PRE-TUCSON FINE MINERAL SPECIMENS AUCTION - ends Jan 23

Ends January 23, 2014
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone) More specimens from our inventory emphasizing plenty of unique pieces, classic specimens, interesting localities, rare minerals and hard to find material from acquired mineral collections such as Trimingham, Obodda and more!
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Hematite with Andradite
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa
4.9 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Sulfur
El Desierto Mine, San Pablo de Napa, Potosi Dept., Bolivia
9.0 x 7.3 x 6.2 cm
Gem Kunzite (grams)
Oceanview Mine, Pala, San Diego Co., California
9.0 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm
Carlsbad-twinned Orthoclase (floater), Sir Robert Ferguson (1769-1840)
Bohemia, Czech Republic
6.5 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
Arsendescloizite (classic locale) Trimingham Coll.
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
5.4 x 4.0 x 2.5 cm
Siderite on Galena (2 forms) Trimingham Coll.
Cavnic, Maramure? Co., Romania
6.4 x 5.5 x 3.4 cm
Azurite (uncommon locale) Trimingham Coll.
Peacock Mine, Leadore Dist., Lemhi Co., Idaho
11.0 x 8.8 x 3.7 cm
Fluorite w/ Quartz (classic locale) Trimingham Coll.
St Agnes District, Cornwall, England
5.8 x 5.4 x 5.0 cm
Calcite (uncommon locale) Trimingham Coll.
Gonnesa, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
8.4 x 5.3 x 3.9 cm
Pyrite pyritohedron (Fioravanti Coll.)
Falcacci stope, Rio Marina Mine, Elba Island, Tuscany, Italy
2.5 x 2.4 x 2.0 cm
Emerald-cut Stolzite xl (rare - 1.13 carats) ex Obodda
France
0.6 x 0.3 x 0.2 cm, Thumbnail
Stibiotantalite and Elbaite
Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California
2.0 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm
Bannisterite (rare silicate)
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
2.5 x 2.2 x 0.4 cm
Gem DT Spodumene var. Triphane (ex Obodda)
Pech, Chapa Dara Dist., Konar Province, Afghanistan
4.1 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm
Floater Manganoan Calcite xl cluster (fluoresecent)
Kalahari manganese field, South Africa
4.4 x 3.0 x 2.0 cm
Fluorite (fluroescent) & Quartz (Trimingham Coll.)
William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire
10.7 x 7.3 x 2.8 cm
Color-zoned Fluorite (uncommon locale) Trimingham Coll.
Lead Hill Mines, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois
8.7 x 7.4 x 3.0 cm
Heart-twin Whewellite xl (rare) Trimingham Coll.
Paitzdorf, Ronneburg U deposit, Thuringia, Germany
2.0 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm
Gem Aquamarine with unusual termination
Shigar Valley, Skardu Dist., Baltistan, Pakistan
8.4 x 1.0 x 0.8 cm
Krohnkite (Type Locality)
Chuquicamata Mine, Antofagasta Region, Chile
3.6 x 1.8 x 0.7 cm
Hematite on Andradite
Kalahari manganese Field, South Africa
3.9 x 2.9 x 2.4 cm
Large Arizona Vanadinite (Trimingham Coll.)
Pure Potential Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona
13.0 x 7.8 x 6.4 cm
Gem Linarite xl (Chris Cowan Coll.)
Bingham, Socorro Co., New Mexico
1.0 x 0.5 x 0.2 cm
Aquamarine (rare locale) in Feldspar
Rossing Mts. Area, Arandis, Erongo Region, Namibia
10.4 x 8.0 x 5.4 cm
Paratellurite & Emmonsite (rare Colorado)
Klondike Mine, Bonanza Dist., Saguache Co., Colorado
9.8 x 7.4 x 6.2 cm
Azurite (old classic)
Chessy, Rhone, Rhone-Alpes, France
6.5 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm
Gemmy Vanadinite xls on Barite
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Morocco
5.8 x 4.2 x 3.1 cm
Crystallized Gold
Majuba placer, Antelope Dist., Pershing Co., Nevada
2.1 x 1.0 x 0.8 cm
Chalcocite (uncommon locale)
Mount Gordon Mine, Queensland, Australia
4.0 x 2.7 x 2.5 cm
Spinel-twinned Copper (old classic) Scalisi Coll.
Turginsk Mine, Krasnoturjinsk (Bogolovsk), Middle Urals, Russia
2.6 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm