Pre Munich Show Fine Mineral Auction - ends Oct 24, 2019

This week's Pre-Munich Show auction features a great mix of minerals.  You'll find beautiful gem crystals, classic species from well-known localities, gorgeous display specimens, contemporary treasures and native elements.  Look for pieces from important collections such as Shields Flynn, Charlie Key, G. W. Johnson, Charles Noll and even the Philadelphia Academy
 
Highlights this week include:
 
1. Gemmy bi-colored TOURMALINE
2. Classic old Franklin Mine 4-color fluorescent slab
3. Fine large Argentina HEMATITE after MAGNETITE
4. Old classics from the Philadelphia Academy
5. Exotic and rare Copper Country SILVER & QUARTZ
6. Large Kelly Mine SMITHSONITE
7. Rarities and classics from the Kay Robertson Collection
8. Chinese "Mercedes Benz star" CALCITE
9. Impressive APOPHYLLITE combo from India
 
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Cobaltoan Calcite
Bou Azzer Mine, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Draa-Tafilalet, Morocco
7.3 x 7.0 x 6.5 cm
DT Manganoan Calcite (2017 find - fluorescent!)
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten, Inner Mongolia A.R., China
5.5 x 2.8 x 1.2 cm
Titanite (classic locale) Kay Robertson Coll.
Druntobel, Sedrun, Tujetsch, Grisons, Switzerland
2.0 x 1.1 x 0.3 cm
Color-zoned Fluorite w/ Calcite & hydrocarbons
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois
7.3 x 6.2 x 4.6 cm
Large Smithsonite (classic New Mexico)
Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Socorro Co., New Mexico
12.2 x 10.1 x 7.1 cm
"Mercedes Star" Calcite
Leiping Mine, Leiping, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
11.5 x 9.2 x 5.0 cm
Fluorapophyllite w/ Calcite
Pune District, Maharashtra, India
10.1 x 9.0 x 6.0 cm
Aragonite ps. After Belemnites (1919 - Philadelphia Academy)
Mullica Hill, Gloucester Co., New Jersey
11.8 x 8.1 x 6.5 cm
Large Stilbite (rare old classic) Philadelphia Academy
Moore's Station, Mercer Co., New Jersey
16.1 x 9.3 x 7.0 cm
Andradite var. Demantoid Garnet (rare)
Piedra Parada (Las Vigas), Tatatila Municipality, Veracruz, Mexico
5.3 x 3.4 x 2.5 cm
Esperite, etc slab (4 color fluorescence) ex Univ. of Arizona
Franklin Mine, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey
11.2 x 11.0 x 1.4 cm
Amethyst "flower"
Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
8.5 x 6.5 x 5.0 cm
Pyromorphite (1996 find) John Marshall Coll.
Dornberg Mine, Ramsbeck, Hochsauerlandkreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
8.0 x 6.0 x 2.8 cm
Amazonite, Albite & Smoky Quartz (Luis Menezes)
Santa Maria de Itabira mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
8.3 x 8.2 x 4.2 cm
Fluorite, Baryte & Quartz
Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
10.3 x 8.4 x 4.6 cm
Rhodochrosite on Quartz w/ Pyrrhotite (Gary Weaver Coll.)
Potosi Mine, West Camp, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
9.0 x 5.8 x 4.7 cm
Calcite twins (Kay Robertson Coll.)
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee
11.5 x 7.2 x 4.3 cm
Gemmy bi-colored Tourmaline (old classic - 69 grams)
Barra do Salinas district, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.1 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm
Hematite ps. After Magnetite (David Schorsch Coll.)
Payun volcano, Altiplano de Payun Matru, Mendoza Province, Argentina
12.6 x 5.3 x 3.6 cm
Bi-color gem Jeremejevite (Charlie Key Coll.)
Ameib Farm 60, Usakos, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
2.0 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm