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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Chalcedony ("Blue Holly Agate") (rare material)
Ngabu village, Chiwawy-Nsanje District, Malawi
4.5 x 4.2 x 3.6 cm
Silver
Elura Mine (Endeavor Mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
2.7 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm
Crocoite (old material)
Berezovskoe Au Deposit (Berezovsk Mines), Berezovskii, Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
6.1 x 5.8 x 2.7 cm
Rosasite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimu, Mun. de Mapimu, Durango, Mexico
8.8 x 3.4 x 2.3 cm
Uvarovite
Outokumpu, Eastern Finland Region, Finland
4.7 x 3.1 x 1.7 cm
Chabazite
Wasson's Bluff, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
4.0 x 3.2 x 2.1 cm
Smithsonite
Sounion Mine No. 6 ("Exi Mine"), Agia Varvara Mines (St Barbara Mines), Sounion Area, Lavrion, Attiku Prefecture, Greece
8.6 x 6.3 x 3.1 cm
Pink Heulandite (collected 1936) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic Co., New Jersey
4.0 x 3.2 x 2.1 cm
Dolomite
Black Rock, Lawrence County Zinc District, Lawrence Co., Arkansas, USA
3.1 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm
Moss Agate Carving, Bowl
Aurangabad District, Maharashtra, India
65 mm x 52 mm x 21 mm
Tourmaline (with a nodular termination) (8.25 carats)
Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine
1.7 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm
Gypsum (twins) (old material)
Eisleben, Mansfeld Basin, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
6.2 x 6.2 x 5.8 cm
Smithsonite
El Refugio Mine, Choix, Mun. de Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico
5.6 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
Malachite with Cuprite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
8.1 x 4.8 x 3.6 cm
Danburite
Charcas, Mun. de Charcas, San Luis Potosu, Mexico
9.6 x 4.0 x 2.1 cm
Calcite (big crystal)
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk (Dalnegorsk; Tetyukhe; Tjetjuche; Tetjuche), Kavalerovo Mining District, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
8.0 x 6.2 x 6.3 cm
Petalite
Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
10.8 x 4.2 x 4.1 cm
Copper
Emke Mine, Ogonja (Onganja), Seeis, Windhoek District, Khomas Region, Namibia
4.7 x 3.3 x 0.8 cm
Aquamarine
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
2.7 x 1.7 x 0.5 cm
Fluorite on Quartz
Goscheneralp, Goschenen Valley, Uri, Switzerland
9.3 x 7.3 x 5.3 cm
Fluorite (classic material)
Clay Center, Ottawa County, Ohio
4.1 x 3.1 x 2.6 cm
Barite (good quality)
1075' Level, Hell Hole Pocket, Meikle Mine, Bootstrap District, Elko County, Nevada
10.2 x 7.3 x 4.3 cm
Fluorite (classic material)
Moscona Mine, Solus, Corvera de Asturias, Villabona mining area, Asturias, Spain
9.3 x 6.2 x 4.6 cm
Epidote (magnetic!)
Raskoh Mts., Kharan, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan
7.3 x 6.0 x 5.7 cm
Apatite with Siderite and "Sagenite" Rutile (ex Obodda)
Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
7.3 x 5.7 x 4.7 cm
Rutile on matrix
Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia
5.7 x 5.5 x 3.6 cm
Spessartine with Smoky Quartz
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China
9.7 x 7.3 x 5.8 cm
Cerussite (gem quality)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
4.0 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
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