Best of The West - February 2014

Lot of 3: 1.) Crystal and silver with crystallin and polybasite. A very unusual specimen with a rare asssociation from a little producing mine, some o

Lot of 3: 1.) A rich specimen consisting of quarter inch grains of bright native silver with 8" grains of polybasite scattered throughout the m...

Unique collection of high quality lab-created gem stones. Ther are 45 separate viles containing various faceted stones such as rubies, topaz, saphire,

1910 Lot of 5 German and English books. 1) THE WORLD’S MINERALS by Leonard J. Spencer. New York, Frederick A. Stokes Company Publishers. Little wear,

Lot of 2: spectacilar rose and pale white crystal formations. Many of the crystals measure over 2" long, and feature the classic multi-faceted ...

Measures 6.5 x 5.25 x .33. A very well defined breccia ore slab consisting of rich native silver grains to .25" embedded among host rock clasts...

Lot of eight different gold specimens from Round Mountain, Mojave, Weepah and other areas of Cal. and NV. - HKA#65934

“This lot consists of two California gold quartz slabs. One measures 1” x .5”, the other 1.5” x .75”. The total combined weight of both pieces is .40

This specimen weighs 8.69 troy oz. and is about 70% gold by weight. Measures: 3" x 1.25" x 2.5". Nice gold in quartz specimen profess...

This is a lot of 13 slabs of gold quartz of various shapes and sizes, from 0.5" to 3". It’s all California gold and there are flecks and v...

This collection includes 12 silver ore specimens from the Fred Willoughby Collection. Willoughby was the manager of the Midnight Mine at Aspen, which

A large-mass copper showing glacial striations, showing natural malachite-green patina, and illustrated vivid anthropomorphic form of a growling wolf`

c1965 Lot of three pieces: 1) Engraving copper sheet measuring 8 x 11” made from fire-refined ore. Taken from the White Pine Copper Mine, White Pine,

1959 A large chunk of native copper, crystalline with calcite and gray wall rock, measuring 12.5” in length and 5” at widest part. Crystals are gener

c1965 Another crystalline copper specimen. This one was also taken from the Nonesuch Formation at the White Pine Mine, Upper Peninsula of Michigan by

This is a lot of five ore specimens from Nye County. Included in this exceptional lot is a 2.56 troy oz. silver piece from the Bullfrog District. The

Lot of four gold specimens from Round Mountain - HKA#65893

c Native gold from Virfinia City in quartz bracia. - HKA#65895

Lot of seven gold specimens from The North Bonanza Mine on the Flowery Lode on the Comstock. - HKA#65935

Measures 3 x 3.5 x 3. The Zapot mine is located near Hawthorne and was mined by Harvey Gordon from the early 80s to the mid 90s. During that time he u