MINERAL COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS (Set 1 of 2) - Ends Aug 27, 2015

Ends Aug 27, 2015
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone) Fine Mineral and Mineral Collection Liquidation Auctions: A delightful assortment this week featuring pieces from various collections we acquired over the last several years! Several rarities from the Matioli and Vajdak collections, along with GEM CRYSTALS, plus classics from Tsumeb, specialized pieces and even a Sweet Home Rhodochrosite.
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Scheelite (1320 grams)
Huya township, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
10.1 x 9.3 x 4.8 cm
Calcite (pseudo-pyritohedral)
Shizhuyuan Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
9.3 x 6.3 x 4.3 cm
Silver
Balcoll Mine, Falset, Priorat, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
4.3 x 2.8 x 1.9 cm
Rhodochrosite (mined 1978) (ex Rich Kosnar collection)
Sweet Home mine, near Alma, Park County, Colorado
3.6 x 2.4 x 1.6 cm
Xonotlite
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
3.1 x 2.6 x 1.3 cm
Aquamarine
Huya Village, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
5.7 x 4.7 x 2.8 cm
Pyrrhotite (ex Obodda)
Trepca Stan Terg Mine (Stari Trg Mine), Trepca complex, Trepca valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo
6.6 x 5.2 x 3.8 cm
Emerald
Carnauba, Pindobacu, Bahia, Brazil
2.8 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Halite
Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California
9.5 x 7.3 x 5.2 cm
Wulfenite (ex Rich Kosnar collection)
150' level, Red Cloud mine, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona
3.2 x 2.3 x 2.0 cm
Ferberite (twin)
Tasna mine, Rosario section of Cerro Tasna, Nor Chichas Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
2.9 x 2.8 x 2.3 cm
Fluorite (octahedral)
Berta Quarry and Mine, Sant Cugat del Valles-El Papiol, Valles Occidental-Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
9.1 x 6.2 x 2.8 cm
Siderite (classic material) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Morro Velho Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
8.1 x 6.2 x 3.8 cm
Topaz (ex Obodda)
Katlang, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North-West Frontier Province), Pakistan
4.7 x 3.6 x 3.1 cm
Richterite (ex Obodda)
Kiran, Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
2.0 x 1.1 x 0.4 cm
Azurite with Malachite
Morenci Mine, Clifton-Morenci District, Shannon Mts, Greenlee County, Arizona
4.5 x 3.6 x 1.8 cm
Hematite ("rosettes") with Quartz
Lechang Mine, Lechang County, Heyuan Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China
10.8 x 7.5 x 5.3 cm
Chondrodite with Spinel
Oak-saung-taung, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Division, Burma
2.5 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm
Sphalerite (ruby jack)
Joplin Field, Tri-State District, Jasper County, Missouri
5.8 x 4.1 x 4.0 cm
Aquamarine with Muscovite
Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
7.7 x 5.3 x 4.6 cm
Chrysoberyl (2013 find)
Ambatondrazaka District, Alaotra-Mangoro Region, Toamasina Province (Tamatave), Madagascar
1.7 x 1.5 x 0.4 cm
Lepidolite on Albite
Morro Redondo mine, Coronel Murta, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.6 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm
Brookite
Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan
3.5 x 2.0 x 0.1 cm
Calcite (Mn-bearing) with Pyrite (ex Cynthia Payne Collection)
Idarado Mine, near Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado
6.8 x 4.3 x 3.8 cm
Pargasite (ex Obodda)
Sar-e-Sang River, Sar-e Sang, Koksha Valley, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
4.6 x 3.0 x 2.6 cm
Fluorite (classic material)
Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
7.6 x 6.3 x 4.8 cm
Andradite (var Demantoid)
Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
2.6 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm
Quartz (scepter)
Jinkouhe District, Leshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
3.6 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm
Turquoise
Kingman, Hualapai Mts, Mohave County, Arizona
1.2 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm
Aragonite (ex Jim Robison Collection)
Molina de Aragan, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
2.1 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm