FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 1 of 2) - end June 30, 2016

Ends June 30, 2016
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

Another exciting week featuring mineral specimens from the recently acquired collection from the east coast with plenty of classic material from historic defunct localities. Look for a mix of rarities, classics, hard to find and well-known species plus gem crystals and native elements. This collection dates from the 1950s to the 1990s and covers a wide variety of material. As always this auction is filled with interesting mineral specimens both classic and contemporary - not just the standard "20 species," but an eclectic assortment of exciting pieces that appeal to a wide range of collectors

Some of the highlights from this week's include:
1. Very fine large Illinois FLUORITE!
2. Excellent old European, USA and Mexican classics
3. Gemmy Afghanistan MORGANITE
4. Impressive large Kalahari CALCITE xl cluster
5. Huge Panasqueira Mine FERBERITE crystal!
6. Superb large Jalgaon FLUORAPOPHYLLITE combination
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Native Antimony (rare Mexico locale)
Tepache, Mun. de Cumpas, Sonora, Mexico
3.4 x 3.3 x 2.8 cm
Wulfenite (classic locale)
Mezica (Miess), Slovenia
5.9 x 3.9 x 2.8 cm
Fluorite (fluorescent)
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois
10.3 x 6.8 x 4.3 cm
Cerussite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
4.8 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm
Chalcanthite "ramshorn" (rare AZ)
Aztec Mine, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona
3.0 x 2.2 x 1.2 cm
Azurite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
4.3 x 3.8 x 3.0 cm
Smithsonite (classic New Mexico)
Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Socorro Co., New Mexico
4.6 x 4.0 x 2.4 cm
Hematite "iron roses" (classic locale)
Fibbia, Central St Gotthard Massif, Ticino, Switzerland
4.3 x 3.3 x 2.4 cm
Baryte (1960s California!) fluorescent
Palos Verdes Hills, Los Angeles Co, California
11.3 x 7.5 x 3.8 cm
Azurite (excellent old classic circa 1800's - Type Locale)
Chessy-les-Mines, Rhone, Rhone-Alpes, France
4.4 x 4.2 x 3.6 cm
Kermesite (old - Type Locality)
Neue Hoffnung Gottes Mine, Braunsdorf, Saxony, Germany
6.3 x 4.4 x 2.8 cm
Antique, Hauyne var. Lazurite w/ Quartz (rare old combo)
Malo-Bystrinskoe lazurite deposit, Lake Baikal area, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
4.9 x 4.0 x 2.0 cm
Mimetite (famous 1968 find)
San Pedro Corralitos, Chihuahua, Mexico
2.8 x 2.8 x 1.3 cm
Creedite (famous 1980s finds)
West Camp, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
6.7 x 5.7 x 3.4 cm
Chalcopyrite & Quartz ex Obodda
Boldut Mine, Cavnic, Maramures Co., Romania
10.5 x 8.8 x 7.0 cm
Hemimorphite on Wulfenite (Harold Urish Coll.)
79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Gila Co., Arizona
8.5 x 7.5 x 5.7 cm
Spinel-twinned Galena
Madan ore field, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
10.9 x 8.0 x 5.4 cm
Celestine (self-collected by Robert Nowakowski)
Abandoned Quarry at I-75 & Newport Rd., Newport, Monroe Co., Michigan
15.2 x 9.4 x 6.4 cm
Datolite w/ Apophyllite & Quartz (rare combo)
Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
6.9 x 6.7 x 5.3 cm
Calcite (classic locale)
Egremont, Cumbria, England
4.9 x 2.8 x 1.9 cm
Color-zoned Fluorite (fluoresent) ex Robert Bartsch Coll.
Crystal Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois
6.0 x 4.4 x 3.8 cm
Bipyramidal Wulfenite xls on Mimetite
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
5.9 x 4.5 x 2.4 cm
Rare large Calcite (fluorescent) Ludi von Bezing Coll.
Kalahari manganese field, South Africa
21.5 x 18.7 x 9.0 cm
Thomsonite on Stilbite (uncommon locale)
Shendurni, Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India
5.4 x 5.0 x 5.0 cm
Pyrite & Quartz (2012 find)
Racracancha Mine, Tinyahuarco Dist., Pasco dept., Peru
9.9 x 8.2 x 5.3 cm
Brookite
Kharan District, Balochistan, Pakistan
4.8 x 10.8 x 0.3 cm
Huge Ferberite crystal, w/ Fluorapatite (Trimingham Coll.)
Panasqueira Mine, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
16.8 x 10.2 x 7.5 cm
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