FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end August 11th, 2016

Ends August 11th, 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! There are also specimens from a 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! 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 wonderful Diamond crystal from the Sakha Republic, Russia
2. An 805 gram big, blocky, gemmy Topaz crystal from Myanmar (Burma)
3. Classic Diaspore on matrix from Chester Emery Mines, Massachusetts
4. Gemmy purple Zoisite from Afghanistan
5. Newly discovered red Quartz from Morocco
6. Rarities include Vesignieite , Hsianghualite , "Joseite" and the Co-Type Specimen of Salesite!!
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Nagyagite (classic material)
Sacarimb (Sacaramb; Nagyag), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania (Type Locality)
4.7 x 4.2 x 3.3 cm
Salesite (extremely rare) (Co-Type Specimen!) (ex Josef Vajdak)
Chuquicamata Mine, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile (Type Locality)
6.3 x 3.5 x 3.2 cm
Berthierite (rare)
Vlastejovice, Zruc nad Sazavou, Bohemia, Czech Republic
6.2 x 5.0 x 4.3 cm
Ludwigite (rare)
Brosso Mine, Calea, Lessolo, Canavese District, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
6.7 x 4.2 x 3.1 cm
Klebelsbergite
Kremnica (Kremnitz), Ziar nad Hronom Co., Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia
3.2 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
Chalcophanite (ex Pat Gross and Rich Kosnar Collections)
Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey
0.6 x 0.3 x 0.2 cm
Vauxite (great color)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (Type Locality)
6.1 x 3.6 x 1.2 cm
Zincite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey
1.0 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm
Diaspore (classic material)
Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts
5.7 x 5.3 x 4.2 cm
Rosasite (classic material)
Silver Bill Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise District, Dragoon Mts, Cochise County, Arizona
8.7 x 8.2 x 3.3 cm
Azurite with Malachite
Liufengshan Mine, Anqing-Guichi Mining District, Guichi District, Chizhou Prefecture, Anhui Province, China
5.7 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm
Diamond
Sakha Republic, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
0.6 x 0.5 x 0.3 cm
Rhodochrosite
Santa Eulalia District, Chihuahua, Mexico
3.6 x 2.7 x 1.2 cm
Fluorite on Microcline (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
near Lake George, Park County, Colorado
8.2 x 4.7 x 4.3 cm
Obsidian ("Apache Tear") on matrix
Picketpost Mountain area, Superior, Superior District, Pinal County, Arizona
6.3 x 4.8 x 3.1 cm
Calcite on Prehnite (ex Herb Obodda Collection)
Zhob District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan
9.2 x 5.6 x 4.7 cm
Epidote ("fan") (ex Madrid Collection)
Pampa Blanca, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru
7.2 x 4.3 x 1.4 cm
Joseite with Gold (ex Vajdak)
Goodhope Mine (Good Hope Mine), Hedley, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
3.3 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm
Andradite (var: "Demantoid")
Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
7.5 x 6.2 x 1.4 cm
Bixbyite
N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
2.3 x 2.0 x 1.7 cm
Spinel (rare locale)
Ampandrandava phlogopite mine, Beraketa Commune, Bekily District, Androy Region, Tulear Province (Toliara), Madagascar
2.0 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm
Topaz (805 grams)
Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)
7.8 x 6.7 x 6.6 cm
Mimetite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
5.6 x 4.6 x 1.2 cm
Hsianghualite (extremely rare) (es Josef Vajdak)
Xianghualing Mine (Hsianghualing Mine), Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China (Type Locality)
7.2 x 4.2 x 2.1 cm
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