MINERAL COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS (set 1 of 2) - ends Thursday May 31, 2018

FINE MINERAL SPECIMEN AUCTIONS (set 1 of 2) - FEATURING OLD CLASSICS AND NEW FINDS FROM MULTIPLE OLD COLLECTIONS! - end Thursday May 31, 2018 ends Thursday May 31, 2018
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

A great mix this week featuring old classics, contemporary beauties, gem crystals and rare species ! We are continuing to process material from the wonderful old mineral collections of Bedogne, Robertson, Obodda, and others. Lots of old classics here that are hard to find at any price, let alone at auction.


Some of the highlights from this week's include:

1. RARE TANZANITE on GYPSUM
2. Old rare PAKISTAN FLUORITE and a fine MICHIGAN COPPER
3. Many rarities and classics from the Kay Robertson, Joe Lobell and an East Coast collection
4. Large DANBURITE
5. Rare QUARTZ prases with HEMATITE iron roses from Germany
6. Selection of TOURMALINES
7. Rich large LINARITE from Blanchard
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Wulfenite, Mimetite & Calcite (2008 find)
San Juan Poniente, Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
4.1 x 2.2 x 2.0 cm
Tourmaline & Lepidolite on Muscovite (classic locale)
Golconda pegmatite, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.5 x 4.5 x 2.3 cm
Chalcopyrite w/ Quartz & Calcite (RARE old classic) Robertson Coll.
New Glencrieff Mine (Wanlockhead Mine), Wanlockhead, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
5.0 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm
Amethyst
Piedra Parada (Las Vigas), Veracruz, Mexico
6.0 x 5.5 x 3.6 cm
Baryte incl. w/ Orpiment (rare old classic)
Baia Sprie (Felsobanya), Maramures Co., Romania
9.3 x 6.2 x 5.1 cm
Smithsonite (old classic from Europe!)
Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
8.1 x 6.8 x 3.4 cm
Fluorite (fluorescent) w/ Chalcopyrite & Baryte (classic locale)
Annaberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
7.0 x 5.3 x 3.8 cm
Polished Agate nodules
Brazil
7.3 x 6.4 x 4.1 cm (Largest of 2)
Calcite (rare Washington - fluorescent)
High Rock Quarry, Monroe, Snohomish Co., Washington
11.1 x 6.7 x 5.1 cm
Galena w/ Marcasite (classic locale) Joe Lobell Coll.
Picher Field, Tri-State District, Ottawa Co., Oklahoma
7.7 x 7.3 x 6.2 cm
Cuprian Smithsonite (classic Arizona) Joe Lobell Coll.
79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Gila Co., Arizona
5.2 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm
Wulfenite (Joe Lobell Coll.)
Stevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mts, Dona Ana Co., New Mexico
7.4 x 5.2 x 4.8 cm
Celestine, Aragonite and Sulfur (old classic)
Agrigento, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
8.8 x 7.3 x 6.0 cm
Chalcedony var. Jasper (RARE CT - old)
Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut
9.6 x 6.7 x 4.6 cm
Botryoidal "grape" Amethyst
Mamuju area, Sulawesi Barat Province, Sulawesi, Indonesia
4.7 x 3.0 x 2.2 cm
Variscite (old - rare)
Mauldin Mountain Quarries, Mauldin Mt., Montgomery Co., Arkansas
6.6 x 4.3 x 2.4 cm
Large Fluorite (2 generations - rare 2016 find)
nr. Yiwu City, Yiwu Co., Zhejiang Province, China
16.3 x 13.2 x 4.8 cm
Tourmaline
Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.4 x 5.5 x 5.0 cm
Galena w/ Fluorite (rare - old) Robertson Coll.
Meiseberg Mine, Neudorf, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
4.2 x 3.8 x 2.1 cm
Fluorite (fluorescent) w/ Quartz (old classic)
Stanhope, Weardale, Co. Durham, England
7.1 x 4.8 x 2.4 cm
Gudmundite (rare & rare locale)
Sirkova adit, Kolarsky hill, Pezinok, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
7.2 x 5.5 x 3.7 cm
Almandine Garnet (classic Colorado - old)
Sedalia Mine, Sedalia District, Chaffee Co., Colorado
5.3 x 4.2 x 4.0 cm
Spinel-twinned Silver (classic locale)
Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico
2.3 x 1.0 x 0.3 cm
Tanzanite on Gypsum (RARE combo)
Merelani Hills, Manyara Region, Tanzania
5.3 x 3.6 x 2.5 cm
Quartz incl. w/ Hedenbergite & Hematite "iron roses" (RARE Germany) Robertson Coll.
Gabbro Quarry, Radau valley, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany
13.0 x 6.4 x 6.3 cm
Baryte w/ Chalcopyrite (classic locale) Joe Lobell Coll.
Dreislar Mine, Winterberg, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
13.5 x 10.8 x 2.4 cm
Graphite & Calcite (rare New Jersey - ex Gerstmann Museum!)
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Sussex Co., New Jersey,
8.3 x 6.0 x 4.0 cm
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