MINERAL SPECIMEN and COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 1 of 2) - end Aug 18, 2016

Ends August 18, 2016
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

NEW FINDS mixed with OLD CLASSIC MINERAL SPECIMENS from museums and collections, flow into the most diverse auctions on the internet here...As always, this auction is filled with interesting mineral specimens both classic and contemporary - not just the standard "20 species," but an eclectic assortment of exciting pieces that appeal to a wide range of collectors, including superb Rare Species.


Some of the highlights from this week's include:
1. OLD CLASSIC MINERALS ex. Paterson Musuem (NJ, USA) !
2. TOURMALINES from California, Madagascar, and Italy
3. RARE SPECIES
4. Rare, old, large Pennsylvania AMETHYST
5. Significant PLUMBOGUMMITE ps PYROMRPHITE from 2015 finds in China
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Celestine on Fluorite (rare combo) Ross Lillie Coll.
Sub-Rosiclare Level, Annabel Lee Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois
12.0 x 7.5 x 5.0 cm
Siderite on Pyrite
Alice, Apex District, Gilpin Co., Colorado, USA
4.7 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
Mica in Unusual Beryl cast
Minas Gerais, Brazil
10.3 x 9.4 x 5.0 cm
Fluorite cuboctahedron on Quartz
De'an fluorite mine, Wushan, Jiangxi Province, China
12.8 x 7.0 x 6.0 cm
Large fishtail-twinned Calcite (superb old classic)
Joplin Field, Tri-State District, Jasper Co., Missouri
13.1 x 6.9 x 6.1 cm
Plumbogummite ps. After Pyromorphite (New Find - 2015)
Yangshuo Mine, Guilin Pref., Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
8.8 x 4.2 x 3.7 cm
Chrysocolla (New Find - RARE Locale)
Huancabamba Province, Piura Department, Peru
12.1 x 8.9 x 6.5 cm
Vanadinite on Baryte (classic combo)
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Morocco
7.5 x 3.6 x 3.0 cm
Tetrahedrite, Pyrite & Quartz (2015 pocket)
Mundo Nuevo Mine, La Libertad Department, Peru
8.0 x 6.3 x 3.8 cm
Botryoidal Hematite
Irhoud Mine, Safi Prov., Doukkala-Abda Region, Morocco
12.7 x 9.9 x 6.9 cm
Cobaltoan Calcite
Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Prov., Morocco
10.3 x 9.7 x 9.3 cm
Shattuckite and Primary Malachite (Charlie Key coll.)
Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
4.6 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm
Barytocalcite w/ Pyrite (rare combo - Type Locality)
Blagill Mine, Alston Moor District, Cumbria, England
4.2 x 3.5 x 2.0 cm
Gem bi-colored Tourmaline w/ Lepidolite
Pech, Chapa Dara Dist., Konar Province, Afghanistan
4.1 x 1.8 x 1.1 cm
Pyrite (2015 find)
Mundo Nuevo Mine, La Libertad Department, Peru
10.2 x 8.8 x 4.7 cm
classic San Diego "Cityscape" Tourmaline
Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California
6.4 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm
Unusual Tourmaline var. Liddicoatite
Camp Robin area, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar
7.0 x 3.9 x 3.5 cm
Large Beryl xl (rare from Maine) ex Whitmore Coll.
Bumpus Quarry, Albany, Oxford Co., Maine
11.5 x 6.0 x 5.5 cm
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