MINERAL SPECIMEN AND COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS (Set 1) - Ends May 21st, 2015

Ends May 21, 2015
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone) This week's auction features 45 specimens from our inventory, new mineral acquisitions and special selections from recent collections we've purchased. There are plenty of unique pieces, classic specimens, interesting localities, rare minerals and hard to find material! Enjoy!
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Zincite xls (superb) (Elling Coll.)
Sterling Hill, Sussex Co., New Jersey
2.8 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm
Gold on Hematite (RARE combo) Matioli Coll.
Miguel Burnier district, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.2 x 5.0 x 2.0 cm
Gemmy bi-colored Elbaite (old classic) Robert Bartsch Coll.
Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California
5.0 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm
Pyromorphite on Baryte (classic locale)
Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Limousin, France
5.4 x 5.3 x 4.5 cm
Stannite in Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan
10.5 x 6.8 x 5.4 cm
Vanadinite (rare - uncommon locale) Robert Bartsch Coll.
Ubehebe Mine, Death Valley Natl. Park, Inyo Co., California
9.8 x 6.0 x 5.4 cm
Superb DT gem Smoky Quartz (Daniel Trinchillo Sr. Coll.)
Langteichengraben, Kalwang, Liesing - Palten valley, Styria, Austria
9.5 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm
Large gem-tipped Scheelite (fluorescent)
Mt. Xuebaoding, Pingwu, Sichuan Provence, China
8.0 x 7.7 x 6.5 cm
Fluorapatite w/ Muscovite
Ze Pinto prospec, Aldeia, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.8 x 4.8 x 4.0 cm
Calcite incl. w/ Marcasite
Benchmark Quarry, St Johnsville, Montgomery Co., New York
11.4 x 8.8 x 7.8 cm
Topaz w/ Zanazziite & Cookeite (Matioli Coll.)
Teixerinha mine, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.4 x 6.4 x 5.3 cm
Wolframite (classic locale) Trimingham Coll.
Cligga Mine, Cligga Head, St Agnes District, Cornwall, England
3.4 x 2.8 x 2.4 cm
Calcite (fluorescent!) ex Obodda
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
4.4 x 4.0 x 4.0 cm
Gem Topaz xl ex Obodda
Katlang, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
7.0 x 6.4 x 4.5 cm
DT Sapphire xls (57.53 carats)
Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Prov., Sri Lanka
3.9 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm (largest)
DT Amethyst/Smoky Quartz scepter (Nowakowski Coll.)
Petersen Mountain (Hallelujah Junction), Washoe Co., Nevada
5.8 x 5.2 x 4.6 cm
Calcite (fluoresent) Trimingham Coll.
Montalto di Castro, Viterbo Province, Latium, Italy
11.4 x 7.2 x 5.4 cm
Molybdenite on Quartz (Nowakowski Coll.)
Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Quebec, Canada
4.8 x 3.4 x 3.4 cm
Striking DT Quartz (Nowakowski Coll.)
Black Rapids Mine, Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
10.3 x 2.8 x 2.4 cm
Pyrite w/ Quartz (Nowakowski Coll.)
Hiawatha Mine, Stambaugh, Iron Co., Michigan
19.4 x 16.8 x 10.4 cm
Calcite on Dolomite (classic locale) Nowakowski Coll.
Sainte-Clotilde quarry, Sainte-Clotilde-de-Chateauguay, Quebec, Canada
14.4 x 9.1 x 5.4 cm
Aquamarine & Muscovite (Matioli Coll.)
Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
8.0 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm
Wire Silvers on Acanthite
Hongda Mine, Lingqiu Co., Shanxi Prov., China
5.6 x 4.1 x 2.4 cm
Baryte (classic locale) Nowakowski Coll.
Rogers Mine, Madoc, Ontario, Canada
9.8 x 5.9 x 4.0 cm
Anatase & Brookite (uncommon combo) ex Obodda
Dodo Mine, Saranpaul, Prepolar Urals, Russia
8.4 x 5.5 x 5.1 cm
Golden Baryte (classic Colorado)
Sherman Mine, Leadville, Lake Co., Colorado
5.4 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm
Calcite (uncommon locale - fluorescent) Nowakowski Coll.
Homer-Wauseca Group, Mineral Hills, Iron Co., Michigan
8.9 x 6.0 x 4.0 cm
Gemmy bi-colored Elbaite (Pala Intl. Coll.)
Cryo-Genie Mine, Warner Springs District, San Diego Co., California
8.8 x 1.4 x 0.9 cm
DT Fluorapatite (old) Bement & AMNH
Bedford, Ontario, Canada
9.3 x 2.4 x 1.9 cm
Amazonite w/ Cleavelandite (Robert Bartsch Coll.)
Jack Rabbit Mine, Crystal Creek, Crystal Peak area, Teller Co., Colorado
8.4 x 7.3 x 6.8 cm