MINERAL COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS - ends July 17, 2014

Ends July 17, 2014
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)
Our auctions specialize in classic Mineral Specimens from large old collections, going out at Liquidation Prices! THIS WEEK WE HAVE LOADED THE AUCTIONS WITH MANY VALUABLE OLD CLASSICS FROM THE USA AND EUROPE: featuring great old mineral specimens from the large and diverse Collections of Bob Trimingham , Herb Obodda, and Josef Vajdak. Featured are a half dozen pieces we paid in excess of $1000 for, and also many rarities not obtainable on the market today.
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Vanadinite (superb AZ) Willard Perkin & Trimingham Coll.
Old Yuma Mine, Tucson Mts., Pima Co., Arizona
1.9 x 1.0 x 0.7 cm
Hauerite (old -rare) Patricia Barker Coll.
Destricella mine, Raddusa, Catania Prov., Sicily, Italy
2.5 x 2.4 x 2.1 cm
Native Bismuth xls (superb - old)
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
6.7 x 4.0 x 3.9 cm
Silver wires (excellent old classic)
Freiberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
5.5 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Morganite & Elbaite on Cleavelandite ex Obodda
Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Prov., Afghanistan
6.7 x 6.0 x 4.8 cm
Chalcopyrite & Galena (classic 1800's locale) ex Obodda
Herodsfoot Mine, Liskeard District, Cornwall, England
5.3 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm
Gem Topaz (classic locale)
Schneckenstein cliff, Kielberg, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany
1.2 x 1.1 x 1.0 cm
Samsonite (rare - Type Locality) Urban Coll.
Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany
0.6 x 0.2 x 0.2 cm, Thumbnail
Gold nugget (old material)
Yuba River Placers area, Nevada Co., California
1.5 x 0.8 x 0.3 cm
Inesite (1991 find) Trimingham Coll.
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa
8.4 x 4.7 x 2.0 cm
Barite, Cerussite & Galena (classic locale)
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Morocco
10.4 x 9.4 x 4.4 cm
Orpiment
Elbrusskiy Arsenic Mine, Elbrus, Northern Caucasus Mts., Russia
4.5 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm
Gem cyclic-twin Cerussite xl
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
2.3 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
Sulfoborite (rare borate)
Inder B deposit and salt dome, Atyra, Atyrau Prov., Kazakhstan
1.4 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm
Elbaite on Albite
Pederneira Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
18.0 x 13.4 x 8.4 cm
Unusual Calcite xls on Amethyst
Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
15.8 x 12.0 x 9.0 cm
Gem Aquamarines (Vietnam)
Xuan Le, Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam
4.5 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm (Largest) (17 Pieces)
DT Quartz xls incl. w/ Chlorite (Jaime Bird Coll.)
Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
2.2 x 1.0 x 0.3 cm
Schorl & Muscovite on Feldspar (Trimingham Coll.)
Fano Mine, Cahuilla, Riverside Co., California,
8.4 x 8.2 x 4.5 cm
Calcite & Opal on Chalcedony geode (RARE AZ) Trimingham Coll.
Reymert Mine, Superior area, Pinal Co., Arizona
9.9 x 7.4 x 5.4 cm
Grossular Garnet ex Obodda
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
4.8 x 4.0 x 1.0 cm
Rhodochrosite w/ Fluorapatite (rare combo)
Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Park Co., Colorado
4.9 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm
Barite w/ Calcite (classic locale) ex Obodda
Pallaflat Mine, Bigrigg, Cumbria, England
11.9 x 8.8 x 3.7 cm
Siderite (Vajdak Coll.)
Lill Mine, Pribram, Bohemia, Czech Republic
9.8 x 6.4 x 5.0 cm
Amethyst ex Obodda
Amatitlan, Guerrero, Mexico
6.4 x 3.1 x 2.8 cm
Diaspore (gem crystal) ex Obodda
Selcuk, Mugla Province, Aegean Region, Turkey
1.9 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm