FINE MINERAL SPECIMEN LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS - end Jan 8, 2015

ends Jan 8 , 2015
at 6:30 PM
NEW YEAR'S AUCTION!(Central Time Zone) 3 PAGES of FINE MINERAL SPECIMEN and MINERAL COLLECTION Liquidation auctions: Here you will find many old classic and rare specimens from recent collections we've purchased (in particular, we continue dispersing the large and very diverse mineral collections of Bob Trimingham, Herb Obodda, and Dr. Art Soregaroli). There are plenty of unique pieces and classic specimens, both rarities and and gem crystals we seldom see for sale - especially at auction. Enjoy!

This auction features some fine tourmalines and a remarkable old Tiger Mine leadhillite specimen.
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Acanthite ps. After Pyrargyrite (Stoudt Coll.)
Rayas Mine, Guanajuato, Gto., Mexico
5.9 x 3.0 x 2.6 cm
Pyritized Brachiopod (Spirifer Sp.)
Sylvania, Lucas Co., Ohio
4.4 x 2.9 x 2.5 cm
large Kinoite (rare) with Apophyllite (Soregaroli Coll.)
Christmas Mine, Banner District, Gila Co., Arizona
8.0 x 7.4 x 3.4 cm
Calcite ps. After Ikaite (RARE USA locale) Soregaroli Coll.
Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
6.3 x 4.1 x 3.2 cm
Acanthite & Pyrite on Quartz
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Prov., Lima Dept., Peru
10.9 x 6.4 x 5.4 cm
Large DT Dravite Tourmaline scepter (Soregaroli Coll.)
Yinnietharra, Upper Gascoyne Shire, Western Australia, Australia
11.2 x 8.8 x 6.4 cm
Malachite coated Cuprite xls (old classics) ex Obodda
Chessy, Rhone, Rhone-Alpes, France
1.5 x 1.0 x 1.0 cm (largest) (3 Pieces)
Chalcopyrite w/ Quartz (classic locale)
Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico
6.3 x 5.3 x 3.3 cm
DT Tantalite xl (RARE Wyoming) Soregaroli Coll.
Lander area, Fremont Co., Wyoming
3.6 x 2.8 x 1.7 cm
Copper xls (fine - classic locale) Soregaroli Coll.
Ajo Mine, Pima Co., Arizona
7.2 x 3.7 x 2.0 cm
Large Willemite xl w/ Calcite & Franklinite
Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey
5.4 x 3.9 x 2.4 cm
Leadhillite (classic, old locale)
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona
4.9 x 3.9 x 1.8 cm
Bi-colored Apophyllite & Stilbite
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
8.9 x 8.0 x 6.8 cm
Gypsum & Pyrite on Calcite (fluorescent) Cynthia Payne Coll.
Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
8.0 x 6.8 x 6.2 cm
Color-zoned Fluorite (fluorescent) Cynthia Payne Coll.
Cave-in-Rock Dist., Hardin Co., Illinois
10.3 x 6.0 x 5.5 cm
Gemmy Bastnesite-(Ce) ex Obodda
Zagi Mountain, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
6.0 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm
Natrolite, Datolite & Calcite (RARE old NJ locale)
Francisco Brothers Quarry, Great Notch, Passaic Co., New Jersey
7.5 x 6.0 x 5.8 cm
Agatized Coral geode (fossil/pseudomorph) Hauck Coll.
Tampa Bay, Hillsborough County, Florida
10.4 x 7.7 x 4.1 cm
Maricopaite (ultra rare - Type Locality) Vajdak Coll.
Moon Anchor Mine, Maricopa Co., Arizona
6.8 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm
Rare large macle-twin Diamond (Soregaroli Coll.) 4.02 carats
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.9 x 0.9 x 0.5 cm
Yellow Fluorite (2006 find)
Tongbai Co., Nanyang Prefecture, Henan Prov., China
15.9 x 10.4 x 3.4 cm
Fluorite (fluorescent) & Quartz
Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire
7.6 x 5.0 x 4.7 cm
Fluorite w/ Calcite (New Find) both fluorescent
Weishan REE Mine, Weishan Co., Shandong Prov., China
6.4 x 4.7 x 3.7 cm
Rose Quartz (excellent)
Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
11.0 x 9.2 x 8.2 cm
Calcite (fluorescent) Soregaroli Coll.
3 Level, Panasqueira Mine, Castelo Branco Dist., Portugal
7.3 x 3.7 x 2.0 cm
Eudidymite (rare Be-silicate) ex Obodda
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
4.7 x 2.9 x 2.8 cm
Calcite w/ Hedenbergite inclusions (RARE) Cynthia Payne Coll.
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Russia
9.9 x 6.3 x 4.8 cm
Andradite var. Polyadelphite (rare for locale)
Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex Co., New Jersey
6.0 x 4.3 x 3.9 cm
DT twinned Calcite xls (rare & rare locale)
Venice Mine, Kadoma Dist., Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
14.5 x 13.7 x 5.0 cm
Bi-colored Tourmaline w/ Quartz
Pederneira Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9.8 x 5.8 x 2.8 cm