FINE MINERAL COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS (Set 1 of 2) - Ends Nov 12, 2015

Ends November 12, 2015
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)
A diverse mixed group of fine mineral specimens from many mineral collections , is up for auction this week. Look for a mix of classic and rare, including some old European specimens from the 1800's and some USA specimens from seldom-seen localities. There are a few major rare species, and also two gem tourmalines from old collections we obtained recently. Enjoy!
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Pyromorphite var. Polysphaerite (uncommon)
Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Shoshone Co., Idaho
8.9 x 7.5 x 3.8 cm
Olmiite (rare crystals)
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa
1.9 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
Quartz scepters
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia A.R., China
13.4 x 5.5 x 5.3 cm
Pyrite octahedrons ex Obodda
Quiruvilca Mine, La Libertad Dept., Peru
7.1 x 6.2 x 5.0 cm
DT gem Epidote w/ Byssolite ex Obodda
Hachupa Epidote Locality, Shigar Valley, Baltistan, Pakistan
7.9 x 3.0 x 1.8 cm
Cassiterite (rare & classic locale) Carmichael Coll.
Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
3.4 x 3.3 x 1.8 cm
Fluorite ex. Mervyn Ford Coll.
Mina Navidad, Durango, Mexico
10.1 x 7.0 x 3.4 cm
Epidote & Quartz
Jinkouhe District, Leshan Prefect., Sichuan Prov., China
6.0 x 5.1 x 3.3 cm
Austinite
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
4.8 x 2.9 x 1.4 cm
Iridescent Covellite (classic Colorado)
Reynolds Mine, Summitville, Rio Grande Co., Colorado
6.5 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm
Sodalite w/ Muscovite (Mullane Coll.)
Bancroft area, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
9.3 x 6.4 x 3.4 cm
Gem Topaz (Zigras Coll.)
Tepetate, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
3.1 x 2.0 x 1.7 cm
Gemmy DT twinned Calcite (Consie Prince Coll.)
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee
17.9 x 8.8 x 7.5 cm
Large Stilbite bowtie on Mordenite
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
17.5 x 11.5 x 9.8 cm
Pyromorphite
Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Limousin, France
8.5 x 4.4 x 3.8 cm
Calcite & Marcasite on bi-colored Fluorite (old) Lillie Coll.
Mahoning No. 4 Mine, Cave-In-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois
11.0 x 7.4 x 5.8 cm
Jamesonite & Pyrite ((NOTE CHANGED TO DESCRIPTION)
La Concha Mine, Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico
12.4 x 10.3 x 4.8 cm
Acanthite (classic locale)
Rayas Mine, Guanajuato, Gto., Mexico
2.1 x 2.1 x 1.9 cm
Chevkinite-(Ce) - rare large crystals ex Obodda
Arondu, Basha Valley, Skardu dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
10.5 x 9.5 x 5.7 cm
Titanite & Chlorite ex Obodda
Tormiq, Haramosh Mts., Skardu Dist., Baltistan, Pakistan
2.9 x 2.8 x 1.7 cm
Acanthite (circa 2004 finds)
Imiter Mine, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco
5.7 x 4.4 x 3.3 cm
Kovdorskite (Type Locality - fine crystals)
Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia
7.0 x 6.3 x 3.4 cm
Nambulite (Type Locality - old, rare) Matioli Coll.
Funakozawa mine, Iwate Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan
5.8 x 5.3 x 2.4 cm
Tantalite-(Mn) (rare Virginia locale)
Rutherford No. 3 pegmatite, Amelia, Amelia Co., Virginia
2.9 x 2.5 x 1.0 cm
Malachite stalactite
Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
12.8 x 4.3 x 3.5 cm
Anglesite w/ Cerussite
Touissit, Oriental Region, Morocco
6.7 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm
Szenicsite (Type Locality), Powellite, etc (Matioli Coll.)
Jardinera No. 1 Mine, Inca de Oro, Atacama Region, Chile
8.1 x 6.4 x 5.4 cm