FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end July 21st, 2016

Ends July 21st, 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. An Aquamarine with unusual "mossy" inclusions from the personal collection of Herb Obodda
2. Fantastic GEM quality purple Scapolite on matrix from Afghanistan
3. Old time Tennantite on Quartz from the El Cobre Mine in Mexico
4. A rare UN-ETCHED crystal of natural purple and yellow Ametrine from Bolivia
5. An historic crystallized Atacamite from the Wallaroo Mine, SA, Australia
6. A classic "striped" Amazonite from Colorado
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Descloizite
Berg Aukas (Berg Aukus), Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
7.7 x 3.8 x 2.7 cm
Amazonite (classic "striped" material) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
R. A. Kosnar claim on Yucca Hill, Steven's Ranch, near Lake George, Park County, Colorado
4.3 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Imperial Topaz
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
1.6 x 0.5 x 0.3 cm
Aegirine (ex Obodda)
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
5.0 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Tennantite on Quartz
El Cobre Mine, Mun. de Concepciun del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico
11.2 x 10.7 x 4.1 cm
Aquamarine with unknown inclusions (ex Herb Obodda Collection)
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
3.1 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Atacamite (old material)
Wallaroo Mine, Kadina, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
8.3 x 5.2 x 3.6 cm
Danburite (rare blue color)
Alto Chapare, Chapare Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
6.2 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm
Dioptase
Kimbedi, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
5.8 x 5.7 x 3.3 cm
Painite (super rare)
Ongaing, near Mogok, Burma (type locality)
0.7 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm
Vanadinite on Barite
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
3.1 x 2.9 x 1.5 cm
Hematite
Bouse, Plomosa District, Plomosa Mts, La Paz County, Arizona
4.9 x 2.5 x 2.4 cm
Smithsonite (classic material)
Lavrion Mines, Lavrion District, Attiku Prefecture, Greece
9.1 x 5.7 x 2.3 cm
Muscovite (old specimen)
Urals Region (Siberia), Russia
6.7 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Topaz with Quartz (ex Obodda)
Yuno, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
3.2 x 2.0 x 1.6 cm
Fluorite (ex Ross Lillie)
Rosiclare Level, Main Orebody, Denton Mine, Ozark-Mahoning Group, Hardin County, Illinois
4.7 x 4.6 x 3.5 cm
Copper pseudomorph after Aragonite (good quality)
Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
1.7 x 1.4 x 0.6 cm
Malachite
Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
3.3 x 1.7 x 1.0 cm
Pyrite with Galena (ex Richard Kosnar)
Sweet Home mine, near Alma, Park County, Colorado
2.9 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm
Fluorite with Sphalerite
Denton mine, Goose Creek Mine Group, Harris Creek Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin County, Illinois
2.7 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm
Quartz (unique material)
Banska Stiavnica (Schemnitz), Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia
4.2 x 3.1 x 1.7 cm
Scapolite
near Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
6.2 x 5.2 x 2.2 cm
Fluorite (ex Obodda)
Xianghuapu Mine (Maiwan Mine), Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
14.7 x 9.3 x 4.6 cm
Anatase (ex Obodda)
Taftan, near Dalbandi, Baluchistan, Pakistan
4.2 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm
Wulfenite (ex Stuart F. Wise Collection)
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal County, Arizona
6.3 x 5.8 x 3.2 cm
Pink Chalcedony
Antelope Canyon (Valley) (part of the childhood home of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor), Round Mountain, Greenlee County, Arizona
3.7 x 3.2 x 1.8 cm
Fluorapatite
Sapo Mine, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.7 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm
Fluorite (twin)
Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, North Pennines, Durham, England
1.8 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm
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