FINE MINERAL COLLECTION & INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION - Ends Feb 11th, 2021

A completely random mix of species, locations, and historic oddities, spanning acquisitions we made between the early 2000s and around 2012, as we processed some older material in the warehouse that had previously gone to shows, to liquidate at auction. 

Some of the highlights from this week’s auction include:

Historic specimens from USA and Germany!

Old classics worth $1000-5000

Special rarities!

TOURMALINE, ex Obodda collection, valued $9500 !

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Calcite with phantoms
near Daye, Daye Co., Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
7.1 x 4.3 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $155
Mesolite With Pyrite (rare locality specimen)
Merelani Mines, Arusha, Tanzania
6.0 x 5.5 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $279
Celestine
Stoneco Quarry, Maybee, Monroe County, Michigan, USA
11.0 x 7.5 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $336
Helvite with muscovite
Wushan Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co.,, Fujian, China
4.3 x 2.6 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $460
Beryl Var. Aquamarine
Mt. White, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
2.5 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $193
Acanthite
Imiter Mine, Atlas Mtns., Morocco
4.3 x 3.2 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $206
Prehnite Cast After Anhydrite - USA classic
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA
8.0 x 7.5 x 7.5 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Mottramite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
7.0 x 6.6 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $571
Plumbogummite ps. after Pyromorphite
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin Pref., Guangxi Zhuang, China
7.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $702
Copper crystals on Mimetite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
7.5 x 6.4 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $415
Skutterudite (significant old classic!)
Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany
5.7 x 4.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $379
Malachite ps. after Baryte
Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2.4 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $850
Smithsonite Var. Cobaltian ex Rob Smith Coll
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
7.7 x 6.2 x 5.4 cm
Winning Bid: $570