SPECIAL PRE-TUCSON FINE MINERAL COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS (Set 1 of 2) - ends Jan. 28, 2016

Ends January 28th, 2016
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

We are raiding our mixed inventory before planning for our huge 60-foot main show booth at the Tucson show, to offer another very diverse set of fine mineral specimens for sale online this week featuring the most diverse mix of any online mineral sale for mineral specimens from collections and new finds.
Some of the highlights include:
1. MUSEUM SIZED MANGANITE FROM GERMANY, CIRCA 1880'S
2. HEMATITE FROM SIR ROBERT FERGUSON, CIRCA 1800
3. SUPER RARE SPECIES &
4. MAJOR GEM CRYSTALS FROM AFGHANISTAN: TOURMALINE CLUSTER
5. & A UNIQUE DOUBLY-TERMINATED SPODUMENE WITH GARNET INCLUSIONS!
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Large floater Spodumene w/ Spessartines (rare combo!)
Pech, Chapa Dara Dist., Konar Prov., Afghanistan
18.8 x 5.7 x 2.8 cm
Rhodonite & Calcite (Elling Coll.)
Franklin Mine, Sussex Co., New Jersey
8.4 x 7.5 x 3.3 cm
Gold xls (Hauck & Elling Coll.)
Romania & Russia
1.2 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm (largest) (7 Pieces)
Gold on Quartz (Elling Coll.)
Cripple Creek District, Teller Co., Colorado
4.3 x 3.3 x 2.0 cm
large Gem Diaspore crystal - 44 grams
Selcuk, Mugla Province, Aegean Region, Turkey
4.2 x 3.1 x 0.4 cm
Stilbite bowtie (Madrid Coll.)
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
8.8 x 5.9 x 5.5 cm
Gem color-zoned Fluorite (fluorescent)
Shangbao Mine, Hunan Province, China
6.8 x 5.3 x 4.9 cm
Pyromorphite var. Polysphaerit (uncommon)
Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Shoshone Co., Idaho
7.8 x 6.7 x 3.8 cm
Etched Fluorite corner (classic)
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee
4.4 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm
Beryllonite on Brazilianite (rare combo) Matioli Coll.
Telirio claim, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.4 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm
Inesite on Calcite
Fengjiashan Mine, Hubei Province, China
7.4 x 5.4 x 4.8 cm
Smithsonite (rare Mexico)
Norias de Bajan Mine, Parras, Coahuila, Mexico
7.7 x 6.0 x 3.1 cm
Calcite twin (classic locale)
York Stone Quarry, York Co., Pennsylvania
7.0 x 6.0 x 5.8 cm
Red gem Tourmaline (38.24 carats)
Malkhan, Chitinskaya Oblast', Eastern Siberia, Russia
2.6 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm
Spinel w/ Pargasite on Marble
Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam
7.4 x 7.0 x 3.3 cm
Hematite pair, ex Sir Robert Ferguson (1769-1840)
Hesse, Germany
4.9 x 4.5 x 2.8 cm (largest) (2 Pieces)
Color-zoned Fluorite (fluorescent)
Boulder Hill Mine, Douglas Co., Nevada
10.4 x 9.9 x 4.9 cm
Dravite Tourmaline (classic locale)
Yinnietharra, Western Australia, Australia
6.3 x 4.4 x 3.4 cm
Mimetite (1968 find) ex Ford Coll.
San Pedro Corralitos, Chihuahua, Mexico
4.4 x 3.9 x 2.5 cm
Quartz on Quartz scepter (2 generations)
Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
5.4 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm
Large Pyrite & Quartz (New Find)
Mundo Nuevo Mine, La Libertad Dept., Peru
12.0 x 9.9 x 5.4 cm
Gemmy DT Calcite twin
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee
11.2 x 5.4 x 4.8 cm
Manganoan Calcite (2 generations) fluorescent!
Casapalca Mine, Lima Department, Peru
7.1 x 5.0 x 4.5 cm
DT Tourmaline on Microcline (Trimingham Coll.)
Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California
5.5 x 4.2 x 2.8 cm
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