FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end April 28th, 2016

Ends April 28th, 2016
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)

TWO FULL PAGES featuring a great selection of pieces with specimen from world famous classic localities, along with contemporary treats, native elements, rarities, gem crystals and more! We're not just listing the standard "20 species" from week to week, but an eclectic mix of interesting minerals, classic material and hard to find species that appeal to wide range of collectors. You will see a lot of exciting material in the coming weeks and months with plenty of desirable specimens for all tastes!


Some of the highlights from this week's include:
1. A good quality, jet-black, lustrous, bladed FERBERITE from Bolivia
2. Beautiful gemmy AMBER with insect inclusions from the Dominican Republic
3. A hefty, polished nodule of NATIVE BISMUTH from the Czech Republic
4. A cool old time orange MIMETITE from the Bilbao Mine in Mexico
5. Brilliant green classic ANNABERGITE from the Wein collection from Lavrion, Greece
6. A cabinet sized display specimen of reddish-pink RHODOCHROSITE from Peru
7. Wonderful cabinet sized display specimen of soft pink Apophyllite from Mexico
8. A doubly-terminated "floater" QUARTZ from Lake George, Colorado
9. Gemmy yellow single Spodumene crystal from Afghanistan
10. Classic brilliant blue CLINOCLASE from Cornwall, England
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Peridot
Sapat Gali, Naran, Kaghan Valley, Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
1.2 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm
Ferberite
Tasna mine, Rosario section of Cerro Tasna, Nor Chichas Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
7.3 x 4.8 x 3.2 cm
Spodumene
Mt. Kheritha, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
59 grams (295 cts), 6.2 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm
Smoky Quartz (doubly-termianted "floater")
near Lake George, Park County, Colorado
11.1 x 3.4 x 1.8 cm
Pyrite (very lustrous)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (type locality for both species)
5.5 x 5.3 x 4.3 cm, 5.3 x 4.8 x 2.3 cm
Fluorite (octahedral)
Berta Quarry and Mine, Sant Cugat del Valles-El Papiol, Valles Occidental-Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
9.8 x 9.3 x 6.3 cm
Covellite (ex Soregaroli Collection)
Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana
7.2 x 4.2 x 3.5 cm
Cinnabar (ex Arnaud Collection)
Tongren Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China
4.8 x 3.6 x 2.3 cm
Kunzite
Mawi, Nuristan, Afghanistan
4.0 x 2.1 x 1.1 cm
Ilvaite (classic material)
Laxey Mine, South Mountain District, Owyhee County, Idaho
5.2 x 4.2 x 1.8 cm
Amber with insect inclusions
Sabana de la Mar (Sabana), Hato Mayor Province, Dominican Republic
4.2 x 2.7 x 0.8 cm
Copper pseudomorph after Aragonite ("floater")
Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
1.5 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm
Stilbite
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic Count, New Jersey
11.8 x 8.2 x 4.2 cm
Quartz (unique material) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Banska Stiavnica (Schemnitz), Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia
4.1 x 2.8 x 2.4 cm
Calcite (ex Obodda)
Dal'negorsk, Kavalerovo Mining District, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
5.3 x 4.6 x 3.4 cm
Galena with Sphalerite (ex Obodda)
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
9.8 x 7.5 x 5.2 cm
Cavansite on Stilbite
Wagholi, Poona, India
9.8 x 6.8 x 4.3 cm
Copper ("spinel twin")
Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Grant County, New Mexico
3.2 x 1.1 x 0.6 cm
Fluorapatite (fluorescent!)
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
2.8 x 2.6 x 2.1 cm
Fluorite (WATER clear)
Emilio Mine, Lorone, Obdulia vein, Colunga District, Caravia mining area, Asturias, Spain
8.2 x 4.7 x 2.3 cm
Epidote with Diopside
Antronapiana, Antrona Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
4.1 x 3.9 x 1.8 cm
Scorzalite (rare)
Estano Orcko mine, Machacamarca District (Colavi District), Saavedra Province, Potosu Department, Bolivia
3.7 x 3.2 x 2.0 cm
Rhodochrosite
Wutong (Wudong) Mine, Liubao ("Babu"), Cangwu Co., Wuzhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
4.0 x 3.2 x 0.9 cm
Aquamarine (unusual crystal) with Muscovite and Albite
Teston, Braldu Valley, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
8.8 x 5.6 x 4.7 cm
Roselite
Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draa Region, Morocco
6.6 x 4.2 x 1.8 cm
Danburite
Charcas, Mun. de Charcas, San Luis Potosu, Mexico
4.8 x 2.6 x 1.3 cm
Fluorite (Ex John Medici Collection)
Stoneco Auglaize quarry, Junction, Paulding County, Ohio
3.6 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm
Mimetite (rare locality)
Bilbao Mine, La Blanca, Mun. de Ojo Caliente, Zacatecas, Mexico
10.2 x 6.1 x 4.1 cm
Quartz
Five Islands, Nova Scotia, Canada
2.2 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm
Malachite with Cuprite (ex Taylor Collection)
Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona
6.4 x 4.8 x 2.7 cm
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