PRE-TUCSON MINERAL SPECIMENS AUCTION - ends Jan 30

Ends January 30, 2014
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)
We have pulled through the last several collections, some of which we planned to sell at Tucson, and pulled MORE for the next few auction offerings! See here some unique pieces, classic specimens, interesting localities, rare minerals and hard to find material from recently acquired mineral collections such as Trimingham, and Obodda!
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Azurite & Conichalcite (New Find)
Christiana Mine, Lavrion, Attiki Prefect., Greece
15.0 x 9.0 x 3.4 cm
Quartz scepter (Trimingham Coll.)
Hallelujah Junction, Washoe Co., Nevada
8.4 x 7.8 x 4.9 cm
Iridescent Fluorite w/ hydrocarbons (Carmichael Coll.)
Auglaize Quarry, Junction, Paulding Co., Ohio
6.0 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm
Letters of George F. Kunz (book)
Correspondence from various sources
28.7 x 22.0 x 1.6 cm
Primary Malachite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
6.4 x 2.6 x 1.5 cm
Dioptase w/ Calcite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
2.8 x 2.5 x 1.2 cm
Natrochalcite (old - Type Locality) Hauck Coll.
Chuquicamata Mine, Antofagasta Region, Chile
4.4 x 4.0 x 2.5 cm
Pyrargyrite & Wire Silver (old & rare) Hauck Coll.
Gallego Mine, Vetagrande, Zacatecas, Mexico
8.7 x 5.9 x 4.2 cm (box)
Gem bi-colored Elbaite (excellent)
Pech, Chapa Dara Dist., Konar Prov., Afghanistan
5.1 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm
Emplectite (rare locale) Smithsonian Coll.
Johanngeorgenstadt Dist., Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
3.3 x 3.1 x 2.7 cm
Stibnite w/ Kaolinite (RARE old-timer) Trimingham Coll.
Ambrose Mine, Hollister, San Benito Co., California
8.5 x 4.5 x 3.4 cm
Large Native Copper w/ Apophyllite
Copper Country, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
21.3 x 10.3 x 5.8 cm
DT bi-colored Elbaite (classic)
Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California
5.4 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm
Smoky Quartz w/ Spessatine
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Fujian Province, China
10.4 x 6.8 x 5.8 cm
Chalcostibite partially replaced by Azurite (Marty Zinn Coll.)
Rhar el Anz, Cherrat Wadi, Casablanca Prefect., Morocco
5.1 x 4.7 x 2.0 cm
Gem Scapolite xls
Scapolite locality, Karur District, Tamil Nadu, India
7.4 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm (largest) (5 Pieces)
Smoky Quartz scepter on Amethyst (Charlie Key)
Brandberg District, Erongo Region, Namibia
6.1 x 2.8 x 2.4 cm
Rhodochrosite (2 generations) Trimingham Coll.
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Prov., Lima Dept., Peru
4.1 x 3.0 x 1.5 cm
"Electric-blue" Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
3.9 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm
Galena w/ Fluorite (classic locale)
Cave-In-Rock District, Hardin Co., Illinois
6.8 x 6.5 x 5.1 cm
Enargite on Bornite (classic combo) Scott Williams Coll.
Leonard Mine, Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana
4.7 x 4.4 x 3.4 cm
Smithsonite (Trimingham Coll.)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
3.4 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm
Calcite, Pyrite & Dolomite (old classic) Leithauser Coll.
Munstertal, Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
4.9 x 4.5 x 3.7 cm
Lazulite & Quartz (Trimingham Coll.)
Crosscut Creek, Rapid Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada
7.2 x 3.8 x 3.0 cm
Bournonite, Stannite & Quartz (superb combination)
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefect., Hunan Prov., China
4.0 x 3.0 x 2.2 cm
Anatase on Smoky Quartz (gwindel)
Dodo Mine, Saranpaul, Prepolar Ural, Russia
4.5 x 3.0 x 1.5 cm