Worldwide Mixed 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 Demetrius Pohl, Chet Lemanski, Dave Bergman, Rich Kosnar, Dr. Vasco Trancoso, 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. INCREDIBLY RARE CLASSIC PHOSPHOPHYLLITE from Bolivia !!
2. Lovely DESCLOIZITE from Namibia with unique crystallization!
3. Beautiful INDICOLITE TOURMALINE with a RARE PURPLE TERMINATION from Brazil – ex Dr. Vasco Trancoso
4. Wonderful crystallized LAZURITE on matrix from Afghanistan – ex Demetrius Pohl Collection
5. Fantastic crystals (!) of AZURITE from the Liufengshan Mine, China 
6. Superb HAMBERGITE crystal from Pakistan
7. Fine quality MEYERHOFFERITE pseudomorph after INYORITE – ex Bob Reynolds Collection
8. Rare attractive blue and reddish-brown SCORODITE from the Ojuela Mine, Mexico – ex Dave Bergman Collection
9. Classic PYROMORPHITE from the Friedrichssegen Mine (Bad Ems), Germany – ex Rich Kosnar Collection
10. Interesting synthetic specimen of Ammonium magnesium sulfate – ex Bill and Anne Cook Collection
11. Rarities include MOLYBDOPHYLLITE, STRONTIODRESSERITE, BAVENITE and ZANAZZIITE 

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Malachite
Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
5.6 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Prehnite (two colors) with RARE Sphalerite association
O & G Quarry, Southbury, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA
Ex. Richard Rossi
8.4 x 6.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $109
Erythrite
Oumlil Mine, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Colin Manlove
6.1 x 3.7 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Descloizite (unique crystallization)
Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Ex. Bob Reynolds
5.7 x 3.8 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $230
Baryte (fine gemmy crystals)
Cerro Warihuyn, Miraflores, Huamalíes Prov., Huánuco, Peru
Ex. Gary Weaver
5.3 x 4.1 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Sugilite (rare)
N'Chwaning III Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
5.3 x 4.7 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $380
Zanazziite (rich specimen)
Ponte do Piauí claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.1 x 5.2 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $139
Lazurite
Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Koksha Valley, Kuran wa Munjan Dist., Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
7.1 x 4.8 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $218
Bavenite (rare)
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA
Ex. Jack Eaker
6.3 x 4.0 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $61
Agate Earrings
Brazil
Ex. Rock Currier
7.5 x 2.5 x 0.3 cm (approx. each)
Winning Bid: $169
Smithsonite (Cadmium-bearing)
Wenshan, Yunnan, China
7.3 x 4.5 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $469
Smithsonite pseudomorph after Calcite
8th Level, San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia Dist., Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
7.0 x 4.5 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Shattuckite with Malachite
Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Ex. Charlie Key
5.3 x 4.7 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Kermesite (fine crystals)
Kermesite occurrence, Dafeng, Shanglin County, Nanning, Guangxi, China
5.1 x 1.1 x 0.4 cm
Winning Bid: $179
Heulandite-Ca with Stilbite-Ca
Jalgaon District, Nashik Division, Maharashtra, India
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
7.3 x 5.3 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $146
Acanthite
Imiter Mine, Tinghir Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
2.1 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $35
Fluorite (gemmy crystals)
Moscona Mine, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Villabona mining area, Asturias, Spain
11.5 x 9.3 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $430
Azurite (excellent crystals for the locality)
Liufengshan Mine, Guichi Dist., Chizhou, Anhui, China
8.8 x 6.2 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $265
Spessartine Garnet on Microcline
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China
11.0 x 7.2 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $276
Fluorite (uncommon locality specimen)
Homestake-Jack Pot Mine, Gold Road Dist., Oatman Dist., Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
6.0 x 5.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $216
Ramsdellite (fine quality)
Lake Valley District, Sierra County, New Mexico (Type Locality)
5.3x 3.6 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $250
Dioptase (rare locality specimen)
Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mts., Silver Lake Dist., San Bernardino Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
8.1 x 4.4 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $169
Chondrodite with Spinel
Sungate Mine, An Phu, Lục Yên District, Yên Bái Province, Vietnam
4.7 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Microcline var: Hyalophane
Zagradski Potok Mine, Busovaca, Central Bosnia Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ex. Brian Kosnar
3.8 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $230
Vivianite
Tomokoni Mine, near Canutillos, Colavi, Saavedra Prov., Potosi, Bolivia
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
4.0 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $379
Jamesonite (fine crystals)
Sombrerete Mine, Sombrerete, Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
Ex. Colin Manlove
4.3 x 3.0 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $300
Fluorite (RARE locality!)
Mustang Mountain, Esmeralda Co., Nevada, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
8.3 x 5.9 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $197
Ammonium magnesium sulfate (synthetic)
Germany
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
6.8 x 6.4 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $369
Meyerhofferite pseudomorph after Inyoite
Monte Blanco Mine, Black Mts, Amargosa Range, Inyo Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
9.3 x 6.7 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Columbite-(Fe)
Madagascar
Ex. Colin Manlove
6.3 x 3.6 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $360