MINERAL SPECIMEN AND MINERAL COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS (Set 1) - Ends May 7th, 2015

MINERAL SPECIMEN LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS SET #1 Ends May 7, 2015
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

This auction features another diverse classic minerals suite from the Trimingham and Obodda Mineral Collections As always, we try to show off a very diverse mix of fine mineral specimens from recent acquisitions and old collections we are dispersing. Note the LARGE OLD COPPER FROM MICHIGAN, UP FOR AUCTION THIS WEEK!
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Hemimorphite (Trimingham Coll.)
Santo Nino Bocona Mine, Durango, Mexico
11.8 x 6.9 x 4.8 cm
Baryte (ex Obodda)
Cerro Warihuyn, Miraflores, Huanuco Dept., Peru
8.9 x 6.5 x 3.3 cm
Primary Malachite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
6.9 x 5.3 x 1.7 cm
Gem Epidote xls w/ faden (ex Obodda)
Hashupa, Shigar Valley, Baltistan, Pakistan
5.4 x 3.4 x 1.5 cm
Fluorite octahedron (fluorescent - classic locale)
Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Rhone-Alpes, France
2.7 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm
Wulfenite (very RARE locale) ex. Trimingham Coll.
Congreso-Leon Mine, San Pedro Corralitos, Chihuahua, Mexico
14.3 x 7.8 x 4.0 cm
Gem Aquamarine w/ Schorl
Erongo Mts., Erongo Region, Namibia
2.4 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm
Gem V-twin Cerussite (fluorescent)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
1.6 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm
"Turkey fat" Smithsonite
Rush Creek District, Marion Co., Arkansas
6.8 x 4.7 x 2.4 cm
Pyromorphite (Trimingham Coll.)
New South Wales, Australia
8.8 x 7.8 x 4.0 cm
Baryte "roses" (Trimingham Coll.)
Slaughterville, Cleveland Co., Oklahoma
10.4 x 5.8 x 4.9 cm
V-twin Cerussite (classic locale) Sorgaroli Coll.
Touissit, Jerada Prov., Oriental Region, Morocco
3.9 x 3.0 x 1.4 cm
Botryoidal Fluorite
Minggang, Xinyang, Henan Province, China
8.4 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm
Cerussite (fluorescent) & Baryte (Trimingham Coll.)
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Morocco
6.8 x 5.1 x 3.0 cm
Chrysoberyl var. Alexandrite (weird form)
Carnaiba mining district, Pindobacu, Bahia, Brazil
1.4 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm
Baryte
Denton mine, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois
5.4 x 5.4 x 4.1 cm
Gem DT Aquamarine xls (Matioli Coll.)
Padre Paraiso, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.7 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm (largest) (2 Pieces)
Gemmy bi-colored Elbaite (classic locale)
Santa Rosa Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.0 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm
Japan-law twin Quartz xls (uncommon CA) Robert Bartsch Coll.
Bird Springs Garnet claim, Nelson Range, Inyo Co., California
13.3 x 6.2 x 5.7 cm
Fluorite (fluorescent) w/ Quartz & Pyrite (Trimingham Coll.)
El Hammam Mine, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
6.4 x 5.4 x 2.4 cm
Gemmy Elbaites (Univ. of Arizona Coll.)
Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California
4.2 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm (largest) (3 Pieces)
Native Bismuth w/ Calcite (rare - Soregaroli Coll.)
Silverfields Mine, Cobalt area, Ontario, Canada
12.4 x 7.0 x 6.7 cm
Muscovite (rare style xls - excellent) Trimingham Coll.
Ouro Fino pegmatite, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9.2 x 7.2 x 6.8 cm
Calcite (2 generations - fluorescent) Trimingham Coll.
Schelklingen, Schwabische Alb, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
9.4 x 6.0 x 4.4 cm
Pyrargyrite ore (RICH!) Soregaroli Coll.
Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, British Columbia, Canada
7.8 x 7.8 x 2.8 cm
Quartz w/ chlorite inclusions (Trimingham Coll)
Diamantina, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
15.9 x 8.0 x 6.4 cm
Huge crystallized Copper (ex Union College)
Centennial Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan
29.5 x 21.8 x 3.5 cm
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