FINE MINERAL SPECIMEN LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS - ends Dec. 6th, 2012

Ends Dec 6, 2012
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone) Three pages of mixed mineral specimens for liquidation, from old collections; and in particular a diverse selection from Herb Obodda old dealer inventory buyout!
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Arsentsumebite on Anglesite (Willy Israel Coll.)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
4.5 x 4.0 x 2.4 cm
Taenite w/ Iron var. Kamacite ex Vajdak Coll.
Canyon Diablo meteorite, Winslow, Coconino Co., Arizona
3.8 x 2.8 x 2.0 cm
Fluorite on Sphalerite (Consie Prince Coll.)
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee
7.8 x 5.4 x 4.8 cm
Copper (old - Dartmouth College)
Old Dominion Mine, Globe, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona
9.4 x 4.4 x 3.5 cm
Silver wires
Hongda Mine, Lingqiu Co., Shanxi Province, China
3.8 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm
Spinel-twinned Silver (Jaime Bird Coll.)
Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico
4.0 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm
Crystallized Gold leaf (Mark Mauthner Coll.)
Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada
2.0 x 0.8 x 0.1 cm
Wulfenite (1960s-70s) Jaime Bird Coll.
Red Cloud Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona
2.3 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm
Etched Fluorite corner w/ bitumen (classic)
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee
4.3 x 4.0 x 2.8 cm
Pyromorphite on Cerussite
Daoping Mine, Guilin Prefect., Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
3.1 x 2.6 x 1.6 cm
Zhonghuacerite-(Ce) (ultra rare) Vajdak Coll.
Bayan Obo, Baotou League, Inner Mongolia A.R., China
3.0 x 2.5 x 1.1 cm
Pink Sapphire rough & cut set
Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
1.1 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm (largest) (2 Pieces)
Chrysocolla covered with drusy Quartz
Ray Mine, Pinal County, Arizona
2.9 x 2.4 x 1.6 cm
Silver xls and Copper (rare combo)
Kearsarge Mine, Kearsarge, Houghton Co., Michigan
4.8 x 3.0 x 2.4 cm
Cinnabar twins on Quartz (Ed Bancroft Coll.)
Tongren Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China
5.3 x 4.0 x 2.2 cm
Paratacamite & Malachite on Quartz(rare combo)
Lily Mine, Pisco Umay, Ica Department, Peru
3.0 x 2.4 x 2.3 cm
Fluororichterite & K-Feldspar var. Adularia (excellent xls)
Wilberforce, Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canada
13.0 x 10.8 x 10.0 cm
large Manganoan Calcite (2 generations) & Quartz
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten, Inner Mongolia A.R., China
18.0 x 17.0 x 14.0 cm
Matulaite (rare phosphate - Type Locality) Vajdak Coll.
Bachman Mine, Hellertown, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania
2.7 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
Spinel-twinned Copper xls
Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Grant Co., New Mexico
3.0 x 1.0 x 0.7 cm (largest) (3 Pieces)
Twinned Calcite xl (classic locale)
Irving Materials Quarry, Anderson, Madison Co., Indiana
3.4 x 3.4 x 2.1 cm
rare Shattuckite nodule (364 grams)
Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
8.0 x 5.5 x 4.8 cm
Marcasite on Barite (classic locale) Wes Parker Coll.
Stari Trg Mine, Trepca, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo
9.5 x 7.4 x 2.8 cm
Orange Creedite
Mina Navidad, Durango, Mexico
9.4 x 7.0 x 6.5 cm
Celestine
Sakoany Mine, Boeny Region, Majunga Prov., Madagascar
10.1 x 7.7 x 6.5 cm
Hematite
Irhoud Mine, Safi Province, Doukkala-Abda Region, Morocco
14.9 x 10.5 x 5.9 cm
Color-zoned Fluorite (fluorescent)
Clay Center, Ottawa County, Ohio
4.5 x 3.9 x 3.9 cm
Foitite (Schlichter Coll.)
Erongo Mountain, Erongo Region, Namibia
6.0 x 5.2 x 4.0 cm
Quartz w/ Tourmaline inclusions (Schlichter Coll.)
PC Mine, Basin District, Jefferson Co., Montana
10.9 x 7.0 x 5.8 cm
Gemmy Adamite (fluorescent) Consie Prince
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
5.0 x 3.9 x 3.7 cm