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

Ends December 1st, 2016
NOTE EARLIER CLOSING TIME at 6:00 PM !!! (Central Time Zone)

A great mix with pieces from the Willard Wulff Collection along with an exciting selection of pieces with specimen from world famous classic localities, along with contemporary discoveries, 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 showy and fine quality SIDERITE on pseudomorphs of Pyrite after Siderite from Bolivia
2. A old time GEM TOURMALINE from the Himalaya Mine in California - ex George English!
3. Rare RAINBOW ANDRADITE GARNET from Japan
4. A fine quality TUNELLITE from Boron, California
5. Newly discovered CALCITE ("rosette") included with Actinolite from China
6. Rarities include Hodrusite, Ludlockite, Bayleyite with Schrockingerite, Clausthalite and Minium
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Gypsum with "hourglass" sand inclusions
Great Salt Plains, Jet, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
5.2 x 1.7 x 0.4 cm
Lazulite
Rapid Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada
10.2 x 4.5 x 3.6 cm
Amethyst with Hematite inclusions
Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
8.3 x 5.9 x 2.6 cm
Heulandite on Chalcedony
Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India
6.2 x 4.8 x 2.7 cm
Hutchinsonite (rare) (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Quiruvilca Mine (La Libertad Mine; ASARCO Mine), Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
2.8 x 2.3 x 1.2 cm
Sussexite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Franklin mine, Sussex County, New Jersey
1.5 x 0.6 x 0.3 cm
Goldmanite (rare Garnet species)
Rybnicek, Pezinok Co., Bratislava Region, Slovakia
8.9 x 5.7 x 2.3 cm
Clausthalite (very rare) (ex Josef Vajdak)
Ace deposit, Eldorado Mining & Refining Ltd. mines, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada
2.7 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm
Minium (very rare) (ex Josef Vajdak)
Stribro (Mies), Plzen Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic
2.8 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm
Platinum and Palladium in Pyroxene (rare) (old specimen)
Zwartsfontein, Transvaal, South Africa
7.1 x 5.2 x 2.3 cm
Cervantite (historic)
Caspari Mine, Uentrop, Arnsberg, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
4.1 x 1.0 x 1.0 cm (vial)
Caledonite
Reward Mine, Inyo County, California
4.8 x 4.8 x 3.1 cm
Calcite with Hematite inclusions
Stambaugh, Menominee iron range, Iron County, Michigan
5.3 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm
Copper pseudomorph after Aragonite on Copper (rare matrix piece)
Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
12.2 x 10.1 x 1.3 cm
Barite on Calcite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Little Fountain Creek, El Paso County, Colorado
3.5 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm
Fluorite
La Viesca, La Collada, Asturias, Spain
12.3 x 8.4 x 6.3 cm
Sulfur
El Desierto mine, San Pablo de Napa, Daniel Campos Province, Potosu Department, Bolivia
4.2 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm
Trilobite (2 pieces)
Tazoulait, Morocco
7.2 x 5.3 x 4.2 cm (together)
Amethyst
Jackson Crossroads, Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia
2.9 x 2.3 x 1.2 cm
Cobaltoan Dolomite with Mottramite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Ojikoto, Namibia
6.8 x 3.8 x 2.7 cm
Ludlockite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia (Type Locality)
1.1 x 0.4 x 0.1 cm
Plumbogummite pseudomorph after Pyromorphite
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
5.6 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm
Prehnite with Epidote (ex Obodda)
Sandare District, Kayes Region, Mali
3.2 x 3.0 x 1.6 cm
Smithsonite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico
11.5 x 9.3 x 4.2 cm
Tunellite
U.S. Borax Mine (Kramer Mine), Boron, Kramer District, Kern County, California (Type Locality)
12.8 x 7.2 x 6.6 cm
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