FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION - end July 23, 2015

Ends July 23, 2015
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)

TWO FULL PAGES of attractive, unique, classic and rare minerals from contemporary and classic worldwide localities. A great mix featuring specimens from our overstocked inventory, liquidations of the many collections we've purchased, and assorted pieces from new finds and classic localities !!
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Grossular (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Genesee Park calc-silicate locality, Jefferson County, Colorado
5.8 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm
Chrysoberyl (2013 find)
Ambatondrazaka District, Alaotra-Mangoro Region, Toamasina Province (Tamatave), Madagascar
1.8 x 1.3 x 0.5 cm
Richterite (ex Obodda)
Kiran, Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
2.3 x 1.6 x 0.6 cm
Quartz included with Epidote (ex Obodda)
Zhob District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan
3.7 x 3.1 x 2.3 cm
Spessartine
Navegadora Mine, Penha do Norte, Conselheiro Pena, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.0 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm
Prehnite (ex Obodda)
Bendoukou, Sandare District, Kayes Region, Mali
4.1 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm
"Magnesiotaramite" with Preiswerkite on Ruby (ex Matioli)
Kibaya, Handeni District, Korogwe, Tanga Region, Tanzania
2.8 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm
Kosnarite (named for Rich Kosnar) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Jenipapo district, Itinga, Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.6 x 1.7 x 0.4 cm
Spinel (15 crystal set)
Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam
from 1 - 4 mm approx.
Grossular
Mana Mine, Barang-Turghao (Mor-Darra), Bajaur Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan
7.8 x 6.3 x 5.3 cm
Calcite (botryoidal)
Campomorto Quarry, Pietra Massa Locality, Montalto di Castro, Viterbo Province, Latium, Italy
6.5 x 3.8 x 1.8 cm
Diaspore (classic material)
Selcuk, Mugla Province, Aegean Region, Turkey
3.6 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm
Scapolite (ex Obodda)
near Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
4.1 x 2.4 x 2.3 cm
Ettringite
Nchwaning Mines, Kalahari Fields, South Africa
3.0 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm
Datolite with twinned Sphalerite (ex Gene Sensel Collection)
Charcas, Mun. de Charcas, San Luis Potosu, Mexico
10.5 x 6.7 x 4.0 cm
Siderite (ex Jim Robison Collection)
Tasna Mine, Nor Chichas Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
7.2 x 5.7 x 2.3 cm
Tourmaline
Pech, Kunar, Afghanistan
1.8 x 0.2 x 0.2 cm
Quartz included with Rutile and Hematite (ex Matioli)
Garimpo da Serra, Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
10.2 x 6.8 x 4.7 cm
Fluorite
Ruyuan fluorite mine, Ruyuan Co., Shaoguan Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China
5.3 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
Fluorite
Moscona Mine, Solus, Corvera de Asturias, Villabona mining area, Asturias, Spain
5.5 x 5.1 x 3.3 cm
Opal-AN (Hyalite Opal) with Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite (var: "Staffelite")
Valec (Waltsch), Doupov (Duppau), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic
6.1 x 5.7 x 4.3 cm
Andradite
Candelaria Mine, Punta del Cobre District, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapu Province, Atacama Region, Chile
1.2 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm
Hemimorphite
Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Luderitz District, Karas Region, Namibia
3.5 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm
Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico
4.3 x 4.1 x 2.3 cm
Amethyst on Calcite
Goboboseb Mts, Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia
8.3 x 7.3 x 5.2 cm
Adularia with Vesuvianite (ex Obodda)
Alchurid, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
5.3 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Prehnite with Calcite
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
5.3 x 3.3 x 3.0 cm
Olmiite with Oyelite
N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
3.3 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm
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