"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

Large Quartz crystal Cluster of Four. one large crystal at center surrounded by three smaller crystals. Large crystal is approximately 12 x 14 x 20&...

Large Quartz Crystal Cluster, Exceptional. About 3.75' x 3.5' x 2.5 feet. Five large crystals, generally 6 to 12" diameter, flanked by ...

Large quartz crystal cluster, one of the premier specimens from the Placerville, California more than a decade ago. About ten tightly clustered, high

A large heavily twinned quartz crystal mass with no outstanding protruding crystals; rather a big mass of crystalline quartz with all the crystals les

Ornate "ball" fountain with a 30 pound ball that rotates upon a water lined bowl. We have some video of the piece. Overall 36" tall, ...

A large, very colorful onyx (travertine) pedestal, 36" tall with 14" square platform on top and base. The colors range from green to white...

Clear, reddish-orange hobnail calcite crystal cluster with large, tall crystals up to two inches across. A spectacular display piece, 18 x 10 x 8 inch

Sculpture made of the polished roots of a Chinese boxwood tree which had grown around a rock. Carved eagle or falcon. 17x15x26 China Chunlin Zhu

Large pink calcite crystal mass 12 x 16 x 10” base China Chunlin Zhu Collection

Large pink calcite crystal mass w/wooden base base 8x6x16". China Chunlin Zhu Collection

Lot of 2 large plates of crystalline quartz sprays: 10" x 4" x 5" and 8" x 6" x 6" China Chunlin Zhu Collection

Chinese viewing stone made of highly metamorphosed sediments with a striking contrast between white, black, and green tones. Approx 20 inches tall and

11x3x14". Pink calcite crystal mass. China Chunlin Zhu Collection

Ten pieces of polished quartz that contains large, colorful, natural inclusions that resemble landscapes or abstract designs. Shapes include round, te

Plates of dark gray silty limestone with crinoid impressions including several with branching crown: largest 12.0 x 7.0 x 0.75", others to 5.5 ...

Sculpture made of the polished roots of a boxwood tree which had grown around a rock. Carved .Buddha and a figure bowing, on a base. 17x24x12" ...

Spectacular chinois cluster. 10 x 3 x4 China Chunlin Zhu Collection

Staglagtite Calcite 9x6x12 w/base China Chunlin Zhu Collection

on wood base 14 x 7 x 2.5 Yunnan Province China Chunlin Zhu Collection

Large specimen of Desert Roses, large selenite (gypsum) interlocking blade-like crystals that grow in loose sand that form into balls. This specimen i

Lot of 2 crystal sprays: 9" x 4" x 2" and 10" x 9" x 5" China Chunlin Zhu Collection

Two nice display specimens of cream-colored scalenohedral (a.k.a. dogtooth) calcite, the outer margins of which have been stained deep reddish brown b

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Fossil fish plate showing several fish of different sizes, all probably Diplomystus. The largest fish in the center is approx five inches long. The en

Chinese Lingbi viewing stone that resembles a seated camel. Approx 11 x 15 x 8 inches. Comes with a custom-carved wooden base. China Chunlin Zhu C

Impressive 12.25", 7lb. polished quartz crystal in an obelisk style with chlorite inclusions. 1 facet of base has native unpolished finish. ...

Lot of 2. 7 or 8 rough edges. 4-6" stems. 10x1x10 and 10x1x13" China Chunlin Zhu Collection

Beautiful display group of coarse crystalline blue green & purple cubes, 47.5 lbs. China Chunlin Zhu Collection

2 large specimens: large single smoky quartz with cleaved side 9" x 7" x 6"; plate of purple, green, and blue fluorite crystals on ca...

About 186 dinosaur bones in clear egg shaped plastic with keychains. Plastic 1.25". About 8 lbs. China Chunlin Zhu Collection

Carved root, several figures w/limestone. 11x8x15 China Chunlin Zhu Collection

Twenty-two single-crystal quartz pieces with rutile and other inclusions which have been shaped and polished into teardrops, ovals, and faceted forms.

Lot of 3. Crinoid plates w/ straight edges. 13x1x13", 13x1x13", 15x1x10". Several large crowns and multiple of stems. 3x3" ...

Chinese Caohua Stone, also called "painting stone" because of the natural dendritic (black: manganese oxide; red: iron oxide) growths with...

Truly spectacular mineral combination: pale blue barite crystal up to 3/4-inch across are paired with clusters of water-clear quartz crystals up to th

Massive specimen of cubic and octahedral galena (PbS) crystals up to 3/8 inch across on one side and tabular translucent crystals on the other side (C

Lot of 3. Hight Quality, straight edges. 12x1x13", 10x1x13", 12x1x19". Outstanding Huge Crown 7x10" w/9"stems. Outs...

Pink calcite coarse crystals 13 x 10 x 5 ; small quartz with epidote 10 x 8 x 5 China Chunlin Zhu Collection

Spectacularly large, water-clear, pale green fluorite crystals up to 2 inches across. Magnificent specimen worthy of being a featured display item. Fr

Very large fluorite mass light purple to green on calcite, abundant beautiful cubes. 16" x 9" x 9" China Chunlin Zhu Collection

About 203 keychains with egg shaped plastic containing a small meteorite. 8 lbs. Plastic 1.25". This lot is from out of this world! Chunli...

Smithsonite ore samples from Cerro Gordo, Inyo County, California. Found by a professional collector, these samples measure 4"x 2.5"x 2.5&...

Four gold and copper ore samples (An unusual combination) and a small vile of gold dust from the Abbe Mine, located in the Alabama Hills in Inyo Count

3 small cut slab specimens of DeLamar high grade from Silver city. Each of these shows important mineralogical features in the ore deposit. a.) 1 x 1.

Native silver and argentite in dendritic form in veined quartz. 4" x 2" x 1" A spectacular hand specimen cut on 3 sides clearly show...

Ivanhoe district, Elko County. 5 x 3 x 2.5" Quartz and calcite with ruby silver minerals in a banded breccia with quartz pseudomorph of calcit...

3.5" x 2" x 1/2" 90 grams. From the sleeper main vein elevation 4000 feet. Numerous layers of colloform/mammilary silica and native ...

A cut slab, polished on one side. 2 1/4" x 1 1/2" x 3/8" thick. Gold rich bands containing electrum dendrites embedded in opal quartz...

High grade Comstock silver with visible gold cut into shape of Nevada. Very rare, must have been cut from a c. 1860 specimen. About .75"x 1 1/8...

lot of nine specimens. Comes in a nice wooden box. 1) Silver & Gold ore Justice Mine 2.) Silver Ore Savage Mine 3.) Silver Ore Virginia Mine ...