FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end May 19th, 2016

Ends May 19th, 2016
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)

Starting this week, we are excited to announce the acquisition of a great old collection from the east coast featuring plenty of classic material from historic defunct localities. Look for a mix of rarities, classics, hard to find and well-known species plus gem crystals and native elements. This collection dates from the 1950s to the 1990s and covers a wide variety of material. There will be plenty of hidden treasures and valuable older material mixed in, so look closely! As always this auction is filled with interesting specimens both classic and contemporary, and not just the standard "20 species", but an eclectic assortment of exciting pieces that appeal to a wide range of collectors

Some of the highlights from this week's include:
1. A BIG showy Aquamarine with Muscovite from China
2. Rare Calaverite on Quartz from Cripple Creek, Colorado
3. Colorful Precious Opal in Petrified Wood from Virgin Valley, Nevada
4. Rare purple Diaspore crystal from Burma AND a GEM Diaspore crystal from Turkey
5. A classic Australian Azurite from the collection of Dr. Frederick Pough!
6. Unusual dark red twinned Rhodochrosite from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada
7. GEM WATER CLEAR Calcite from Wuzhou Prefecture, China
8. Beautiful "Rainbow" Andradite Garnet from the Kohse Mine in Japan
9. Unusual compressed/flattened Hematite crystals from Nador, Morocco
10. Rarities include species such
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Axinite-(Fe) (ex Fred Pough Collection)
Mun. de Tecate, Baja California (Baja California Norte; BC Norte), Mexico
4.3 x 2.3 x 0.7 cm
Sodalite (ex Obodda)
Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
4.1 x 3.6 x 2.8 cm
Gypsum with sand inclusions ("Desert Rose")
Erfoud (Erfud), Er Rachidia Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
6.1 x 5.1 x 3.3 cm
Fluorite (twin)
Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, North Pennines, Durham, England
2.3 x 2.1 x 2.0 cm
Diaspore (rare color)
Mong Hsu (Monghsu; Maing Hsu), Loilem District (Loilen District), Shan State, Burma (Myanmar)
0.7 x 0.2 x 0.1 cm
Wire Silver
Hongda Mine, Xiaoqinggou Ag-Mn deposit, Lingqiu Co., Datong Prefecture, Shanxi Province, China
1.1 x 0.7 x 0.1 cm
Azurite
Lost Lake claim, Nacimiento Mine, San Pablo, Sandoval County, New Mexico
7.2 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
Fluorite
Riemvasmaak, Kakamas District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
4.5 x 3.6 x 2.1 cm
Eurekadumpite (extremely rare)
Centennial Eureka Mine (Blue Rock), Eureka, Tintic District, East Tintic Mts, Juab County, Utah
6.8 x 4.1 x 2.1 cm
Zunyite (ex Josef Vajdak specimen)
Yoji mine (Yochi mine), Sakuho, Minami-Saku-gun, Nagano Prefecture, Chubu Region, Honshu Island, Japan
2.6 x 1.6 x 0.9 cm
Hemimorphite with Veszelyite
Laochang, Gejiu Co., Honghe Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
10.1 x 8.3 x 5.2 cm
Prehnite after Anhydrite
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic Count, New Jersey
3.5 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
Quartz / Agate Geode slice
Barros Cassal, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
6.6 x 2.4 x 0.2 cm
Chrysocolla (Eilat Stone)
Eilat, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel
3.5 x 2.7 x 1.2 cm
Melanophlogite (very rare)
Fortullino, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
8.7 x 7.5 x 3.7 cm
Toyohaite (very rare)
Oploca Vein System, Pirquitas Ag-Sn Deposit, Rinconada Department, Jujuy, Argentina
3.7 x 2.8 x 2.3 cm
Chapmanite (ex Vajdak)
Keeley-Frontier Mine, South Lorrain Township, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
3.3 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
Romeite (now Pyrochlore Supergroup)
Darwin Antimony Mine, Inyo County, California
3.7 x 3.1 x 2.3 cm
Mendipite (extremely rare)
Churchill, Mendip Hills, Somerset, England, UK (Type Locality)
2.7 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm
Dzhalindite pseudomorph after Indite in Cassiterite (very rare) (ex Matioli)
Dzhalinda Sn Deposit, Malyi Khingan Range, Khabarovskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia (Type Locality)
2.1 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm
Stellerite (good quality) (ex Brian Kosnar collection)
Braen's Quarry (Sam Braen's Quarry), Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey
7.3 x 5.2 x 4.2 cm
Fluorite (fluorescent internal phantom)
Xianghuapu Mine (Maiwan Mine), Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
3.8 x 3.7 x 3.5 cm
Sartorite (ex Josef Vajdak)
Lengenbach Quarry, Faeld, Binn Valley, Wallis, Switzerland (Type Locality)
4.6 x 3.1 x 1.8 cm
Aquamarine (big crystal) Muscovite
Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
9.1 x 8.8 x 7.2 cm
Malachite with Cuprite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona
3.7 x 3.1 x 3.0 cm
Hematite (unique crystallization)
Hematite occurrence, Nador, Nador Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
4.4 x 4.3 x 0.3 cm
Sussexite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Franklin mine, Sussex County, New Jersey
1.5 x 0.5 x 0.3 cm
Cyanotrichite (rare locale)
Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong Co., Qianxi'nan Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China
5.2 x 3.7 x 3.6 cm
Titanite
Arondu, Basha Valley, Skardu district, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
8.2 x 6.1 x 2.3 cm
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