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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Aragonite (one-time U.S. find!)
Northern Lights Mine, Mineral Co., Nevada
6.3 x 4.6 x 3.2 cm
Stibnite
Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Hunan Province, China
8.7 x 7.0 x 4.4 cm
Almandine Garnets
Red Embers Mine, Erving, Franklin Co., Massachusetts
15.9 x 10.4 x 1.5 cm
Rhodochrosite & Fluorite (fluorescent) ex Herb Obodda Coll.
Sunnyside Mine, Gladstone, San Juan Co., Colorado
5.2 x 4.4 x 2.8 cm
Bi-colored Fluorite (fluorescent) Mervyn Ford Coll.
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China
7.5 x 4.7 x 2.4 cm
Fluorite, Quartz & Cassiterite (Mervyn Ford Coll.)
Kara-Oba W deposit, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan
6.2 x 5.9 x 4.5 cm
Quartz included w/ Malachite
Lily Mine, Ica Department, Peru
9.9 x 7.8 x 6.4 cm
Rare, sharp Cordierite crystals (ex Whitmore Coll.)
Richmond Soapstone Quarry, Richmond, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire
6.9 x 4.5 x 4.4 cm
Azurite ball (classic Utah)
Blue Grotto Mine, La Sal, San Juan Co, Utah
5.3 x 4.4 x 3.5 cm
Quartz on Hematite
Jinlong hill, Heyuan Prefect., Guangdong Province, China
11.8 x 10.4 x 7.4 cm
Chatoyant Malachite
Kolwezi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
15.3 x 10.9 x 5.0 cm
Large Okenite, Quartz & Calcite
Malad Quarry, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
24.9 x 12.0 x 9.5 cm
Linarite, Galena & Brochantite (large - rare)
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Socorro Co., New Mexico
6.8 x 6.8 x 5.3 cm
Realgar & Orpiment (uncommon)
Royal Reward Mine, Franklin, King Co., Washington
12.8 x 6.4 x 5.7 cm
Fine Calcite w/ Hydrocarbons (Ross Lillie Coll.)
Bethel Horizon, Annabel Lee mine, Hardin Co., Illinois
8.9 x 8.0 x 4.5 cm
Large Quartz xl plate (excellent & uncommon)
Kami Mine, Ayopaya Prov., Cochabamba Dept., Bolivia
17.4 x 13.8 x 9.9 cm
Wulfenite & Calcite (classic AZ - circa early 1900s)
Hilltop Mine, Cochise County, Arizona
7.5 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm
Arsenopyrite ps. After Pyrrhotite (rare!)
Double Rainbow Mine, Deadwood, Lawrence Co., South Dakota
11.9 x 6.5 x 6.4 cm
Mimetite (2003 finds)
Pingtouling Mine, Lianan Co., Guangdong Prov., China
10.4 x 7.3 x 4.8 cm
Calcite w/ Copper (old classic)
Quincy Mine, Houghton County, Michigan
6.3 x 5.5 x 4.3 cm
Fluorapatite, Wolframite & Quartz (excellent)
Panasqueira, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
12.4 x 7.8 x 5.0 cm
Large DT Calcite twin
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee
17.0 x 10.3 x 9.9 cm
Gemmy Aquamarine
Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia
7.3 x 4.8 x 3.0 cm
Manganoan Calcite (fluorescent)
Pachapaqui District, Ancash Department, Peru
6.9 x 4.4 x 3.9 cm
Schalenblende (ancient locale) Matioli Coll.
Segen Gottes Mine, Wiesloch, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
10.8 x 7.0 x 3.5 cm
Unusual Tourmaline, Aquamarine, Albite & Muscovite
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Pakistan
9.8 x 8.0 x 5.7 cm
Wulfenite, Tennantite, Dolomite & Quartz
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
7.2 x 4.5 x 3.2 cm
Manganaon Calcite (fluorescent!) w/ Pyrite
Manaoshan Mine, Chenzhou Prefect., Hunan Province, China
10.9 x 6.4 x 6.1 cm
Botryoidal Mottramite (uncommon - 2011 find)
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
8.8 x 5.9 x 4.4 cm
Gem Emeralds on Calcite (rare locale)
Cincho Mine, Muzo, Boyaca Department, Colombia
4.5 x 4.0 x 3.8 cm
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