PRE-DENVER FINE MINERAL SPECIMEN LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS (Set 1 of 2) - Ends Sept 10, 2015

Ends Sept. 10, 2015
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone) Fine Mineral and Mineral Collection Liquidation Auctions: This auction set is heavy on old classics and rarities, the kinds of things we once took to the Denver show to fill tables with for the sophisticates who shop in person there. Look for GEM CRYSTALS and OLD CLASSICS from the Soregaroli and Obodda fine mineral collections. Enjoy!
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Fluorite (fluorescent) on Quartz
De'an fluorite mine, Wushan, Jiangxi Province, China
9.2 x 6.5 x 3.7 cm
Stilbite on Chalcedony (superb)
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
8.3 x 7.8 x 7.0 cm
Scheelite (fluorescent)
Mt. Xuebaoding, Pingwu, Sichuan Provence, China
5.4 x 4.3 x 4.2 cm
Jasper casts after Calcite (unique) Tom Wolfe Coll.
Allentown, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania
10.4 x 7.5 x 4.8 cm
Frolovite (RARE borate) Vajdak Coll.
Solongo B deposit, Buriatia Republic, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
2.4 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm
Karnasurtite-(Ce) (RARE - Type Locality) Vajdak Coll.
Hackmanite Stock, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia
5.4 x 2.8 x 2.4 cm
Gem DT Spodumene ex Obodda
Pech, Chapa Dara Dist., Konar Province, Afghanistan
5.8 x 3.7 x 1.0 cm
Cave Aragonite (2 generations) Wolfe Coll.
Cave of the Bells, Sawmill Canyon, Santa Rita Mts., Pima Co., Arizona
10.8 x 7.0 x 4.8 cm
McGuinnessite (rare - Type Locality) Vajdak Coll.
Copper King Mine, Red Mountain, Mendocino Co., California
5.7 x 2.6 x 2.0 cm
Native Bismuth (old - rare) ex. Narodni Museum
Svornost Mine, Jachymov, Krusne Hory Mts, Bohemia, Czech Republic
6.2 x 5.4 x 4.0 cm
Fluorite cuboctahedron (fluorescent) Soregaroli Coll.
Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
6.4 x 5.6 x 5.4 cm
Fluorite & Calcite (both fluorescent) Paco Gutierrez Coll.
Berta quarry and mine, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
12.4 x 9.5 x 4.7 cm
Large cave Aragonite (classic locale) Soregaroli Coll.
Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
13.0 x 7.0 x 5.1 cm
Bismuth sulfides on Tetrahedrite & Chalcopyrite (Soregaroli Coll.)
Julcani District, Huancavelica Department, Peru
9.4 x 5.3 x 2.8 cm
Stellerite & Quartz (classic locale) Larry Krauss
Tambar Springs, New South Wales, Australia
11.1 x 5.9 x 4.9 cm
Calcite (fluorescent) w/ Pyrite (rare old combo) Vajdak Coll.
Uranium Mine No. 16, Pribram, Bohemia, Czech Republic
9.8 x 8.4 x 3.8 cm
Pyrite Concretion (unusual form!)
Dongchuan District, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
11.8 x 10.0 x 9.3 cm
Amethyst "flower" w/ Calcite (Payne Coll.)
Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
7.4 x 4.9 x 4.1 cm
Calcite on Fluorite (fluorescent) Soregaroli Coll.
Moscona Mine, Villabona, Asturias, Spain
14.4 x 9.2 x 6.4 cm
Calcite (fluorescent) ex Wolfe Coll.
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
14.9 x 7.8 x 7.4 cm
Gemmy Grossular Garnets w/ Diopside
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
6.2 x 5.2 x 3.9 cm
Wulfenite & Mimetite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
3.3 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm
Mcgovernite (RARE Type Loc.), Willemite & Franklinite (Soregaroli Coll.)
Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex Co., New Jersey
6.8 x 5.4 x 1.0 cm
Calcite, Baryte & Chalcopyrite on Magnetite (Soregaroli Coll.)
Pea Ridge Mine, Sullivan, Washington Co., Missouri
7.4 x 4.9 x 3.9 cm
Calcite (fluorescent)
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China
6.3 x 5.0 x 4.3 cm
Large Magnetite xl (Soregaroli Coll.)
Bruce Estate deposit, Lemhi Co., Idaho
5.6 x 4.2 x 3.5 cm
Sphalerite, Quartz & Arsenopyrite (Soregaroli Coll.)
Pucarrajo Mine, Ancash Department, Peru
7.1 x 4.0 x 3.8 cm
Amethyst
Tate Boulevard Industrial Park, Hickory, Catawba Co., North Carolina
3.8 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm
Large Andradite xl plate (old classic)
Franklin Mine, Sussex Co., New Jersey
14.4 x 10.3 x 6.0 cm
Dioptase on Calcite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
7.8 x 6.5 x 6.4 cm