FINE MINERAL COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS (Set 1 of 2) - Ends December 17, 2015

Ends December 26, 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 minerals, which are highlighted by old Russian and European classics, gold, a wonderful and rare Michigan copper with huge crystals, and more. These and many more make up this week's exciting auction. Enjoy!
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Pyrite octahedrons (old classic) Al McGuinness Coll.
Belmont Mine, Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana
7.0 x 5.7 x 5.0 cm
Amethyst w/ movable bubbles (Charlie Key Coll.)
Goboboseb Mts, Brandberg Area, Erongo Region, Namibia
8.5 x 2.3 x 2.0 cm
Calcite on Fluorite (Ross Lillie Coll.)
Sub-Rosiclare Level, Denton Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois
6.7 x 6.5 x 5.4 cm
Fluorite octahedrons (fluorescent)
Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, Northern Cape Prov., South Africa
7.6 x 4.6 x 3.5 cm
Wire Silver (superb classic Colorado)
Bulldog Mountain Mine, Creede Dist., Mineral Co., Colorado
4.7 x 3.0 x 1.2 cm
Fenster Smoky Quartz w/ clay inclusions (Charlie Key)
Goboboseb Mts, Brandberg Area, Erongo Region, Namibia
9.3 x 8.3 x 6.0 cm
Iridescent Gold (rare old classic locale) ex Belsky Coll.
Banska Stiavnica (Schemnitz), Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia
4.3 x 2.3 x 1.2 cm
Epidote (ex Helen & Raul Madrid Coll.)
Miracle Mountain Mine, Garnet Hill, Calaveras Co., California
5.4 x 4.9 x 2.9 cm
Kermesite & Stibnite on Quartz (Matioli Coll.)
Alto do Sobrido Mine, Melres, Porto Dist., Portugal
3.2 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm
Gem Tourmaline on Smoky Quartz & Aquamarine
Barra de Salinas, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9.8 x 7.9 x 6.4 cm
Gem Topaz
Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah
1.6 x 1.4 x 1.0 cm
Amazonite w/ Schorl (rare matrix plate)
Zapot pegmatite, Fitting District, Mineral Co., Nevada
14.9 x 10.4 x 2.4 cm
Hemimorphite (classic AZ locale)
79 Mine, Hayden, Gila Co., Arizona
2.4 x 2.4 x 1.7 cm
Strontianite (rare Pennsylvania) Carmichael Coll.
Mt. Union, Mifflin Co., Pennsylvania
2.4 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm
Skutterudite
Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Prov., Morocco
5.8 x 5.7 x 4.0 cm
Calcite on Fluorite (rare Brazil) Matioli Coll.
Mato Preto carbonatite complex, Cerro Azul, Parana, Brazil
8.3 x 4.5 x 4.3 cm
Anhydrite ex Obodda
Campiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Prov., Tuscany, Italy
7.9 x 4.5 x 4.3 cm
Columbite-(Fe), Spessartine, Muscovite & Albite ex Obodda
Shigar Valley, Skardu Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
6.7 x 5.5 x 4.9 cm
Agardite on Quartz (rare) Matioli Coll.
Pomba pit, Serra das Eguas, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
7.9 x 6.4 x 5.9 cm
Galena & Calcite ex Obodda
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
9.4 x 6.5 x 5.4 cm
Baryte (classic locale) ex Obodda
Silius, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy
8.4 x 7.0 x 4.5 cm
Heulandite (Soregaroli Coll.)
Nashik District, Maharashtra, India
9.0 x 5.7 x 4.3 cm
Large color-zoned Fluorite (Madrid Coll.)
Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo District, Namibia
16.8 x 13.0 x 10.4 cm
Chabazite var. Phacolite (Trimingham Coll.)
New Springfield Butte Quarry, Springfield, Lane Co., Oregon
8.4 x 6.0 x 5.4 cm
Lazulite
Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
5.9 x 3.9 x 3.5 cm
Calcite & Marcasite (Trimingham Coll.)
LaFarge Quarry, Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa
10.4 x 6.0 x 4.6 cm
Celestine w/ Strontianite (Nowakowski Coll.)
Maybee Quarry, Monroe County, Michigan
6.7 x 3.3 x 1.5 cm
Bi-colored Tourmaline & Cleavelandite
Stak Nala, Skardu Road, Haramosh Mts., Gilgit, Pakistan
5.3 x 5.0 x 4.3 cm
Unusual Quartz (Hauck Coll.)
Bor Pit, Dal'negorsk, Russia
6.5 x 2.0 x 1.4 cm
Doubly terminated Calcite
Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri
10.7 x 6.5 x 5.3 cm