PRE-TUCSON FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end January 26th, 2017

Ends Thursday, January 26th, 2017
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)

Starting off the New Year with a great mix of old classics, contemporary treats along with rarities, unusual pieces, gem crystals and display specimens. You'll even find a few fossils, carving and gemstones mixed in every now and then. Of course we have plenty of pieces from the famous and historic Willard Wulff collection, along with dealers' inventories and other private collections that we're liquidating. Look here for the not so typical mineral specimens along with plenty of your favorites. We don't just offer the "standard 20 species", but an eclectic mix of specimens that appeal to everybody! Enjoy!


Some of the highlights from this week's include:
1. A newly discovered purple and green dodecahedral FLUORITE from Sanming, China
2. Classic old-time gemmy colorless TOPAZ crystal from Brazil
3. A good quality pair of DOMEYKITE specimens from Michigan
4. Large classic GYPSUM crystal from Mexico
5. Beautiful gemmy reddish-pink RUBY crystal from Winza, Tanzania
6. Rare blue gemmy SCORODITE crystals from China
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Pyromorphite
San Andres Mine, Villaviciosa de Cordoba, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain
6.2 x 3.2 x 2.8 cm
Rutile (reticulated / twinned)
Cabauaco claim (Cabassaco), Couto de Magalha£es de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.4 x 1.3 x 0.2 cm
Witherite (classic material)
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois
7.1 x 5.1 x 4.3 cm
Smithsonite (Cadmian)
Wenshan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
5.0 x 4.1 x 1.6 cm
Aquamarine
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
5.2 x 3.6 x 3.2 cm
Azurite with Malachite
Liufengshan Mine, Guichi District, Chizhou Prefecture, Anhui Province, China
5.2 x 4.6 x 2.3 cm
Copper
Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
9.1 x 6.2 x 4.1 cm
Atacamite
Lily Mine, Pisco Umay, Ica Department, Peru
3.1 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Titanite (twins)
Arondu, Basha Valley, Skardu district, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
1.7 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm
Fluorapatite (new find)
Dayu Co., Ganzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China
8.0 x 4.6 x 3.1 cm
Epidote/Clinozoisite (new find)
Wadh, Khuzdar District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan
8.8 x 8.6 x 5.8 cm
Cavansite
Wagholi, Poona, India
6.7 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm
Ferberite (twins)
Panasqueira, Covilha, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
7.1 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm
Chabazite
Wasson's Bluff, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
3.8 x 2.3 x 2.0 cm
Pyrite
Navajun, La Rioja, Spain
3.5 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm
Adamite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
6.8 x 5.2 x 3.3 cm
Gypsum (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Maravillas Mine, Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
15.1 x 1.7 x 1.0 cm
Calcite
Tieshan Fe-Cu deposit (Daye iron mine), Tieshan District, Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
8.4 x 7.1 x 3.4 cm
Domeykite (rare) (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Mohawk Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan
6.1 x 4.0 x 3.1 cm and 4.2 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm
Sphalerite
Shizhuyuan Mine, Chenzhou, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
5.6 x 3.1 x 3.0 cm
Quartz ("Faden")
Tole (Tui), Wana, South Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan
7.2 x 3.1 x 1.7 cm
Turquoise
Kingman, Hualapai Mts, Mohave County, Arizona
2.0 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm
Tetrahedrite with Quartz and Pyrite (ex Richard Kosnar)
Sweet Home mine, near Alma, Park County, Colorado
3.7 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Fluorapatite
Yates mine, Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada
4.0 x 2.0 x 1.2 cm
Topaz
Durango, Mexico
1.4 x 1.0 x 0.6 cm
Copper pseudomorph after Aragonite ("floater")
Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
3.7 x 3.1 x 2.5 cm
Almandine (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Sedalia Copper Mine, north of Salida, Chaffee Coounty, Colorado
5.6 x 5.4 x 2.7 cm
Scheelite with Beryl and Muscovite
Huya Village, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co. Sichuan Province, China
10.1 x 4.2 x 2.8 cm
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