THANKSGIVING MINERAL COLLECTION AUCTIONS (set 1 of 2) featuring OLD CLASSICS, GEM CRYSTALS and RARE SPECIES - ends Thursday Nov 29, 2018

ends Thursday Nov 29, 2018
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

A selection of specimens in this week's auctions with a mix of classics, gem crystals, contemporary minerals and rare species ! We are continuing to process material from the wonderful old mineral collections and purchases including 1960s-90s specimens from the collections of Paul Zerfass, Ted Bartels, Tom Wolfe and Barratt Phillips Collections, and 60 years of collecting history from the Kay Robertson Collection. Lots of rare mineral specimens here that are hard to find at ANY price, let alone at auction!


Some of the highlights from this week's include:

1. Rare large Cavnic MANGANOAN CALCITE with large GYPSUM casts
2. Old and classic specimens from the Paterson Museum
3. NEW FIND of AQUAMARINE from the Erongos
4. Classic and rare ENGLISH specimens
5. RHODOCHROSITES from Logan Collection
6. Rare gem pink TOURMALINE from Brazil 7. Superb BOURNONITE from Bolivia
8. Large old PREHNITE from New Jersey
9. Gorgeous and rare gemmy SCHEELITE and QUARTZ combo
10. Rare and impressive large SMITHSONITE from New Mexico
11. Classic large ANGLESITE crystals on GALENA
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Large gemmy DT Aquamarine xl (NEW FIND)
Erongo Mts, Erongo Region, Namibia
9.3 x 4.5 x 3.7 cm
Rhodochrosite (W.S. Logan Coll.)
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
5.9 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm
Large Prehnite (classic New Jersey) Neil Foglia Coll.
Interstate 80 roadcut, Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey
15.5 x 12.8 x 8.5 cm
Celestine (rare & rare locale) Kay Robertson Coll.
Limestone quarries, Baulmes, Vaud (Waadt), Switzerland
3.2 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm
Malachite ps. After Baryte (uncommon) Ted Bartels Coll.
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
6.6 x 5.1 x 2.4 cm
Botryoidal Fluorite
Minggang, Xinyang, Henan Province, China
9.1 x 6.0 x 2.4 cm
Goethite ps. After Pyrite (Dr. B. Phillips Coll.)
Pelican Point Area, Utah Co., Utah
7.2 x 6.5 x 5.6 cm
Amethyst w/ Calcite (Tom Wolfe Coll.)
Rayas Mine, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
10.2 x 7.0 x 3.2 cm
Mimetite (RARE - 2017 Greek find)
Adami No. 2 Mine, Plaka, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
5.2 x 3.7 x 0.9 cm
Siderite w/ Pyrite (uncommon combo) Ted Bartels Coll.
La Mure, Isere, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France
4.5 x 3.5 x 2.0 cm
Gemmy Fluorite xls (fluorescent) Paul Zerfass Coll.
Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Co. Durham, England
15.6 x 7.5 x 6.1 cm
Unusual large Malachite concretion (Oklahoma, USA!) ex Joe Lobell Coll.
Paoli deposit, Paoli, Red Bed District, Garvin Co., Oklahoma
10.2 x 6.0 x 4.3 cm
Gem Rubellite Tourmaline (RARE color for locale - 55.54 carats)
Urubu mine, Monte Belo, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.8 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm
Rhodochrosite (rare classic style) W.S. Logan Coll.
Potosi Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
3.7 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm
Iridescent Pyrite w/ Rhodochrosite & Calcite (RARE! - 1978 find)
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa
5.7 x 5.0 x 3.3 cm
Iridescent Hematite (classic locale) Lindemann & Robertson Coll.
Rio Marina, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
7.0 x 4.9 x 2.5 cm
Conichalcite w/ Calcite (Tom Wolfe Coll.)
Level 4, Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
8.5 x 4.0 x 2.6 cm
Unusual large Calcite (2 generations) Tom Wolfe Coll.
320 Level, Valenciana Mine, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
13.5 x 9.0 x 7.7 cm
Large iridescent Chalcopyrite (Dr. B. Phillips Coll.)
Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri
20.5 x 14.7 x 9.9 cm
Calcite (RARE - fluorescent) Tom Wolfe Coll.
San Luis shaft, Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico
10.8 x 8.0 x 6.5 cm
Calcite incl. w/ Hematite (Tom Wolfe Coll.)
Vieja Mine, Francisco Portillo, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
12.3 x 10.3 x 9.2 cm
Fluorite (classic locale) Scott Williams & Lindsay Greebank Coll.
Frazer's Hush Mine, Rookhope District, Weardale, Co. Durham, England
8.7 x 6.3 x 5.3 cm
Gemmy Scheelite on Quartz (rare - fine old quality)
Pingwu beryl mine, Mt Xuebaoding, Sichuan Province, China
7.0 x 4.6 x 3.5 cm
Sphalerite (2 generations - classic locale - illustrated)
Admiralty Flats, Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England
11.7 x 8.3 x 6.3 cm
Rhodochrosite on Quartz (classic Colorado - illustrated) W.S. Logan Coll.
Idarado Mine, Telluride, Ouray District, San Miguel Co., Colorado
4.4 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm
Prehnite w/ Apophyllite (rare combo)
O & G Woodbury Quarry, Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut
5.8 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm
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