CHRISTMAS WEEK FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end December 22nd, 2016

Ends December 22nd, 2016
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)

A great mix with pieces from the Willard Wulff Collection along with an exciting selection of pieces with specimen from world famous classic localities, along with contemporary discoveries, native elements, rarities, gem crystals and more! We're not just listing the standard "20 species" from week to week, but an eclectic mix of interesting minerals, classic material and hard to find species that appeal to wide range of collectors. You will see a lot of exciting material in the coming weeks and months with plenty of desirable specimens for all tastes!


Some of the highlights from this week's include:
1. Beautiful green PYROMORPHITE crystals on matrix from China
2. Unique and unusually TWINNED PURPLE APATITE from Afghanistan
3. One of the new "BLOOD VESSEL OPALS" from Mexico!
4. Wonderful "bird's nest" NATIVE SILVER from Australia
5. A brilliantly FLOURESCENT AQUAMARINE from Xuebaoding, China
6. A big showy cabinet sized BARITE with QUARTZ from Jinkouhe, China
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Cavansite
Wagholi, Poona, India
4.0 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm
Magnetite
Cerro Huanaquino, Potosi Department, Bolivia
8.6 x 8.6 x 4.2 cm
Fluorite on Microcline with Smoky Quartz
Lakeview Lode, Park County, Colorado
4.0 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm
Albite (variety "Cleavelandite") (rare locality)
Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas
6.8 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm
Pyrrhotite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdan, Chihuahua, Mexico
2.7 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm
Cobaltoan Dolomite with Malachite
Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
6.1 x 4.4 x 2.1 cm
Tetrahedrite (classic material)
Casapalca Mine, Casapalca, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru
10.3 x 7.2 x 3.4 cm
Pyromorphite (great color)
Daoping Mine, Gongcheng, Guilin area, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Central South Region, China
4.2 x 3.8 x 2.6 cm
Fluorapatite (twinned) (ex Obodda)
Mawi Pegmatite, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
3.8 x 2.4 x 1.6 cm
Calcite (twin)
Leiping Mine, Leiping, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
4.9 x 4.1 x 2.3 cm
Pectolite
Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
9.1 x 6.2 x 4.8 cm
Calcite (pseudo-pyritohedral)
Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
9.2 x 6.3 x 4.7 cm
Ruby Spinel
Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar)
0.5 x 0.2 x 0.2 cm
Beryl (var: Heliodor)
Bin Thuan Province, Vietnam
2.5 x 0.1 x 0.1 cm
Peridot (79.38 carats) (ex Mullane Collection)
Peridot Mesa, San Carlos, San Carlos Indian Reservation, Gila County, Arizona
4 x 3 x 1 mm to 11 x 4 x 2 mm
Descloizite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Berg Aukus, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
5.4 x 5.1 x 3.8 cm
Fluorite
Taourirt, Taourirt Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
11.8 x 9.2 x 7.3 cm
Barite with Quartz
Jinkouhe District, Leshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
12.1 x 8.8 x 7.9 cm
Azurite in Granite ("K2 stone" "Ketonite")
Foothills of K2 Mountain, on the border between Gilgit-Baltistan northern Pakistan and the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China
2.4 x 2.4 x 2.3 cm
Petrified Wood
Madagascar
5.5 x 4.7 x 1.2 cm
Vanadinite on Barite
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
3.0 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm
Barite on Fluorite
Moscona Mine, Solus, Corvera de Asturias, Villabona mining area, Asturias, Spain
4.2 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm
Tourmaline on Microcline with Albite
Himalaya Mine, San Diego County, California
9.3 x 7.1 x 5.6 cm
Rosasite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimu, Mun. de Mapimu, Durango, Mexico
7.0 x 5.6 x 4.2 cm
Quartz (GEM quality) (classic material)
Mt Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas
12.2 x 5.7 x 3.2 cm
Cuprite on Copper (historic)
Wheal Gorland, St Day United Mines, Gwennap, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
6.0 x 4.7 x 3.7 cm
Rhodochrosite
Wutong (Wudong) Mine, Liubao ("Babu"), Cangwu Co., Wuzhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
2.5 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm
Epidote
Zermatt - Saas Fee, Wallis, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland
5.4 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
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