MINERAL SPECIMEN LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 1 of 2) - ends May 19th, 2016

Ends May 19
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

This week we're offering specimen from world famous classic localities, along with contemporary treats, native elements, unique rarities, gem crystals and more! We're not just listing the standard "20 species" from week to week, but an eclectic mix of interesting minerals, classic material and hard to find species that appeal to wide range of collectors. You will see a lot of exciting material in the coming weeks and months with plenty of desirable specimens for all tastes. An interesting and diverse mix of attractive and unique mineral specimens!

Some of the highlights include:
1. Fine gem TANZANITE xl
2. Rare old European & USA classics
3. Rich BOLTWOODITE
4. Dramatic large Brazil SMOKY QUARTZ scepter
5. Fine & rare Ross Lillie Collection pieces
6. Several rarities
7. Superb Peru AUGELITE & QUARTZ thumbnail
8. Fine long Australian spinel-twinned SILVER
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Gem Tanzanite (34.12 carats)
Merelani Hills, Manyara Region, Tanzania
2.4 x 2.1 x 0.6 cm
Mimetite var. Campylite (old classic) ex British Museum
Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England
7.8 x 6.0 x 2.2 cm
Sampleite (rare phosphate)
Northparkes Mine, New South Wales, Australia
12.7 x 7.4 x 3.4 cm
DT Calcite (fluorescent) on Fluorite (Ross Lillie Coll.)
Rosiclare Level, Minerva Mine No. 1, Hardin Co., Illinois
6.8 x 5.8 x 4.8 cm
Stibnite & Quartz (uncommon locale)
Knipe Mine, Hare Hill, Strathclyde, Scotland
8.8 x 6.9 x 1.9 cm
Fluorite (fluorescent - uncommon locale)
Amba Dongar complex, Gujarat, India
11.4 x 9.4 x 5.0 cm
Quartz w/ Tourmaline inclusions
Governador Valadares, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.8 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm
Pentagonite on Stilbite (New Find & style)
Wagholi Quarries, Pune District, Maharashtra, India
5.0 x 3.4 x 2.0 cm
Rutile twin (RARE Virginia)
J. C. Pierce Prospect, Grayson Co., Virginia
4.8 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Doubly-terminated Dravite Tourmaline
Yinnietharra, Western Australia, Australia
5.4 x 4.8 x 4.2 cm
Smithsonite on Fluorite (classic old Ireland locale)
Sheshodonnell East Mine, The Burren, Co. Clare, Ireland
3.8 x 2.8 x 1.4 cm
Stellerite & Prehnite on Epidote (fine)
Diamonkara, Kayes Region, Mali
8.8 x 5.8 x 3.0 cm
Cobaltoan Smithsonite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
4.2 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm
Babingtonite, Quartz, etc. (classic New Jersey)
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey
5.8 x 3.8 x 1.6 cm
Malachite ps. After Azurite
Sepon Mine, Vilabouly Dist., Savannakhet Prov., Laos
8.9 x 6.8 x 4.7 cm
Epidote & Quartz (classic locale)
Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
11.7 x 7.3 x 5.2 cm
Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite (old Bisbee)
Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona
8.0 x 6.5 x 4.4 cm
Schalenblende carved box - Stoudt Coll.
Olkusz, Malopolskie, Poland
8.0 x 6.0 x 4.5 cm
Wulfenite w/ Calcite (1990s - Urish Coll.)
Red Cloud Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona
1.9 x 1.7 x 1.0 cm
Nephrite Jade (RARE California)
Jade Cove, Cape San Martin, Monterey Co., California
6.8 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm
Azurite "ball"
Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona
2.1 x 2.0 x 1.8 cm
Plumbogummite ps Pyromorphite (New Find)
Yangshuo Mine, Guilin Pref., Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
4.4 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm
Galena & Marcasite ex Dr. Gary Hansen
Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co, Missouri
11.8 x 10.0 x 7.4 cm
Rare blue Halite xl (classic locale)
Wintershall Potash Works, Heringen, Hesse, Germany
5.0 x 4.7 x 3.8 cm
Rhodochrosite
Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Park Co., Colorado
2.4 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm
Cuprostibite & Chalcothallite (both rare - Type Locality) Matioli Coll.
Nakalak Mt, Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Greenland
6.8 x 4.4 x 4.0 cm
Anglesite on Galena (old classic) Harvard Univ.
Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy
10.9 x 8.4 x 7.8 cm
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