MINERAL COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTION - ends June 5, 2014

Ends June 5, 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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Legrandite
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
1.7 x 1.6 x 0.8 cm
Rhodochrosite (rare, old locale) ex Belsky Coll.
Moanda Mine, Haut-Ogooue Province, Gabon
1.6 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm (largest) (2 Pieces)
Cumengeite on Barite (rare - only US find)
Rowley Mine, Theba, Maricopa Co., Arizona
3.2 x 2.8 x 2.2 cm
Cuprite (very rare, old piece from 1800s) ex. Senckenberg Musuem
El Cobre Mine, Sierra Maestra Mts, Santiago Prov., CUBA
3.7 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm
Fluorapatite, Siderite, Pyrrhotite, etc (rare combo)
Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.4 x 2.4 x 2.2 cm
Amethyst (Charlie Key)
Goboboseb Mts., Brandberg, Erongo Region, Namibia
7.2 x 3.4 x 2.9 cm
Carved Jasper picture stone
Liuzhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A. R., China
18.4 x 14.8 x 6.8 cm
Fluorite w/ Calcite (Evan Jones Coll.)
nr. Hull Mine, Castle Dome Dist., Yuma Co., Arizona
12.8 x 9.0 x 5.1 cm
Polished Variscite nodule (rich color!)
Utahlite claim, Lucin, Box Elder Co., Utah
11.3 x 5.4 x 3.5 cm
Smoky Quartz w/ enhydros & clay inclusions
Divino das Laranjeiras, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
11.4 x 6.9 x 3.8 cm
Primary Malachite (rare locale) Fioravanti Coll.
San Giovanni Mine, Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy
16.9 x 9.4 x 8.0 cm
Quartz w/ Riebeckite inclusions (rare combo)
Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.7 x 5.7 x 4.8 cm
Barite (classic locale)
Mine No. 18, Paleokamariza, Lavrion, Attiki, Greece
6.5 x 3.9 x 3.0 cm
Hematite
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa
4.9 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm
Bi-colored Fluorite octahedrons (fluorescent)
De'an fluorite mine, Wushan, Jiangxi Province, China
6.4 x 3.8 x 2.0 cm
Orange Creedite
Mina Navidad, Durango, Mexico
9.2 x 5.4 x 4.8 cm
Calcite (Miller Coll.)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
7.4 x 6.0 x 3.8 cm
Manganoan Calcite
Kalahari manganese field, South Africa
2.8 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm
Weird etched Elbaite (Jack Halpern Coll.)
Pederneira Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
8.8 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm
Gemmy bi-colored Tourmaline
Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California
7.5 x 2.2 x 2.0 cm
Clinoenstatite (rare) ex Obodda
Astor valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
8.4 x 3.8 x 2.7 cm
Large Quartz xls w/ Calcite plate (excellent for locale!) ex Obodda
Steep Rock Iron Mine, Rainy River Dist., Ontario, Canada
21.4 x 16.6 x 10.4 cm
Pyromorphite
Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Shoshone Co., Idaho
5.5 x 2.9 x 2.6 cm
Pyrite
Navajun, La Rioja, Spain
10.7 x 7.5 x 4.5 cm
Aragonite (classic locale)
San Giovanni Mine, Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy
16.4 x 9.7 x 6.4 cm
Fluorite w/ Quartz (Trimingham Coll.)
Ransom Mine, Eureka, San Juan Co., Colorado
9.3 x 6.7 x 3.7 cm
Cuprian Smithsonite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
5.4 x 4.8 x 2.8 cm
Chalybite (Siderite) old classic
Cornwall, England
8.6 x 8.6 x 7.3 cm
Celestine
Sakoany Mine, Boeny Region, Majunga Prov., Madagascar
11.4 x 9.4 x 6.8 cm
Pezzottaite (rare cesium beryl species)
Sakavalana mine, Ambatovita, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
2.2 x 2.0 x 0.9 cm