Treasures Galore, January 2019 Auction

These 17 unidentified mineral specimens are know to have come from the Con-Virginia Mine in Virginia City, Nevada, in the famous Comstock Mining Distr

These two beautiful display specimens from the Mammoth Mine near the town of Mammoth, Utah, weigh about 12.4 pounds total. Both are rich in colorful g

This 1.8-pound specimen is high-grade ore from the Eureka Hill Mine located near Mammoth, Utah. The Eureka Hill Mine was discovered in 1877 as a silve

This is approximately five pounds of high-grade ore from the Mammoth Mine near Mammoth, Utah. These eight pieces vary in size from eight inches across

Approximately five pounds of oxide ores from the Mammoth Mine near Mammoth, Utah. All six specimens have prominent copper oxide mineralization includi

This is a ten-pound collection of colorful pyrite specimens ranging from brassy yellow to shiny orange, possibly chalcopyrite. Specimen sizes vary fro

Lot contains two hefty rock specimens, approximately 2.2 and 5.0 pounds, that are attributed to the Mammoth Mine near Mammoth, Utah. This was a copper

This is a nearly 13-pound specimen of high-grade ore blasted from a working face of the Deer Trail Mine in the Mount Baldy District in the Tushar Moun

Two geodes filled with calcite crystals. One is sawn in half to reveal the beautiful crystals in both halves. The second geode has been broken open to

This one-pound specimen has deep blue crystals of chalcanthite (copper sulfate) on a matrix of small, brassy crystalline pyrite. It is a study in beau

This is beautiful piece of high-grade ore from the Deer Trail Mine in Paiute County, Utah. It has deep black brecciated matrix filled in with blue-gre

Here are four diamond drill cores from the Ophir Mine District in Utah. They are approximately 10, 9, 5 and 4.5 inches in length. One has been polishe

This is an approximately 5.2 pound cluster of large dogtooth calcite crystals. The base is about 4x2-inches across and made of opaque white crystallin

This lot includes three large pieces of high-grade ore from the Ophir Mine in Tooele County, Utah, primarily a lead-zinc mine with minor amounts of ot

Five small hand samples of high-grade ore from the Ophir Hill Mining District in Utah. These all show prominent massive and crystalline pyrite, chalco

Here are four large pieces of high-grade ore material from the Ophir Hill Mining District in Tooele County, Utah. the largest is aoub 13.5 inches long

Two massive high-grade specimens from the Ophir Hill Mining District in Utah, weighing approximately 11 pounds total. Prominent pyrite and possibly ch

This is a splendid specimen of high-grade ore from the Ophir Hill Mining District in Utah. The massive 7.8-pound piece shows a thick layer of pyrite/c

More than five pounds of high-grade ore from the Ophir Hill Mining District consisting of eleven pieces ranging in size from one-inch to four-inch lar

This is a collection of 22 specimens from the Ophir Mining District in the Oquirrh Mountains of Tooele County, Utah. Most contain bright massive or cr

This is nearly 7.5 pounds of high-grade ore specimens, short diamond drill cores, and other minerals collected in and around various Utah mines. Build

From the Upchurch Collection comes four high-grade specimens from mines in Canada. Sites include Endako (2 pieces, one clearly molybdenite), Oriental

Ten pieces, together weighing approximately six pounds, from mines in Sonora, Mexico. Mines represented include Le Pilar (three half cores and a hand

Five labeled ore specimens from the Upchurch Collection representing various locations in Chihuahua, Mexico. Total weight is about two pounds for the

This is a selection of seven ore and mineral specimens from various locations. Included is a nice hand-size specimen of dumortierite from the Rocheste

One large polished specimen--#13 weighs 142.7 g. Most of the other are unpolished specimens. #14, small chips, weighs 5.8 g. #15 weighs 27 g. #16 weig

These are high quality pieces of chrysocolla. #88 weighs 3g, 15 carats. #89 weighs 9g, 49 carats. Chrysocolla is a mineral that can be soft and fragil

Esmeralda lode. 1.5” x 1” , Gottschalk specimen. Bottom of label reads: "black is silver ore, $8-16/ton, trace of gold. Brown is gold ore, $14-...

Three specimens from Blue June, deep turquoise colr with black matrix. These are unusual looking, and nice. #40 weighs 39g. # 41, a pendant weighs 8g,

Large specimen from the Big Smoky Valley. 86 g, 2 inch cube, plus slab. Dark brown Gossen with pyrite, some native gold. Also comes with the second pi

Contains a banded epithermal silver and gold ore vein. Cut to see the vein, but it is a large enough specimen to see the vein run in its natural state

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,...

Pilot Mountain specimens from Mineral County, a turquoise green color. #27 weighs 45g. #28 weighs 10g. #29 weighs 26g. The Pilot Mountain Turquoise Mi

Altered Hasmark Limestone with visible gold flecks in host & limonite pseudomorphs after pyrite. 5.5x3.5x2.5". (This specimen was found at ...

Zunyite Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl - Massive white repalacement of Breccia. 5x5x3.5". (This specimen was found at the mine by a professional geologis...

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...

Probably from the Buckskin Mines in Smith Valley. #32 weighs 28.5g. #33 weighs 20.6g. #34 weighs 36.9g. #35 weighs 90.5g. # 36, polished, weighs 12.5g

White opals are referred to as "common opal" or "potch" which has a milky or pearly luster known as "opalescence." #86...

Ophir mine. Beautiful high-grade gold silver slab of mineralized breccia with quartz cut in the shape of Nevada by collector Jerry Gray. This specimen

Six high grade silver specimens from the Ophir Mine on the Comstock. Native gold from Virginia City in quartz bracia visible. These were collected pre

These are very unusual turquoise specimens from the Zig Zag mine, which was known primarily for tungsten. Most of these specimens are nodues and are a

4 approx 1.5" cube Nevada Sulfur specimens State: Nevada City: Date:

These are lower grade scraps of turquoise, a pale green turquoise color. #43 weighs 74g. #44 weighs 65g. "The Verde Blue Turquoise Mine is a ne...

Group of nodules, #2 light green weighs 45g. #5 brighter green with brown matrix, polished slices weigh 16.6g. #6 polished deeper green, brown spiderw

7 travertine stalactites from Cave Mine, UT. 7-20" long State: Utah City: Cave Mine Date:

20 pieces of Fairfield variscite. #31 weighs 158g. Beautiful deep mint green stones. Some of the variscite is coated with yellow and black phosphates;

Oxidized copper, lead, arsenic, zinc ore with green botriodal conichalcite or scorodite. 4x5x3.5". Field Identification. (This specimen was fou...

High Grade. Massive Pb-Zn-Ag-Au-Cu carbonate replacement ore hosted in the Permian Toroweap Formation-205 Stope. 4x5x5". (This specimen was fou...

High Grade. Massive Zn-Pb-Ag-Au-Cu carbonate replacement ore hosted in the Permian Toroweap Formation-205 Stope. 5x7x3". (This specimen was fou...

Late-stage silicified and quartz-veined breccia with replacement Pb-Zn-Ag-Au-Cu ore breccia fragments. 5x6x4". (This specimen was found at the ...