FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION - end Thursday June 27th, 2019

Ends Thursday, June 27th, 2019
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)


We have a great selection of material that we picked up over the last few months along with rarities, unusual pieces, gem crystals, classics and display specimens. Look for new goodies from recent shows / discoveries along with new collection acquisitions to appear in the coming weeks. You'll even find a few fossils, carvings / lapidary items and gemstones mixed in every now and then. We'll still have selections from various collections we've obtained including the newly acquired collection of David Burgess, Tom Campbell and Dr. William Logan along with pieces from Willard Wulff and Rich Kosnar, plus plenty of pieces from various dealers' inventories. Look here for the not so typical mineral specimens along with plenty of your favorites. We don't just offer the "standard 20 species", but an eclectic mix of specimens that appeal to everybody! Enjoy!

Some of the highlights from this week's auction include:

1. A beautiful naturally bi-colored purple and yellow AMETRINE slice from Bolivia
2. Newly mined "Blood Vessel Opal" (Hyalite / Opal-AN) from Mexico
3. Gorgeous and rarely seen PURPLE and RED VESUVIANITE crystals from the Jeffrey Mine, Canada
4. Attractive crystallized GOLD specimen from the Piolho Claim, Brazil
5. Fantastic doubly-terminated, sharp, pinkish-purple colored SAPPHIRE crystal on matrix from Paksitan
6. Gemmy AMBER specimen with MULTIPLE INSECT INCLUSIONS from the Dominican Republic
7. New and unusual MULTICOLOR ANDRADITE GARNET specimen from Peru
8. Eye-catching "butterfly"-twinned crystals of PHOSPHOPHYLLITE from Bolivia
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Ametrine (polished slab) (124.89 grams)
Anahi Mine, La Gaiba District, Sandoval Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
9.2 x 7.3 x 1.1 cm
Gold (crystallized)
Piolho claim, Pacaraima, Roraima, Brazil
0.5 x 0.3 x 0.2 cm
Opal-AN (Hyalite Opal) ("Blood Vessel Opal")
Étienne Mine, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
5.7 x 5.4 x 3.3 cm
Chrysoberyl (multi-twinned group)
Ambatondrazaka District, Alaotra-Mangoro Region, Toamasina Province (Tamatave), Madagascar
1.6 x 1.2 x 0.6 cm
Sapphire (good sized, sharp doubly-terminated crystal) on matrix
Ganesh, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
6.7 x 4.2 x 4.1 cm
Quartz ("Faden")
Tole (Tui; Toyee; Toj Shingi), Wana, South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistani
6.6 x 3.7 x 2.2 cm
Rhodochrosite (ex Dr. William Logan Collection)
Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
7.1 x 3.7 x 3.1 cm
Hubnerite on Quartz (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
Huayllapon Mine (Huallapon Mine), Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Ancash, Peru
6.7 x 6.2 x 4.3 cm
Malachite (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
6.7 x 5.8 x 4.2 cm
Rutile
Diamantina, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.3 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm
Calcite
Tieshan Fe-Cu deposit, Tieshan District, Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
6.3 x 5.6 x 3.7 cm
Fluorapatite (hollow)
Sapo Mine, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.7 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm
Mica / Sericite pseudomorph after Cordierite-Indialite ("Cherry Blossom") (RARE MATRIX piece)
Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan
2.7 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
Amethyst
Jackson Crossroads, Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia
4.1 x 3.7 x 2.1 cm
Vivianite with pink Apatite on Siderite
Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
21.5 x 15.7 x 5.7 cm
Amber with MULTIPLE insect inclusions
Sabana de la Mar (Sabana), Hato Mayor Province, Dominican Republic
8.4 x 1.6 x 0.7 cm
Topaz (2 piece set) (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Ruby Mountain, Nathrop, Chaffee County, Colorado
5.6 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm and 3.5 x 3.2 x 1.7 cm
Hauyne (wonderful color)
Eifelvulcane, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
0.4 x 0.3 x 0.2 cm
Aragonite on Hyalite Opal (Opal-AN) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
14.1 x 9.3 x 8.7 cm
Dioptase (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
Altyn-Tyube, Kirghiz (Asiatic) Steppes, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan (Type Locality)
4.3 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm
Bornite with Pyrite (ex Josef Vajdak)
Leonard Mine, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana
9.3 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm
Spessartine Garnet on Smoky Quartz
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China
4.7 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm
Lemanskiite (very rare) (ex Josef Vajdak)
El Guanaco Mine, Guanaco (Huanaco), Santa Catalina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile (Type Locality)
2.2 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
Flint (banded) (rare locale)
Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel
6.1 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm
Mimetite with Wulfenite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
4.7 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
Vesuvianite (var: Manganoan Vesuvianite) (rare reddish color)
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
3.2 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm
Kutnohorite (unusual "cast")
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
8.1 x 5.3 x 3.7 cm
Wavellite (strong color)
Dug Hill, Avant, Garland County, Arkansas
5.1 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm
Andradite Garnet (Geode / "Coconut") (new find)
Pampa Blanca District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru
8.6 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm
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