FINE MINERAL SPECIMENS LIQUIDATION AUCTION - ends May 29

Ends May 29, 2014
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone) This week's auction features another great mix of modern and old classics, from recent collections we've purchased (Trimingham, Obodda, etc.). Note some historic US and European pieces, in particular! Enjoy!
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Manganoan Calcite (fluorescent!) w/ Quartz ex Obodda
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
4.6 x 3.2 x 2.8 cm
Rhodochrosite (rare Utah) - Trimingham Coll.
Eureka, Tintic District, Juab Co., Utah
5.8 x 4.4 x 4.2 cm
Diopside ex Obodda
Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Skardu Dist., Baltistan, Pakistan
5.7 x 4.4 x 1.8 cm
Topaz, Schorl & Cleavelandite ex Obodda
Shigar Valley, Skardu Dist., Baltistan, Pakistan
4.4 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm
Azurite (excellent)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
2.7 x 2.6 x 2.6 cm
Azurite & Malachite (Trimingham Coll.)
Holbrook Extension, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona
4.7 x 4.4 x 3.7 cm
Clinoclase (Trimingham Coll.)
Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing Co., Nevada
6.8 x 6.4 x 2.9 cm
Staurolite (rare locale) Trimingham Coll.
Ilmen Mts, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Southern Urals, Russia
7.3 x 5.8 x 2.3 cm
Galena, Siderite, Sphalerite & Quartz (Trimingham Coll.)
Herja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramure? Co., Romania
6.4 x 6.4 x 3.4 cm
Malachite ps. After Azurite ex Trimingham Coll.
Ajo, Pima County, Arizona
5.4 x 4.4 x 2.4 cm
Andradite ex Obodda
Spin Ghar range, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
3.4 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm
Spinel-twinned Copper (old classic) ex Obodda
Turginsk Mine, Bogolovsk, Middle Urals, Russia
1.7 x 1.3 x 0.5 cm
Anatase (Alpine-type) w/ Quartz
Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
6.0 x 3.9 x 2.9 cm
Gypsum w/ Sulfur (uncommon locale) Trimingham Coll.
Gaurdak basin, Chardzhou, Lebap Prov., Turkmenistan
6.0 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm
Kaolinite ps. Carlsbad-twinned Orthoclase, w/ Cassiterite (old classic)
North Goonbarrow China Clay Pit, St Austell Dist., Cornwall, England
5.3 x 3.5 x 1.2 cm
Galena, Calcite & Siderite (Trimingham Coll.)
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Russia
10.3 x 7.0 x 6.0 cm
Cobaltaon Smithsonite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
7.7 x 3.3 x 3.6 cm
Rhodochrosite & Quartz (classic Colorado) excellent
Sunnyside Mine, Silverton Dist., San Juan Co., Colorado
9.4 x 5.8 x 5.4 cm
Lepidolite
Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.4 x 4.5 x 3.3 cm
Fluorite incl. w/ Boulangerite (rare - excellent)
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China
4.8 x 4.7 x 3.9 cm
Gemmy color-zoned Topaz (28 grams)
Nujiang Valley, Yunnan Province, China
4.2 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm
Calcite, Orpiment & Realgar
Jiepaiyu Mine (Shimen Mine), Hunan Prov., China
5.0 x 4.0 x 3.4 cm
Barite (rare association) on Rhodochrosite
Wutong Mine, Liubao, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
2.5 x 2.3 x 1.9 cm
Large Morganite xl (RARE CALIFORNIA LOCALE)
Elizabeth R. Mine, San Diego Co., California
8.7 x 8.0 x 6.7 cm
Galena, Tetrahedrite, Chalcopyrite & Quartz (old classic) Trimingham Col.
Herodsfoot Mine, Liskeard District, Cornwall, England
10.9 x 8.5 x 4.8 cm
Pyrite
Navajun, La Rioja, Spain
9.7 x 7.3 x 6.3 cm
Dravite on Calcite (old classic) Trimingham Coll.
Power's Farm, Pierrepont, St. Lawrence Co., New York
7.9 x 5.4 x 4.4 cm
Siderite (rare CA locale) Trimingham Coll.
Morgan Hill Summit, Santa Clara Co., California
8.1 x 5.6 x 5.4 cm
Tetrahedrite w/Sphalerite & Quartz (excellent) Trimingham Coll.
Casapalca Mine, Lima Department, Peru
12.0 x 10.4 x 5.2 cm
Cuprian Calcite (classic locale) Trimingham Coll.
Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona
13.2 x 11.4 x 6.7 cm