MINERAL COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS - end April 11 2013

Ends April 11, 2013
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone) more FINE MINERAL SPECIMENS from several old collections, including the old Obodda dealer stock and the collection of Italian collector Giancarlo Fioravanti.
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Azurite xls w/ Malachite (New Find - uncommon locale)
Kamiangafiele, nr. Lubumbashi, Katanga, Rep. of Congo
10.9 x 5.9 x 5.4 cm
Primary Malachite (old, unusual style) ex Dartmouth Coll.
Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona
9.5 x 5.8 x 4.8 cm
Boulangerite (Consie Prince Coll.)
Noche Buena, Zacatecas, Mexico
3.8 x 3.8 x 3.4 cm
Color-zoned Dolomite on Magnesite
Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
3.4 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm
Adamite (fluorescent) Consie Prince Coll.
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
7.8 x 4.9 x 2.4 cm
Gem Spessartines & Muscovite on Albite ex Obodda
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Pakistan
10.3 x 7.2 x 5.5 cm
Smithsonite (famous find) Sam Nasser TN Coll.
San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuhua, Mexico
2.4 x 2.0 x 1.9 cm
Bi-colored floater Cordierite xl (rare - old) ex Columbia Univ.
Doshi, Yamanashi Prefect., Chubu Region, Honshu Isl., Japan
2.3 x 1.9 x 0.6 cm
Pyrargyrite w/ Calcite (excellent) Sam Nasser Coll.
Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico
3.3 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm
Bi-colored Tourmaline w/ Cleavelandite (excellent)
Stak Nala, Skardu Road, Haramosh Mts., Gilgit, Pakistan
7.0 x 3.8 x 3.3 cm
Siderite & Hematite (classic locale) Fioravanti Coll.
Tincroft Mine, Illogan, Cornwall, England
8.1 x 4.8 x 3.0 cm
Wulfenite ex Charlie Key
Onderra Mine, Kaokoveld, Kunene Region, Namibia
4.5 x 3.2 x 1.2 cm
DT Calcite on Dolomite (classic Arkansas)
Black Rock Quarry, Lawrence Co., Arkansas
5.4 x 4.5 x 2.4 cm
Calcite w/ clay inclusions (James Maples Coll.)
West Fork Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri
8.4 x 5.9 x 4.3 cm
Tantalite-(Mn) (rare) Fioravanti Coll.
Wodgina Mine, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
3.3 x 3.0 x 2.6 cm
Calcite and Conchalcite (classic locale)
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
6.8 x 5.0 x 3.9 cm
Schorl & Cleavelandite ex Obodda
Shengus, Haramosh Mts., Skardu Dist., Baltistan, Pakistan
7.9 x 5.8 x 4.8 cm
Gitter Quartz & Goethite on Microcline (Charlie Key)
Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia
12.0 x 6.8 x 6.5 cm
Skeletal Quartz xl w/ clay inclusions (Charlie Key)
Goboboseb Mts., Brandberg, Erongo Region, Namibia
3.9 x 3.5 x 3.4 cm
Manganoan Calcite (fluorescent) on Pyite
Quiruvilca Mine, La Libertad Department, Peru
4.4 x 3.9 x 3.4 cm
Adamite (superb & rare) Fioravanti Coll.
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
5.4 x 4.4 x 2.8 cm
Color-zoned Fluorite (fluorescent) w/ Strontianite (classic)
Minerva # 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois
7.8 x 6.2 x 3.8 cm
Calcite (2009 find)
Tieshan Fe-Cu deposit (Daye Iron Mine), Hubei Province, China
3.4 x 3.0 x 2.8 cm
DT Smoky Quartz scepter w/ Chlorite (Belsky Coll.)
probably Graubunden, Switzerland
9.4 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm
Azurite & Malachite ps. Azurite (excellent) Urish Coll.
NW Extension, Morenci Mine, Greenlee Co., Arizona
6.4 x 4.8 x 2.5 cm
Rubellite Tourmaline (old classic) Mullane Coll.
Stewart Mine, San Diego Co., California
8.5 x 6.3 x 4.8 cm
Sepiolite (Meerschaum) ex Mullane Coll.
Killik, Eskisehir Province, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey
5.7 x 4.4 x 2.7 cm
Pyrite w/ Arsenopyrite & Quartz (classic locale)
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
9.8 x 7.2 x 3.6 cm
Quartz (Charlie Key)
Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia
10.8 x 6.9 x 3.8 cm
Stilbite
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
10.3 x 7.3 x 4.8 cm