory, Australia
6.6 x 6.3 x 1.7 cm, 111.4 grams
Winning Bid: $62
Sugilite (rare)
N'Chwaning III Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
6.0 x 4.7 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $535
Tourmaline (Verdelite)
Barra do Salinas, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.6 x 1.0 x 0.9 cm, 14.2 grams
Winning Bid: $126
Sulfur (fine skeletal crystal)
El Desierto Mine, San Pablo de Napa, Daniel Campos Prov., Potosí, Bolivia
Ex. Dr. Alex Schauss
3.3 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $131
Copper with Silver, Chrysocolla and Malachite
Chimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA
10.1 x 4.3 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $188
Spinel (New Find)
Laghman, Afghanistan
3.1 x 3.1 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $82
Corundum var: Ruby (obscure locality)
near Hendersonville, Henderson Co., North Carolina, USA
Ex. Chet Lemanski
3.3 x 2.7 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Epidote (large doubly-terminated crystals)
Tormiq Valley, Haramosh Mts., Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Bob Reynolds
11.6 x 3.3 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Pyromorphite (classic material)
090-23-21 Stope, 9th Level, Deadwood-Jersey Vein, Bunker Hill Mine, Yreka Dist., Shoshone Co., Idaho, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
4.1 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Fluorapatite on Albite
Sapo Mine, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Michel Jactat
11.7 x 7.1 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Quartz var: Amethyst (scepter)
Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
5.2 x 4.4 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Linarite on Galena (classic material)
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg Dist., Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
2.8 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $158
Wardite with Goyazite and Apatite (rare combo for the locale)
Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canada
7.2 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Spessartine
Garnet Hill, Ely, Robinson Dist., White Pine Co., Nevada, USA
Ex. Bruce and Paula Wood
5.7 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Dioptase with Calcite
Ntola Mine, Mindouli, Mindouli Dist., Pool Dept., Republic of the Congo
7.8 x 6.1 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $232
Nikischerite (ridiculously rare)
Huanuni Mine, Huanuni, Pantaleón Dalence Prov., Oruro, Bolivia (Type Locality)
Ex. Brian Kosnar
1.6 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Quartz ''casts'' after Anhydrite
Ouray Dist., Ouray Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Brian Kosnar
12.7 x 8.3 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $82
Perovskite (classic material)
Rocca Sella dykes, Rubiana, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Ex. Colin Manlove
6.3 x 5.3 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Shattuckite
Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Ex. Charlie Key
5.7 x 3.7 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $137
Agate Earrings
Brazil
Ex. Rock Currier
6.7 x 2.0 x 0.3 cm (approx. each)
Winning Bid: $110
Quartz with iron oxide coating
Pedra Preta Pit, Serra das Éguas, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
5.2 x 4.9 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Eucryptite (rare CRYSTALS)
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA
Ex. Jack Eaker
6.7 x 3.2 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $300
Albite (rare for the locality)
Morro Velho Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
8.7 x 7.2 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Sphalerite with Chalcopyrite overgrowths plus Galena
Casapalca Mine, Casapalca, Chicla District, Huarochirí Province, Lima, Peru
Ex. Colin Manlove
6.7 x 6.2 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $385
Fluorite (rare French locale)
Four de Cluzel Mine, Peyrebrune, Montredon-Labessonnié, Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, France
7.2 x 5.5 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $370
Hematite var: Kidney Ore (old classic material)
Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, UK
5.7 x 4.1 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $233