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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Hemimorphite
San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdan, Chihuahua, Mexico
6.7 x 6.1 x 2.2 cm
Scorodite (rare)
Baishiding Mine, Zhongshan Co., Hezhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
2.1 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
Amazonite
Dreamtime Mine, Teller County, Colorado
4.4 x 4.2 x 2.9 cm
Andradite with Epidote
Marki Khel, Spin Ghar range (Speen Ghar range), Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
4.6 x 3.0 x 2.3 cm
Barite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Hartsel, Park County, Colorado
3.5 x 2.2 x 0.6 cm
Sapphire (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Helena area, Spring Hill District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana
0.8 x 0.6 x 0.1 cm
Aquamarine
Guaratinga (Jaqueto), Bahia, Brazil
3.3 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm
Fluorite (twin)
Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, North Pennines, Durham, England
2.2 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
Anatase with Rutile
Cuiaba District, Gouveia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.5 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm
Quartz / Amethyst Geode (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Las Choyas, Mun. de Aldama, Chihuahua, Mexico
7.5 x 7.4 x 4.2 cm and 7.7 x 7.6 x 3.2 cm
Calcite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Picher Field, Tri-State District, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
5.7 x 4.7 x 4.2 cm
Corundum (var: Ruby)
Winza, Mpapwa, Mpapwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
1.5 x 1.4 x 0.7 cm
Anatase (ex Obodda)
Taftan, near Dalbandi, Baluchistan, Pakistan
4.2 x 3.1 x 1.5 cm
Pyromorphite
Daoping Mine, Gongcheng, Guilin area, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Central South Region, China
2.5 x 2.4 x 2.1 cm
Calcite (Manganese-bearing)
Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
8.8 x 5.6 x 5.2 cm
Almandine (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska
2.7 x 2.3 x 1.9 cm
Azurite
San Bernardino County, California
4.2 x 3.0 x 2.2 cm
Goldmanite (rare garnet species)
Rybnucek, Pezinok Co., Bratislava Region, Slovakia
6.3 x 5.7 x 4.6 cm
Bumble Bee Jasper
Java, Indonesia
2.2 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm
Dolomite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Picher Field, Tri-State District, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
10.3 x 8.7 x 4.6 cm
Green Heulandite
Shakur, Maharashtra, India
4.0 x 3.1 x 1.8 cm
Gypsum (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Saint David area, Cochise County, Arizona
3.7 x 3.6 x 3.5 cm
Quartz included with Epidote (ex Obodda)
Zhob District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan
4.5 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm
Chalcopyrite
Casapalca Mine, Casapalca, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru
7.7 x 2.8 x 1.2 cm
Amethyst / Smoky Quartz "phantom"
Goboboseb Mts, Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia
5.5 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
Axinite-(Mn)
Dal'negorsk, Kavalerovo Mining District, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
8.3 x 4.9 x 4.6 cm
Chalcedony ("Blue Holly Agate") (rare material)
Ngabu village, Chiwawy-Nsanje District, Malawi
4.2 x 4.1 x 2.8 cm
Fluorite (new find)
Sanming Prefecture, Fujian Province, China
5.0 x 3.6 x 3.0 cm
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