TUCSON-SHOWTIME FINE MINERAL SPECIMEN AUCTIONS - Ends Thursday Feb 6th, 2020

TUCSON-SHOWTIME FINE MINERAL SPECIMEN AUCTIONS   - Ends Thursday Feb 6th, 2020

 

This week's pre-TUCSON Show auction features great selection of minerals including classic species / localities along with gem crystals, contemporary beauties and rare minerals from around the world.   Look for pieces from important collections that include things seldom seen for sale on a  retail market! We dove back into the classics collections we have purchased over the years for some fresh choices for you !

Highlights this week include:

1. Classic Bisbee MALACHITE in CALCITE

 

2. Selection of large specimens including SPINEL, KYANITE,

FLUORITE and PREHNITE

 

3. Huge Indonesia CHALCEDONY stalactite

 

4. Important Vietnam PURPLE SPINEL

 

5. Superb HEULANDITE & STILBITE from the Steve Neely Collection

 

6. Large Sepon Mine MALACHITE

 

7.Alaska EPIDOTE with rare Japan-law twin QUARTZ

 

8. Rare , important Indian GOOSECREEKITE XLS

 

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Baryte on Fluorite (Ross Lillie Coll.)
Rosiclare Level, Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois
7.3 x 5.7 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Smithsonite (classic locale)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
3.4 x 3.4 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $71
Gemmy Calcite xls (2009 find)
Tieshan Fe-Cu deposit, Huangshi, Hubei, China
6.5 x 5.5 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Superb Heulandite w/ Stilbite (Steve Neely Coll.)
Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India
12.5 x 8.3 x 7.5 cm
Winning Bid: $415
Pyrite ball on Fluorite (fluorescent)
Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
12.0 x 9.8 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $645
Large Malachite (2 generations) w/ Goethite
Sepon Mine, Vilabouly District, Savannakhet Province, Laos
15.1 x 10.3 x 7.0 cm
Winning Bid: $354
Smithsonite ps. After Calcite (classic locale) Ken Roberts Coll.
Level 8, San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
10.6 x 10.1 x 8.0 cm
Winning Bid: $275