FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end June 8th, 2017
Ends Thursday, June 8th, 2017
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)
This week's auction is filled with plenty of new discoveries we picked up over the last few months along with rarities, unusual pieces, gem crystals, classics 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 RARE association of cyclic-twinned CASSITERITE with TOURMALINE from the Viloco Mine in Bolivia
2. Beautiful, classic, sharp, gemmy, lustrous AMETHYST "FLOWER" from Ametista do Sul, Rio Grande de Sul, Brazil.
3. A lovely DOUBLY-TERMINATED DIOPTASE with PLANCHEITE from the Christoph Mine, Namibia
4. Wonderful rich green Chromium / Vanadium รข?" bearing TOURMALINE from Myanmar (Burma)
5. Rich emerald green, sharp, lustrous "sword"-shaped crystals of Vivianite from the Tomokoni Mine in Bolivia
6. An OLD classic NAGYAGITE from the TYPE LOCALITY in Romania (formerly Hungary)
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)
This week's auction is filled with plenty of new discoveries we picked up over the last few months along with rarities, unusual pieces, gem crystals, classics 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 RARE association of cyclic-twinned CASSITERITE with TOURMALINE from the Viloco Mine in Bolivia
2. Beautiful, classic, sharp, gemmy, lustrous AMETHYST "FLOWER" from Ametista do Sul, Rio Grande de Sul, Brazil.
3. A lovely DOUBLY-TERMINATED DIOPTASE with PLANCHEITE from the Christoph Mine, Namibia
4. Wonderful rich green Chromium / Vanadium รข?" bearing TOURMALINE from Myanmar (Burma)
5. Rich emerald green, sharp, lustrous "sword"-shaped crystals of Vivianite from the Tomokoni Mine in Bolivia
6. An OLD classic NAGYAGITE from the TYPE LOCALITY in Romania (formerly Hungary)