Worldwide Minerals 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 Kurt Hefendehl, Demetrius Pohl, Chet Lemanski, Brian Kosnar, Bill and Anne Cook, Colin Manlove 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 rare classic LEGRANDITE from the Ojuela Mine, Mexico
2. Attractive bi-colored FLUORITE crystals with SCHORL, QUARTZ and MICROCLINE from Namibia – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection
3. A full cabinet sized rare GREEN ARAONITE from China – ex Brian Kosnar Collection
4. Wonderful SAPPHIRE on matrix from a rare Afghani locale – ex Bill and Anne Cook Collection
5. Superb gemmy green DEMANTOID GARNET crystals on matrix from Madagascar – ex Ron Romanella
6. Fine classic gemmy twinned CASSITERITE crystals from Bolivia – ex Brian Kosnar Collection
7. Big impressive "TANZANITE" FLUORITE specimen from China
8. A rarely seen IOLITE specimen from India – ex Colin Manlove Collection
9. Beautiful "ice" crystals of colorless FLUORITE from Inner Mongolia – ex Brian Kosnar Collection
10. Rarely seen GOLD specimen from Bouse, Arizona
11. Rarities include MONTGOMERYITE, ENGLISHITE, ALABANDITE, SPHÄROSIDERITE and NATIVE BISMUTH

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Rhodochrosite (rare locality specimen)
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA
Ex. Jack Eaker
6.1 x 4.7 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $42
Smithsonite
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Marlys Robertson
5.3 x 4.3 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Plumbogummite (rare ''casts'')
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
10.7 x 8.6 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $206
Dolomite on Lavender Calcite
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
7.3 x 5.3 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Cordierite var: Iolite (rare locality)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Ex. Colin Manlove
5.2 x 4.7 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Epidote with Prehnite and Stilbite-Ca (''floater'' specimen)
Sougounikoura diggings, Sougounikoura, Diakon, Arrondissement of Diakon, Bafoulabé Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
9.3 x 6.2 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $170
Gold (CRYSTALS! - rare Arizona locality)
Bouse, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
6.0 x 5.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $177
Sphalerite (gemmy twins) with Galena and Quartz (rare locality)
Dongxiang Cu-polymetallic Deposit, Dongxiang Co., Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China
4.3 x 3.8 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Calcite with Siderite, etc.
Stari Trg Mine, Trepča Complex, Trepča Valley, Mitrovica, Kosovo
8.7 x 5.3 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Malachite pseudmorph after Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Ex. Les and Paula Presmyk
5.7 x 5.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $145
Heulandite-Ca on Blue Chalcedony
Nashik District, Nashik Division, Maharashtra, India
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
9.3 x 7.7 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Azurite (fine crystals)
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
3.2 x 3.0 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $213
Montgomeryite with Englishite (very rare)
Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
Ex. Colin Manlove
6.2 x 5.3 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Cuprite on Copper (fine old classic)
12' Level North (Old Levant Workings), Geevor Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall, England, UK
Ex. Dr. Maurice G Weller
11.6 x 8.6 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $96
Amphibole (''Mountain Leather'') with Quartz
Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.7 x 6.7 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $25
Vivianite
Tomokoni Mine, near Canutillos, Colavi, Saavedra Prov., Potosi, Bolivia
4.3 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $1,050
Calcite (2 generations - rare) on Dolomite
Black Rock Quarry, Lawrence Co., Arkansas, USA
9.3 x 5.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $72
Celestine with Sulfur
Machów Mine, Tarnobrzeg, Podkarpackie, Poland
Ex. Chet Lemanski
10.3 x 6.3 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Native Bismuth (classic material)
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany (Type Locality)
Ex. Chet Lemanski
3.7 x 3.2 x 2.1 cm, 156.9 grams
Winning Bid: $85
Rhodonite with Galena (classic material)
Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
4.7 x 4.4 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $390
Cerussite (fine crystals)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Brian Kosnar
4.4 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $465
Vanadinite (unusual coloring)
ACF Mine, Mibladen, Aït Oufella Caïdat, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Colin Manlove
2.7 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $221
Gypsum (classic ''floater'' specimen)
Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
7.3 x 6.9 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $294
Titanite (gemmy twins)
Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.7 x 4.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $118
Wavellite (rich color)
Dug Hill, Avant, Garland County, Arkansas
11.3 x 7.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $430
Andradite var: Demantoid
Antetezambato Demantoid-Topazolite Mine, Antsakoamanondro, Ambanja, Diana, Madagascar
Ex. Ron Romanella
11.8 x 9.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $575
Orthoclase pseudomorph after Leucite
Kalehöyük, Kaman District, Kırşehir Province, Turkey
6.3 x 6.2 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Quartz var: Amethyst
Iraí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
4.7 x 4.3 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Chrysoberyl var: Alexandrite
Carnaíba Mining District, Pindobaçu, Bahia, Brazil
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
4.7 x 4.0 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $405
Rutile (''eightling'' twin)
Magnet Cove, Hot Springs Co., Arkansas, USA
Ex. Rock Currier
1.1 x 1.1 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $1,024