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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Pyrite, Quartz & Quartz after Dolomite (Israel Coll.)
Barroca Grande Mine, Panasqueira, Castelo Branco Dist., Portugal
7.4 x 5.9 x 3.4 cm
Esperite, Hardystonite, etc (3 color fluorescence) Trimingham Coll.
Franklin Mine, Sussex Co., New Jersey
7.7 x 6.8 x 4.2 cm
Polished Copper nodule (Sal Avella Coll.)
Copper Country, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
6.8 x 4.7 x 4.4 cm
Vanadinite
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Morocco
6.8 x 3.1 x 2.2 cm
Dioptase on Calcite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
4.4 x 4.3 x 2.4 cm
Cassiterite (var. 'wood tin') ex. Univ Arizona
llavisa, Potosi, Bolivia
2.6 x 2.4 x 0.8 cm (largest) (3 Pieces)
Molybdenite xl
Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Quebec, Canada
2.4 x 2.2 x 0.3 cm
Phosgenite (fluorescent) Trimingham Coll.
Touissit, Oujda-Angad Province, Morocco
3.4 x 2.6 x 1.9 cm
Barite on Witherite (fluorescent) Trimingham Coll.
Settlingstones Mine, Fourstones, Northumberland, England
10.5 x 8.0 x 5.0 cm
Carlsbad-twinned Orthoclase xl (Mohave Desert) Trimingham Coll.
Aquaduct Road area, Water Canyon, Cinco, Kern Co., California
9.7 x 6.2 x 5.9 cm
Chrysoberyl & Almandine (rare, old classic) Trimingham Coll.
Witt Hill Chrysoberyl locality, Greenwood, Oxford Co., Maine
12.4 x 10.0 x 3.3 cm
Epidote & Quartz (classic locale) Trimingham Coll.
Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska,
11.4 x 6.4 x 3.4 cm
Aquamarine & Feldspar (excellent)
Erongo Mts., Erongo Region, Namibia
7.5 x 6.1 x 6.0 cm
Fluorapatite ex Oboddda
Mawi pegmatite, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
2.3 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm
Crocoite (Trimingham Coll.)
Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
8.8 x 6.2 x 5.0 cm
Rhodochrosite on Fluorapatite (rare - fluorescent)
Wutong Mine, Liubao, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
2.4 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm
Hydrozincite (fluorescent) with Calcite (Trimingham Coll.)
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
8.5 x 5.7 x 3.8 cm
Siderite (unusual crystal form)
Panasqueira, Castelo Branco Dist., Portugal
3.6 x 2.9 x 2.6 cm
Callaghanite (rare - Type Locality) Trimingham Coll.
Basic Refractories Mine, Gabbs District, Nye Co., Nevada
9.5 x 7.9 x 5.6 cm
Fluorite (2012 find)
Camissinone Mine, Zogno, Lombardy, Italy
2.9 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm (largest) (2 Pieces)
Metatorbernite w/ Schorl (rare locale) Trimingham Coll.
Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing Co., Nevada
8.9 x 5.8 x 2.4 cm
Primary Malachite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
4.4 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm
Pyrite & Sphalerite (Trimingham Coll.)
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
11.9 x 8.0 x 3.7 cm
DT etched Topaz (rare) - Herb Obodda Coll.
Shigar Valley, Skardu Dist., Baltistan, Pakistan
3.8 x 3.0 x 2.3 cm
Semseyite (Trimingham Coll.)
Herja Mine, Kisbanya, Baia Mare, Maramure? Co., Romania
10.3 x 7.5 x 4.5 cm
Gem Richterite Crystal, ex Obodda
Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
2.3 x 1.3 x 0.4 cm
Paravauxite (Type Locality) Trimingham Coll.
Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Potosi Dept., Bolivia
16.8 x 12.0 x 4.0 cm
Malachite ps. After Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
15.4 x 7.7 x 4.4 cm
Euxenite-(Y) (rare locale) Trimingham Coll.
Ile Mine, Alto Ligonha Dist., Zambezia Prov., Mozambique
7.4 x 6.6 x 3.7 cm
Rammelsbergite in Mohawkite (RARE combo) Trimingham Coll.
Mohawk Mine, Keweenaw Co., Michigan
4.8 x 3.5 x 1.6 cm