MINERAL SPECIMEN AND COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS (Set 1) - Ends June 4, 2015

Ends June 4, 2015
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone) We are pleased to present, as always, a REALLY diverse mixed group of mineral specimens including rare species and unusual finds and locality pieces. This week's fine mineral auctions feature new mineral acquisitions and special selections from recent mineral collections we've purchased
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Gem Spodumene var. Triphane (fluorescent) ex Obodda
Pech, Chapa Dara Dist., Konar Province, Afghanistan
10.4 x 3.4 x 3.4 cm
Scheelite (fluorescent) w/ Dolomite (Phillips & Matioli Coll.)
Taewha Mine, Chungju, South Korea
3.9 x 3.1 x 2.4 cm
Cuprite on Copper
Ray Mine, Pinal Co., Arizona
7.4 x 3.4 x 3.0 cm
Bi-colored Fluorite (classic locale)
10000 Ritter Mine, Frohnau, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
6.4 x 4.4 x 2.8 cm
Leaf Silver (Soregaroli Coll.)
Cobalt-Gowganda region, Ontario, Canada
9.4 x 6.1 x 3.8 cm
Spessartine Garnet (Malioli Coll.)
Navegadora Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.1 x 3.0 x 1.8 cm
Copper ps. after Aragonite (Matioli Coll.)
Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Dept., Bolivia
3.8 x 3.6 x 3.6 cm
Cerussite sixling (classic locale) Trimingham Coll.
Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Shoshone Co., Idaho
2.6 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
Chrysocolla ps. After Azurite (classic locale)
Silica Pit, Ray Mine, Pinal Co., Arizona
3.3 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm
Fluorite
Piedmont, Italy
1.9 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
Lazurite on Marble ex Obodda
Sar-e-Sang, Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Prov., Afghanistan
7.8 x 5.9 x 4.4 cm
Chalcopyrite & Quartz (Soregaroli Coll.)
Huaron mines, Pasco Department, Peru
10.9 x 4.4 x 3.4 cm
Amethyst scepter (Charlie Key)
Orange River, Namakwa District, Northern Cape Prov., South Africa
8.8 x 4.7 x 4.1 cm
Smithsonite (classic locale)
Serpieri Mine, Lavrion, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
9.8 x 9.4 x 5.8 cm
Wulfenite & Mimetite (classic locale)
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
6.7 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm
Sharp Copper xls w/ Epidote (old classic)
Copper Country, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
8.3 x 5.0 x 3.5 cm
Rutile (superb lustrous crystal from 1970s) ex Hansen coll.
Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia
7.0 x 6.4 x 5.4 cm
Large Cuprian Aragonite plate (rare style)
Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
15.3 x 11.7 x 4.3 cm
Fluorite "egg yolk" on Quartz
Mahodari, Nashik District, Maharashtra, India
9.3 x 8.1 x 5.0 cm
Vanadinite w/ Calcite
Pure Potential Mine (North Geronimo Mine), La Paz Co., Arizona,
6.8 x 6.2 x 2.1 cm
Wolframite & Siderite (Soregaroli Coll.)
Level 2, Panasqueira Mine, Castelo Branco Dist., Portugal
6.8 x 3.8 x 3.5 cm
Calcite (Cynthia Payne Coll.)
Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
5.7 x 5.3 x 5.1 cm
Gem bi-colored Fluorite cubes (fluorescent) Soregaroli Coll.
Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo District, Namibia
3.6 x 3.0 x 2.7 cm
Hambergite & Quartz w/ Elbaite ex Obodda
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Pakistan
5.8 x 5.0 x 4.8 cm
Calcite (fluorescent) & Quartz (Cynthia Payne Coll.)
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
7.8 x 5.9 x 5.0 cm
Ernstite (rare phosphate) Trimingham Coll.
Linopolis, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.1 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm
Pyrite Concretion
Dongchuan District, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
6.4 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm
Rhodochrosite w/ Quartz (classic locale)
Huayllapon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Ancash Dept., Peru
1.8 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm
Spinel-twinned Copper
Onganja, Seeis, Windhoek District, Namibia
2.4 x 2.0 x 0.8 cm
Pyrite (uncommon locale)
Bargers Quarry, Lexington, Rockbridge Co., Virginia
2.3 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm