CLASSIC MINERALS COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS - end April 25, 2013

Ends April 25, 2013
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone) A liquidation auction LOADED with fine old mineral specimens from several collection acquisitions, plus some new lots: including the old Obodda dealer stock and the collection of Italian collector Giancarlo Fioravanti.
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Rhodochrosite (rare locale)
Takatori Mine, Nanakai-mura, Ibaraki Prefect., Honshu Is., Japan
4.7 x 2.6 x 2.0 cm
Diopside (classic locale)
Orford Nickel mine, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
4.6 x 4.3 x 1.8 cm
Calcite (ex Miller Calcite Coll.)
Gallatin County, Montana
4.4 x 4.4 x 3.4 cm
Sulfur
El Desierto Mine, San Pablo de Napa, Potosi Dept., Bolivia
7.3 x 5.4 x 4.0 cm
Orange Creedite w/ Fluorite
Mina Navidad, Durango, Mexico
13.4 x 9.4 x 6.3 cm
Wulfenite (2006-2007 find)
Jianshan Mine, Kuruktag Mts., Xinjiang Uygur A.R., China
7.7 x 6.4 x 3.4 cm
Gem Scapolite xls
Scapolite locality, Karur District, Tamil Nadu, India
6.4 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm (largest) (5 Pieces)
Spinel-twinned Copper (unusual & fine) Meieran Coll.
Itauz Mine, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan
4.0 x 3.0 x 0.7 cm
large DT Aquamarine w/ Cleavelandite
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Pakistan
10.6 x 7.2 x 3.8 cm
Smoky Quartz, Dolomite & Calcite
Boldut Mine, Cavnic, Maramures Co., Romania
15.4 x 11.8 x 5.9 cm
Manganoan Calcite, Fluorite, Galena, Chalcopyrite & Pyrite
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
18.8 x 11.0 x 6.4 cm
Anglesite ps. After Galena & Fluorite (excellent)
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Socorro Co., New Mexico
14.8 x 12.4 x 6.4 cm
Fluorite octahedrons on Drusy Quartz
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
15.0 x 10.0 x 6.5 cm
DT Apophyllite, Stilbite, Calcite & Drusy Quartz
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
11.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 cm
Calcite
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
15.8 x 10.8 x 6.8 cm
Bultfonteinite w/ Olmiite
N'Chwaning Mines, Kalahari manganese fields, South Africa
16.4 x 12.4 x 5.4 cm
Gemmy twinned Titanite on Pericline (rare) Fioravanti Coll.
Nalps Valley, Tujetsch, Grischun, Switzerland
9.4 x 5.8 x 2.2 cm
Morganite w/ Muscovite (2005 find)
Elizabeth R. Mine, Pala, San Diego Co., California
9.8 x 7.4 x 5.9 cm
Gemmy Natrolite xl (Gene Wright Coll.)
Chimney Rock Quarry, Somerset Co., New Jersey
3.0 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm
Bi-colored Fluorite on Muscovite (excellent) Charlie Key
Erongo Mts., Erongo Region, Namibia
4.2 x 4.0 x 3.4 cm
Spessartine Garnet & Smoky Quartz on Microcline
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Fujian Province, China
7.8 x 7.5 x 4.0 cm
Stibnite (excellent - uncommon)
Raura District, Lima Department, Peru
4.4 x 4.2 x 2.8 cm
Apatite and Chlorite (rare locale) Fioravanti Coll.
Sasso Nero, Aurina Valley, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
6.0 x 5.5 x 4.7 cm
Bladed Cavansite & Stilbite (superb miniature)
Wagholi Quarry, Pune, Maharashtra, India
4.1 x 3.4 x 2.1 cm
Rhodochrosite (classic locale)
Hotazel Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, South Africa
3.8 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm
Smithsonite w/ Calcite (classic combo)
Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Socorro Co., New Mexico
9.3 x 6.4 x 4.5 cm
Fluorite & Hyalite Opal (both fluorescent) on Quartz ex Obodda
Kavalerovo Mining District, Dalnegorsk, Russia
11.4 x 8.2 x 4.8 cm
Pyrite (classic Colorado)
Eagle mine, Gilman, Eagle County, Colorado
8.8 x 6.2 x 4.2 cm
Color-zoned Celestine (Texas!)
Bull Creek, Austin, Travis Co., Texas
4.0 x 3.1 x 2.3 cm
Color-zoned Fluorapatite (classic locale)
Panasqueira, Castelo Branco Dist., Portugal
13.4 x 6.5 x 4.8 cm