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Thu 23 May

Siderite Canyon diablo, Arizona, USA. 227g meteorite with polished face 5 x 4 cm

Estim. 150 - 250 EUR

Thu 23 May

4820 Chondrite NWA, L-classified breccia. Plate 6 x 4.5 x 0.5 cm, weight 35g

Estim. 40 - 100 EUR

Thu 23 May

Siderite Campo del Cielo, Argentina. Meteorite 5 x 4 x 2 cm, without fusion crust, weight 227g

Estim. 200 - 320 EUR

Thu 23 May

Chondrite H5 Gao, Burkina Faso. Fallen on March 5, 1960, 116g meteorite with more than half its fusion crust 4.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm

Estim. 130 - 180 EUR

Thu 23 May

Chondrite NWA Attractive shape for a meteorite weighing 216g and measuring 9 x 6 x 3 cm.

Estim. 150 - 300 EUR

Thu 23 May

Prehistoric tools Libyan glass scraper 5.5 x 2 cm, Egypt. Dated to the Upper Paleolithic

Estim. 80 - 150 EUR

Thu 23 May

Chondrite L5 Mount Tazerzait, fallen in Niger on August 21, 1991. Plate 10 x 6 x 0.5 cm, weight 83g

Estim. 160 - 300 EUR

Thu 23 May

Chondrite CV3 Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico Fallen February 8, 1969. Plate 2.2 x 2 cm, weight 3.17g

Estim. 120 - 180 EUR

Thu 23 May

Tectites Guang-Dong, China. Three complete individual tektites measuring 7 cm, 6 cm, 4 cm. Total weight 102g

Estim. 80 - 130 EUR

Thu 23 May

Pallasite Seymchan, Magadan, Russia. Mixture of iron/nickel and olivine. Polished plate 3 x 2 cm, excellent for mounting in pendants, weighing 8.38g.

Estim. 250 - 350 EUR

Thu 23 May

Martian meteorite. Noted: Amgala 001, it is a Martian meteorite classified as shergotite weighing 13.55g for a complete stone 3 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm (Rare).

Estim. 2 600 - 3 600 EUR

Thu 23 May

Pendant, Aletai siderite Xinjiang, China. Pendant 3.5 x 1.7 cm with a meteorite plate with exceptional Widmanstätten figures.

Estim. 80 - 150 EUR

Thu 23 May

Metal ring, chondrite cabochon, metal clearly visible in the meteorite. Inside diameter: 18mm.

Estim. 80 - 130 EUR

Thu 23 May

Libyan glass 28-million-year-old impact glass from the Libyan desert in Egypt. Complete stone 12 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm, translucent, weighing 394g.

Estim. 280 - 450 EUR

Thu 23 May

Tectite, Moldavite Czech Republic 15 million years old, complete natural glass weighing 1.37g and measuring 1.7 x 1 cm

Estim. 40 - 80 EUR

Thu 23 May

Wulfenite Touïssit mine, Oujda, Morocco. 10 x 8 cm plate covered with crystals up to 1 cm. Discovered in 1981

Estim. 35 - 60 EUR

Thu 23 May

Siderite ? Length: 4.5cm. Weight : 70gr

Estim. 30 - 150 EUR

Thu 23 May

Chondrite oriented L4/L5 Length: 8cm. Weight: 210gr

Estim. 50 - 200 EUR

Thu 23 May

Chondrite oriented H5. length: 9cm. Weight: 150gr

Estim. 50 - 200 EUR

Thu 23 May

Fluorite Provenance: Manhattan 8 x 6 x 5 cm

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Thu 23 May

Rhodonite Provenance: Conselheiro Lafaiette, Minas Gerais, BRAZIL 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm

Estim. 350 - 450 EUR

Thu 23 May

Bluish barite in burins Provenance: Sichuan, China 13 x 9.5 x 7 cm

Estim. 450 - 600 EUR

Thu 23 May

Crystallized orpiment. Caravilca mine, Peru 1978. Height: 7cm

Estim. 80 - 300 EUR

Thu 23 May

Fluorite from the Beix Saint Germain mines near Herment. Puy de dôme. France. Beautiful blue, characteristic of the site. Length: 12cm.

Estim. 200 - 600 EUR

Thu 23 May

Natrolite, beautiful spherical white acicular sheaf on gangue. Poona INDIA, 1980. Height: 12cm

Estim. 50 - 200 EUR

Thu 23 May

Fulgurite Libyan Desert, Great Sand Sea, Egypt. A batch of various specimens in a plastic tray (12 x 10 cm)

Estim. 80 - 120 EUR

Thu 23 May

Apophyllite Natrolite Stilbite. Poona INDIA 1981. Length: 10cm

Estim. 100 - 400 EUR

Thu 23 May

Ponce Lipari, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy. Specimen 12 x 8 x 4 cm

Estim. 20 - 35 EUR

Thu 23 May

Amethyst geode 11 x 14 x 15cm approx.

Estim. 30 - 80 EUR

Thu 23 May

Smoky quartz block 12 x 21 x 12 cm

Estim. 60 - 120 EUR

Thu 23 May

Malachite Aosta Valley, Piedmont, Italy. Secondary deposit of malachite and other copper salts on mine slag 10 x 8 cm

Estim. 40 - 65 EUR

Thu 23 May

Block of rock crystals. 6 x 15 x 8.5cm

Estim. 20 - 50 EUR

Thu 23 May

Diamond quartz on Septaria. Remuzat France. 16 x 11cm Net weight: 2.2kg

Estim. 90 - 400 EUR

Thu 23 May

Single-point quartz. On base. 13 x 10cm

Estim. 80 - 300 EUR

Thu 23 May

Quartz with two points. On base. 15 x 12cm

Estim. 100 - 400 EUR

Thu 23 May

Amethyst mounted on a pedestal. 22 x 8cm Weight : 1,6kg

Estim. 100 - 300 EUR

Thu 23 May

Amethyst mounted on a pedestal. 21 x 15cm Weight : 3,2kg

Estim. 100 - 300 EUR

Thu 23 May

Septaria Utah, USA. 12 cm diameter heel of a sedimentary nodule of marl and calcite. Long UV fluorescence

Estim. 60 - 85 EUR

Thu 23 May

Amethyst geode. 20 x 21cm Weight : 7,8kg

Estim. 160 - 500 EUR

Thu 23 May

Quartz and malachite geode. Congo. Height: 13cm

Estim. 300 - 800 EUR

Thu 23 May

Orbicular jasper sphere. Diameter: 18cm

Estim. 1 500 - 4 000 EUR

Thu 23 May

Rare lapis lazulis sphere. Diameter: 21cm. Net weight: 19.5kg

Estim. 1 500 - 4 000 EUR

Thu 23 May

Rare large block of yellow fluorite/blue reflections. Valzergues (Aveyron) 16 x 11 cm. Weight : 1.5 kg

Estim. 250 - 500 EUR

Thu 23 May

Curious mamelon-shaped block of lepidolite + albite. Brazil. 14 x 11 cm Weight : 950 g

Estim. 80 - 160 EUR

Thu 23 May

Smoky quartz slab Zinggenstock (Swiss Alps) 10 x 10 cm Weight : 60 g

Estim. 110 - 200 EUR

Thu 23 May

Quartz + green/blue tourmaline + mica Brazil 11 cm Weight : 600 g

Estim. 80 - 160 EUR

Thu 23 May

Astonishing block of violet fluorite Buxières-les-Mines (Allier) 10 x 10 cm Weight: 1.1 kg

Estim. 50 - 100 EUR

Thu 23 May

Set of 3 septarias 12 cm and 8 cm

Estim. 40 - 80 EUR

Thu 23 May

Sulfur Kawah Ijeu, Indonesia. Aesthetic block 10 x 10 x 6 cm

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Thu 23 May

Lot including: Quartz, pyrite and galena plate. Trepca (Kosovo) 13 x 8 cm Weight : 450gr

Estim. 40 - 80 EUR

Thu 23 May

Beryl, Aquamarine Betsiboka district, Madagascar. Natural crystal, beautiful blue hexagonal prism 9 x 9 cm

Estim. 120 - 180 EUR

Thu 23 May

Pyrolusite Imini mine; Ouarzazate region, Morocco. Specimen 9 x 5 x 5 cm, nice acicular crystallization of this manganese oxide.

Estim. 35 - 60 EUR

Thu 23 May

Pseudomorphosis, Sandstone after calcite Cabreret quarry, Lot, France. All-round crystallized ball specimen, 8cm in diameter

Estim. 80 - 120 EUR

Thu 23 May

Cerusite barite Provenance: Mibladen, MOROCCO 11 x 7 x 3 cm

Estim. 200 - 250 EUR

Thu 23 May

Cerusite barite Provenance: Mibladen, MOROCCO 9 x 8 x 3 cm

Estim. 180 - 220 EUR

Thu 23 May

Sulfur, Celestine Provenance: Sicily, Italy 14 x 8 x 5 cm

Estim. 80 - 100 EUR

Thu 23 May

Hemimorphite Provenance: Mapimi, Mexico 8.5 x 5 x 2 cm

Estim. 90 - 120 EUR

Thu 23 May

Stibine, Calcite Provenance: Romania 9.5 x 7 x 4 cm

Estim. 90 - 120 EUR

Thu 23 May

Goshenite, Smoky quartz, Mica Provenance: Afghanistan 8.5 x 8 x 6.5 cm

Estim. 80 - 120 EUR

Thu 23 May

Sulfur, Aragonite Provenance: Sicily, Italy 10 x 6 x 4 cm

Estim. 450 - 550 EUR

Thu 23 May

Gypsum Provenance: Salsigne, France 10 x 5 x 3 cm

Estim. 70 - 90 EUR

Thu 23 May

Lazulite Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada. 10 x 8 cm plate partly covered with blue crystals of lazulite, a rare phosphate, associated with small quartz crystals, excellent for macro-photos.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Thu 23 May

Rhodocrosite Provenance: Peru 4.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm

Estim. 20 - 40 EUR

Thu 23 May

Biterminated quartz Provenance: Mont Blanc, Aosta Valley, Italy. (Mine: Aiguille d'Estellette) 8.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm

Estim. 70 - 90 EUR

Thu 23 May

Smoky quartz Source: Mont Blanc, Aosta Valley, Italy. (Mine: Aiguille d'Estellette) 8.5 x 7 x 5 cm

Estim. 50 - 60 EUR

Thu 23 May

Bauxite Loupian, Hérault, France. A beautiful boulder of trout bauxite 8 x 6 cm

Estim. 30 - 50 EUR

Thu 23 May

Quartz Source: Mont Blanc, Aosta Valley, Italy. (Mine: Aiguille d'Estellette) 6 x 4 x 3 cm

Estim. 50 - 60 EUR

Thu 23 May

Quartz Origin: Colombia (Mine : Peñas Blancas Mine) 8 x 7 x 5 cm

Estim. 100 - 130 EUR

Thu 23 May

Malachite Lukuni mine, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Group of 9 x 6.5 cm botryoidal stalactites, characteristic of this deposit. Provenance: Ex-collection Gilbert Gauthier

Estim. 55 - 85 EUR

Thu 23 May

Cookeite quartz Origin: Colombia (Mine : Peñas Blancas Mine) 8.5 x 8 x 5 cm

Estim. 150 - 180 EUR

Thu 23 May

Cookeite quartz Origin: Colombia (Mine : Peñas Blancas Mine) 10 x 7.5 x 6 cm

Estim. 180 - 200 EUR

Thu 23 May

Amethyst Provenance: Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico 11 x 9 x 9 cm

Estim. 220 - 250 EUR

Thu 23 May

Smoky quartz Amethyst, Cathedral, Window, Sceptre and Biterminé Provenance: Madagascar 17.5 x 7 x 6 cm

Estim. 1 200 - 1 500 EUR

Thu 23 May

Mango Quartz Provenance: Cabiche, Quípama, Boyacá, COLOMBIA 6 x 4 x 3.5 cm

Estim. 100 - 120 EUR

Thu 23 May

Gypsum Angervilliers, Paris region, France. Exceptional size for the locality: 12 x 5 cm for this group of crystals.

Estim. 35 - 50 EUR

Thu 23 May

Cuprite 2 x 2 x 2 cm

Estim. 80 - 100 EUR

Thu 23 May

Blue barite Provenance: Romania 10 x 5.5 x 5 cm

Estim. 180 - 220 EUR

Thu 23 May

Cerussite Provenance: Mayrese, France (07) 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm

Estim. 40 - 60 EUR

Thu 23 May

Proustite and argentite Provenance: Oberschlevnee, Erzgbirge, Germany 2 x 1 x 1 cm

Estim. 80 - 100 EUR

Thu 23 May

Pyromorphite Provenance: Santa Eufemia, Cordoba, Spain (Mina Resuperferolitica mine) 11 x 5.5 x 4 cm

Estim. 260 - 300 EUR

Thu 23 May

Mango Quartz Provenance: Cabiche, Quípama, Boyacá, COLOMBIA 8 x 7.5 x 4 cm

Estim. 220 - 250 EUR

Thu 23 May

Titanite Provenance: Pakistan 5.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm

Estim. 80 - 100 EUR

Thu 23 May

Carrolite Kamoya II mine, Kambove, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo. 2.5cm crystal of carrolite, a rare sulfide of copper, cobalt and nickel on a calcite matrix 10 x 8 cm

Estim. 130 - 220 EUR

Thu 23 May

Native silver Provenance: Uchechacua, PERU 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm

Estim. 90 - 120 EUR

Thu 23 May

Rope wash Shetani, Tsavo West, Kenya. Strung lava 13 x 11 x 6 cm

Estim. 50 - 80 EUR

Thu 23 May

Azurite Provenance: Touissit, MOROCCO 10 x 5.5 x 5 cm

Estim. 550 - 650 EUR

Thu 23 May

Proustite Provenance: Imiter, MOROCCO 5.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm

Estim. 250 - 300 EUR

Thu 23 May

Calcite, Barite Provenance: Irhoud, MOROCCO 15 x 7 x 7 cm

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Thu 23 May

Blue barite Provenance: Hammam Zriba, TUNISIA 12 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Thu 23 May

Bipyramidal wulfenite Provenance: Mapimi, Durango, Mexico 10 x 8 x 4 cm

Estim. 200 - 250 EUR

Thu 23 May

Malachite Mashamba West, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Polished pebble, 9 x 7.5 x 4 cm, 300g, suitable for use as a paperweight.

Estim. 65 - 90 EUR

Thu 23 May

Fibrous malachite Provenance: Kalukuluku mine, DRC 7 x 5 x 4.5 cm

Estim. 50 - 60 EUR

Thu 23 May

Rare and impressive slice of fine agate. Brazil 69 x 43 x 2cm Weight : 7kg

Estim. 900 - 3 000 EUR

Thu 23 May

Large and long single-point quartz. Madagascar. Length : 48cm. Weight : 6,8kg

Estim. 100 - 300 EUR

Thu 23 May

Beautiful celestine geode from Madagascar. 31 x 23 x 19cm Weight : 20kg

Estim. 700 - 2 500 EUR

Thu 23 May

Emerald on gangue. China. 21 x 12 x 9 cm Weight 3.1kg

Estim. 150 - 500 EUR

Thu 23 May

Superb rock crystal from Madagascar. 45 x 29 x 27cm

Estim. 900 - 3 000 EUR

Thu 23 May

Fine Brazilian agate. 33 x 20 x 1cm Weight : 1,3kg

Estim. 60 - 300 EUR

Thu 23 May

Agate nodule from Morocco. 18 x 12 x 11cm Weight : 3,6kg

Estim. 120 - 500 EUR

Thu 23 May

Madagascar nodule agate. 18 x 17 x 16cm Weight : 5,8kg

Estim. 60 - 150 EUR

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