SPECIAL NEW YEAR'S MINERAL AUCTION - MINIATURES AND THUMBNAILS FROM THE COLLECTION of IRV BROWN - ends January 3, 2019

Ends Thursday, January 3rd, 2019
at 7:00 PM (Central Time Zone)

Continuing with our special themed auctions we are thrilled for our next installment featuring miniature and thumbnail specimens from the worldwide collection of Irv Brown.

Irv has assembled one of the great collections in the United States, which typically has featured cabinet sized display specimens, but over the years he assembled an attractive suite of thumbnails and miniatures. We recently acquired several flats of these specimens and are thrilled to offer them in installments in the auctions over the next few months.

Lastly, this auction closes on a TUESDAY night, not our normal Thursday schedule, and we'll send out a reminder / announcement before it closes to you don't miss out.

Lastly, this auction closes on our normal Thursday schedule, just a little later, but we'll send out a reminder / announcement before it closes to you don't miss out.

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Tanzanite (bi-color) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mts, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
1.7 x 1.1 x 0.5 cm
Titanite (twins) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.1 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
Azurite (fine quality) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
3.3 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm
Fluorapatite on Albite (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Sapo Mine, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.6 x 3.8 x 3.4 cm
Calcite (GEM twin!) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Dal'negorsk, Kavalerovo Mining District, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
1.7 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm
Amazonite (ex Irv Brown Collection)
near Lake George, Park County, Colorado
1.8 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
Cuprite (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona
2.5 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Fairfax Quarry (Centreville Quarry), Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia
2.1 x 2.1 x 0.7 cm
Kunzite (GEM quality) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Vanderberg Mine, Hiriart Mountain, Pala District, San Diego County, California
2.0 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm
Peridot (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Sapat Gali, Naran, Kaghan Valley, Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
1.8 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm
Chalcocite (superb quality) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Butte District, Silver Bow County, Montana
2.7 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm
Hematite (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Soudan Mine, Soudan, Vermilion Range, St. Louis County, Minnesota
5.5 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Grossular (Chromian) (rich color) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
2.6 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
Aquamarine on Schorl with Albite (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
2.1 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico
3.4 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Hydroxylherderite (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Pack Rat Mine, Tule Mountain, Jacumba District, Jacumba Mts, San Diego County, California
2.3 x 2.1 x 1.4 cm
Rubellite Tourmaline ("Mushroom") (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Palelni Mine, Khetchel Village, Molo Quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar
2.0 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm
Creedite on Fluorite (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Navidad Mine (Rodeo Mine), Abasolo, Mun. de Rodeo, Durango, Mexico
2.5 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm
Fluorite (GEM twin) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Sutcliffe Vein, Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, North Pennines, Durham, England
2.0 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm
Diaspore (GEM quality) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Selcuk, Mugla Province, Aegean Region, Turkey
2.8 x 1.0 x 0.6 cm
Rhodochrosite (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Poudrette Quarry (Demix Quarry) Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
1.8 x 1.3 x 0.7 cm
Dioptase (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
2.2 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm
Scorodite (rare) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Baishiding Mine, Zhongshan Co., Hezhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
2.4 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm
Amethyst (classic material) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Amatitlan Mine, Amatitlan, Mun. de Zumpango del Rio, Guerrero, Mexico
5.0 x 3.0 x 1.5 cm
Wulfenite (classic material) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, Cucurpe, Mun. de Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico
4.3 x 1.9 x 1.8 cm
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