MINERAL SPECIMEN LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 1 of 2) - ends May 12, 2016

Ends may 12
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

A very diverse set this week featuring a fine mix of beautiful and impressive mineral specimens from 200 years of mining and many countries. Look for old classics from numerous collections we are pulling in for LIQUIDATION at auction:

Some of the highlights include:
1. Superb gem EMERALDS on CALCITE
2. Rare old European and USA classics
3. Gemmy large Erongo AQUAMARINE
4. Large, rare LINARITE on GALENA from the Blanchard Mine
5. Fine Illinois specimens from the Ross Lillie Collection
6. Rare gem Vietnam SPINEL
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Sylvanite on Rose Quartz (old & rich classic)
Sacarimb (Nagyag), Hunedoara Co., Romania
6.4 x 4.6 x 3.2 cm
Ruby & Zoisite carving
Mundarara Mine, Arusha Region, Tanzania
5.7 x 5.5 x 3.6 cm
Iridescent Turgite on Hematite (F. Crayton Coll.)
Peters Mountain, Alleghany Co., Virginia
10.3 x 2.8 x 1.1 cm
Smithsonite (classic locale)
Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Socorro Co., New Mexico
4.9 x 3.4 x 3.0 cm
Polished watermelon Tourmaline slice
Pederneira Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.9 x 2.8 x 0.3 cm
Smithsonite (classic locale)
El Refugio Mine, Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico
11.9 x 9.4 x 4.4 cm
Bixbyite
Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah
7.8 x 6.8 x 4.5 cm
Rare tabular gem Spinel octahedron
Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam
1.7 x 1.5 x 0.7 cm
Epidote (Madrid Coll.)
Lola Claim, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nevada
6.6 x 4.4 x 2.4 cm
Weird and fine faden Quartz ex Obodda
Toyee, Wana, South Waziristan, FATA, Pakistan
5.8 x 3.3 x 4.5 cm
Gemmy bi-colored Toumaline
Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California
1.9 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm
Hematite-included Quartz ex Charlie Key
Orange River area, Karas Region, Namibia
12.9 x 11.0 x 6.2 cm
Chalcopyrite & Pyrite on Quartz
Alimon Mine, Huaron District, Pasco department, Peru
11.5 9.0 x 5.4 cm
Benitoite (fluorescent) & Natrolite
Dallas Gem Mine, San Benito Co, . California
12.9 x 9.4 x 4.4 cm
Manganoan Calcite (fluorescent) & Quartz
Boldut Mine, Cavnic, Maramures Co., Romania
11.9 x 11.3 x 4.9 cm
Rhodochrosite
Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
4.9 x 4.5 x 3.2 cm
Ferberite, Quartz & Calcite
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China
4.8 x 3.8 x 3.3 cm
DT Calcite twin & Fluorite on Baryte (Joe Kielbaso Coll.)
Walker vein, Caldwell Stone Company Quarry, Danville, Boyle Co., Kentucky
5.9 x 4.4 x 3.4 cm
Fluorite w/ Chalcopyrite (uncommon combo)
Denton mine, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois
11.9 x 6.4 x 4.0 cm
Aragonite (classic locale)
Christiana Mine, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
7.4 x 5.0 x 2.4 cm
Grossular Garnet & Diopside (RARE Colorado combo)
Pit # 3, Italian Mountain, Gunnison Co., Colorado
7.8 x 5.4 x 2.4 cm
Calcite
Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
14.4 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm
Dioptase on Calcite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
3.4 x 2.6 x 2.2 cm
Orange Creedite
Mina Navidad, Durango, Mexico
6.9 x 4.4 x 3.4 cm
Quartz included by Actinolite
Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
11.4 x 5.8 x 3.7 cm
Almandine Garnet (classic locale)
Otz valley, Tyrol, Austria
7.4 x 5.5 x 4.4 cm
Smithsonite (Rybnicky Coll.) - rare locale!
GLOVE MINE, Santa Rita Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona
8.1 x 6.0 x 3.5 cm
Zincite (classic locale) Dick Hauck Coll.
Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex Co., New Jersey
7.0 x 4.4 x 4.4 cm
Pyromorphite on Quartz (old classic)
Roughton Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England
7.2 x 5.2 x 3.8 cm
Fluorite & Sphalerite (Ross Lillie Coll.)
Rosiclare Level, Denton Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois
9.4 x 6.0 x 5.0 cm
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