FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end October 26th, 2017

Ends Thursday, October 26th, 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. Rarely seen GOLD on QUARTZ from the famous Homestake Mine in South Dakota
2. A gemmy pink and green TOURMALINE crystal from the Cruzeiro Mine, Brazil
3. Impressive, notably SHARP and GEMMY colorless PETALITE crystal from Afghanistan (ex Herb Obodda)
4. Beautifully crystallized, brilliant PYRITE crystals from the Nanisivik Mine, Baffin Island, Canada
5. Rare TURQUOISE pseudomorph after APATITE from the La Caridad Mine, Mexico
6. Very sharp, well-formed crystals of deep red TANATALITE-(Mn) from Murrua, Alto Ligonha, Mozambique 7. Rarities include POTOSIITE with FRANCKEITE, ZARATITE on CHROMITE, LABUNTSOVITE-(Mn), and specimens of CARPHOLITE, PALENZONAITE and NATROCHALCITE all from the type locality!
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Tourmaline (bicolor)
Cruzeiro Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.9 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm
Gold with Quartz
Homestake Mine, Lead, Lead District, Lawrence County, South Dakota
0.6 x 0.4 x 0.2 cm
Rosasite included in Gypsum
Bou Beker, Touissit-Bou Beker District, Jerada Province, L'oriental Region, Morocco
5.7 x 5.4 x 2.7 cm
Brookite (gemmy "phantom" crystals)
Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan
8.3 x 4.3 x 1.2 cm
Fluorite (ex Paul Zerfass Collection)
Caravia mining area, Asturias, Spain
6.5 x 3.7 x 1.7 cm
Quartz Geode with Calcite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Las Choyas, Mun. de Aldama, Chihuahua, Mexico
8.8 x 8.6 x 4.7 cm
Pyrite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Cab #11, Drift #15, Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
2.7 x 2.6 x 1.9 cm
Chrysoberyl (2013 find)
Ambatondrazaka District, Alaotra-Mangoro Region, Toamasina Province (Tamatave), Madagascar
2.0 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm
Goethite (crystallized)
Lakeview Lode, Park County, Colorado
4.7 x 4.0. x 1.3 cm
Spessartine Garnet on Smoky Quartz
Wushan, Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian, East Region, China
13.3 x 7.6 x 5.2 cm
Morganite
Sao Geraldo do Baixio, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.3 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
Tuquoise pseudomorph after Apatite (ex Van Tichelen Collection)
La Caridad Mine, La Caridad, Mun. de Nacozari de Garcua, Sonora, Mexico
4.1 x 2.6 x 1.6 cm
Calcite on Chalcedony (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Flux Mine, Harshaw District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz County, Arizona
8.7 x 2.6 x 1.4 cm
Tantalite-(Mn) (superb crystals) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Murrua, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
1.8 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
Siderite (var: Sphaerosiderite) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Ste Marie-aux-Mines (Markirch), Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
4.6 x 3.3 x 2.8 cm
Danburite (rare blue color)
Alto Chapare, Chapare Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
3.7 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm
Monazite-(Ce) (color change twinned crystals!)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillos Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
7.6 x 5.5 x 2.2 cm
Smoky Quartz on Microcline
Lakeview Lode, Park County, Colorado
8.3 x 7.2 x 3.2 cm
Titanite (twins) with Adularia
Arondu, Basha Valley, Skardu district, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
10.3 x 6.2 x 4.2 cm
Cassiterite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Huanuni Mine, Dalence Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
1.2 x 1.0 x 0.9 cm
Mimetite (ex Bruce J. Murphy Collection)
Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mts, Maricopa County, Arizona
4.6 x 4.2 x 1.1 cm
Celestine (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Blue Bird Mine, Emery County, Utah
8.3 x 4.6 x 3.7 cm
Chrome-bearing Titanite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Grain of Iron locale, east of San Quintin, Mun. de Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
2.6 x 1.6 x 1.0 cm
Prehnite ("cast" after Anhydrite)
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
10.2 x 5.7 x 4.2 cm
Halite on Trona
Owens Lake, Inyo County, California
7.1 x 5.2 x 2.7 cm
Aquamarine
Huya Village, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
9.3 x 6.2 x 3.7 cm
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