Worldwide Mineral Specimen 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 Demetrius Pohl, Chet Lemanski, Rich Kosnar, Kurt Hefendehl, Bill and Anne Cook, 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. A fantastic "floater" group of multi-colored TOURMALINE crystals from Brazil
2. Gorgeous GEMMY SPHALERITE crystals on matrix from Peru – ex Rich Kosnar Collection
3. Very attractive micro GOLD crystals on matrix from the famous Olinghouse District in Nevada
4. An excellent old-time AZURITE "rose" from Bisbee, Arizona
5. RARE GEMMY GREEN POWELLITE crystals on matrix from India!!
6. A cool doubly-terminated gem sherry TOPAZ crystal from Pakistan – ex Rich Kosnar Collection
7. An interesting LAZURITE after SODALITE specimen from Afghanistan – ex Bill and Anne Cook Collection
8. Fantastic fluorescent BLUE AMBER specimen from Indonesia
9. A LARGE crystal of WULFENITE from Touissit, Morocco – ex Bill and Anne Cook Collection
10.  A rarely seen euhedral, eye-visible crystal of RHODOCHROSITE from the Foote Mine in North Carolina – ex Jack Eaker Collection
11. Rarities include CHLORARGYRITE, BARBOSALITE (superb specimen) and SERPIERITE with CONICHALCITE

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Rainbow Obsidian Heart
La Revoltosa Mine, San Andreas, Magdalena Mun., Jalisco, Mexico
4.4 x 3.3 x 2.9 cm, 68.8 grams
Winning Bid: $96
Olmiite (rare)
N'Chwaning Mines, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
5.2 x 3.7 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $297
Stellerite (rare locality)
Roadcut on the Garden State Parkway, near Scotch Plains (Exit 135), New Jersey, USA
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
10.3 x 7.2 x 6.7 cm
Winning Bid: $1,250
Rutile (rare Italian locality)
Biella, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
Ex. Chet Lemanski
7.7 x 5.6 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Brucite (rare rich yellow color)
Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan
4.4 x 3.1 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $580
Bustamite (large crystal!)
Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
8.0 x 5.5 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $83
Fluorite overgrowing Quartz (rare style for the locality)
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Pref., Hunan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.7 x 6.4 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $614
Andradite-Grossular Garnet Series (fine quality)
Koukouri Diggings, Trantimou, Diakon, Arrondissement of Diakon, Bafoulabé Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
3.6 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $331
Unusual Tourmaline crystal
Pederneira Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
3.4 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $131
Rhodochrosite (rare locality specimen)
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA
Ex. Jack Eaker
6.7 x 5.6 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $115
Fluorapatite
Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico
Ex. Ron Romanella
4.3 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Serpierite with Conichalcite
Serpieri Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion mining district, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Ex. Bob Reynolds; Jean Béhier
5.2 x 2.6 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $36
Fluorapatite on Albite
Sapo Mine, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Michel Jactat
3.7 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Pyromorphite (old classic material)
Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Ex. Colin Manlove
6.7 x 4.6 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $76
Gold (beautiful crystals)
813 Pit, Alta Gold Mine, Olinghouse Dist., Washoe Co., Nevada, USA
10.3 x 8.0 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $221
Cuprite
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
4.2 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Chlorargyrite (rare and fine)
Broken Hill, Broken Hill Dist., Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Ex. Brian Kosnar
0.8 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Barbosalite (RICH specimen)
Jocão Claim, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
8.3 x 7.6 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $425
Calcite with Pyrite inclusions
Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
7.7 x 5.7 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Wulfenite (LARGE crystal)
Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker Dist., Jerada Prov., Oriental Region, Morocco
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
5.5 x 5.2 x 0.2 cm
Winning Bid: $480
Helvine with Rhodonite and Quartz (rare locality specimen)
Cavnic (Kapnik), Maramureș Co., Romania
Ex. Chet Lemanski
7.3 x 4.6 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $77
Pollucite (gemmy crystal)
Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Ex. Brian Kosnar
2.1 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Sphalerite (GEMMY crystals) with Baryte
Manuelita Mine, Morococha Dist., Yauli Prov., Junín, Peru
Ex. Rich Kosnar
9.3 x 7.7 x 5.0 cm
Winning Bid: $845
Fluorite on Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Pref., Hunan, China
5.6 x 3.7 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Cinnabar (rare locality)
Chauvai (Chauvay) Sb-Hg Deposit, Batken Region, Kyrgyzstan
Ex. Colin Manlove
4.2 x 2.6 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $61
Dioptase (rare locality)
Northwest Extension, Morenci Mine, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
5.8 x 5.2 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $525
Powellite (RARE gemmy green crystals)
Nashik, Maharashtra, India
6.1 x 5.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $348
Cavansite on Stilbite-Ca
Wagholi, Pune District, Maharashtra, India
Ex. Angela Kosnar
2.9 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $197
Chalcopyrite with Dolomite
Picher Field, Tri-State Dist., Ottawa Co., Oklahoma, USA
7.7 x 5.7 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $82
Prehnite with Epidote
Djouga Diggings, Bendougou, Diakon, Arrondissement of Diakon, Bafoulabé Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
7.7 x 5.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $181