Worldwide 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, Gerry Morvell, Colin Manlove, Vasco Trancoso, Kurt Hefendehl, Dave Bergman, Rich 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. Classic gemmy pink TOURMALINE from the Himalaya Mine, CA – ex Dave Bergman Collection
2. Unique HEMIMORPHITE on GOETHITE/LIMONITE stalactites from the Ojuela Mine, Mexico
3. Rare golden TOURMALINE on matrix from Madagascar
4. Beautiful classic LEGRANDITE from the Ojuela Mine, Mexico
5. Wonderful CHALCOPYRITE with QUARTZ from Peru – ex Rich Kosnar Collection
6. Attractive gemmy red RHODONITE on GALENA from Broken Hill, Australia – ex Colin Manlove Collection
7. Rare CORONADITE after WULFENITE from the Glove Mine, Arizona
8. Gorgeous green FLUORAPATITE included with "Byssolite" from Pakistan
9. Fine quality ORTHOCLASE on matrix from Elba Island, Italy – ex Gerry Morvell Collection
10. Superb GEM quality FLUORITE crystals on matrix from the Shangbao Mine, China – ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection
11. Fine quality, classic GALENA from Dalnegorsk, Russia – ex Armon McPherson Collection
12. Rarities include: OFFRETITE, KIDWELLITE (from Kidwell's collection!), GAUDEFROYITE, FERRIAN VARISCITE and WELOGANITE

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Andalusite var: Chiastolite
Lancaster Chiastolite Localities, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA
2.0 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $44
Muscovite pseudmorph after Beryl (rare locality)
Boise Co., Idaho, USA
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
4.7 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Tourmaline (rare color) with Microcline and Quartz
Beni Bouzra, Chefchaouen Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region, Morocco
3.3 x 2.4 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $530
Calcite (Mined: 1946) (classic locality)
Shaft #81, Rovnost Mine, Jáchymov, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
Ex. Josef Vajdak
12.0 x 8.7 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $169
Quartz var: Rose (rare classic material)
Plumbago Mine, Newry, Oxford Co., Maine, USA
Ex. Al Kidwell
7.3 x 6.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Augelite (fine color)
Rapid Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada
Ex. Gerry Morvell
6.3 x 4.6 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $343
Adamite (classic locality)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
8.3 x 6.3 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $127
Lazurite (fine crystal)
Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Koksha Valley, Kuran wa Munjan Dist., Badakhshan, Afghanistan
6.7 x 4.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $67
Pyrite
Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain
9.7 x 5.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $230
Fluorite
Nancy Hanks Mine, Unaweep Canyon, Mesa Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
2.7 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Aragonite
La Pesquera, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
3.1 x 2.5 x 0.4 cm
Winning Bid: $42
Scapolite (12 GEM crystal set)
Marble Occurrence, Morogoro, Uluguru Mts, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
Ex. Ron Romanella
3.3 x 0.7 x 0.4 cm to 2.2 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm, 21 grams (total weight)
Winning Bid: $151
Spodumene (doubly-terminated ''floater'' crystal)
Kunar, Afghanistan
6.3 x 2.9 x 1.1 cm, 58.2 grams
Winning Bid: $82
Augite
Vischnevo Gora, Ural Mountains, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.7 x 4.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $72
Shattuckite
Kandesei, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
4.7 x 3.9 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $62
Fluorapatite (''Faden''-esque specimen) with Quartz
Sapo Mine, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Michel Jactat
5.5 x 2.2 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Wulfenite (classic material)
Red Cloud Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
6.2 x 4.3 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Smithsonite on Aurichalcite
Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
4.3 x 2.4 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Smithsonite (Cadmium-bearing)
Wenshan, Yunnan, China
5.3 x 5.2 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Azurite on Malachite (rare for the locality)
Blue Jay Pit, Blue Crystal Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
4.2 x 3.2 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $62
Galena (fine quality)
Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Armon McPherson
7.3 x 5.7 x 5.5 cm
Winning Bid: $390
Spessartine
Shengus, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
2.8 x 2.7 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Tyrolite (rare)
Delfina Mine, Hoyos de Alda, Ortiguero, Prado, Cabrales, Asturias, Spain
3.3 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $76
Quartz ''cast'' after Anhydrite
Silver Point Mine, Ouray, Ouray Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Armon McPherson
7.7 x 5.6 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $61
Fluorite on Quartz
Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Gerry Morvell
11.3 x 6.2 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Variscite var: Ferrian Variscite (fine color)
Sapucaia Mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Colin Manlove
2.8 x 2.1 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Brucite (rare yellow color)
Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan
5.7 x 2.9 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Weloganite (rare classic material)
Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Type Locality)
Ex. Colin Manlove
7.3 x 5.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $180
Aragonite included with ''Chlorite''
Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.0 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $473
Mollusc Fossil with iridescent Marcasite (New Find!)
Java, Indonesia
3.3 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm & 3.2 x 2.6 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $232