FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end March 23rd, 2017

Ends Thursday, March 23rd, 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. New "Blood Vessel" HYALITE OPAL from San Luis Potosi, Mexico
2. LARGE emerald green DIOPTASE crystals with WULFENITE from Kimbedi, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
3. Aesthetic COPPER specimen from the White Pine Mine, Ontonagon County, Michigan
4. BIG multicolor "phantom" FLUORITE specimen from the Denton Mine, Hardin County, Illinois
5. Classic old time HORNBLENDE crystal from Kragero, Telemark, Norway
6. Rare MIRCOLITE specimen on matrix from Virginia!
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Quartz on Chalcocite
Messina, Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
3.2 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm
Dioptase (large crystals) with Wulfenite
Kimbedi, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
5.7 x 4.7 x 4.5 cm
Quartz (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Jeffrey Quarry, Jeffrey, Pulaski County, Arkansas
3.6 x 3.2 x 0.8 cm
Quartz with iron coating / inclusions
Boylston Quarry, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
5.8 x 3.6 x 1.2 cm
Fluorite (attractive color)
Mina Navidad, Abasolo, Mun. de Rodeo, Durango, Mexico
7.7 x 5.7 x 5.2 cm
Diopside with Epidote (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Tormiq, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
6.6 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm
Azurite with Cerussite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Indiana Mine (Homestake Mine), Silver Bell District, Silver Bell Mts, Pima County, Arizona
6.0 x 3.8 x 1.7 cm
Galena (twins) with Quartz
Madan ore field, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
8.3 x 7.8 x 4.2 cm
Hornblende (old classic)
Kragero, Telemark, Norway
5.0 x 1.6 x 0.8 cm
Marcasite on Sphalerite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Vanpool Mine, Picher Field, Tri-State District, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
14.2 x 6.3 x 4.3 cm
Dolomite on Pyrrhotite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
4.6 x 4.3 x 2.8 cm
Kyanite on Quartz
Barra de Salinas, Coronel Murta, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.3 x 4.0 x 2.6 cm
Smithsonite
Sounion Mine No. 6 ("Exi Mine"), Agia Varvara Mines (St Barbara Mines), Sounion Area, Lavrion, Attiku Prefecture, Greece
5.5 x 4.2 x 3.7 cm
Bumble Bee Jasper
Java, Indonesia
2.6 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm
Roselite
Bou Azer, Bou Azer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
5.4 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm
Magnetite (8 specimens)
Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St Lawrence County, New York
0.4 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm to 1.1 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm
Copper
White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan
11.8 x 9.7 x 2.2 cm
Pyrite
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
5.3 x 4.6 x 2.2 cm
Smithsonite with Barite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico
13.6 x 5.8 x 3.8 cm
Glauberite (ex Alfred Stevenson Collection)
Pink Lakes, Linga, Ouyen, Mildura, Rural City of Mildura, Victoria, Australia
5.2 x 4.6 x 0.8 cm
Fossil Horn Coral
Windom Shale, Erie County, New York
6.5 x 5.2 x 1.1 cm
Datolite with Gmelinite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
9.3 x 5.8 x 3.2 cm
Malachite
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
7.2 x 5.5 x 3.7 cm
Fluorite
Denton Mine, Harris Creek Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin County, Illinois
14.8 x 12.2 x 8.8 cm
Tetrahedrite on Pyrite with Quartz
Machacamarca Mine, near Colavi, Dept. Potosi, Bolivia
11.6 x 10.3 x 5.6 cm
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