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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Large Calcite (old rare classic) ex Obodda
Moldova, Banat Mts, Caras-Severin Co., Romania (formerly Hungary)
12.9 x 9.0 x 5.5 cm
DT Amethyst scepter (rare locale) ex Obodda
Khapalu, Ganache District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
9.0 x 3.2 x 2.8 cm
Cerussite (old) Eugene Carmichael Coll.
C&B Mine, Dripping Springs Valley, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
2.8 x 2.4 x 1.7 cm
Faden Quartz (classic locale) Carmichael Coll.
Veny Valley, Mont Blanc Massif, Aosta Valley, Italy
2.4 x 1.8 x 0.8 cm
Rhodochrosite ps. After fossilized mollusc
Kerch Peninsula, Crimea Oblast, Ukraine
2.6 x 2.0 x 1.1 cm
Gypsum (classic locale & very large crystal! )
Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
31.3 x 11.03 x 10.9 cm
Quartz scepter w/ phantom (cute!)
Orange River, Karas Region, Namibia
3.7 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm
Columbite (uncommon) ex Obodda
Pech, Chapa Dara Dist., Konar Province, Afghanistan
5.4 x 4.4 x 2.7 cm
Rhodochrosite
Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Park Co., Colorado
5.2 x 4.5 x 3.0 cm
Zircon ex Obodda
Pech, Chapa Dara District, Konar Prov., Afghanistan
6.4 x 6.0 x 3.4 cm
Gemmy Epidote xls ex Obodda
Hachupa, Shigar Valley, Skardu Dist., Baltistan, Pakistan
7.4 x 3.0 x 0.9 cm
Xenotime-(Y) ex Obodda
Zagi Mountain, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
4.1 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm
Galena ex Obodda
Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri
8.4 x 4.6 x 3.2 cm
Spessartine, Quartz, Albite & Schorl ex Obodda
Raikot, Chilas, Diamar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
17.9 x 10.9 x 4.5 cm
DT Amethyst scepter encl. Schorl (rare - old) Hauck Coll.
Little Pipestone District, Jefferson Co., Montana
17.0 x 4.7 x 4.7 cm
Hydroxylherderite (uncommon locale) ex Obodda
Haramosh-Dassu, Haramosh Mts., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
2.4 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm
Chalcocite (classic find)
Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin
4.4 x 2.8 x 2.2 cm
Tinzenite (rare Axinite group mineral) w/ Quartz
Molinello Mine, Graveglia Valley, Liguria, Italy
3.1 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
Fluorite (fluorescent)
Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo District, Namibia
7.8 x 7.4 x 5.1 cm
Large Calcite coated w/ Dolomite (rare) ex Obodda
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Russia
14.8 x 13.0 x 10.0 cm
Topaz, Tantalite-(Mn) & Albite ex Obodda
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Pakistan
6.4 x 3.8 x 1.8 cm
Calcite & Fluorite (Trimingham Coll.)
Hardin County, Illinois
14.3 x 11.8 x 10.8 cm
Large Orthoclase xls (old - rare) Trimingham Coll.
Betroka District, Anosy Region, Tulear Prov., Madagascar
16.5 x 11.4 x 9.0 cm
Smithsonite w/ Hemimorphite (classic find)
San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
4.4 x 3.0 x 2.3 cm
Manganoan Calcite (fluorescent)
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten, Inner Mongolia A.R., China
4.1 x 4.0 x 3.3 cm
Ajoite included in Quartz
Messina Mine, Limpopo Province, South Africa
2.7 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm
Minyulite (rare phosphate, and extremely rich specimen)
Willard Mine, Pershing Co., Nevada
13.8 x 8.0 x 7.5 cm
Parisite-(Ce) (Montana!) ex Vajdak Coll.
Snowbird Mine, Fish Creek, Mineral Co., Montana
5.3 x 2.9 x 2.9 cm
DT Sapphire cluster (rare)
Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Prov., Sri Lanka
2.8 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm
Gem Chrysoberyl (12.8 carats)
Santa Teresa, Espirito Santo, Brazil
2.0 x 1.0 x 0.6 cm