Pre-Tucson Fine Mineral Auction - Ends January 16, 2020

This week's Pre-Tucson 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 including fine specimens from the collection of Karl Warning.
 
Highlights this week include:
 
1. Superb Taouz VANADINITE from the Larry Conklin Collection
2. TOURMALINES
3. Unusual large MENDIPITE combination
4. Gemmy TANZANITE
5. Rarities and classics from the Kay Robertson Collection
6. Excellent large FRANKLINITE on CALCITE
7. Older Chinese SPESSARTINE GARNET & SMOKY QUARTZ
8. Specimens from the Karl Warning Collection
9. Bizarre Les Farges PYROMORPHITE
10. Rare large Chinese MALACHITE stalactite
 
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Large Adamite (old classic - Vaux Coll.)
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
15.3 x 7.2 x 5.4 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Gemmy Tanzanite (48.48 carats) exhibited at Hangzhou Musuem
Merelani Hills, Manyara Region, Tanzania
2.8 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $305
Charoite (Type Locality - high quality - 130 grams)
Murunskii Massif, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic, Russia
8.7 x 4.6 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Fluorite on Quartz (classic locale)
William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire
8.5 x 7.0 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Color-zoned Amethyst (classic locale) Paul Zerfass Coll.
Les Isserts, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France
7.1 x 5.3 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $102
Fluorite (fluorescent)
Xianghuapu Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
9.8 x 7.0 x 6.0 cm
Winning Bid: $119
Smithsonite var. Cadmium rich (New/old Find)
Yunnan Province, China
9.4 x 7.6 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $139
Spessartine Garnet & Smoky Quartz (w/ gem garnets inside!)
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Fujian, China
10.0 x 5.6 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $430
Rhodochrosite nodule (413 grams)
Capillitas, Catamarca Province, Argentina
7.3 x 6.9 x 4.9 cm
Winning Bid: $137
Quartz w/ K Feldspar var. Adularia (RARE combo)
Hamilton Hill Mine, Jessieville, Garland Co., Arkansas
13.7 x 6.9 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $97
Calcite helectites incl. w/ Malachite (Karl Warning Coll.)
100 Level, Holbrook Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona
9.2 x 5.8 x 5.0 cm
Winning Bid: $176
Chalcedony w/ Hyalite Opal (rare style - fluorescent!)
Estacion Trancas, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
5.8 x 5.5 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $99
Shattuckite (2014 find)
Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Dist., Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
5.1 x 2.9 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $195
Witherite (fluorescent) w/ Calcite (Kay Robertson Coll.)
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois
9.5 x 6.0 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $535
Copper & Silver halfbreed (old classic) Kay Robertson Coll.
Houghton Co., Michigan
6.8 x 3.4 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $293