FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end October 6th, 2016

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

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW COLLECTION ACQUIRED!

We are excited to announce that we have purchased the collection of Willard W. Wulff (1904-1998) of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Wulff was a fixture in the world of Colorado field collecting, and was one of the founding members of Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society in November of 1936. His contemporaries included dealer Lazard Cahn, famous field collector Edwin Over and the esteemed collector George White. Starting this week, the majority of Wulff's 1000+ piece collection will be offered over the coming months in the auctions. Most specimens are accompanied with Wulff's signature typed 3x5 index cards, and some specimens date back over 70 years! A great "time capsule" of a collection with plenty of interesting, unique and worthwhile specimens to add to your own collection.

We found a link for an autobiography that Wulff wrote in 1985 on the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society website. Click here to read it.



This week's auction is filled with a great selection of pieces with specimen from world famous classic localities, along with contemporary treats, 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. Large crystals of SKUTTERUDITE from Morocco from the collection of Dr. Stephen Smale!
2. Hard to find QUARTZ pseudomorphs after HEMIMORPHITE from Montana
3. A TOURMALINE on QUARTZ from the Willard Wulff Collection (originally from Fred Pough!)
4. Fine PARAVAUXITE and SIGLOITE crystals on matrix from Llallagua, Bolivia
5. Unusual OZOCERITE ("Natural Mineral Wax") from Utah from the Willard Wulff Collection
6. Rarities include Gudmundite, Lemanskiite, Emmonsite, Svenekite and Serpierite
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Sapphire
Ganesh, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
2.7 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm
Chrysoberyl (2013 find)
Ambatondrazaka District, Alaotra-Mangoro Region, Toamasina Province (Tamatave), Madagascar
2.3 x 1.6 x 0.4 cm
Aquamarine with Muscovite
Chumar Bakhoor, near Nagar, Northern Areas, Pakistan
2.8 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm
Skutterudite (ex Steve Smale Collection)
Tamdrost Mine, Bou Azer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draa Region, Morocco
5.2 x 5.0 x 3.5 cm
Azurite with Malachite
Bou Bekker, Touissit, Oujda-Angad Province, Morocco
7.5 x 6.3 x 2.6 cm
Pyrrohtite
Trepca Stan Terg Mine, Trepca complex, Trepca valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, District of Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo
5.6 x 4.8 x 3.8 cm
Pyromorphite
Daoping Mine, Gongcheng, Guilin area, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Central South Region, China
5.8 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm
Quartz pseudomorph after Hemimorphite (ex Wouter Van Tichelen Collection)
Summit Mine, (Blackhawk Mine), Radersburg District, Broadwater County, Montana
5.0 x 3.6 x 2.8 cm
Vanadinite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Apache Mine, Radium, Burch area, Globe-Miami District, Gila County, Arizona
12.8 x 5.7 x 5.1 cm
Ilmenite with Albite
Tormiq Valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
9.7 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
Fluorite (rare locale)
Santa Rosa, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.7 x 1.2 x 0.5 cm
Spessartine (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Ruby Mountain, Nathrop, Chaffee County, Colorado
2.1 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm
Bournonite (ex Alfred Stevenson Collection)
Les Malines District, Saint-Laurent-le-Minier, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
8.2 x 5.0 x 3.8 cm
Fluorite
Rogerley mine, Weardale, Durham, England
9.1 x 5.2 x 4.3 cm
Rutile included in Quartz
Diamantina, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.7 x 3.2 x 1.0 cm
Microcline (ex Willard Wulff Collection - collected by John Alexander)
St Peters Dome, Cheyenne District, El Paso County, Colorado
9.1 x 6.2 x 4.0 cm
Smoky Quartz
Goscheneralp, Gsschenen Valley, Uri, Switzerland
3.7 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm
Turquoise (hard to find locale)
Kanatkazgan turquoise deposit, Altyn-Tyube area, Kirghiz Steppes, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan
3.3 x 1.8 x 1.1 cm
Siderite (ex Jim Robison Collection)
Panasqueira Mine - Couto Mineiro da Panasqueira, Panasqueira, Covilha, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
9.3 x 8.2 x 5.8 cm
Paravauxite with Sigloite (very rare)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (Type Locality for both species)
9.2 x 6.7 x 5.7 cm
Fluorite with Rhodochrosite
Wutong (Wudong) Mine, Liubao ("Babu"), Cangwu Co., Wuzhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
5.8 x 5.2 x 3.8 cm
Copper (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Lake Superior, Keweenaw County, Michigan
8.8 x 5.6 x 4.2 cm
Halite
Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California
9.0 x 8.3 x 4.8 cm
Anatase with Rutile ("floater")
Cuiaba District, Gouveia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.8 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm
Vanadinite on Barite
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
3.1 x 1.8 x 1.1 cm
Uvite (Chrome/Vanadium bearing)
Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Division, Burma
0.4 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm
Goshenite (ex Obodda)
Drot Valley, Astor District (Astore District), Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
6.8 x 6.3 x 4.3 cm
Fluorite (ex Herb Obodda Collection)
Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
3.0 x 2.8 x 2.2 cm
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