FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end May 26th, 2016

Ends May 26th, 2016
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)

Another exciting week featuring a bunch of specimens from the recently acquired collection from the east coast with 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 are 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 wonderful matrix Gold specimen from Grass Valley, California
2. Rarely seen ancient terrestrial Native Iron from Greenland
3. A classic deep metallic red Pyrargyrite group from Mexico
4. INTENSE green Fuchsite with pink-red Ruby from Nepal
5. Very good sized crystallized Scorodite from China
6. A sharp, well-formed, and GEMMY deep red Chondrodite from Afghanistan
7. Beautiful floater specimen of "Spinel"-twinned Copper from New Mexico
8. A large cabinet display specimen of bright orange Spessartine on Smoky Quartz from China
9. A piece of PHOSPHOPHYLLITE from the Huayllani Mine in Bolivia
10. Classic old time Perovskite on matrix from the Type Locality in Russia!
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Tourmaline
Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Burma
3.5 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Quartz/Amethyst/Smoky Quartz (sceper)
Goboboseb Mountain, Brandberg area, Uis District, Erongo Region, Namibia
6.3 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
Valentinite (2011 find)
San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
3.2 x 2.6 x 1.3 cm
Ludlamite with Siderite
Huanuni mine, Dalence Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
1.1 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm
Quartz ("flower")
Irai, Alto Uruguai region, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
3.0 x 3.0 x 1.7 cm
Azurite
Liufengshan Mine, Guichi District, Chizhou Prefecture, Anhui Province, China
8.7 x 7.6 x 6.3 cm
Aquamarine
Guaratinga (Jaqueto), Bahia, Brazil
3.1 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm
Fluorite (GEM)
Walworth Quarry, Walworth, Wayne County, New York
2.3 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm
Chondrodite (ex Scalisi)
Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e Sang, Koksha Valley, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
2.0 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm
Siderite
Rapid Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada
6.2 x 3.7 x 1.6 cm
Calcite with Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite
Black Rock Quarry, Lawrence County Zinc District, Lawrence County, Arkansas
2.2 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm
Orthoclase (Carlsbad Twin)
Goodsprings District, Spring Mts, Clark County, Nevada
2.3 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm
Adamite (var: Cuprian)
Verkhnii Mine, Dal'negorsk, Kavalerovo Mining District, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
7.3 x 5.6 x 2.1 cm
Phosphophyllite (very rare)
Huayllani mine, Infiernillos mine, Huayllani, Machacamarca District, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
3.1 x 3.0 x 2.0 cm
Smoky Quartz (collected 2009)
Intersection of Route 522 and Route 6, Goochland, Goochland County, Virginia
3.0 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm
Fluorite
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Kavalerovo Mining District, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
4.2 x 3.8 x 3.6 cm
Fluorapatite (ex Matioli)
Sapo Mine, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.7 x 3.6 x 3.1 cm
Prehnite
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
11.2 x 6.3 x 2.8 cm
Serendibite (rare borosilicate)
Mogok, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Division, Burma
1.2 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm
Fluorite
R. A. Kosnar #2 Prospect near Lake George, Park County, Colorado
7.5 x 6.2 x 2.4 cm
Epidote (ex Harvey Gordon)
Lola Claim, near Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nevada
6.1 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm
Cerussite (classic material)
Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales, Australia
7.1 x 4.2 x 3.1 cm
Pyrite
Muzo Mine, Mun. de Muzo, Vasquez-Yacopu Mining District, Boyaca Department, Colombia
3.1 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm
Spessartine Garnet on Smoky Quartz
Wushan, Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian, East Region, China
15.2 x 6.1 x 4.7 cm
Muscovite
Jenipapo Mine, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.3 x 5.2 x 2.3 cm
Andradite with Epidote
Marki Khel, Spin Ghar range (Speen Ghar range), Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
4.7 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm
Fluorite (classic material)
Jaimina Mine, Carrales, Obdulia vein, Caravia District, Caravia mining area, Asturias, Spain
3.7 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm
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