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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Anglesite on Galena (classic locale - excellent)
Touissit, Jerada Province, L'oriental Region, Morocco
9.8 x 7.4 x 5.8 cm
Aragonite (RARE China)
Yunchangping Mine, Dadongla Hg-Zn ore field, Tongren Prefect., Guizhou Prov., China
5.5 x 4.6 x 3.7 cm
Pyromorphite (Kay Robertson Coll.)
Yangshuo Mine, Guilin Prefect., Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
2.5 x 2.0 x 1.9 cm (Largest of 2)
Baryte incl. w/ Realgar (old classic) Kay Robertson Coll.
Baia Sprie (Felsobanya), Maramures Co., Romania
6.5 x 3.5 x 3.4 cm
Large Galena (rare locale - illustrated)
Barneycraig Mine, Coalcleugh, West Allen, Northumberland, England
14.0 x 9.3 x 7.8 cm
Gypsum w/ sand inclusions (Joe Lobell Coll.)
Great Salt Plains Wildlife Refuge, Jet, Alfalfa Co., Oklahoma
9.3 x 8.0 x 7.0 cm
Baryte on Quartz w/ Limonite (Kay Robertson Coll.)
Vignola Mine, Valsugana, Trento, Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy
10.7 x 6.6 x 4.0 cm
Brochantite (Colorado School of Mines & Joe Lobell Coll.)
Potrerillos, Chanaral Province, Atacama Region, Chile
4.5 x 3.5 x 3.1 cm
Carlsbad-twinned Orthoclase xl (Type Locality - old) Paterson Museum
Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad), Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
3.1 x 3.1 x 2.8 cm
Calcite (fluorescent) w/ Pyrite (RARE style & locale)
nr. Chenzhou City, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
6.9 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm
Large Smithsonite on Quartz (RARE New Mexico) Tom Hales Coll.
Juanita Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro Co., New Mexico
18.8 x 12.5 x 8.3 cm
Banded Manganoan Calcite (fluoresent) Ted Bartels Coll.
Zinc Corporation Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
9.5 x 7.7 x 4.5 cm
Bournonite cogwheels (2012 find - superb)
Viboras Mine, Machacamarca District, Cornelio Saavedra Prov., Potosi, Bolivia
7.3 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm
Fluorite (fluorescent) w/ Galena & Calcite
Naica Mine, Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
6.5 x 4.7 x 4.0 cm
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