October 2017 Premier Auction

The town of Michigan Bluff was founded by gold miners. Mining began in earnest in 1853, and town was shipping $100,000 in gold per month by 1858. The

The northern Sierra Nevada is home to numerous important gold deposits. These include the famous lode districts and placer deposits of Nevada County w

This fine, California leaf gold specimen was previously in the mineral collection of F. John Barlow (Specimen #G-157). Barlow was passionate about col

An important, rich specimen of wire gold in quartz from the historically significant Ibex / Little Jonny Mine area. Margaret "Molly" Brown...

This rich, wire gold specimen was uncovered by metal detector during the last 20 years. The specimen was most recently in the mineral collection of Br

Round Mountain is one of the giant gold deposits of the world. The total metal content of the system is estimated at approximately 20 million ounces o

This specimen demonstrates why crystallized gold specimens from the huge, open-pit Round Mountain Mine so highly prized by mineral collectors. Round M

Gold deposits in the area of Brad, Romania began to be exploited in Roman times and a small town developed around the gold deposits. The earliest docu

This water-worn cluster of cubic gold crystals was previously in the famous mineral collection of F. John Barlow. It features an extremely aesthetic,

An extremely attractive stream-worn gold nugget with minor quartz association. This nugget had previously been part of the world-famous gold collectio

A large, spectacular, water-worn, spinel-law twinned crystal of native gold. This specimen was formerly part of the world-famous F. John Barlow Collec

A superb example of crystallized gold in quartz from Venezuela. The area around Santa Elena de Uairen is currently a hotbed of gold exploration. The c

Choice, single, flattened, water-worn octahedral gold crystal personally collected by Bryan K. Lees, President - Collector' Edge Minerals and ow...

A fantastic specimen of wire gold in quartz recovered during the last decade from near surface, gold-bearing quartz veins during the last decade near

An attractive, classic specimen of this unusual silicate of potassium, sodium, lithium, iron, manganese, and titanium. The Benitoite Gem Mine (Dallas

The Sweet Home Mine in Alma, Colorado is the source of world's finest crystals of rhodochrosite (manganese carbonate). Originally opened in the ...

A superb specimen of rhodochrosite and quartz from the Hedgehog Pocket in the world-famous Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado. The rhodochrosite crystals

This superb amazonite and smoky quartz specimen is from the Smoky Hawk Mine, Teller County, Colorado. Amazonite is a variety of microcline feldspar co

An exceptionally well-crystallized copper specimen from the historically important copper mining province of the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan. While c

The Oregon Ledge was the ledge that made Austin famous. These two specimens come from the area of the Oregon Mine. Contains silver, gold, and heated b

This specimen from the area of the Oregon Mine contains silver sulfides, polybasite, stephanite, pyrargyrite, and tetrahedrite. 19.71 ounces. 5.3 x 10

Boyle Tunnel Mine. Contains hydrothermal gold and silver ore (silver sulfides). 8.86 troy ounces. 5.5 x 7.5 x 5.0 cm. Como was first mined in the 186

1/4 x 1 1/2 x 2" Cut slab of gray quartz vein matter with quartz fragments bordered by a thin dark gray rim of later quartz with disseminated e...

1/4 x 1 1/2 x 2" Cut slab of gray quartz vein matter with quartz fragments bordered by a thin dark gray rim of later quartz with sulfides and d...

The Meikle Mine is a huge underground gold mine in Elko County, Nevada. During the late 1990's, the Meikle mine produced some of the finest bari...

Gold with Famatinite from Goldfield. 1 x 1 x 1.6" with much visible gold on both ends. A choice Goldfield specimen, probably an older specimen,...

Specimen cut by saw 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 2". Consists of coarsely crystalline light-gray quartz vein with clots of black silver sulfide minerals , ...

Two pieces from specimen cut by saw, one is 1 x 1 x 2", the other 1 x 2 x 2". Specimens consists of light gray, waxy quartz vein with thi...

Lot of 2. 1) 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/2". 2.44 ounces. 2) 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 3/4". 1.44 ounces. Contains silver, gold, and massive sulfides. The Victo...

Three gold in quartz specimens from the Banner Mine, Midas, Nevada. Banded and brecciated vein quartz with vugs. Two specimens about 2 x 2 x 3"...

Specimen 2 x 1 x 1" Quartz breccia vein with trace of native gold and naumannite. Belvoir Mines is in the north part of the Midas District. ...

Three gold in quartz specimens from Midas. Banded and brecciated quartz with vugs and boxwork. no visible gold apparent. Two specimens about 2 x 2 x 3

Sawed specimen 3/4 x 1 x 3" that displays twin banded quartz vein mineralized with finely disseminated native gold and electrum. The Elko Prin...

Beautiful sawed specimen of crustification banded quartz vein, 2 x 3 x 7". Trace visible small particles free gold and electrum. Multiple mi...

Sawed specimen of crustification banded quartz vein, 1 x 2 x 2 1/2". Trace visible small particles electrum and naumannite (?) in dark gray b...

Sawed specimen 3/4 x 1 x 3 1/2" Banded quartz vein mineralized with moderate finely disseminated native gold and electrum. Light gray quartz b...

1 x 1 x 2" Specimen of variegated quartz vein with visible gold, electrum, and naumannite (?). Elko Prince is well known mine and Holabird ha...

Sawed specimen of quartz vein 1 x 2 x 3" from Elko Prince Mine, Midas, Nevada. Vein of light gray quartz bands undulating pattern. Contains t...

Two matching pieces from saw cut of specimen of quartz vein, each 1/2 x 1 x 2" from Elko Prince Mine, Midas, Nevada. Vein consists of dark gra...

Three banded vein outcrop specimens suitable for diamond sawing. The first is from the Elko Prince Mine, 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2" banded quartz ve...

Two specimens, one is 1 x 2 x 4" and the other is 1 x 1 x 1/4' sawed. Larger specimen consists of late white quartz cementing breccia frag...

Sawed specimen 1/4 x 2 x 2" of mottled quartz vein with traces of disseminated native gold and electrum. The Esmeralda Mine is in the south pa...

Two specimens, both 2 x 2 x 1". One specimen consists of light gray to med gray quartz banded and brecciated vein with traces of tiny gold par...

Specimen 2 x 2 x 3 1/2" Sawcut displays medium gray quartz veining supporting light-gray breccia fragments. Dark gray veining would contain t...

Banded quartz vein with native gold and electrum on sawed face. Specimen 1/2 x 1 x 3". Jackson Mine is in the south part of the main Midas Min...

Beautiful banded quartz vein with native gold and electrum. 3 x 2 x 1/2" sawed slice with both sides attractive. Jackson Mine is in the south...

Specimen 1 x 3 x 3 1/2" Limonite stained quartz breccia vein mineralized with finely disseminated native gold. June Bell Mine is in the northe...

3/4 x 2 1/2 x 3" Beautiful natural flower design in sawed piece of gold-silver mineralized quartz. Concentric rims of differing stages of quar...

1 x 1 x 2" Sawed specimen, small but well mineralized quartz vein with disseminated electrum. June Bell Mine is in the northeast part of the M...

1 x 2 x 2" Sawed specimen. Attractive concentric quartz vein banding similar to a solid geode or thunder egg. Locally some disseminated elect...

Sawed specimen 1/4 x 1 x 2" Banded quartz vein mineralized with finely disseminated native gold and electrum in darker, central band. June Bel...

Banded quartz vein specimen, 1 1/2 x 4 x 4", one edge cut to display vein texture. Two episodes of quartz, one that is medium gray, very finel...

Specimen 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 3 1/2". Dark gray 3/4" dense quartz vein cutting altered rhyolite wall rock. Two or more specks of visible gold...

3/8 x 2 1/2 x 4 1/2" Sawed slab of complex vein banded with breccia bands. Locally abundant electrum and naumannite in dark gray .stringers. V...

5 x 2 x 2" specimen consists of strongly mineralized gold-silver bearing quartz vein. Contains traces of visible gold. Miners Gold Mine in no...

Interesting textures of vein quartz banding with small vugs of crystalline quartz. Specimen 2 x 2 x 1". Miners Gold Mine is in the north part...

Specimen 1/2 x 2 x 41/2" Beautiful banded quartz vein with interesting textures. Native gold not apparent but specimen is mineralized, probabl...

1/2 x 2 x 2 1/2" Specimen found near portal of Miners Gold Mine. Weathered quartz vein breccia with strong limonite / hematite oxidation. Obv...

Specimen of brecciated quartz vein, Miners Gold Mine, north part of Midas District, Nevada. Specimen 2 x 1 x 8" with gold and electrum in crus...

Two specimens, both sawed, one 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 1/2" and the other 1/2 x 2 x 3".The first specimen consists of a light gray band and a medium...

Two specimens of strongly mineralized gold silver-bearing brecciated quartz vein. One specimen 3/4 x 2 x 4", a 1 x 1" sawed surface; the ...

Sawed specimen 1/2 x 1 x 1" quartz vein breccia with disseminated native gold and electrum. Very unusual vesicular texture of very small round...

1/2 x 2 x 3" Sawed specimen of strongly mineralized quartz vein containing significant amounts of electrum and also naumannite. The St. Paul Mi...

Specimen 1 x 2 1/2 x 5" fragment of quartz vein, light gray to medium gray, vitreous. Contains local disseminated electrum visible with hand l...

Two slabs of quartz vein, each 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/2" containing strong high-grade mineralization consisting of disseminated electrum and silver ...

1.75 x 1.75 x 1" gold in quartz from Seven Troughs. Visible gold in corner of specimen, the weight indicates there may be more gold than is imm...

2.12 ounces. 0.5 x 2.0 x 1.75". Contains stibinite, boulangerite, and minor native gold. Interesting! City: The Outback State: ...

Fabulous Flashy Gold and Dendritic Gold. 0.52 troy ounces. o.3 x 5.6 x 4.0 cm. The Argenta was serviced by the Lancaster Mill at the height of the Tus

This contains a breccia where it appears that the quartz clasts are dissolving into matrix. 3.64 troy ounces. 2.2 x 11.5 x 6.3 cm. City: Tu

1/2 x 1 x 2 1/2" Sawed specimen of coarsely crystalline quartz vein with visible native gold. The Argenta Mine is in the northeast part of the...

Sawed specimen 1 x 1 1/2 x 3" of coarsely crystalline quartz vein with visible native gold. The Argenta Mine is in the northeast part of the T...

.29 ounces. 1.o x 2.25 x 2.25". Contains silver sulfides and minor native silver supergene sulfides. The Belle Isle was one of the major produc...

6.57 ounces. 2.0 x 2.25 x 1.75". Contains primary silver sulfides and iron sulfide. City: Tuscarora State: Nevada Date: ...

6.22 ounces. 2.0 x 3.5 x 1.75". Contains silver sulfides and minor native silver supergene sulfides. City: Tuscarora State: N...

2 x 2 x 4" mineralized rock sample. Coarse silver-gold mineralized breccia with adularia, silica flooding and quartz stockwork in altered ande...

1/2 x 1/2 x 1" Sawed specimen of high grade gold-bearing quartz veinlet. Nice specimen with visible native gold. The Dexter mine is in the T...

1/2 x 1/2 x 1" Specimen of high grade gold-bearing quartz veinlet. Nice specimen with visible native gold. The Dexter mine consists of stock...

1 1/2 x 2 x 3" Sawed specimen of 1/2 inch medium gray quartz vein with dark-gray pyrite-bearing selvage at both sides. The Dexter mine is in t...

1 x 2 x 4" sawed specimen. Consists of medium gray silica flooded and replaced wall rock with light gray quartz vein stockworks. Visible nati...

1 x 1 x 2" sawed specimen of quartz veinlet. Variegated medium gray vein quartz with dark-gray silver-gold mineralization. The Dexter mine is...

1/8 x 1 1/2 x 3" Sawed slice of quartz - adularia brecciated vein with stockwork veinlets. Abundant disseminated pyrite. Trace native gold (?...

Specimen with strong silver sulfide -bearing veinlet of medium crystalline adularia. Silver mineralization consists of abundant dark gray 2mm crystal

Gold in hand specimen (1 x 1 x 1") from the Comstock, collected by a major Nevada gold geologist. One specimen from the Flowery Mine, part of t...

The Elk Creek, Meade County, South Dakota locality is well known for producing fabulous specimens of golden barite crystals on an attractively contras

First opened in the 1970s, the Elmwood Mine (the Elmwood-Gordonsville-Cumberland mining complex) has produced some of the world's finest calcite...

A superb calcite crystal on dolostone matrix from the Elmwood Mine, near Carthage, Tennessee. This large, twinned and doubly terminated calcite crysta

This is a classic mineral specimen from the Elmwood mine near Carthage, Tennessee. The specimen features light purple, cubic crystals of fluorite and

A collection of 24 minerals in a white cardboard box measuring 5" x 7". Many of the minerals are 1" cubes. Pink feldspar, muscovit...

A fine example of the yellow "triphane" variety of the mineral spodumene. The varietal term "triphane" is derived from the Greek...

This is a WOW specimen. Kunzite is the pink to lilac colored gem variety of the mineral Spodumene. Spodumene is a common mineral in gem-bearing pegmat

Aquamarine is the greenish-blue colored variety of the mineral Beryl. The color of aquamarine is attributed to the presence of ferrous iron within the

This fine elbaite (tourmaline) specimen from the famous Barra de Salinas District (mouth of Salinas river) in the Coronel Murta district of Minas Gera

A very attractive "flower-like" quartz variety amethyst specimen from a locality in Brazil's southernmost state known as Frederico Wes...

An unusually aesthetic specimen of the iron arsenic sulfide mineral, Arsenopyrite is an iron arsenic sulfide. This cluster of well-crystallized, highl

A large, colorful specimen of azurite (blue) and malachite (green) crystals from the underground workings at the now exhausted Liufengshan Mine in Anh

The copper carbonate minerals Azurite and Malachite are two of the world's most popular collectible mineral species. This azurite/malachite spec...

An electric-blue specimen of crystallized azurite from a now-closed underground copper mine in Anhui Province, China. The color and condition of this

A fantastic combination specimen featuring the three most important collector species found at Mt. Xuebaoding. The specimen features: several gemmy, l

An attractive specimen featuring a "matrix" of light green fluorite crystals upon which has grown a lustrous, flattened, translucent, colo...

Two large, sharp, lustrous, bi-colored (white and brick-red) calcite crystals are perched on a matrix rock covered by smaller, off-white, scalenohedra