FINE MINERALS LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS - ends Aug 21, 2014

Ends Aug 21, 2014
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone) This week we offer a mix of fine mineral specimens from our old drawers, including some things last seen a decade ago! Also included are rarities and gem crystals from the Obodda, Trimingham, and other collections we are dispersing.
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Acanthite w/ Calcite ex Obodda (superb miniature!)
Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico
3.4 x 2.4 x 1.9 cm
Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite & Quartz (Trimingham Coll.)
Casapalca, Lima Department, Peru
8.2 x 6.5 x 4.0 cm
Copper & Quartz (RARE locale) Dr. Art Soregaroli Coll.
Gibraltar Mine, Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada
6.8 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Scheelite on Quartz (ex Bement & American Musuem)
Zinnwald, Erzgebirge, Bohemia, Czech Republic
5.5 x 4.0 x 1.7 cm
Iridescent Pyrite (classic locale) Trimingham Coll.
Mountain Con Mine, Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana
9.8 x 8.8 x 3.1 cm
Ilmenite on Quartz (old classic) Mullane Coll.
Froland, Aust-Agder, Norway
5.0 x 4.3 x 3.9 cm
Proustite on Native Arsenic (old) Jaime Bird Coll.
Schlema, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
4.3 x 2.9 x 2.2 cm
Almandine Garnet (classic locale) ex Ken Hollman Coll.
Russell, Hampden Co., Massachusetts
6.4 x 5.2 x 4.2 cm
Biotite var. Manganophyllite (rare - old)
Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Varmland, Sweden
4.3 x 3.1 x 1.6 cm
Mizzonite (Marialite) (ex Bement & American Musuem)
Dipyre, Mauleon, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France
6.6 x 5.8 x 2.0 cm
Cuprite (classic old locale) ex Mullane coll.
Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona
6.4 x 5.0 x 3.8 cm
Manganite on Barite (excellent - circa 1880s)
Ilfeld, Harz Mts., Thuringia, Germany
6.8 x 5.5 x 4.3 cm
Native Bismuth w/ Skutterudite var. Chloanthite (ex. Trimingham)
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
8.5 x 7.5 x 4.0 cm
Pollucite, Tourmaline & Lepidolite ex Obodda
Nuristan, Laghman Province, Afghanistan
10.5 x 9.7 x 5.5 cm
Lepidolite (Trimingham Coll.) - rare crystal habit
Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
13.8 x 12.0 x 12.0 cm
Apatite & Muscovite ex Obodda
Drot, Haramosh Mts., Skardu Dist., Baltistan, Pakistan
4.4 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm
Spinel & Chondrodite ex Obodda
Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
9.5 x 9.5 x 5.0 cm
Copper xls (sharp!), ex Obodda
Itauz Mine, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan
3.4 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
Gemmy Spessartine Garnets on Quartz with Schorl ex Obodda
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Pakistan
4.8 x 3.9 x 3.0 cm
Bipyramidal Wulfenite xls
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
7.9 x 7.2 x 5.5 cm
Sapphire on Marble ex Obodda
Hunza Valley, Gilgit Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
5.4 x 5.5 x 3.4 cm
Erythrite (rare / rich) Vajdak Coll.
Jachymov, Erzgebirge, Bohemia, Czech Republic
5.0 x 4.5 x 2.7 cm
Dioptase & Calcite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Nambia
11.0 x 8.9 x 8.3 cm
Chalcophyllite (old classic)
Cornwall, England
4.4 x 4.0 x 3.2 cm
Sulfur
El Desierto Mine, San Pablo de Napa, Potosi Dept., Bolivia
9.4 x 5.4 x 3.7 cm
iridescent Erythrite crystal (1960s finds)
Bou Azzer, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco
2.4 x 1.2 x 0.4 cm
Pyrite (classic Colorado) ex Obodda
Eagle Mine, Gilman, Eagle Co., Colorado
13.8 x 9.8 x 1.8 cm
Parisite-(Ce) on Calcite
Mina La Pita, Muzo, Boyaca Province, Colombia
5.2 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm
Vanadinite ex Obodda
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Morocco
14.4 x 10.4 x 4.8 cm
Manganoan Calcite ps. After Calcite (fluorescent!) ex Obodda
2nd Sovetskii Mine, Dal'negorsk, Russia
12.0 x 8.8 x 8.0 cm