FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION - end July 14th, 2016

Ends July 14th, 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 native Platinum nugget from the Yukon Territory, Canada
2. Classic Bournonite with Sphalerite from Les Malines District, Gard, France
3. Beautiful reddish Tantalite-(Mn) on matrix from the personal collection of Herb Obodda
4. A hard to find matrix specimen of gemmy Pollucite from Afghanistan
5. A fine quality Azurite from the TYPE LOCALITY at Chessy, France
6. Rarities include Mrazekite, Scainiite, Coloradoite, Magnetoplumbite and Junitoite
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Cavansite
Wagholi, Poona, India
3.6 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm
Galena (twins)
Big Bear Orebody, Area 312, Fletcher Mine, Centerville, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds County, Missouri
7.1 x 4.7 x 4.1 cm
Siderite with Pyrrhotite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Morro Velho, Nova Lima, Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9.3 x 4.1 x 2.8 cm
Azurite and Malachite
Liufengshan Mine, Guichi District, Chizhou Prefecture, Anhui Province, China
10.3 x 7.1 x 3.8 cm
Pyrite Concretion
Dongchuan District, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
9.3 x 6.6 x 4.8 cm
Rhodonite
Conselheiro Lafaiete (Queluz de Minas), Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.1 x 3.3 x 2.9 cm
Native Platinum (1.936 g)
Yukon Territory, Canada
1.2 x 0.5 x 0.3 cm
Fluorite
Okorusu Mine (Okarusu Mine), Otjiwarongo District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
9.3 x 8.2 x 6.3 cm
Calcite with Boulangerite inclusions
Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Mare, Maramure? Co., Romania
8.6 x 7.1 x 4.0 cm
Topaz
Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.7 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm
Amethyst/Smoky Quartz with iron oxide inclusions
Santa Maria do Jetiba, Espurito Santo, Brazil
2.6 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm
Hematite with Andradite
N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
2.7 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm
Copper
Bennet Brook, Cape D'Or, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
6.1 x 3.7 x 0.7 cm
Amber with inclusions
Sabana de la Mar (Sabana), Hato Mayor Province, Dominican Republic
2.3 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm
Goethite (great quality)
Dreamtime Mine, Crystal Peak area, Teller County, Colorado
4.2 x 2.8 x 1.7 cm
Fluorite
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
3.3 x 3.0 x 2.8 cm
Prehnite with Quartz (ex Obodda)
Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan
5.0 x 4.7 x 3.7 cm
Bournonite with Sphalerite (ex Herb Obodda Collection)
Les Malines District, Saint-Laurent-le-Minier, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
4.2 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm
Cobaltoan Dolomite with Wulfenite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Ojikoto, Namibia
5.3 x 2.9 x 2.3 cm
Smoky Quartz with Microcline and Zinnwaldite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
R. A. Kosnar #7 Prospect near Lake George, Park County, Colorado
10.3 x 8.1 x 5.1 cm
Prehnite
Riker Hill, Livingston Township, Essex County, New Jersey
5.8 x 3.6 x 2.3 cm
Bivalve Fossil
Jherruk-Lakhra-Bara Nai (Sind), Salt Range (Punjab) and Samana Range (N.W. F. P.), Pakistan
6.0 x 5.7 x 3.6 cm
Vivianite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Morococala mine, Dalence Province, Oruro Dept, Bolivia
3.8 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm
Apophyllite with Stilbite
Pune (Poonah), Maharashtra, India
16.3 x 13.2 x 7.7 cm
Barite with Chalcopyrite
Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Winterberg, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
7.5 x 6.1 x 1.8 cm
Tantalite-(Mn) (ex Obodda Collection)
Papra, near Paprok, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
9.3 x 8.8 x 4.7 cm
Halite
Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California
13.1 x 6.3 x 5.1 cm
Scorzalite (rare)
Estano Orcko mine, Machacamarca District (Colavi District), Saavedra Province, Potosu Department, Bolivia
4.3 x 3.6 x 2.7 cm
Pyromorphite
Daoping Mine, Gongcheng, Guilin area, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Central South Region, China
2.1 x 1.1 x 1.0 cm
Fluorapatite
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
2.9 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm
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