FINE MINERAL & INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION - Ends November 4, 2021

This week we have an eclectic selection of fine specimens from classic worldwide localities, as well as a nice selection of rarities and old find material not commonly seen on the market today. Specimens include items from the collection of Herb Obodda, Shields Flynn, Gary Weaver, Wouter van Tichelen, and more! 

Highlights include:

1. Lazurite from Sar-e-sang, Afghanistan
2. Scapolite from Tanzania
3. Serandite from Jeffrey mine, Canada
4. Elbaite from Namibia
5. Turquoise ps. after Apatite from Mexico

and many more!

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Lazurite - superb old classic ex Obodda
Sar-e-Sang, Kokscha Valley, Badakshan Prov, Afghanistan
4.0 x 4.0 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $1,235
Azurite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
2.8 x 2.6 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Wavellite (superb rare blue color)
Avant Mine, Garland Co., Arkansas, USA
5.3 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $155
Quartz ps. Siderite, Chalcopyrite (ex. Wouter van Tichelen)
Turt Mine, Oas Mtns., Satu Mare, Romania
11.7 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Azurite (ex. Gary Weaver)
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo Dist., Pinal Co., AZ, USA
4.6 x 3.0 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $277
Azurite
Christiana Mine, Lavrion, Greece
7.2 x 5.7 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Serandite
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
5.0 x 1.9 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $3,031
Aurichalcite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
6.9 x 5.9 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $180
Fluorite cluster on matrix
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten, Inner Mongolia, China
6.6 x 4.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $167
Chrysocolla ps. Azurite (ex. Stoudt)
Ray Mine, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
5.8 x 2.3 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $275
Manganite (ex. Charlie Key) - rare, large xls
Wessels Mine, Kalahari Mn field, Northern Cape, South Africa
4.5 x 2.2 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $420
Jouravskite with Xonotlite and Bultfonteinite
N'Chwaning III Mine, Kalahari Mn field, Northern Cape, South Africa
3.7 x 2.8 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $250
Spessartine on Albite - ex Obodda
Shengus, Skardu Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
3.1 x 3.0 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Quartz ps. Fluorite (ex. Wouter van Tichelen)
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca Dist., Ancash, Peru
5.3 x 4.6 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Manganoan Vesuvianite (rare!)
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
4.8 x 4.1 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $880
Actinolite (ex. Flynn)
Ais-Dom, north of Uis, Kunene Dist, Namibia
6.4 x 5.9 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $265
Smoky Quartz (water bubble inclusion!)
Goboboseb Mtns, Erongo, Namibia
8.9 x 6.4 x 5.4 cm
Winning Bid: $1,250
Pyrite on Quartz with Dolomite
Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
9.5 x 8.7 x 5.5 cm
Winning Bid: $345
Elbaite (ex. Flynn)
Neuschwaben Farm 73, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
6.2 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $841
Orthoclase with Fluorite and Quartz (ex. Flynn)
Klein Spitzkoppe, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
12.8 x 7.9 x 7.8 cm
Winning Bid: $275
Elbaite green-blue with pink cap (ex. Flynn)
Otjua Farm 37, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
6.3 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $602
Fluorite on matrix
Sanming, Fujian, China
10.5 x 7.1 x 6.5 cm
Winning Bid: $174
Silver on Calcite (historic locale)
Balcoll Mine, Falset, Catalonia, Spain
6.2 x 3.1 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Scapolite (gem crystal!)
Morogoro, Tanzania
4.0 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm; 42.6 ct
Winning Bid: $901
Quartz 'Herkimer diamond' cluster
Middleville quarry, Herkimer Co., New York, USA
7.1 x 5.4 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $300
Primary Malachite
Kambove Principal Mine, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
12.0 x 8.9 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $122
Spessartine (ex. Bill Larson)
Rio Grande do Norte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.9 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $650
Smoky Quartz with Schorl and Topaz (ex. Flynn)
Erongo Mtns, Namibia
6.5 x 5.6 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $410
Cerussite with Malachite and Calcite (classic material)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
7.0 x 5.6 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $600
Peridot
Sapat Gali, Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Prov., Pakistan
3.5 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $755