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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Malachite & Chrysocolla ex Obodda
Star of the Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga, Dem. Rep. of Congo
10.9 x 6.8 x 5.8 cm
DT Amethyst on matrix (Charlie Key)
Goboboseb Mts, Brandberg Area, Erongo Region, Namibia
4.8 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm
Rhodochrosite & Quartz (classic Colorado)
Sunnyside Mine, Gladstone, San Juan Co., Colorado
4.5 x 3.4 x 3.3 cm
Augelite on DT Quartz (superb)
Mundo Nuevo Mine, La Libertad Department, Peru
2.5 x 1.6 x 0.9 cm
Spessartine & Smoky Quartz
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Fujian Prov., China
9.4 x 9.0 x 5.3 cm
Large Calcite xl (RARE - fluorescent!) Soregarolin Coll.
Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada
14.4 x 12.9 x 6.4 cm
Striking large Smoky Quartz scepter
Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
13.7 x 5.8 x 5.0 cm
Wulfenite (classic locale)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
3.8 x 3.4 x 2.0 cm
Malachite ps. After Azurite on Calcite
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
7.4 x 6.0 x 3.8 cm
Pyrite
Navajun, La Rioja, Spain
4.9 x 4.0 x 3.4 cm
Hematite-included Calcite (2 generations)
El Potosi Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
12.9 x 12.4 x 8.4 cm
Benitoite
Dallas Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California
2.1 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm
Pyrite (uncommon locale) Allen Penick Coll.
Bargers Quarry, Lexington, Rockbridge Co., Virginia
4.8 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm
Andradite (rare locale)
Piedra Parada (Las Vigas), Veracruz, Mexico
8.9 x 7.7 x 5.8 cm
Primary Malachite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
10.4 x 6.4 x 5.0 cm
Galena octahedrons
Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri
9.3 x 7.0 x 1.4 cm
DT Calcite twin on Fluorite (Ross Lillie Coll.)
St. Louis Level, Annabel Lee Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois
9.5 x 6.8 x 3.8 cm
Pseudomalachite & Calcite (RARE old combo) ex Bement Coll.
Mednorudyanskoye Cu Deposit, Nizhnii Tagil, Middle Urals, Russia
8.2 x 6.5 x 3.0 cm
Galena w/ Chalcopyrite ex Obodda
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
8.2 x 8.0 x 5.6 cm
Pyrite on Manganoan Calcite (Soregaroli Coll.)
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
11.4 x 5.0 x 3.7 cm
Fluorite (fluorescent) on Quartz
Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
5.2 x 4.9 x 2.4 cm
Boltwoodite (very rich specimen)
Goanikontes Claim, Swakopmund Dist., Erongo Region, Namibia
7.0 x 6.2 x 3.3 cm
Spinel-twinned Silver (excellent) Nowakowski Coll.
Elura Mine, Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
5.8 x 4.0 x 0.4 cm
Electric-blue Azurite xls w/ Malachite
Lavender Pit, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona
8.4 x 6.1 x 1.9 cm
Celestine
Sakoany Mine, Boeny Region, Majunga Prov., Madagascar
8.8 x 6.2 x 4.8 cm
Doubly-terminated Sapphire
Andranondambo sapphire deposits, Anosy Region, Tulear Prov., Madagascar
2.9 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm
Crocoite
Dundas, Zeehan District, Tasmania, Australia
7.0 x 4.5 x 4.3 cm
Acanthite & Silver on Calcite (Soregaroli Coll.)
Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, British Columbia, Canada
6.8 x 4.1 x 2.2 cm
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