POST-DENVER FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end Thursday, September 28th, 2017

Ends Thursday, September 28th, 2017
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)

This week's auction is filled with new material we picked up over the last few months along with rarities, unusual pieces, gem crystals, classics and display specimens. You'll even find a few fossils, carving and gemstones mixed in every now and then. Look for pieces mixed in from various collections we've obtained including Willard Wulff, Kay Robertson, Francesco Bedogné, and Paul Zerfass, along with dealers' inventories. Look here for the not so typical mineral specimens along with plenty of your favorites. We don't just offer the "standard 20 species", but an eclectic mix of specimens that appeal to everybody! Enjoy!


Some of the highlights from this week's include:
1. A beautiful display piece of the new Purple QUARTZ ("Grape" Chalcedony / Agate) from Indonesia
2. Newly mined beautiful pink MANGANESE-BEARING CALCITE from a recent discovery in Bulgaria
3. GEMMY THAUMASITE crystal from the N'Chwaning II Mine, South Africa
4. One of the rare and colorful "RAINBOW" ANDRADITE GARNETS from Japan!
5. TENORITE from the TYPE LOCALITY in Italy (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
6. Rarities include: ANDORITE with ZINKENITE, "KORNITE", BARBOSALITE, FRANCISITE, LAURELITE, SABINAITE and GARRONITE-(Ca)
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Purple Quartz (var: Chalcedony / Agate) ("Grape" Chalcedony / Agate)
Mamuju area, Sulawesi Barat Province, Sulawesi, Indonesia
11.2 x 10.7 x 3.7 cm
Thaumasite (gemmy!)
N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
0.6 x 0.3 x 0.3 cm
Quartz (var: Rose Quartz)
Pitorra claim, Laranjeiras, Galileia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.6 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm
Babingtonite with Stilbite on Quartz (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
3.2 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm
Amazonite with Smoky Quartz and Albite
Smoky Hawk Mine, Teller County, Colorado
6.1 x 4.2 x 3.4 cm
Adamite
Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
4.8 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm
Quartz on Orthoclase (Baveno Twin) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
2.1 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm
Fluorite with Quartz (ex Paul Zerfass Collection)
Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
6.2 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm
Bornite with Calcite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Dzhezkazgan, Chu-Sarysu basin, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan
5.0 x 4.1 x 2.3 cm
Opal (Precious Opal)
Opal Butte, Morrow County, Oregon
3.7 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm
Goethite (crystallized!)
Lakeview Lode, Park County, Colorado
3.8 x 3.1 x 2.3 cm
Calcite (Manganoan) (new find)
Krushev Dol deposit, Krushev Dol mine, Madan ore field, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
5.1 x 4.5 x 2.7 cm
Siderite (gemmy) on Pyrite with Stannite
Siete Suyos mine, Atocha-Quechisla District, Sud Chichas Province, Potosu Department, Bolivia
6.0 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Tourmaline (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California
2.7 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm
Stibnite
La Salvadora mine, Oruro, Bolivia
5.6 x 1.6 x 0.8 cm
Beryl (ex Francesco Bedogne Collection)
Huya Village, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
6.7 x 3.4 x 3.2 cm
Acanthite with Pearceite-T2ac (Arsenpolybasite) (ex Francesco Bedogne Collection)
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
2.2 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm
Wulfenite with Mimetite (ex Paul Zerfass Collection)
San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdan, Chihuahua, Mexico
6.2 x 3.8 x 3.1 cm
Pyrite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Central City District, Gilpin County, Colorado
6.2 x 4.1 x 3.2 cm
Andalusite (crystallized)
Jenipapo, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.3 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm
Gypsum (ex Renaud Vochten Collection)
Betekom, Begijnendijk, Flemish Brabant Province, Belgium
6.2 x 3.7 x 1.2 cm
Fluorite (mined 1977) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Sweet Home Mine, near Alma, Park County, Colorado
1.7 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm
Halite / Marl
Mt Sedom, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel
16.7 x 7.7 x 4.7 cm
Chabazite (great color)
Wasson's Bluff, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
4.2 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm
Cassiterite (gemmy twin)
Viloco Mine, Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
2.7 x 1.9 x 1.4 cm
Epidote
Marki Khel, Spin Ghar range (Speen Ghar range), Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
3.3 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm
Calcite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Picher Field, Tri-State District, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
2.5 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm
Tourmaline with Microcline and Albite (ex Paul Otto Collection)
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
6.2 x 4.3 x 3.3 cm
Fluorite with Quartz (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Nancy Hanks Mine, Unaweep Canyon, Unaweep District, Mesa County, Colorado
3.7 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm
Andorite with Zinkenite (rare) (ex Francesco Bedogne Collection)
San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
3.2 x 2.6 x 1.1 cm
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