MINERAL SPECIMEN AND COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS (Set 1) - Ends April 16, 2015

MINERAL SPECIMEN LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS SET #1 Ends April 16, 2015
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

This auction features a huge classic minerals suite from the Trimingham Mineral Collections including major pieces such as a matrix HEMATITE ROSE cluster from Switzerland,

A FINE, GEMMY LIDDICOATITE , A BICOLOR TANZANITE CRYSTAL
& A MAGNIFICENT LARGE MICHIGAN SILVER SPECIMEN!
As always, we try to show off a very diverse mix of minerals from recent acquisitions and old collections we are dispersing.
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Pyrite on Manganoan Calcite (fluorescent)
Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
7.9 x 5.4 x 4.4 cm
Smithsonite (Trimingham Coll.)
San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
6.9 x 4.8 x 2.8 cm
Ilvaite (Type Locality) Matioli Coll.
Torre di Rio - Santa Filomena area, Rio Marina, Elba Isl., Tuscany, Italy
5.3 x 4.9 x 4.7 cm
Dioptase w/ Plancheite (Charlie Key)
Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
4.2 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm
Grossular Garnet w Muscovite (excellent)
nr. Diakon, Kayes Region, Mali
4.2 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm
Galena (Dr. Gary Hansen Coll.)
Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri
6.4 x 5.7 x 5.3 cm
Orpiment
Quiruvilca Mine, La Libertad Dept., Peru
9.1 x 5.6 x 2.7 cm
Spessartine, Albite, Quartz & Muscovite
Shengus, Haramosh Mts., Skardu Dist., Pakistan
6.5 x 6.3 x 2.9 cm
Covellite w/ Pyrite (Wes Parker Coll.)
East Colusa Mine, Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana
7.3 x 6.0 x 4.0 cm
Hematite, Calcite & Dolomite (Wolfe Coll.)
Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England
10.2 x 6.4 x 4.8 cm
Native Bismuth (Vajdak Coll.) - unusual locale
Rovnost Mine, Jachymov, Krusne Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Bohemia, Czech Republic
6.5 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm
Corundum (uncommon MT locale) Carmichael Coll.
Bear Claw Mine, Gallatin Co., Montana
7.5 x 4.5 x 2.1 cm
Bi-colored Elbaite w/ Quartz
Tourmaline Queen Mine, Pala, San Diego Co., California
2.4 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm
Nickeline, Quartz, etc (Matioli Coll.)
Graf von Hohenthal Shaft, Mansfeld Basin, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
8.8 x 8.0 x 3.4 cm
Rosasite incl. in Calcite w/ Conichalcite
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
10.5 x 3.4 x 3.1 cm
Gem Chrysoberyl (16.93 carats)
Santa Teresa, Espirito Santo, Brazil
3.2 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm
Azurite & Malachite after Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
5.3 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm
Tetrahedrite with Sphalerite (excellent rare combo)
Mundo Nuevo Mine, La Libertad Dept., Peru
7.0 x 5.6 x 3.3 cm
Topaz & Quartz (classic locale) Trimingham Coll.
Schneckenstein cliff, Kielberg, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany
6.3 x 5.8 x 2.6 cm
Sulvanite on Quartz & Calcite (rare) Trimingham Coll.
Mercur Mine, Mercur Dist., Tooele Co., Utah
7.4 x 5.8 x 4.1 cm
Cleavelandite on Quartz (Trimingham Coll.)
White Queen Mine, San Diego Co., California
6.6 x 6.4 x 2.2 cm
Barite (Smithsonian & Obodda Coll.)
Egremont, Cumbria, England
5.2 x 3.8 x 3.3 cm
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