MINERAL SPECIMEN and COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 1 of 2) - end July 28, 2016

Ends July 28, 2016
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

Another exciting week featuring mineral specimens from recently acquired old mineral collections full of classic material from historic defunct localities that are hard even to find at shows! 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


Some of the highlights from this week's include:
1. Rare old Russian ALEXANDRITE xls!
2. Tsumeb CUPRIAN SMITHSONITE
3. European and USA old classic mineral locales
4. significant MICHIGAN COPPER and NATIVE LEAD
5. More from the famous Ross Lillie Collection of ILLINOIS minerals
6. Unusual Los Lamentos WULFENITE GEODE (unique!)
6. IMPORTANT RARITIES: SZENICSITE, KROHNKITE, and more...
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rare Fluorite (classic locale - fluorescent)
Bergmannisch Gluck Mine, Frohnau, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
7.8 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm
Unusual Quartz w/ inclusions (Obodda Coll.)
Curvelo, Minas Gerais, Brazil
8.0 x 6.3 x 5.0 cm
Drusy Quartz on Calcite (rare & old) - fluorescent
St Andreasberg District, Harz Mts, Lower Saxony, Germany
5.7 x 5.4 x 4.0 cm
Cuprian Austinite
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
8.4 x 7.1 x 3.4 cm
Fluorite - large, octahedrons (fluorescent) ex. Soregaroli Coll.
Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Ancash Department, Peru
11.7 x 10.2 x 8.0 cm
Rutile in Quartz (2009-10 finds)
Zagi Mountain, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
4.9 x 4.2 x 3.5 cm
Pyrite (excellent) Soregaroli Coll.
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
8.2 x 6.8 x 5.4 cm
Smoky Quartz w/ Muscovite
Zapot pegmatite, Fitting District, Mineral Co., Nevada
10.2 x 5.4 x 5.0 cm
Wardite (classic locale) Soregaroli Coll.
Rapid Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada
9.4 x 8.0 x 3.8 cm
Floater Azurite "ball"
Shilu Mine, Yangchun Co., Guangdong Prov., China
4.8 x 4.8 x 4.2 cm
Chondrodite, Magnetite & Antigorite (circa late 1800s)
Tilly Foster Mine, Brewster, Putnam Co., New York
7.4 x 4.3 x 2.8 cm
Korbellite (rare) in Quartz (Vajdak Coll.)
21st Level, Uranium Mine No. 16, Pribram, Bohemia, Czech Republic
9.2 x 5.4 x 3.4 cm
Valentinite & Native Antimony (RARE combo & rare locale)
Tepache, Mun. de Cumpas, Sonora, Mexico
3.8 x 2.9 x 2.4 cm
Cinnabar xls (uncommon CA locale)
West Mayacmas District, Sonoma Co., California
2.4 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm
Plumbogummite ps. after Pyromorphite on Quartz
Yangshuo Mine, Guilin Prefect., Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
5.8 x 4.0 x 3.4 cm
Erythrite
Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Morocco
1.9 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm
Gemmy, San Diego County Morganite (2005 find)
Elizabeth R. Mine, Pala, San Diego Co., California
3.8 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm
Carletonite (Type Locality)
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
1.7 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm
Tourmaline, Muscovite & Cleavelandite
Shengus, Haramosh Mts., Skardu Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
7.5 x 5.5 x 5.0 cm
Mimetite var. Campylite on Quartz (old classic)
Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England
10.9 x 9.8 x 6.5 cm
Staurolite "crosses" in Schist
Pestsovye Keivy, Keivy Mountains, Kola Peninsula, Russia
4.8 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm
Unusual nested Calcite twin (Payne Coll.)
Montclair, Essex Co., New Jersey
5.6 x 4.5 x 3.7 cm
Gem Topaz and Quartz ex Obodda
Dassu, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Pakistan
4.1 x 3.8 x 3.4 cm
Mimetite (famous 1968 find)
San Pedro Corralitos, Chihuahua, Mexico
2.3 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm
Wulfenite
Red Gem Pocket - 2003, Red Cloud Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona
5.8 x 4.3 x 3.1 cm
Manganoan Calcite (classic Colorado - fluorescent!)
Idarado mine, nr. Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado
7.8 x 6.8 x 6.3 cm
Smithsonite (New Find)
Wei Nan, Yunnan Province, China
8.4 x 4.9 x 3.4 cm
Cobaltoan Calcite
Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Morocco
6.7 x 3.4 x 2.2 cm
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