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

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Tourmaline
Santa Rosa Mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Rich Kosnar
6.1 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm, 27.2 grams
Current Bid: $167
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Neptunite (classic material)
California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito Co., California, USA
5.1 x 3.1 x 2.2 cm
Current Bid: $72
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Precious Opal (multi-color)
Tsehay Mewcha, Delanta Woreda, North Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
2.0 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm, 1.81 grams
Current Bid: $37
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Microcline
Devils Head Pegmatite Mining District, Douglas Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Brian Kosnar
4.8 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Current Bid: $20
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Fluorapatite with Tourmaline on Albite
Laghman Province, Afghanistan
3.8 x 2.6 x 2.1 cm
Current Bid: $45
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Sphalerite with Galena
Shuikoushan Mine, Shuikoushan Ore Field, Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
13.7 x 7.3 x 5.4 cm
Current Bid: $177
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Beryl var: Aquamarine (gemmy ''floater'' cat's eye crystal)
Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
7.3 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm, 36.99 grams
Current Bid: $220
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Gold (rare locality specimen)
Giant Yellowknife Mine, Yellowknife, North Slave Region, Northwest Territories, Canada
Ex. John Dagenais
4.6 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm
Current Bid: $189
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Dioptase
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
2.8 x 2.4 x 2.3 cm
Current Bid: $45
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Fluorite
Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
5.3 x 5.1 x 3.4 cm
Current Bid: $200
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Spinel
Mahenge, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
2.7 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm
Current Bid: $46
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Spodumene var: Triphane
Alto Ligonha Pegmatite Field, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
5.0 x 2.3 x 1.1 cm, 33.78 grams
Current Bid: $115
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Fluorite
Koh-i-Maran, Kalat District, Balochistan, Pakistan
6.7 x 5.2 x 4.1 cm
Current Bid: $50
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Stilbite-Ca (''bow tie'') with Heulandite-Ca
Pune District, Maharashtra, India
Ex. Rich Kosnar
10.4 x 5.2 x 4.3 cm
Current Bid: $40
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Quartz var: Agate
Agate Creek, Etheridge Shire, Queensland, Australia
8.2 x 4.7 x 2.3 cm, 107.7 grams
Current Bid: $25
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Prehnite on Epidote
Bendoukou, Sandare District, Kayes Region, Mali
5.6 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Current Bid: $54
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Sulfur (classic material)
Agrigento, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
5.1 x 3.1 x 2.1 cm
Current Bid: $154
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Quartz var: Amethyst / Smoky (scepter) (recent find)
Chibuku Mine, near Chiredzi, Masvingo Prov., Zimbabwe
4.9 x 3.1 x 1.9 cm
Current Bid: $60
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Heulandite Subgroup with Laumontite
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA
Ex. Gerry Morvell
7.6 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
Current Bid: $20
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Tennantite Subgroup pseudomorph after Enargite with Baryte
Julcani Dist., Angaraes Prov., Huancavelica, Peru
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
9.8 x 8.3 x 5.7 cm
Current Bid: $35
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Vesuvianite (classic material)
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
3.3 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm
Current Bid: $90
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Calcite with Palygorskite (''Mountain Leather'')
Metaline Falls, Metaline Mining District, Pend Oreille Co., Washington, USA
9.1 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Current Bid: $45
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Kröhnkite (rare classic material)
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile (Type Locality)
Ex. John Dagenais
4.8 x 4.2 x 3.4 cm
Current Bid: $74
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Calcite with Pyrite
San Martín Mine, San Martín-Sabinas District, San Martín, Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
Ex. Les Presmyk
6.3 x 6.1 x 3.7 cm
Current Bid: $125
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Blue Amber (fluorescent)
Lampung Prov., Indonesia
3.6 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm, 4.31 grams
Current Bid: $50
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Copper pseudomorph after Aragonite (large "floater" specimen)
Coro Coro Dist., Pacajes Prov., La Paz, Bolivia
3.5 x 2.9 x 1.2 cm
Current Bid: $115
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Spodumene var: Kunzite (doubly-terminated)
Kantiwa Pegmatite Field, Wama District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Ex. Brian Kosnar
9.0 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm, 75.4 grams
Current Bid: $85
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Hematite (excellent crystals for the locality)
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
4.2 x 2.9 x 2.6 cm
Current Bid: $30
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Fluorite
Moscona Mine, El Pontón de Solís, Asturias, Spain
8.2 x 7.7 x 4.3 cm
Current Bid: $70
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Barylite (rare) with Aegirine and Quartz on Microcline
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Malawi
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.3 x 4.8 x 4.6 cm
Current Bid: $10
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