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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Hematite-included Quartz (Charlie Key)
Orange River, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
10.9 x 9.4 x 5.3 cm
Rhodochrosite stalactite
Capillitas Mine, Catamarca, Argentina
7.9 x 4.4 x 3.3 cm
Turquoise ps. After Gypsum (RARE) Barlow Coll.
Mina, Pilot Mts, Mineral Co., Nevada
1.8 x 1.0 x 0.9 cm
Antigorite ps. After Forsterite (rare) Trimingham Coll.
Maxwell quarry, Wakefield, Quebec, Canada
8.1 x 4.5 x 2.2 cm
DT phantom Calcite w/ Dolomite & Chalcopyrite (Dr. Gary Hansen)
Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri
9.2 x 4.9 x 3.8 cm
Hornblende w/ Calcite
Bear Lake diggings, Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canada
11.4 x 4.4 x 3.8 cm
Azurite (Urish Coll.)
Copper Mtn., Morenci, Greenlee Co., Arizona
3.2 x 2.0 x 1.4 cm
Datolite & Quartz
Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
6.3 x 3.8 x 3.0 cm
Brookite on Pyrite (Arkansas! Ex. Michael Howard Coll.)
near Mo-Ti Corporation prospect, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas
7.2 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm
Fluorite on Marcasite (Lillie Coll.)
Sub-Rosiclare Level, Denton Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois
7.3 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm
Large Celestine xl (Nowakowski Coll.)
Ottawa Silica Company Quarry, Rockwood, Wayne Co., Michigan
14.9 x 7.7 x 4.2 cm
Hemimorphite
Dulong Mine, Wenshan, Hunan Province, China
7.9 x 5.5 x 2.2 cm
Vanadinite
Mibladen, Midlet, Khenifra Province, Morocco
8.5 x 6.4 x 4.4 cm
Primary Malachite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
9.9 x 7.8 x 3.8 cm
Pyromorphite
Daoping Mine, Guilin Pref., Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
6.3 x 3.4 x 2.5 cm
Turquoise (classic locale) - polished slab
Sleeping Beauty Peak, Miami, Globe-Miami Dist., Gila Co., Arizona
6.9 x 5.6 x 0.7 cm
Orange Creedite
Mina Navidad, Durango, Mexico
12.5 x 9.9 x 8.8 cm
Mimetite (2003 finds)
Pingtouling Mine, Lianan Co., Guangdong Prov., China
3.3 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm
Wulfenite & Endlichite 'geode' or cast
Erupcion Mine, Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
6.8 x 5.4 x 4.8 cm
Chrysoberyl var. Alexandrite (Type Locality - old!)
Malyshevo, Ekaterinburg, Middle Urals, Russia
5.7 x 4.6 x 2.8 cm
Sharp Krohnkite xls (Type Locality) superb
Chuquicamata Mine, Antofagasta Region, Chile
2.0 x 1.4 x 1.0 cm
Cuprian Smithsonite (excellent)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namiba
7.8 x 5.4 x 4.2 cm
Botryoidal Malachite
Kolwezi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
10.4 x 9.9 x 7.8 cm
Chrysocolla (New Find - Rare)
Lily Mine, Ica Department, Peru
11.0 x 8.0 x 7.0 cm
Scheelite (fluorescent)
Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Sichuan Province, China
5.9 x 5.2 x 5.0 cm
Celestine on color-zoned Fluorite (Ross Lillie Coll.)
Annabel Lee mine, Harris Creek Sub-Dist., Hardin Co., Illinois
4.3 x 3.9 x 2.7 cm
Baryte on Manganoan Dolomite
Cerro Warihuyn, Miraflores, Huanuco Dept., Peru
6.4 x 4.8 x 4.0 cm
Large Copper (classic old locale) ex. Madrid Coll.
Wolverine Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan
16.9 x 5.8 x 3.1 cm
Szenicsite (Type Locality & superb!) ex. Szenics
Jardinera No. 1 Mine, Inca de Oro, Atacama Region, Chile
4.0 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm
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