MINERAL SPECIMEN and COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 1 of 2) - end Aug 4 , 2016

Ends August 4, 2016
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

Stay tuned for more variety than ever as we clean out our back rooms over the summer - and find lots of old minerals I have had for years. Each Auction set features mineral specimens from old mineral collections full of classic old mineral specimens from historic localities ! 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 early-1900's BISBEE BLADED AZURITE ON MATRIX!
2. superb 1980s ELMWOOD CALCITE on gorgeous large Sphalerite matirx
3. Chuquicamata RARE SPECIES
4. Sparkling , old ROSE QUARTZ from BRAZIL
5. Lillie Collection ILLINOIS minerals
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Smithsonite w/ Dolomite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
6.4 x 3.5 x 2.8 cm
Large DT Gypsum
Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
17.4 x 9.0 x 6.7 cm
Gem Fluorite (fluorescent)
William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire
7.9 x 6.4 x 3.4 cm
Cobaltoan Smithsonite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
10.5 x 8.54 x 3.2 cm
Antlerite (rich old classic)
Chuquicamata Mine, Antofagasta Region, Chile
7.8 x 5.1 x 3.0 cm
Calcite & Marcasite on Dolomite (Soregaroli Coll.)
Nanisivik Mine, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
8.6 x 5.8 x 3.8 cm
Calcite on Sphalerite (Ross Lillie Coll.)
Rosiclare Level, Minerva No. 1 Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois
7.2 x 6.4 x 4.0 cm
Gemmy DT Tourmaline (classic locale)
Cruzeiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.3 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Apophylllite on Gyrolite (Nowakowski Coll.)
Malad Quarry, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
6.9 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm
Pyromorphite
Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Shoshone Co., Idaho
3.0 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm
Rhodonite
San Martin Mine, Chiurucu, Dos de Mayo Prov., Huanuco Dept., Peru
4.0 x 3.1 x 2.4 cm
Wulfenite on Goethite
Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, Western Australia, Australia
8.9 x 5.2 x 2.4 cm
Calcite (uncommon locale) Payne Coll.
Cadman Quarry, Monroe, Snohomish Co., Washington
7.1 x 6.2 x 5.7 cm
Primary Malachite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
5.4 x 5.0 x 4.5 cm
Hematite-included Quartz (Charlie Key)
Orange River, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
11.3 x 6.9 x 6.4 cm
Thomsonite on Stilbite (rare)
Shendurni, Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India
6.4 x 5.4 x 4.8 cm
Arsenian Pyromorphite
Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Shoshone Co., Idaho
3.5 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm
Cavansite & Stilbite on Stilbite
Wagholi quarries, Pune, Maharashtra, India
9.9 x 8.9 x 4.8 cm
Brewsterite-Sr (Type Locality) w/ Baryte (Vajdak Coll.)
Whitesmith Mine, Strontian, North West Highlands, Scotland
5.3 x 3.7 x 2.9 cm
Spinel-twinned Silver
Keeley-Frontier Mine, Cobalt, Ontario, Canada
3.5 x 1.6 x 0.4 cm
Citrine Quartz (rare quality - Russia!)
Olkhovka, Polar Urals, Russia
10.7 x 9.0 x 6.8 cm
Fluorite w/ Galena (Lillie Coll.)
Sub-Rosiclare Level, Denton Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois
7.7 x 6.7 x 4.2 cm
Hematite ps. After Magnetite
Payun volcano, Altiplano de Payun Matru, Mendoza, Argentina
10.5 x 7.3 x 5.8 cm
Chrome Diopside & Tremolite (RARE locale) ex Obodda
Khyber Pass area, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
11.4 x 7.4 x 4.8 cm
Vanadinite (classic Arizona)
Old Yuma Mine, Tucson Mts., Pima Co., Arizona
6.1 x 5.3 x 3.2 cm
Fluorite (illustrated - fluorescent!) Obodda Coll.
Zagi Mountain, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
6.6 x 5.2 x 3.3 cm
Zircon on Marble (both fluorescent) Dr. Ed David Coll.
Astor District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
4.9 x 4.0 x 3.2 cm
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