Worldwide Mixed Minerals!
This week's auction features a great mix of minerals including gem crystals, classic locality pieces, rarities, fine display specimens, and a selection of other assorted specimens from our inventory and collections we've acquired such as Kurt Hefendehl, John Dagenais, Bill and Anne Cook, Chet Lemanski, Al Kidwell, Dave Bergman, Dr. Vasco Trancoso, 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 old-time gemmy TOURMALINE from Brazil – ex Rich Kosnar
2. Attractive rich purple FLUORAPATITE with TOURMALINE from Afghanistan
3. Fantastic gemmy ''floater'' cat's eye crystal of AQUAMARINE from Pakistan
4. Rare GOLD specimen from the Giant Yellowknife Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada – ex John Dagenais
5. A classic and eye-catching DIOPTASE specimen from Tsumeb
6. Beautiful gemmy AMETHYST/SMOKY QUARTZ scepter specimen from the Chibuku Mine, Zimbabwe
7. Rarely seen fluorescent BLUE AMBER from Indonesia
8. A large "floater" COPPER pseudomorph after ARAGONITE from Coro Coro, Bolivia
9. A notably hard-to-find HEMATITE specimen with excellent crystals from Novo Horizonte, Brazil
10. Gorgeous gemmy crystal of "ICE" FLUORITE from Dalnegorsk, Russia – ex Shields Flynn
11. Rarely seen RHODOCHROSITE specimen from the Foote Mine, North Carolina – ex Jack Eaker
12. Rarities include: BARYLITE, VESZEYLITE with CUPRODONGCHUANITE, KRÖHNKITE, OTTRÉLITE and SØRENSENITE