FINE MINERAL COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS (Set 1 of 2) - Ends December 10, 2015

Ends December 10, 2015
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)
A great group of fine mineral specimens this week, with some beautiful material from various collections we've acquired along with overstock from our diversified inventory. Look for a mix of classic and rare, which are highlighted by an impressive Gold leaf specimen on matrix from Australia, along with a very hard to find rare old Pikes Peak, Colorado Pyrite from the George Kunz Collection, plus a beautiful GEM Kunzite specimen from Afghanistan along with a classic and fine quality Amethyst from South Carolina and even a bright and colorful Opal from the famous locality at Virgin Valley, Nevada. These and many more make up this week's exciting auction. Enjoy!
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Rhodochrosite w/ Quartz (Lewadny Coll.)
Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Park Co., Colorado
3.5 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm
Cuprian Adamite (Ford Coll.)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
4.4 x 3.1 x 3.0 cm
Pyrite (RARE old Colorado) George Kunz Coll.
Pikes Peak area, El Paso Co., Colorado
6.0 x 3.7 x 2.4 cm
Gem watermelon Tourmaline
Santa Rosa Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.3 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm
Large crystallized leaf Gold w/ Pyrite
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
7.4 x 5.8 x 2.8 cm
Gem Kunzite (193 grams)
Mawi pegmatite, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
7.8 x 3.8 x 3.4 cm
Precious Opal
Virgin Valley District, Humboldt Co., Nevada
8.0 x 4.3 x 4.3 cm (vial)
Color-zoned Fluorite (fluorescent) Soregaroli Coll.
Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo District, Namibia
11.2 x 8.2 x 4.5 cm
DT twinned Calcite (Payne Coll.)
Level 16, Potosi Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
4.9 x 3.8 x 3.5 cm
Manganoan Calcite (fluorescent!)
Casapalca Mine, Lima Department, Peru
6.9 x 4.4 x 4.2 cm
Calcite (fluorescent) w/ Pyrite (uncommon)
N'Chwaning Mines, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa
8.2 x 5.0 x 3.1 cm
Nickeline & Native Bismuth (classic locale)
Pohla, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
4.5 x 3.4 x 3.7 cm
Manganite, Baryte & Hematite (Nowakowski Coll.)
Jackson mine, Marquette iron range, Marquette Co., Michigan
8.7 x 7.0 x 3.6 cm
Amethyst (classic South Carolina)
Ellis-Jones Mine, Due West, Abbeville Co., South Carolina
10.3 x 7.6 x 6.8 cm
Calcite incl. w/ Hematite (old classic)
Stank Mine, Barrow, Cumbria, England
9.1 x 7.2 x 5.1 cm
Stilbite on Chalcedony
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
12.5 x 11.0 x 6.7 cm
Gyrolite on Quartz
Malad Quarry, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
11.2 x 9.0 x 8.0 cm
Calcite on Fluorite (both fluorescent) Payne Coll.
Xianghualing Mine, Hunan Province, China
7.5 x 5.4 x 4.0 cm
Gypsum (fluorescent) on Halite
Las Salinas, Otume Village, Pisco, Ica Dept., Peru
6.4 x 5.8 x 5.5 cm
Spessartine on Albite
Shengus, Haramosh Mts., Skardu Dist., Pakistan
7.1 x 3.5 x 2.4 cm
Interpenetrating Calcite xls (Payne Coll.)
Fanwood Quarry (Weldon Quarry), Watchung, Somerset Co., New Jersey
3.7 x 2.4 x 2.4 cm
"Tabular" Galena w/ Fluorite (Lillie Coll.)
Rosiclare Level, Denton Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois
7.4 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
Celestine (Texas)
Bull Creek, Austin, Travis Co., Texas
7.9 x 5.6 x 2.5 cm
Calcite (rare Canada) Trimingham Coll.
Holberg, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
6.5 x 6.4 x 4.3 cm
Cristobalite & Fayalite in Obsidian (Mullane Coll.)
Obsidian Ridge, Little Lake, Inyo Co., California
8.2 x 8.0 x 4.4 cm
Amazonite w/ Schorl (rare)
Zapot pegmatite, Fitting District, Mineral Co., Nevada
8.8 x 5.8 x 5.3 cm
Baryte on Bethel Sandstone (Lillie Coll.)
Ozark-Mahoning Group, Cave-In-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois
10.8 x 8.5 x 3.5 cm
Galena, Dolomite & Chalcopyrite
Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri
8.2 x 7.7 x 6.0 cm