Western Trails & Treasures Auction (February 2022)

Four spectacular, emerald-cut gemstones made of Ametrine, a naturally occurring combination of purple Amethyst in contact with yellow Citrine, both va

Pale, green, and beautiful in the rough and when faceted, these two minerals are similar in color with very different origins. Peridot is the gem form

This is a group of malachite (green) and azurite (blue) mineral crystals including two feathery malachite crystals in one-inch plastic boxes from Zair

Large, 6.8-pound mass of large calcite crystals from Death Valley, California. This cluster of numerous two-to-three-inch crystals are in an unusual f

Dioptase is an intense, emerald-green copper cyclosilicate. The crystalline specimens come from Arizona and Namibia. These five pieces have very well-

Beryl is an aluminosilicate mineral known as Aquamarine when it is a pale blue color and Emerald when it is a deep green color (caused by the presence

A variety of garnet specimens, six in one-inch plastic cube boxes from Finland, Utah, and Garnet Hill, Nevada (near Ruth and Ely). There is also a bag

Herkimer Diamonds are doubly-terminated quartz crystals -- hexagonal crystals with points on both ends. There are approximately 188 water-clear pieces

Nice hand sample of dusty green Malachite and Chrysocolla with Drusy Quartz clusters mounted and framed in a 10.75 x 8.75 x 2.75-inch wooden shadowbox

This consignor collected agates, opals, and garnets, and here is a group of those for you to enjoy. There is approximately 460 grams of precious opals

Quartz is silicon dioxide and one of the most abundant natural minerals in the earth's crust. With a fairly low melting point, it is one of the ...

Quartz is one of the most common minerals in the earth's crust, and it comes in a variety of colors. Here are various colors of quartz, some cut...

A group of topaz mineral specimens, the largest is a clear, pale blue, naturally faceted crystal, about 2 x 2 x 1 inches, weighing 191.3 grams labeled

Tourmaline gems and crystals ranging from 1.7 carat to 75 grams. Locations include California and Brazil's Minas Gerais. Six tourmaline crystals...

Twenty one oval cabochons of sky-blue turquoise of unknown origin with dark brown/black matrix, with carat-weights of 5.4, 5.41, 5.46, 5.93, 6.07, 6.1

Nine polished, oval cabochons made of deep blue turquoise in a contrasting dark matrix of unknown origin. Largest is approx. 22 x 17 mm and weighs 19.

Dozens of rock and mineral specimens, some rough, some polished, some in plastic boxes. A great variety including Turquoise, a chunk of rough Tiger E

Lot includes ~4.2 pounds of rough petrified wood, possibly from Willard Creek near Susanville, California; single bookend made of polished petrified w

Four petrified wood bookends that measure about 8" tall and an amethyst crystal bookend measuring approximately 6". Please see photos for ...

The assortment left after the sorting: Four Star Sapphires with ~90-degree chatoyance, 15.66 total carat weight; 7mm Hemispheric Cat's Eye with ...

A pack of small mineral specimens, some faceted, some natural including 10.2 ct, 3 pieces of natural Indicolite (a blue Tourmaline) from SW Africa (no

A tray of twelve faceted gem minerals including a 3.3 ct oval of clear Danburite from Madagascar; 5 ct oval of pale green Orthoclase from Africa; 0.83

Far more than just boxes of rocks, these forty-two specimens in 1-inch plastic cubes are well-formed crystals showing off their inherent beauty. Bigge

This is a very nice collection of mineral thumbnails that fit into seventy-nine 1 x 1-1/4 x 11/16 in plastic boxes, and nine 1 x 1 x 3/4-inch plastic

Glass vial containing 0.058 tr oz of panned gold flakes; a small plastic vial containing 0.77 tr oz of silver globs (these appear to be water-quenched

A treasure trove of beautiful polished slabs and cabochons fashioned from semi-precious stones including deep green jade, banded agates, midnight blue

Rare. Free Certificate for the Export of Gold. Issued to Frank Way on July 3rd, 1905 at Dawson, giving him the right to export one and 12/100 ounces o

Tombstone/Comstock Engraved, Polished Steel Anvil Bookend Pair. First side: "John Fulton/ blacksmith/Retired June 1, 1885/ Tombstone, A.T./...

Lot of 3 original business cards for AH Emanuel. A. H. Emanuel was involved in numerous mining operations in Tombstone (including the Vizina Consolida

1) Ballad of a Laughing Mountain, Story of Jerome, AZ, by Art Clark & Richard Snodgrass, a Counter Point Publication Many photos of the town, it...

"The Hydraulic Mining Controversy in California's Sacramento Valley. A Chapter in the Decline of the Concept of Laissz Faire." By Robe...

1) Geology & Ore Deposits of the Afterthought Zinc-Copper Mine, CSDM Special Report 29, February 1953 Contains 6 geologic maps: 1) mine area, 2)...

Framed map measuring 37" x 21.5 inches. "Map of the Gold Bluff Mines and the adjacent claims in Sierra County California surveyed and comp...

Lot of 13 items related to the La Grange Mine, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA. 11 billheads, stapled together, dated Sept 1 - 9, 1899, for lumber pr

1) Plumas County, showing Areal Geology & Locations of Principle Mines, by California State Division of Mines, April, 1937 - (25 w x 21" h)...

Quarterly of The Society of California Pioneers, published September, 1924. Autographed by the author, 97 page booklet describing James Marshall'...

1) The Gold-Quartz Veins of Nevada City & Grass Valley Districts, U.S.G.S.. 17th Annual Report, Part II, 1896 24 plates, (1 in Pocket), 37 figu...

To Allan & Co. Signed by assistant managing director EC Gilman. Signed on the reverse Wm. Allan & Co. Great underground mining vignette with...

1) Preliminary Report of the Mining Industries of the Telluride Quadrangle, 18th Ann. Report, Part III, 1898 16 plates, (1 in pkt.), 9 figures - (7 .5

Features three gorgeous, color, fold-out maps: #1) Historical Property, 18"x 17", #2 Vertical Longitudinal section of underground workings...

Appraisal Inventory for Gold Hunter Mines in Mullan, Idaho, prepared by the American Appraisal Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This is Volume 2 of a

Hoard of probably 300-400 checks. Mining companies include: Tamarack & Custer Consolidated Mining Company (1915, 1920s, and 1940s, Wallace) and ...

Hoard of hundreds of Idaho mining checks, all post-1900. Also includes some sheets of checks. Mining companies include: Tamarack & Custer Consol...

Lot of 180+ checks and assessment receipts. Majority are from Idaho. Includes: Aurum Mining Company (Wallace, 1920s and 1930s); Tamarack & Custe...

Lot of 40 items. 25 B&W mining photographs along with 15 letterheads from companies doing business in Idaho c. 1880s - 1920s. All photos brown...

There are three volumes of Fluorspar Deposits of Hardin and Pope Counties in Illinois. Volumes: bulletin 58 1931, bulletin 59 1938, and bulletin 76 19

Serving the Butte Copper Mines since 1882 - This publication explains all phases of production using photographs and illustrations & includes a ...

Lot of 30+. Correspondence to figures in Anaconda including Dr. HC Gardiner, M. Donahoe (Anaconda Copper Mining Co.), LT Holliday (relating to dog bre

Large ledger archive of the Anaconda company from the Mackenzie Collection. Includes 12 significant ledgers plus others. Of primary interest are: a si

Basin, Montana Mining Ledger. Discussing records about wagon scales, blast readings, reverberatories, and circulars for mining. 1904. Poor condition,