FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end March 30th, 2017

Ends Thursday, March 30th, 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. GEM QUALITY FLUORITE crystal from the Llamas Quarry, Spain
2. Cabinet sized emerald green DIOPTASE crystals with WILLEMITE from Kimbedi, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
3. An impressive specimen of GORMANITE from Brazil comprising good sized euhedral spherical groups
4. Hard to find CHROMITE specimen from Cuba!!
5. A notably rare specimen of LINARITE from the Sunnyside Mine in Colorado
6. Rarities include MORENOSITE, RIVERSIDEITE, MACKAYITE, HUTCHINSONITE and HUREAULITE
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Dioptase with Plancheite(?) and micro Willemite
Kimbedi, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
13.8 x 9.9 x 9.6 cm
Tanzanite (bi-color)
Merelani Hills, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
1.5 x 0.6 x 0.3 cm
Silver
Porco Mine, Quijarro Province, Potosi Dept., Bolivia
4.1 x 2.6 x 1.1 cm
Spessartine Garnet with Muscovite and Quartz on Microcline
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China
6.0 x 5.6 x 2.2 cm
Calcite ("Frog" Twin)
Nandan Co., Hechi Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
7.2 x 6.7 x 3.1 cm
Fluorite (GEM quality)
Llamas Quarry, Duyos, Obdulia vein, Caravia District, Caravia mining area, Asturias, Spain
2.1 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm
Copper (ex LaBerge Collection)
Cliff Mine, Keweenaw Co., Michigan
4.3 x 3.6 x 2.1 cm
Tourmaline with Albite (ex Hiller and Vajdak specimens)
Stak Nala, Skardu Road, Haramosh Mts., Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan
3.2 x 3.1 x 2.8 cm
Kernite (rare)
U.S. Borax open pit, U.S. Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kramer District, Kern County, California
5.5 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm
Green Spodumene ("Hiddenite")
Neves Mine, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.1 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm
Rhodonite on Calcite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey
5.7 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm
Barite
Jebel Ouichane, Sagangane, Nador, Nador Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
5.3 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm
Magnetite
Cerro Huanaquino, Potosi Department, Bolivia
12.9 x 10.0 x 4.2 cm
Moldavite
Besednice, Cesky Krumlov, Bohemia, Republic
2.0 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm
Spinel
Amity, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York
2.1 x 1.3 x 0.7 cm
Heulandite (ex Frank H. Stadtmueller Collection)
Cape Blomidon, Bay of Fundy, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
4.5 x 4.3 x 3.8 cm
Barite with Quartz
Sugarbowl Pocket, Murray Mine, Independence Mountains District, Elko County, Nevada
9.6 x 5.6 x 3.2 cm
Azurite with Cerussite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Indiana Mine (Homestake Mine), Silver Bell District, Silver Bell Mts, Pima County, Arizona
3.0 x 2.1 x 2.0 cm
Galena (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Picher Field, Tri-State District, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
3.4 x 3.4 x 2.6 cm
Fluorite
Fontsante Mine, Tanneron, Var, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
8.5 x 5.2 x 2.1 cm
Copper ("leaf") (unique locality specimen)
Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
5.5 x 3.5 x 0.2 cm
Almandine (ex Mikell Collection)
Markstay area, Awrey Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
3.8 x 3.7 x 3.5 cm
Aquamarine (rare locality specimen)
Hogg Mine (Oxford Mine), La Grange, Troup County, Georgia
4.5 x 2.8 x 2.1 cm
Opal (highly colorful)
Tsehay Mewcha, Wegeltena, Delanta, Wello (Wollo), Afar Province, Ethiopia
1.3 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm
Azurite with Malachite
Lost Lake claim, Nacimiento Mine, San Pablo, Sandoval County, New Mexico
2.9 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm
Fluorite (multicolor)
Erongo Mountain, Erongo Region, Namibia
8.0 x 6.7 x 6.4 cm
Calcite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Picher Field, Tri-State District, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
4.6 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm
Microcline (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado
5.2 x 4.5 x 2.7 cm
Azurite (polished nodule)
Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Rudnyi Altai, Altaiskii Krai, Western-Siberian Region, Russia
5.6 x 4.6 x 1.6 cm
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