MINERAL SPECIMEN AND COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS (Set 1) - Ends April 23, 2015

MINERAL SPECIMEN LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS SET #1 Ends April 23, 2015
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

This auction features another diverse classic minerals suite from the Trimingham Mineral Collections plus add-ons such as:

A FINE, GEMMY LIDDICOATITE , CALIFORNIA GARNET CRYSTAL, A HUGE GOLDEN GEM SCAPOLITE CRYSTAL
& A SUITE OF EXCEPTIONAL RARE SPECIES!
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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DT Calcite w/ Galena (classic locale) Tom Wolfe Coll.
Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri
5.1 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm
Calcite incl. w/ Dioptase
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
4.8 x 4.4 x 1.7 cm
Doubly terminated Calcite (fluorescent) Cynthia Payne Coll
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa
6.8 x 4.8 x 3.8 cm
Bi-colored Tourmaline (classic locale)
Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California
3.3 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm
Native Arsenic w/ Calcite (rare) Soregaroli Coll.
China Creek, Port Alberni, Vancouver Isl., British Columbia, Canada
6.9 x 4.4 x 3.4 cm
Cassiterite twin (RARE Colorado locale)
Devils Head Pegmatite District, Douglas Co., Colorado
2.0 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm
Gem Grossular Garnets (excellent - classic locale)
Eden Mills Quarries, Orleans & Lamoille Cos., Vermont
1.6 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm
Svenekite (ultra rare - Type Locality) Vajdak Coll.
Svornost Mine, Jachymov, Krusne Hory Mts, Bohemia, Czech Republic
2.4 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm
Scheelite (fluorescent) - superb TN from rare locale
Tenkergin Mine, Iul'tinskiy Mining Complex, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
1.8 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
Enargite (rare) Sorgaroli Coll.
El Indio deposit, Elqui Prov., Coquimbo Region, Chile
4.5 x 4.2 x 3.0 cm
Huge Brochantite xl
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
3.5 x 0.3 x 0.2 cm
Rutile xls (classic locale) Ed David & Nowakowski Coll.
Hiddenite, Alexander Co., North Carolina
1.5 x 1.4 x 0.3 cm (largest) (15 Pieces)
Andradite Garnet (classic CA locale) ex Zinn Coll.
Garnet Hill, Calaveras Co., California
5.5 x 5.0 x 4.6 cm
Manganoan Calcite & Sphalerite (Soregaroli Coll.)
Pachapaqui District, Ancash Dept, Peru
9.3 x 7.5 x 4.0 cm
Quartz & Hematite (Trimingham Coll.)
Jinlong hill, Heyuan Prefect., Guangdong Prov., China
16.5 x 10.5 x 6.7 cm
Montebrasite twin (rare) Trimingham Coll.
Sapucaia Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.7 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm
Arsenopyrite, Muscovite & Fluorite ex Obodda
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefect., Hunan Prov., China
6.9 x 6.7 x 4.5 cm
Scapolite gem crystal (large - 74 grams)
Morogoro, Uluguru Mts, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
4.3 x 4.1 x 2.9 cm
Tourmaline var. Liddicoatite
Camp Robin area, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar
5.0 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm
Barite on Galena (Soregaroli Coll.)
Rosh Pinah, Luderitz Dist., Karas Region, Namibia
5.9 x 4.7 x 4.5 cm
Sylvanite, Calaverite, Gold & Quartz ex. Matioli Coll.
Perseverance Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
3.9 x 2.9 x 1.7 cm
Sphalerite ps. After Wurtzite (RARE) American Museum
Kipushi Mine, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
4.6 x 4.0 x 3.3 cm
Phantom Calcite w/ Pyrite (Krause & Payne Coll.)
Shangbao Mine, Hunan Province, China
4.9 x 3.9 x 3.8 cm
Polished Kimberlite slab (RARE) Soregaroli Coll.
Mwadui Mine (Williamson Mine), Mwadui, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania
12.9 x 10.4 x 2.1 cm
Native Gold w/ Quartz (rare Brazil) Matioli Coll.
Serra Pelada Au-(Pd-Pt) deposit, Carajas, Para, Brazil
2.1 x 1.7 x 0.8 cm
Hematite "kidney ore" stalactite (rare)
Roter Berg District, Schneeberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
8.3 x 4.8 x 3.8 cm
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