PRE-TUCSON SPECIAL FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end January 28th, 2016

Ends January 28th, 2016
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)

TWO FULL PAGES of attractive, unique, classic and rare minerals from contemporary and classic worldwide localities. A great mix featuring specimens from our overstocked inventory, liquidations of the many collections we've purchased, and assorted pieces from new finds and classic localities !!

Some of the highlights include:
1. A gemmy, richly colored matrix Emerald from Colombia
2. A large display specimen of Amethyst on Fluorite from New Mexico
3. Unusually GREEN Cerussite from China
4. Micro Leadhillite from Mammoth-St. Anthony, Arizona
5. Beautiful blue Papagoite (NOT INCLUDED IN QUARTZ!) from South Africa
6. An attractive purple Creedite from Mexico
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Smithsonite with Calcite
Sounion Mine No. 6 ("Exi Mine"), Agia Varvara Mines (St Barbara Mines), Sounion Area, Lavrion, Attiku Prefecture, Greece
6.1 x 4.7 x 3.5 cm
Augelite with Sphalerite (rare association)
Machacamarca Mine, near Colavi, Potosi Department, Bolivia
4.3 x 2.8 x 1.3 cm
Smithsonite on Dolomite
Rush Creek District, Marion County, Arkansas
4.2 x 4.1 x 2.1 cm
Hauyne (var Lazurite) (ex Dallinger Collection)
Sar-e-Sang, Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
6.7 x 6.5 x 3.8 cm
Pyromorphite
Daoping Mine, Gongcheng, Guilin area, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Central South Region, China
2.7 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm
Tetrahedrite with Pyrite and Quartz (ex Richard Kosnar)
Sweet Home mine, near Alma, Park County, Colorado
3.2 x 2.1 x 1.2 cm
Leadhillite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal County, Arizona
1.3 x 0.8 x 0.4 cm
Vanadinite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mts, Maricopa County, Arizona
4.8 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm
Gold in Quartz
Rozalia Mine, Hodrusa - Hamre (Hodritsch), Zarnovica Co., Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia
4.3 x 3.7 x 0.7 cm
Kutnohorite with Aragonite
Levane, Bucine, Valdarno, Arezzo Province, Tuscany, Italy
4.1 x 3.3 x 1.8 cm
Papagoite (very rare)
Messina Mine, Transvaal, South Africa
2.8 x 2.1 x 1.2 cm
Baumhauerite, etc. (ex Matioli)
Lengenbach Quarry, Fald (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland (Type Locality for Baumhauerite)
8.1 x 5.3 x 3.1 cm
Kinoite with Fluorapophyllite
Christmas Mine, Christmas, Christmas area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila County, Arizona
3.6 x 2.1 x 1.4 cm
Mellite (rare) (ex Josef Vajdak)
Csordakuti Mine, Bicske-Csordakut, Bicske-Zsambeki Basin, Fejer Co., Hungary
4.3 x 3.2 x 2.1 cm
Rosasite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
7.8 x 5.3 x 4.2 cm
Bixbyite
Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA
1.1 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm
Mimetite (classic material)
San Pedro Corralitos, Mun. de Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico
6.7 x 5.3 x 3.9 cm
Opal-AN (Hyalite Opal) with Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite (var: "Staffelite")
Valec (Waltsch), Doupov (Duppau), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic
8.1 x 5.6 x 3.2 cm
Koninckite (very rare)
Kociha, Rimavska Sobota Co., Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia
5.9 x 4.7 x 2.3 cm
Cavansite with Stilbite
Wagholi, Poona, India
3.7 x 3.1 x 1.8 cm
Emerald
Muzo Mine, Vasquez-Yacopu Mining District, Boyaca Department, Colombia
7.3 x 4.1 x 3.5 cm
Quartz (gem quality)
Grischun (Graubunden), Switzerland
3.6 x 3.2 x 1.8 cm
Turquoise
Kingman, Hualapai Mts, Mohave County, Arizona
2.0 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm
Vanadinite
Pure Potential Mine, Silver District, Trigo Mts, La Paz County, Arizona
8.1 x 6.3 x 4.7 cm
Epidote (magnetic!)
Raskoh Mts., Kharan, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan
6.7 x 6.3 x 3.2 cm
Chondrodite
Oak-saung-taung, Mogok, Burma
4.8 x 2.9 x 2.3 cm
Orpiment
Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
5.3 x 5.1 x 2.8 cm
Tourmaline
Stak Nala, Skardu Road, Haramosh Mts., Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan
2.3 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm
Sphalerite (gemmy)
Manuelita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junun Department, Peru
9.7 x 6.1 x 5.3 cm
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