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!
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!