FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end November 17th, 2016

Ends November 17th, 2016
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)

A great mix with pieces from the Willard Wulff Collection along with an exciting selection of pieces with specimen from world famous classic localities, along with contemporary discoveries, native elements, rarities, gem crystals and more! We're not just listing the standard "20 species" from week to week, but an eclectic mix of interesting minerals, classic material and hard to find species that appeal to wide range of collectors. You will see a lot of exciting material in the coming weeks and months with plenty of desirable specimens for all tastes!


Some of the highlights from this week's include:
1. A gorgeous large cabinet display specimen of fine quality BARITE from the Meikle Mine in Nevada
2. "Floater" sharp twinned gemmy red CINNABAR from Ukraine
3. Wonderful crystallized COPPER from the Mass Mine in Ontonagon County, Michigan
4. Classic old-time golden BARITE on matrix from Frizington, Cumbria, England
5. A hard to find AXINITE-(Fe) crystal from Mexico with a label from Dr. Fred Pough!
6. Rarities include Stephanite, Vauxite, Emmonsite, Cuprian Austinite, Paratacmite, and Tarbuttite
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Quartz/Amethyst/Smoky Quartz ("Fenster")
Goboboseb Mountain, Brandberg area, Uis District, Erongo Region, Namibia
11.2 x 5.7 x 4.8 cm
Cinnabar (twin) (ex Mikell Collection)
Nikitovka Mercury Deposit, Central Donbass, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
0.6 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm
Barite (classic material) (ex Brian Kosnar Collectiom)
Frizington, West Cumberland Iron Field, Cumbria, England, UK
7.2 x 5.8 x 4.2 cm
Calcite (ex John Arnaud Collection)
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
4.8 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm
Grossular
Belvidere Mountain Quarries (Eden Mills Quarries), Lowell & Eden, Orleans & Lamoille Counties, Vermont
0.7 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm
Copper (ex LaBerge Collection)
Mass Mine, Ontonagon County, Michigan
5.3 x 5.2 x 1.7 cm
Halite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Carlsbad Potash District, Eddy and Lea Counties, New Mexico
7.8 x 6.3 x 5.2 cm
Aragonite
Wenshan Mine, Dulong ore field, Wenshan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
8.2 x 5.5 x 3.3 cm
Fluorite
De'an Mine, Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China
9.3 x 5.2 x 3.8 cm
Brachiopod (Lepidocyclus perlamellosus)
Liberty Formation, Southgate, Franklin County, Indiana
5.0 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm
Cobaltoan Calcite
Aghbar Mine, Aghbar, 15 Km East of Bou Azzer, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draa Region, Morocco
1.8 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm
Pyrite (very lustrous)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (type locality for both species)
5.8 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm
Heliodor (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Volodarsk-Volynskii, Zhytomyr Oblast', Ukraine
1.1 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm
Gypsum ("Desert Rose")
Ouargla Province, Algeria
13.8 x 12.8 x 5.2 cm
Cavansite
Wagholi, Poona, India
4.3 x 4.2 x 2.1 cm
Cobaltoan Calcite
Peramea, Baix Pallars, Pallars Sobira, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
6.2 x 5.2 x 2.8 cm
Andradite
Cercle de Bafoulabe, Kayes Region, Mali
3.7 x 3.6 x 2.7 cm
Calcite
Tieshan Fe-Cu deposit, Tieshan District, Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
3.8 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm
Kyanite
Barra de Salinas, Coronel Murta, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.6 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm
Quartz ("Faden")
Tole (Tui), Wana, South Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan
4.7 x 3.2 x 2.0 cm
Calcite (ex Geoff Krasnov Collection)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
4.7 x 4.0 x 3.2 cm
Datolite (crystals and casts after Anhydrite) (ex Rich Kosnar collection)
Braen's Quarry (Sam Braen's Quarry), Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey
11.1 x 9.2 x 5.2 cm
Fluorite Carving, Dolphin
Jiangxi Province, China
118 grams (590 carats), 52 mm x 50 mm x 32 mm
Fluorite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Hardin County, Illinois
5.3 x 4.0 x 3.8 cm
Kernite (rare)
U.S. Borax open pit, U.S. Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kramer District, Kern County, California
6.7 x 0.8 x 0.2 cm
Calcite (classic material)
Ton Mawr Quarry, Taff's Well, Cardiff, Wales, UK
7.8 x 5.2 x 4.8 cm
Hemimorphite
Wenshan Mine, Dulong ore field, Wenshan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
7.2 x 5.2 x 3.7 cm
Quartz with Calcite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Bridgeport, Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
4.8 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
Fluorite (unique color)
Yiyang, Tongbai, Henan Province, China
12.2 x 10.3 x 2.2 cm
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