PRE-THANKGSGIVING MINERAL COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS (Set 1 of 2) - Ends Nov 19, 2015

Ends November 19, 2015
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)
A very diverse set this week featuring a fine mix of beautiful and impressive mineral specimens from 200 years of mining and 20 countries. Look for old classics ($2000 1800's Manganite and a sharp Albite crystal from the Sir Robert Ferguson collection circa 1800 head up that suite), rare species almost never seen for sale, and major gem crystals (such as a classic floating tourmaline from the Himalaya Mine!). Also look for a HUGE and imporessive Amazonite specimen from the USA.
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Pyrite on Quartz (classic locale)
Spruce Claim, King Co., Washington
3.5 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm
Aragonite on Aragonite
Wenshan Mine, Wenshan A.P., Yunnan Province, China
8.8 x 6.4 x 6.3 cm
Cinnabar
Kadamzhay Mine, Fergana Valley, Osh Oblast, Kyrgyzstan
2.4 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm
Calcite on Danburite (Zigras Coll.)
San Sebastian Mine, Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
10.8 x 7.2 x 5.3 cm
Titanite
Bancroft area, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
8.4 x 6.8 x 4.4 cm
Bixbyite (rare Mexico locale) Zigras Coll.
Barranca de Cobre, Chihuahua, Mexico
0.9 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm
Orange Creedite (Zigras Coll.)
Mina Navidad, Durango, Mexico
4.7 x 2.4 x 2.4 cm
Sphalerite, Calcite & Quartz (Consie Prince Coll.)
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee
14.5 x 8.8 x 5.4 cm
Tourmaline (floater, doubly-terminated)
Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California
6.2 x 3.0 x 2.0 cm
Calcite & Chalcopyrite on Sphalerite (classic locale) Feist Coll.
Joplin Field, Tri-State Dist., Jasper Co., Missouri
10.8 x 7.8 x 6.4 cm
Epidote w/ Quartz (uncommon Nevada locale)
Lola Claim, Hawthorne District, Mineral Co., Nevada
7.2 x 3.0 x 2.4 cm
Large Apophyllite & Stilbite
Nashik District, Maharashtra, India
17.3 x 11.7 x 10.5 cm
Enargite (Soregaroli Coll.)
San Cristobal Mine, Yauli Prov., Junun Dept., Peru
4.8 x 4.6 x 3.3 cm
Diamond crystal in Conglomerate (rare)
Diamantina River, Minas Gerais, Brazil
12.5 x 8.4 x 6.3 cm
Large Chalcopyrite & Quartz ex. Soregaroli
Huaron mines, Pasco Department, Peru
19.8 x 13.8 x 7.0 cm
Large DT Amazonite xl w/ Schorl (rare & rare combo) ex. Soregaroli
Zapot pegmatite, Fitting District, Mineral Co., Nevada
15.8 x 13.8 x10.0 cm
Joseite-B (rare Te sulfide) Vajdak Coll.
Good Hope Mine, Hedley, British Columbia, Canada
4.5 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm
Pectolite (classic locale)
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
5.1 x 3.9 x 3.0 cm
Hydrocarbon-included Quartz on Fluorite (VERY RARE - OLD) Lillie Coll.
Hillside Mine, Rosiclare Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois
10.4 x 5.0 x 3.2 cm
Gemmy Epidote xls ex Obodda
Tormiq, Haramosh Mtns., Skardu Dist., Baltistan, Pakistan
6.5 x 3.0 x 1.5 cm
Prehnite casts after Anhydrite on Datolite (old classic)
Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
10.8 x 10.8 x 5.7 cm
Dioptase on Chrysocolla
Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
8.2 x 6.5 x 5.8 cm
Albite xl (ex Sir Robert Ferguson Coll. - 1769-1840)
Central St Gotthard Massif, Ticino, Switzerland
3.6 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm
Manganite (old classic circa late 1800's)
Ilfeld, Harz, Thuringia, Germany
6.5 x 5.4 x 3.8 cm