FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end March 9th, 2017

Ends Thursday, March 9th, 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. Beautiful pink COBALTOAN CALCITE on matrix from the Congo
2. Classic cabinet sized purple cubic FLUORITE from Weardale, England
3. A very attractive pink and green FLUORITE with a fine quality BAVENO twinned MICROCLINE from Pakistan
4. Unusual pseudomorph / replacement of AGATE after BAMBOO from Indonesia
5. A cool TOURMALINE partially replaced by QUARTZ(!) with Lepidolite from Brazil
6. An attractive "leaf"-shaped COPPER specimen from Corocoro, Bolivia
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Brachiopod (Hebertella occidentalis)
Mt. Auburn Formation, Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
6.7 x 6.2 x 2.7 cm
Descloizite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Berg Aukus, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
7.2 x 5.6 x 3.6 cm
Prehnite on Quartz
Hongquizhen Quarry, Meigu Co., Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
10.5 x 7.3 x 2.7 cm
Tourmaline (partially replaced by Quartz) with Lepidolite
Urubu mine, Monte Belo, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.5 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm
Pyromorphite (classic material)
Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Correze, Limousin, France
5.4 x 3.3 x 2.7 cm
Andalusite (crystallized)
Jenipapo, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.8 x 4.1 x 4.0 cm
Cassiterite ("drillbit" twins) with Quartz
Huanuni Mine, Dalence Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
2.7 x 2.1 x 1.2 cm
Cavansite with Calcite
Wagholi, Poona, India
2.3 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm
Pyrite (interesting habit)
Canutillos Mine, (Colavi District), Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosu Department, Bolivia
9.7 x 7.5 x 4.8 cm
Red Quartz
Tinejdad, Er Rachidia Province (Errachidia Province), Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
5.6 x 5.3 x 5.2 cm
Pectolite on Prehnite
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
5.3 x 3.7 x 1.5 cm
Chabazite with Calcite
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic Count, New Jersey
5.6 x 4.3 x 4.0 cm
Garnet (Almandine?) (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Bakersfield, Kern County, California
3.8 x 3.7 x 3.7 cm
Rosasite with Hemimorphite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimu, Mun. de Mapimu, Durango, Mexico
2.7 x 2.7 x 1.2 cm
Fluorite Carving, Sea Lion
Jiangxi Province, China
66 grams (330 carats), 42 mm x 36 mm x 25 mm
Opal in Petrified Wood
Virgin Valley District, Humboldt County, Nevada
1.5 x 1.1 x 0.6 cm
Diopside (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
2.3 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm
Dioptase
Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
9.3 x 6.6 x 5.3 cm
Peridot (78.16 carats) (ex Mullane Collection)
Peridot Mesa, San Carlos, San Carlos Indian Reservation, Gila County, Arizona
3 x 2 x 1 mm to 10 x 6 x 2 mm
Aegirine with Microcline on Smoky Quartz
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
7.8 x 5.7 x 3.2 cm
Linarite (classic material)
Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico
9.3 x 7.5 x 6.1 cm
Smoky Quartz (scepters)
Krystal Tips Mine, Hallelujah Junction, Petersen Mountain, Washoe County, Nevada
5.7 x 3.8 x 3.7 cm
Chromian Clinochlore ("Kammererite")
Krop Krom mine, Kop Daglari, Erzerum Province, Eastern Anatolia, Turkey
4.1 x 3.5 x 2.0 cm
Quartz (var: Chalcedony) (new find)
Smara, Es-Semara Province, Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra Region, Morocco
3.2 x 3.0 x 2.1 cm
Fluorite (new find)
Sanming Prefecture, Fujian Province, China
4.3 x 1.9 x 1.2 cm
Dravite Tourmaline
Yinnietharra, Western Australia, Australia
2.7 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm
Titanite (twins)
Arondu, Basha Valley, Skardu district, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
7.8 x 5.6 x 3.3 cm
Smithsonite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico
5.7 x 2.7 x 1.2 cm
Olmiite
N'Chwaning Mines, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
3.3 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm
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