FINE MINERAL LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 1 of 2) - end THURSDAY, Dec. 15th, 2016

Ends Thursday Dec. 15, 2016
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

This auction set, like all of ours, features mineral specimens from various large collections and lots we have purchased over the years, mixed together and given back to you as a mix of all kinds of minerals for all mineral collectors - surely the largest variety of fine mineral specimens on the internet, for auction. Look for rare species, old classics, and many good things hard to find at any price, let alone at auction! Featured collections being dispersed include the Strauss collection (Gem classics) , Obodda collection and dealer inventory, Orrelana collection (Spain minerals), Vajdak (rarities), and many others.


Some of the highlights from this week's include:
1. selection of GEM CRYSTALS from the Uwe Strauss Collection.
2. Large and rare Dal'negorsk MANGANOAN CALCITE.
3. Fine Spanish specimens from the Sanabria Collection.
4. Rare old SILVER in CALCITE from Cobalt
5. Classic, rare and old European and USA specimens
6. Excellent LEGRANDITE from the Type Locality Flor de Pena Mine
7. Impressive large Shangbao Mine FLUORITE
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Wolframite, Fluorite (fluorescent) & Quartz ex Thomas Coll.
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
4.3 x 3.9 x 2.5 cm
Gemmy DT Rubellite Tourmaline (Strauss Coll.)
Pech, Chapa Dara District, Konar Prov., Afghanistan
3.4 x 2.9 x 2.7 cm
Legrandite (rare - Type Locality) w/ Smithsonite
Flor de Pena Mine, Lampazos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
3.3 x 3.1 x 1.3 cm
Gypsum (classic locale) Schlichter Coll.
Alabaster quarries, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
5.9 x 5.6 x 5.5 cm
Thenardite ps. After Mirabilite (Minette & Van Tichelen Coll.)
Boron, Kramer District, Kern Co., California
6.7 x 5.4 x 2.8 cm
Pyrargyrite (old classic) ex Heidelberg Univ. & Obodda Coll.
Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
2.7 x 2.0 x 1.3 cm
Smithsonite & Hemimorphite
Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Karas Region, Namibia
6.8 x 5.2 x 3.7 cm
Chalcopyrite on Calcite (Stanchich Coll.)
Moore's Station, Mercer Co., New Jersey
13.3 x 8.8 x 5.8 cm
Hematite rosettes and Quartz
Jinlong hill, Longchuan Co., Guangdong Province, China
9.0 x 5.7 x 5.5 cm
Silver in polished Calcite slab (rare old combo)
La Rose Mine, Cobalt, Ontario, Canada
10.2 x 5.1 x 0.4 cm
Azurite and Malachite
Liufengshan Mine, Chizhou Prefecture, Anhui Province, China
16.8 x 10.3 x 7.7 cm
Citrine (rare locale) ex Steve Smale Coll.
Pederneira Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.5 x 4.5 x 4.3 cm
Amazonite (old finds!)
Kenticha mine, Sidamo-Borana Province, Ethiopia
10.3 x 9.5 x 6.5 cm
Epidote and Quartz (rare combo)
San Quintin, Baja California, Mexico
8.1 x 5.5 x 5.2 cm
Calcite, Pyrite & Fluorite (RARE combo & locale)
Milpo mine, Atacocha mining district, Pasco department, Peru
7.8 x 5.6 x 4.6 cm
Copper stained Aragonite
Wenshan Mine, Wenshan A.P., Yunnan Province, China
11.3 x 4.6 x 4.0 cm
Large unusual European Opal (uncommon locale)
Herany (Herlein), Kosice Co., Kosice Region, Slovakia
14.3 x 12.5 x 5.5 cm
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