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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Fluorite (GEM ''phantom'' crystals)
La Viesca Mine, Huergo, La Collada Mining Area, Siero, Asturias, Spain
Ex. Brian Kosnar
4.4 x 4.3 x 3.6 cm
Current Bid: $40
Time Left:
Close Time: 11/30/2024 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Epidote (''Faden Helix'') with Albite
Tormiq, Haramosh Mts., Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Rich Kosnar
7.2 x 3.3 x 2.7 cm
Current Bid: $150
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Spodumene var: Kunzite (bi-colored doubly-terminated crystal)
Kantiwa Pegmatite Field, Wama District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
8.6 x 5.7 x 2.3 cm, 243.20 grams
Current Bid: $83
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Almandine Garnet (''floater'' crystal)
Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
1.7 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm, 9.02 grams
Current Bid: $10
Time Left:
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Beryl (bi-colored crystal)
Erongo Mountains, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Ex. Brian Kosnar
3.7 x 3.0 x 3.0 cm, 60.3 grams
Current Bid: $106
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Zanazziite with Eosphorite on Scepter Quartz (Mined: 1974)
Ilha Claim (Lavra da Ilha), Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Rich Kosnar
6.2 x 3.1 x 1.7 cm
Starting Bid: $10
Time Left:
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Rhodochrosite (classic material)
Oppu Mine, Nishimeya-mura, Nakatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
12.2 x 7.7 x 2.3 cm
Current Bid: $10
Time Left:
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Pyrite (classic material)
Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain
6.9 x 6.2 x 3.2 cm
Current Bid: $10
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Zoisite var: Tanzanite
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mts, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
2.3 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm, 11.48 grams
Current Bid: $52
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Babingtonite with Prehnite
Hongxizhen Unnamed Mining Area, Meigu County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
5.2 x 4.3 x 2.7 cm
Current Bid: $72
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Shattuckite
Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
5.2 x 5.1 x 4.0 cm
Current Bid: $20
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Cuprite with Copper and Malachite (rare locality specimen)
Roadside prospect, Boston, Franklin Township, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Ex. Dan Behnke
7.0 x 3.7 x 3.7 cm
Current Bid: $31
Time Left:
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Coquimbite (fine crystals) on Krausite
Javier Mine, Huac-huas District, Lucanas Province, Ayacucho, Peru
5.2 x 4.3 x 3.6 cm
Current Bid: $10
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Quartz (''Faden'')
Tole, Wana, South Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
8.3 x 6.7 x 1.6 cm
Current Bid: $25
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Forsterite var: Peridot (gemmy crystal)
Sapat Gali, Naran, Kaghan Valley, Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
2.3 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm, 6.79 grams
Current Bid: $10
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Wire Silver
Porco Mine, Quijarro Province, Potosi, Bolivia
1.6 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm
Current Bid: $10
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Calcite (doubly-terminated crystals) with Sphalerite, Fluorite and Baryte
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Ex. Brian Kosnar
10.2 x 6.7 x 4.9 cm
Current Bid: $80
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Chalcedony coating Quartz
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mts, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
5.2 x 4.8 x 3.7 cm
Starting Bid: $10
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Aragonite (''floater'' specimen - 2023 find)
Gallo River, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (Type Locality)
6.3 x 5.7 x 3.6 cm
Current Bid: $40
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Lazulite (classic material)
Rapid Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.7 x 6.2 x 2.2 cm
Current Bid: $15
Time Left:
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Dioptase (RARE locality specimen)
Cobrellama Mine, Nazca Province, Ica, Peru
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
5.3 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
Current Bid: $414
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Anglesite
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.3 x 4.7 x 3.6 cm
Current Bid: $173
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Quartz var: Rose on Quartz
Pitorra Claim, Laranjeiras, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.5 x 2.9 x 2.4 cm
Starting Bid: $10
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Bisbeeite (rare)
Shattuck Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA (Type Locality)
Ex. Rock Currier
4.3 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
Current Bid: $20
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Opal var: Opal-AN (''Blood Vessel Opal'') (fluorescent)
Étienne Mine, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
11.3 x 3.8 x 2.6 cm
Current Bid: $10
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Dravite Tourmaline (unique coloring)
Landanai, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
3.5 x 2.2 x 1.2 c,, 12.47 grams
Current Bid: $10
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Paravauxite on Vauxite (very rare)
Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Prov., Potosi, Bolivia (Type Locality for both species)
8.3 x 6.2 x 1.3 cm
Current Bid: $10
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Vermiculite var: Jeffersite (incredibly rare) (1932)
Brinton's Quarry, Westtown Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Ex. Rich Kosnar; Allen Heyl
4.7 x 3.7 x 1.0 cm
Current Bid: $70
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Realgar with Orpiment
Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
5.7 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm
Current Bid: $30
Time Left:
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Beryl var: Emerald
Mingora Emerald Mines, Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
4.2 x 3.0 x 0.9 cm
Current Bid: $15
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