FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION - end May 7, 2015

Ends May 7, 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 (classic material)
Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Richmond Co., Quebec, Canada
2.0 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm
Muscovite with Feldspar
Jenipapo Mine, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.4 x 3.2 x 1.8 cm
Quartz (cast after Anhydrite)
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic Count, New Jersey
5.8 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm
Kyanite
Barra de Salinas, Coronel Murta, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.0 x 1.1 x 0.4 cm
Cobaltoan Calcite
Katanga, Congo
2.0 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm
Ferberite on Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
8.3 x 5.4 x 5.3 cm
Donnayite-(Y) (ex Matioli)
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada (Type Locality)
1.6 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm
Ruby (ex Obodda)
Jagdalak (Jagdalek) Ruby Mine, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
3.5 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Xenotime
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
2.8 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm
Fluorite
Clay Center, Ottawa County, Ohio
2.1 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm
Septarian Nodule (pair)
Jrada, Morocco
3.4 x 3.2 x 0.7 cm (both pieces)
Chrysocolla on Prehnite with Quartz
Hongquizhen Quarry, Meigu Co., Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
8.4 x 5.0 x 3.8 cm
Vivianite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Morococala mine, Dalence Province, Oruro Dept, Bolivia
2.2 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm
Grossular (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Genesee Park calc-silicate locality, Jefferson County, Colorado
4.0 x 3.8 x 3.6 cm
Quartz (GEM)
Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas
11.3 x 7.3 x 6.3 cm
Talc (ex Van Tichelen Collection)
Gere Valley (Gerental), Gere (Geren), Oberwald, Goms, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland
8.8 x 6.2 x 5.2 cm
Miserite (rare) (ex Matioli)
North Wilson pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs (Potash Sulfur Springs), Garland County, Arkansas (Type Locality)
5.5 x 3.3 x 1.8 cm
Pyrite
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (type locality for both species)
4.7 x 4.3 x 3.6 cm
Fluorite and Calcite
La Viesca, La Collada, Asturias, Spain
5.8 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
Calcite (pseudo-pyritohedral)
Shizhuyuan Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
10.6 x 6.8 x 5.7 cm
Zincite with Sussexite
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey
1.2 x 0.7 x 0.3 cm
Pumpellyite with Datolite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Summit Quarry (Houdaille Quarry), Union County, New Jersey
1.0 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm
Spessartine
Nani, (approximately 10 km SW of the Kenya border), Loliondo, Arusha Region, Tanzania
1.0 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm
Afwillite (rare!)
Wessel's Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Mn Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
6.8 x 3.6 x 1.4 cm
Tugtupite (ex Matioli)
Kuannersuit Plateau (Kvanefjeld), Ilumaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland
8.3 x 4.0 x 2.8 cm
Hanksite (ex Van Tichelen Collection)
Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California
5.5 x 4.7 x 4.2 cm
Barite coated with Pyrite
Meikle Mine, Bootstrap District, Elko County, Nevada
3.2 x 2.3 x 1.2 cm
Natrolite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
5.2 x 4.8 x 3.8 cm
Copper
Ajo, Ajo District, Little Ajo Mountains, Pima County, Arizona
3.5 x 2.7 x 0.6 cm
Sapphire (gemmy)
Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
0.5 x 0.3 x 0.3 cm
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