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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Afghanite & Calcite (both fluorescent) ex Obodda
Koksha Valley, Badakshan Province, Afghanistan
2.8 x 2.6 x 1.4 cm
Rosasite
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
4.3 x 4.0 x 1.8 cm
Uvarovite Garnet (RARE California) Trimingham Coll.
Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito Co., California
6.9 x 3.4 x 3.4 cm
140-gram crystallized Silver (Durkos & Hauck Coll.)
Beaver Mine, Cobalt, Ontario, Canada
8.8 x 5.5 x 1.9 cm
Fluorite stalactites (fluorescent)
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China
10.9 x 6.8 x 4.4 cm
Muscovite on Micocline (rare combo) Trimingham Coll.
Jaguaracu pegmatite (Jose Pinto mine), Jaguaracu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
12.5 x 7.7 x 5.7 cm
Prehnite (uncommon, classic locale)
Valberg Quarry, Kragero, Telemark, Norway
6.4 x 3.4 x 3.2 cm
Microcline ex Obodda
Hachupa, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Pakistan
4.3 x 3.8 x 3.4 cm
Wufenite w/ Calcite (classic Utah)
Tecoma Hill Mines, Lucin District, Box Elder Co., Utah
2.4 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm
Bixbyite, Topaz & Fluorite (rare combo)
Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah
2.7 x 2.0 x 1.6 cm
Ramshorn Gypsum pair ex Consie Prince Coll.
Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
6.0 x 4.8 x 3.2 cm (largest) (2 Pieces)
Joseite-B (rare Te sulfide) Vajdak Coll.
Good Hope Mine, Hedley, British Columbia, Canada
2.2 x 1.4 x 0.7 cm
Vanadinite (2008 find)
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Morocco
4.3 x 3.9 x 2.8 cm
Dioptase on Chrysocolla
Kimbedi, Mindouli Dist., Pool Dept., Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
3.5 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm
Apophyllite & Stilbite ex Obodda
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
8.4 x 7.5 x 4.1 cm
Pyrite (excellent old classic) Trimingham Coll.
French Creek Mines, St. Peters, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
11.4 x 7.9 x 4.4 cm
Amethyst stalactites ex Obodda
Artigas Department, Uruguay
6.4 x 5.4 x 4.4 cm
Hematite-coated Calcite (rare form) Carmichael Coll.
Madawaska Mine (Faraday Mine), Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
7.4 x 5.4 x 3.4 cm
Silver & Nickelskutterudite (Urish Coll.)
Alhambra Mine, Black Hawk Dist., Grant Co., New Mexico
3.0 x 2.3 x 1.0 cm
Azurite on Selenite (rare AZ) Urish Coll.
Buda Rock, Ray Mine, Pinal Co., Arizona
2.9 x 2.0 x 1.7 cm
Gem Calcite xl (fluorescent) ex Obodda
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
6.8 x 4.5 x 4.3 cm
Dolomite (classic locale) John Sinkankas Coll.
Magnesite deposit, Oberdorf an der Laming, Styria, Austria
10.2 x 7.3 x 5.2 cm
Titanite twins, Adularia & Clinochlore ex Obodda
Tormiq, Haramosh Mts., Skardu Dist., Baltistan, Pakistan
13.4 x 8.0 x 6.0 cm
Tetrahedrite & Barite with Gustavite (rare) ex. Vajdak Coll.
Julcani District, Angaraes Prov., Huancavelica Dept., Peru
12.8 x 8.3 x 5.4 cm
Hemimorphite (excellent classic) Trimingham Coll
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
14.3 x 9.2 x 4.4 cm
Bi-colored Fluorite (fluorescent) on sandstone ex. Ross Lillie Coll.
Blue Shaft Mine, Spar Mountain, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois
13.5 x 11.2 x 3.4 cm
Native Ruthenium (rare - old) Gebhard & Vajdak Coll.
Avrorinskii Placer, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Russia
1.2 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm (capsule)
"Star" Muscovite
Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
12.3 x 8.4 x 6.6 cm