DENVER SHOW SPECIAL: FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end September 22nd, 2016

Ends September 22nd, 2016
at 7:00 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. A fine quality matrix Sapphire from Madagascar
2. Beautiful rich green gemmy octahedral Fluorite on matrix from South Africa
3. A lovely Diamond crystal from the Miba Mine, Democratic Republic of Congo
4. Classic old time Libethenite from the Type Locality!
5. A pair of Tourmalines from San Diego County collected by Ed Over!
6. Rarities include Boulangerite, Vashegyite, Hydroxylellestadite and Ullmannite
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Vivianite
Morococala mine, Dalence Province, Oruro Dept, Bolivia
2.6 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm
Calcite with Fluorite
Moscona Mine, Solus, Corvera de Asturias, Villabona mining area, Asturias, Spain
7.2 x 6.6 x 3.3 cm
Goldmanite (rare garnet species)
Rybnucek, Pezinok Co., Bratislava Region, Slovakia
7.0 x 4.2 x 3.7 cm
Fluorapatite
Ipira, Pedras Altas, Capim Grosso, Bahia, Brazil
3.2 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm
Malachite
Blue Jay Claim, La Sal District, San Juan County, Utah
4.5 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm
Apophyllite with Stilbite
Pune (Poonah), Maharashtra, India
8.1 x 7.2 x 2.7 cm
Vesuvianite (var: Beryllian Vesuvianite) (ex Rich Kosnar and Pat Gross Collections)
Franklin Mine, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey
1.3 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm
Ajoite included Quartz
Messina Mine, Messina District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
2.0 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm
Vashegyite (very rare)
Kociha, Rimavska Sobota Co., Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia
4.2 x 3.3 x 1.1 cm
Libethenite (ex Josef Vajdak)
Reiner Mine, Lubietova (formerly Libethen), Western Slovenske Rudohorie Mts, Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia (Type Locality)
4.0 x 3.3 x 3.5 cm
Boulangerite (ex Josef Vajdak) (ex Czech National Museum)
Vojtech Mine, Brezove Hory deposit, Pribram, Bohemia, Czech Republic
8.7 x 5.0 x 4.2 cm
Sylvite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Carlsbad Potash District, Eddy County, New Mexico
9.1 x 5.7 x 5.2 cm
Ullmanite (very rare)
Siegen, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
5.0 x 4.2 x 2.6 cm
Sapphire
Zazafotsy Quarry (Amboarohy), Ihosy District, Horombe Region, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar
3.0 x 2.8 x 2.2 cm
Fluorite with Quartz
Riemvasmaak, Kakamas District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
5.2 x 4.7 x 3.2 cm
Ammonite
Morocco
3.7 x 2.7 x 0.3 cm
Kosnarite on Albite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Jenipapo District, Itinga, Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.2 x 4.7 x 4.6 cm
Aquamarine
Xuan Le, Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam
3.0 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm
Calcite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Picher Field, Tri-State District, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
11.5 x 5.2 x 5.2 cm
Copper pseudomorph after Aragonite on Copper (rare matrix piece)
Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
7.0 x 5.0 x 1.1 cm
Rosasite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimu, Mun. de Mapimu, Durango, Mexico
2.6 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm
Sphalerite
Shuikoushan ore field, Changning Co., Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
5.7 x 3.2 x 1.1 cm
Spessartine on Smoky Quartz
Wushan, Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian, East Region, China
9.0 x 8.1 x 4.1 cm
Aurichalcite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimu, Mun. de Mapimu, Durango, Mexico
9.2 x 7.8 x 4.2 cm
Barite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Stoneham, Weld County, Colorado
3.0 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm
Heulandite (gemmy)
Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India
5.7 x 5.2 x 3.5 cm
Vauxite (very rare)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (Type Locality)
3.5 x 2.7 x 0.7 cm
Chalcopyrite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Eagle Mine, Gilman, Eagle County, Colorado
5.0 x 5.0 x 2.6 cm
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