FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end August 25th, 2016

Ends August 25th, 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. Classic pseudocubic orange Wulfenite crystals on matrix from Los Lamentos, Mexico
2. A polished slice of naturally bicolored Ametrine from Anahi, Bolivia
3. VERY gemmy Calcite crystals included with and associated with Native Copper from Michigan
4. A classic blue Cornish Liroconite from the TYPE LOCALITY!
5. A cool piece of "Wood Tin" Cassiterite from the classic locality at Llavisa, Bolivia
6. Rarities include Scainiite, Stromeyerite, Lawsonite, Bertossaite and Galkhaite
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Gibbsite (great color)
Wenshan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
3.3 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm
Scainiite (very rare) (ex Josef Vajdak)
Ludovit Mine, Dubrava, Liptovsky Mikulas Co., Zilina Region, Slovakia
5.4 x 4.0 x 3.3 cm
Pumpellyite with Datolite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Summit Quarry (Houdaille Quarry), Union County, New Jersey
1.6 x 1.1 x 0.6 cm
Bertossaite (very rare)
Buranga pegmatite, Gatumba District, Western Province, Rwanda (Type Locality)
2.3 x 2.1 x 1.9 cm
Fluorite on Orthoclase with Zinnwaldite and Quartz
Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
6.0 x 3.6 x 2.3 cm
Liroconite (famous material)
Wheal Gorland, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK (Type Locality)
3.5 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm
Lawsonite (rare)
Reed Station, Tiburon Uplands Nature Preserve, Tiburon Peninsula, Marin Co., California, USA
5.7 x 3.5 x 3.3 cm
Chondrodite
Oak-saung-taung, Mogok, Burma
9.7 x 6.2 x 2.8 cm
Epidote ("floater") (ex Obodda)
Sandare District, Kayes Region, Mali
4.5 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm
Aragonite
La Pesquera, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
5.9 x 4.9 x 2.4 cm
Moldavite
Besednice, Cesky Krumlov, Bohemia, Republic
3.5 x 2.3 x 1.1 cm
Chalcopyrite (classic material) (ex Tresa Kosnar Collection)
Bandora Mine, South Mineral Creek, near Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado
2.1 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm
Stilbite (rare color)
Moore's Station Quarry, Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
10.7 x 7.2 x 4.2 cm
Epidote with Diopside
Marki Khel, Spin Ghar range (Speen Ghar range), Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
6.2 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm
Galkhaite (rare)
Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt County, Nevada
8.7 x 6.4 x 3.2 cm
Beryl (var: Heliodor)
Bin Thuan Province, Vietnam
1.8 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm
Amazonite
near Lake George, Park County, Colorado
7.1 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm
Cobaltoan Calcite with Malachite
Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
8.2 x 5.2 x 4.6 cm
Calcite with Copper
Quincy Mine, Houghton County, Michigan
7.2 x 5.5 x 3.8 cm
Halite
Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California
9.8 x 5.3 x 4.2 cm
Bournonite
Pachapaqui District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department, Peru
7.8 x 4.7 x 2.8 cm
Fluorite with Galena
Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
7.3 x 6.2 x 4.3 cm
Lepidolite (ex Allen Heyl Collection)
Auburn, Oxford County, Maine
5.7 x 4.7 x 3.0 cm
Stromeyerite (rare) (old specimen)
Zmeinogorsk Mine, Zmeevka Stream, Korbalikha River, Alei River Basin, Rudnyi Altai, Altaiskii Krai, Western-Siberian Region, Russia
3.7 x 3.1 x 2.1 cm
Zircon
Chelyabinsk Oblast', Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russia
7.2 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Smithsonite (Cuprian)
Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
2.5 x 2.3 x 1.0 cm
Azurite (polished nodule set)
Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Rudnyi Altai, Altaiskii Krai, Western-Siberian Region, Russia
2.2 x 2.1 x 0.7 cm and 2.2 x 2.2 x 0.6 cm
Chalcotrichite on Copper
Ray Mine, Scott Mountain area, Mineral Creek District, Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal County, Arizona
9.7 x 9.3 x 8.2 cm
Ettringite
Nchwaning Mine #2, Kalahari Fields, South Africa
6.6 x 5.8 x 3.7 cm
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