FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end October 19th, 2017

Ends Thursday, October 19th, 2017
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)

This week's auction is filled with new material 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. Look for pieces mixed in from various collections we've obtained including Willard Wulff, Kay Robertson, Francesco Bedogné, and Paul Zerfass, along with dealers' inventories. 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. One of the newly mined PURPLE CHALCEDONY / AGATE ("Grape Chalcedony" / "Graph Agate") from Indonesia
2. A RARE and VERY GOOD SIZED DIAMOND CRYSTAL showing cube, octahedron and dodecahedron faces
3. Fine, sharp, lustrous GEM QUALITY green cubic FLUORITE from the Xianghualing Mine in China (ex Paul Zerfass Collection)
4. Matrix specimen of TWINNED FERBERITE from the Tasna Mine, Bolivia
5. A cool two piece set of WITHERITE and STRONTIANITE from Hardin County, Illinois (ex Franceso Bedogne Collection)
6. A notably GEMMY / TRANSLUCENT crystal of AMAZONITE on SMOKY QUARTZ from Afghanistan!
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Calcite (GEMMY) on Conichalcite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
7.5 x 5.7 x 5.3 cm
Purple Quartz (var: Chalcedony / Agate) ("Grape" Agate)
Mamuju area, Sulawesi Barat Province, Sulawesi, Indonesia
4.3 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm
Gold with Quartz (18.62 grams)
Timmins area, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada
3.1 x 2.2 x 1.2 cm
Inesite (classic material)
Hale Creek Mine, Mad River Rock, Coastal Range, Trinity County, California
4.7 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm
Mimetite (ex Bruce J. Murphy Collection)
Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mts, Maricopa County, Arizona
6.2 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
Bournonite (rare locality piece) (ex Francesco Bedogne Collection)
Bonanza Mine, Concepcion del Oro, Mun. de Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico
5.7 x 4.2 x 3.4 cm
Fluorite (ex Paul Zerfass Collection)
Xianghualing Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
10.1 x 8.2 x 8.0 cm
Wire Silver
Amethyst Vein, 700 Level, Last Chance Mine, Creede District, Mineral County, Colorado
0.6 x 0.4 x 0.2 cm
Imperial Topaz
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
1.9 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm
Brucite (beautiful color)
Balochistan, Pakistan
3.7 x 3.3 x 0.6 cm
Amazonite (translucent!) with Smoky Quartz (rare locality)
Madan Shar, Kabul Province, Afghanistan
4.7 x 4.6 x 3.4 cm
Pyrrhotite with Siderite (ex Kay Robertson Collection + 2 other collections)
Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia (Kisbanya), Baia Mare (Nagybanya), Maramures Co., Romania
5.7 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
Spinel ("Ruby Spinel")
Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam
2.2 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm
Beryl (var: Morganite) (etched)
Coronel Murta, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.0 x 3.2 x 3.0 cm
Crocoite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Platt Prospect, Dundas, Zeehan District, Tasmania, Australia
2.1 x 1.9 x 1.3 cm
Jamesonite (ex Willard Wulff)
Sombrerete, Mun. de Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico
2.7 x 2.6 x 1.4 cm
Aquamarine
Xuan Le, Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam
2.9 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm
Epidote (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
2.7 x 2.6 x 1.4 cm
Amethyst
Jackson Crossroads, Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia
3.1 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm
Celestine with Sulfur (ex Paul Zerfass Collection)
Machow mine, Tarnobrzeg, Podkarpackie, Poland
7.2 x 6.2 x 4.0 cm
Cinnabar (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
near Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
6.1 x 3.1 x 2.2 cm
Chalcopyrite with Galena (ex Obodda)
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kary, Russia
5.3 x 5.1 x 2.6 cm
Azurite with Cerussite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Indiana Mine (Homestake Mine), Silver Bell District, Silver Bell Mts, Pima County, Arizona
3.1 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm
Grossular
Mana Mine, Barang-Turghao (Mor-Darra), Bajaur Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan
3.8 x 2.6 x 0.9 cm
Pyrite (interesting habit)
Canutillos Mine, (Colavi District), Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosu Department, Bolivia
4.6 x 3.7 x 2.2 cm
Vanadinite on Barite
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
2.6 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm
Paravauxite with Sigloite (very rare)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (type locality for two species)
7.4 x 4.7 x 3.3 cm
Barite (classic material) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Moscona Mine, Solus, Corvera de Asturias, Villabona mining area, Asturias, Spain
6.7 x 4.3 x 4.3 cm
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