Fine Mineral Liquidation Auction - Ends Thurs, Aug 19

This auction features a diverse selection of small pieces to lead in and a special group of 2 dozen CABINET TO HUGE-CABINET SIZED pieces, and one RIDICULOUS LARGE COLEMANITE from the Bob Reynolds (California) and Lee Burnett (Colorado) Collections. Also included are interesting pieces from recent finds and other collections.

Highlights:

1. Gem INDICOLITE TOURMALINE

2. Old classics from a 19th Century Zurich collection

3. Large matrix "ram's horn" TEXAS SELENITE from Terlingua, Texas

4. Colorado ZIRCON and ROYAL GORGE ALMANDINE GARNET

5. Large SILVER, NICKELINE & DOLOMITE slab from Cobalt

6. Weird etched AQUAMARINE

7. Large QUARTZ w/ MONTMORILLIONITE inclusions from the White Queen Mine

8. many important and large California rare borate species in exceptional form 

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Gypsum (RARE style) ex Richard Rossi Coll.
Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
12.8 x 8.1 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $460
Calcite on weird matrix (ex Shields Flynn Coll.)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
9.6 x 7.3 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Celestine w/ phantoms (classic Michigan) Chet Lemanski Coll.
Rockwood Quarry, Rockwood, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA
9.4 x 6.3 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $140
Large Natrolite, Heulandite & Stilbite (2016 find)
Nashik District, Maharashtra, India
14.6 x 10.3 x 8.3 cm
Winning Bid: $392
Celestine (Bob Reynolds Coll.)
Sakoany deposit, Katsepy, Mitsinjo, Boeny, Madagascar
10.3 x 8.1 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $460
Large Baryte (classic locale) Bob Reynolds Coll.
Villamassargia, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
17.3 x 12.0 x 9.2 cm
Winning Bid: $280
Large Inderite (RARE - Bob Reynolds Coll.)
U.S. Borax open pit, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern Co., California, USA
13.4 x 11.6 x 9.4 cm
Winning Bid: $285
Colemanite ex Bob Reynolds Coll.
East Coleman Mine, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo Co., California, USA
11.6 x 7.7 x 7.5 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Large Ram's Horn Selenite (Old Texas Classic!)
Terlingua Mining District, Texas, USA
15.2 x 8.2 x 8.0 cm
Winning Bid: $428
Gypsum
Samalayuca Desert, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
9.8 x 8.5 x 7.0 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Calcite (RARE old classic) ex Lee Burnett Coll.
Blackstone Mine, Shullsburg area, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin, USA
11.0 x 7.8 x 7.8 cm
Winning Bid: $178
Bi-colored Fluorapophyllite and Stilbite
Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India
12.6 x 12.0 x 10.3 cm
Winning Bid: $387
Large 2kg Silver, Nickeline & Dolomite (ex Bob Reynolds Coll.)
Silverfields mine, Cobalt area, Ontario, Canada
25.3 x 14.5 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $423
Large Quartz (RARE California) Bob Reynolds Coll.
Klondike Mine, Nevada Co., California, USA
15.6 x 13.2 x 11.7 cm
Winning Bid: $427
Ruby ps. after Spinel (NEW FIND - fluorescent)
Mahenge, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
4.4 x 4.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $380