FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end March 16th, 2017

Ends Thursday, March 16th, 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. Wonderful specimen of BIXBYITE from Utah featuring a fine cluster of crystals on matrix
2. Classic "Rainbow" ANDRADITE GARNET from Japan
3. A RICH old time specimen of beautiful purple STICHTITE from South Africa
4. Unique orange colored gemmy FLUORITE specimen from China
5. Hard to find specimen of KERMESITE from the Lac Nicolet Antimony Mine in Quebec, Canada
6. Rarities include Greifensteinite, Osumilite-(Mg), Haiweeite, Franckeite and Florencite-(La)
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Fluorite (unique color)
Yiyang, Tongbai, Henan Province, China
9.3 x 8.3 x 2.8 cm
Vesuvianite
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
2.3 x 1.6 x 0.8 cm
Galena (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Picher Field, Tri-State District, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
2.9 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
Wulfenite
Mibladen Mine, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
6.3 x 3.6 x 2.1 cm
Stichtite (rare, rich specimen)
New Amianthus Mine, Kaapsche Hoop, Barberton, Ehlanzeni District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
8.3 x 7.9 x 4.8 cm
Fluorite
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
4.0 x 3.6 x 3.3 cm
Aragonite
Wenshan Mine, Wenshan Co., Wenshan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
7.1 x 5.2 x 4.2 cm
Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico
5.3 x 4.1 x 2.6 cm
Bixbyite (large group of crystals)
Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA
4.2 x 3.8 x 2.7 cm
Fluorite
Xianghualing Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
5.2 x 4.7 x 4.3 cm
Rubellite Tourmaline with Quartz
Arqueana Mine, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.7 x 3.4 x 2.2 cm
"Star" Muscovite
Jenipapo Mine, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.3 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm
Barite with "sugary" Quartz
Sugarbowl Pocket, Murray Mine, Independence Mountains District, Elko County, Nevada
13.3 x 10.4 x 7.8 cm
Fluorite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Clay Center, Ottawa County, Ohio
6.7 x 5.6 x 5.2 cm
Rosasite with Calcite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimu, Mun. de Mapimu, Durango, Mexico
8.3 x 4.7 x 4.1 cm
Quartz with unusual Amphibole inclusions
Serra do Cabral, Buenopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.1 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm
Lepidolite
Jenipapo, Taqural, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.5 x 6.9 x 0.7 cm
Schorl on Albite
Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
2.4 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm
Epidote with Magnetite
Marki Khel, Spin Ghar range (Speen Ghar range), Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
8.3 x 4.5 x 1.6 cm
"Rainbow" Andradite
Kohse Mine, Tenkawa village, Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan
0.6 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm
Hematite ("Iron Rose")
Jangada mine (Coluna mine), Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil
10.3 x 7.8 x 6.4 cm
Tourmaline
Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.5 x 1.2 x 0.6 cm
Ruby
Ampanihy District, Southwestern Region, Tulear Province (Toliara), Madagascar
3.3 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm
Gypsum with sand inclusions
Great Salt Plains, Jet, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
5.3 x 4.2 x 3.1 cm
Lazulite
Rapid Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada
2.2 x 2.0 x 1.7 cm
Aquamarine
Huya Village, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
6.3 x 5.7 x 3.5 cm
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