SPECIAL LIQUIDATION AUCTION: Hoppel Collection RARE SPECIES & CLASSIC MINERALS Mineral Liquidation Auction ends 530 PM on Dec 1, 2016

NOTE SPECIAL END TIME: 530 PM CST on Dec 1st., 26
We are honored to present the fifth (of 6) megasized set of several large auctions of rare species and fine locality pieces and classic mineral specimens from the massive Hoppel Collection. After several years of holding back many rare species and more sophisticated collector specimens from the Hoppel collection, I have negotiated a deal to let me offer these specimens to my customers via our own auction style. Bidding starts at $10 even though many specimens are valued at $1000 and more! We are excited that these liquidation auctions will bring to market hundreds of specimens of importance to collectors, many from the 1980s and 1990s heyday of a previous generation of old mineral collection dispersals!
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Colemanite
Extension 125, U.S. Borax open pit, Boron, Kern Co., California, USA
10.1 x 9.4 x 5.2 cm
Ferberite, Fluorite (fl), Arsenopyrite, and Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China
16.0 x 15.0 x 6.0 cm
Erythrite
Bou Azer District, Tazenakht, Souss-Massa-Draa Region, Morocco
9.2 x 8.1 x 3.2 cm
Magnetite
Dashkesan Co-Fe deposit, Dashkesan, Daskesen District, Azerbaijan
8.5 x 6.0 x 4.0 cm
Calcite (fl) with Hematite
Santa Eulalia District, Chihuahua, Mexico
10.8 x 9.6 x 6.0 cm
Duftite on Calcite (fl)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
21.0 x 17.7 x 5.8 cm
Stilpnomelane and Siderite, with Dolomite
Sterling Mine, Antwerp, Jefferson Co., New York, USA
9.6 x 8.0 x 6.4 cm
Beryl var. Aquamarine, with Muscovite
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
8.7 x 7.3 x 5.2 cm
Quartz var. Amethyst, with Hematite
Diamond Willow Mine, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
18.2 x 11.6 x 8.2 cm
Beryl var. Emerald
Dayakou emerald mine, Wenshan AP, Yunnan Province, China
16.0 x 10.0 x 7.5 cm
Chromite
Mouat-Sampson Mine, Stillwater Complex, Stillwater Co., Montana, USA
7.5 x 6.8 x 2.8 cm
Diopside
Orford Nickel mine, St-Denis-de-Brompton, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
8.5 x 6.9 x 2.7 cm
Calcite Geode in matrix
Bou Azer District, Tazenakht, Souss-Massa-Draa Region, Morocco
24.0 x 14.0 x 8.0 cm
Sphalerite and Galena on Quartz
Taolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Hunan Province, China
10.2 x 7.0 x 5.5 cm
Zincite (CTL), Calcite (fl), and Willemite (fl)
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
15.5 x 13.0 x 5.3 cm
Natrolite, Analcime, Aegirine, Rhodochrosite, and Microcline
Mont Saint-Hilaire, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
9.7 x 7.0 x 5.3 cm
Baryte
Frizington, West Cumberland Iron Field, Cumbria, England, UK
8.2 x 6.3 x 5.2 cm
Harmotome (circa 1800s)
Bellsgrove Mine, Strontian, North West Highlands, Scotland, UK
14.4 x 8.3 x 4.3 cm
Powellite (fluorescent)
Pandulena Hills, Nashik District, Maharashtra, India
9.1 x 6.3 x 4.6 cm
Smithsonite on Aurichalcite
Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
4.2 x 3.6 x 1.3 cm
Esperite (TL) (fl) with Franklinite (CTL)
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA (TL)
11.8 x 8.8 x 7.7 cm
Rhodochrosite
Potosi Mine, West Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Chihuahua, Mexico
8.2 x 6.1 x 4.4 cm
Chevkinite-(Ce)
Tangir Valley, Diamar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
17.8 x 11.5 x 6.4 cm
Pyroxmangite
Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil
8.5 x 5.5 x 5.2 cm
Millerite and Calcite (fl)
Saranovskii Mine, Permskaya Oblast, Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
7.0 x 4.8 x 4.5 cm
Elbaite var. Rubellite
Tsilaizina pegmatite, Sahatany Valley, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
1.6 x 1.4 x 0.7 cm
Wulfenite
Aurora Mine, Cuchillo Parado, Chihuahua, Mexico
9.8 x 6.5 x 5.7 cm
Tourmaline
Cruzeiro Mine, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.1 x 5.1 x 2.3 cm
Carrollite and Chalcopyrite on Calcite
Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
7.3 x 6.0 x 3.4 cm