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

Ends June 30th, 2016
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)

Another exciting week featuring a bunch of 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. There are plenty of hidden treasures and valuable older material mixed in, so look closely! As always this auction is filled with interesting specimens both classic and contemporary, and 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. Emerald green Dioptase crystals on matrix from Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
2. Fine quality gemmy Afghanite on matrix from Afghanistan
3. An unusual Fluorapatite included with Riebeckite from Zagi Mt., Pakistan
4. A cool OLD TIME Titanite from Canada (ex George Kunz Collection!)
5. A lovely dual color Rhodochrosite specimen from the famous Sunnyside Mine in Colorado
6. Rarities include Twinnite , Wherryite w/ Paralaurionite, Native Tellurium, Native Antimony, Svenekite and more!
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Labradorite (Anorthite)
Tulear Province (Toliara), Madagascar
3.8 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm
Chrysocolla with drusy Quartz (replacing Malachite)
Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila County, Arizona
7.8 x 5.6 x 5.6 cm
Phosphosiderite (formerly Metastrengite) et al.
Bull Moose Mine, Custer, Custer District, Custer County, South Dakota
8.0 x 5.0 x 3.5 cm
Harmotome
St Andreasberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany
5.6 x 3.5 x 2.6 cm
Sugilite (crystals!)
Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
3.7 x 3.2 x 2.1 cm
Tremolite
Hughes Mine, Minden Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
1.6 x 1.0 x 0.7 cm
Kosnarite (named for Rich Kosnar)
Jenipapo district, Itinga, Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil
0.7 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm
Adamite (Cuprian)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
6.6 x 4.6 x 3.7 cm
Twinnite (very rare) (ex Josef Vajdak)
Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
1.4 x 1.4 x 0.7 cm
Wherryite (very rare) with Paralaurionite (ex Josef Vajdak)
Collins Open Cut, Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal County, Arizona (Type Locality)
4.6 x 2.6 x 1.8 cm
Native Tellurium (5 pieces)
Gold King Mine, La Plata County, Colorado
0.6 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm to 1.6 x 1.5 x 0.7 cm
Aurichalcite with Smithsonite
79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila County, Arizona
5.7 x 3.1 x 1.2 cm
Svenekite (very rare) (ex Josef Vajdak)
Svornost Mine, Jachymov, Krusne Hory Mts, Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic (Type Locality)
2.5 x 2.3 x 2.0 cm
Fluorapatite on Muscovite and Quartz (ex Obodda Collection)
Laghman Province (Nuristan), Afghanistan
4.3 x 4.0 x 3.2 cm
Caledonite
Darwin District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California
7.3 x 5.0 x 3.6 cm
Siderite
Estano Orcko mine, Colavi District, Potosi Department, Bolivia
3.0 x 2.0 x 1.8 cm
Phosgenite (old specimen)
Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
6.2 x 3.1 x 2.8 cm
Hausmannite on Andradite
N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
8.2 x 4.8 x 3.3 cm
Hydroxylherderite
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
5.0 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm
Goshenite (ex Obodda)
Drot Valley, Astor District (Astore District), Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
7.3 x 6.8 x 5.7 cm
Gyrolite with Apophyllite
Pune (Poonah), Maharashtra, India
7.5 x 4.2 x 2.5 cm
Fluorapatite included with Riebeckite (ex Obodda)
near Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (NWFP), Pakistan
10.0 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
Mcgovernite
Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey (Type Locality)
8.0 x 4.5 x 3.7 cm
Native Antimony
Les Chalanches Mine, Allemont, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France
4.1 x 3.1 x 1.5 cm
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