TUCSON SPECIAL FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end February 18th, 2016

Ends February 18th, 2016
at 6:45PM (Central Time Zone)

TWO FULL PAGES of attractive, unique, classic and rare minerals from contemporary and classic worldwide localities. A great mix featuring specimens from our overstocked inventory, liquidations of the many collections we've purchased, and assorted pieces from new finds and classic localities !!

Some of the highlights include:
1. A lovely silvery-yellow colored Diamond from the Miba Mine in the Congo
2. Gemmy green Sphalerite from the Portland Mine in Ouray, Colorado
3. Fine quality yellow Powellite on Scolecite from India
4. Great quality rare blue Shattuckite from the Tantara Mine in the Congo
5. Soft blue-green Emerald crystals from the Pomba pit, Bahia, Brazil
6. A classic "Rainbow" Andradite from the Kohse Mine, Japan
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Fluorite on Quartz
Hunan Province, China
9.3 x 7.3 x 5.5 cm
Fluorapatite
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
5.1 x 5.0 x 3.2 cm
Aquamarine with Muscovite
Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
2.8 x 2.6 x 2.0 cm
Quartz (unique material) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Banska Stiavnica (Schemnitz), Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia
3.0 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm
Hubnerite with Monazite-(Ce)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
7.8 x 6.1 x 2.2 cm
Shattuckite (excellent quality)
Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
6.0 x 5.1 x 1.8 cm
Copper (twin)
Ray Mine, Scott Mountain area, Mineral Creek District, Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal County, Arizona
5.7 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm
Smithsonite
El Refugio Mine, Choix, Mun. de Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico
4.1 x 4.0 x 1.3 cm
Pyromorphite (ex Zinn Collection)
Daoping Mine, Gongcheng, Guilin area, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Central South Region, China
5.3 x 4.8 x 3.6 cm
Aragonite
La Pesquera, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
3.1 x 2.6 x 0.7 cm
Smoky Quartz with Microcline
R. A. Kosnar #7 Prospect near Lake George, Park County, Colorado
8.3 x 5.2 x 4.7 cm
Turquoise
China
15.7 x 9.3 x 6.1 cm
Benitoite (classic material)
Dallas Gem Mine, San Benito County, California
4.9 x 3.3 x 2.1 cm
Schorl
Erongo Region, Namibia
3.5 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm
Wulfenite with Dioptase
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
6.0 x 3.9 x 2.3 cm
Andradite with Epidote
Marki Khel, Spin Ghar range (Speen Ghar range), Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
8.8 x 8.2 x 3.3 cm
Silver (classic material)
Batopilas, Andres del Rio District, Mun. de Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico
1.6 x 0.9 x 0.4 cm
Datolite
Braen's Quarry (Sam Braen's Quarry), Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey
7.6 x 5.8 x 3.2 cm
Sphalerite (classic material) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Portland Mine, in the Ouray Amphitheater, east of the town of Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado
1.2 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm
Sapphire
Ganesh, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
3.0 x 2.8 x 1.6 cm
Malachite
Shangulowe Mine, Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
6.0 x 3.1 x 2.2 cm
Olmiite
N'Chwaning Mines, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
4.8 x 3.1 x 1.7 cm
Legrandite
Flor de Pena Mine, Lampazos de Naranjo (Lampazos), Mun. de Lampazos de Naranjo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico (Type Locality)
2.3 x 2.1 x 1.2 cm
Fluorite with Calcite and Dolomite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Moscona Mine, Solus, Corvera de Asturias, Villabona mining area, Asturias, Spain
9.1 x 7.2 x 5.8 cm
Laguna Agate
Chihuahua, Mexico
5.6 x 5.1 x 3.2 cm
Pyrite Concretion
Dongchuan District, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
9.5 x 7.2 x 5.2 cm
Emerald (ex Matioli)
Pomba pit, Serra das Eguas, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
5.2 x 2.3 x 1.2 cm
Hubnerite with Quartz
Huayllapon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Ancash Department, Peru
4.6 x 2.6 x 1.0 cm
Hauyne (var Lazurite)
Sar-e-Sang, Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
3.0 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm
Calcite
Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
2.3 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm
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