TUCSON SPECIAL FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end February 4th, 2016

Ends February 4th, 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 rare "Trapiche" habit Ruby from Burma
2. A well-formed UN-etched Ametrine crystal from Bolivia
3. Rich pink colored showy Cobaltoan Calcite from the Congo
4. Lovely reddish Calcite from China
5. A classic Romanian display specimen of Dolomite on Quartz
6. An attractive "ball" of Malachite on soft blue Chrysocolla from the Congo
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Copper
Morenci, Copper Mountain District, Shannon Mts, Greenlee County, Arizona
5.2 x 4.1 x 2.7 cm
Mimetite (classic material)
San Pedro Corralitos, Mun. de Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico
4.7 x 2.4 x 1.9 cm
Heulandite (gemmy) with Apophyllite and Stilbite
Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India
5.5 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Calcite
Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India
16.2 x 10.3 x 9.3 cm
Barite (good quality)
Meikle Mine, Bootstrap District, Elko County, Nevada
4.0 x 3.6 x 2.8 cm
Valentinite (2011 find)
San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
6.5 x 4.7 x 3.3 cm
Vanadinite on Barite
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
2.1 x 1.0 x 0.8 cm
Bivalve Fossil
Jherruk-Lakhra-Bara Nai (Sind), Salt Range (Punjab) and Samana Range (N.W. F. P.), Pakistan
4.7 x 4.5 x 2.8 cm
Rose Quartz Carving, Angel
Minas Gerais, Brazil
39.50 carats, 30 mm x 20 mm x 10 mm
Sussexite
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey
2.5 x 2.1 x 1.4 cm
Tourmaline
Virgem da Lapa, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.3 x 2.0 x 0.9 cm
Calcite
Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry) Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
4.8 x 3.8 x 2.1 cm
Vesuvianite
Jeffrey Mine ("Johns-Manville Mine"), Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
2.1 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm
Adamite (Cuprian)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
6.0 x 4.1 x 3.8 cm
Cassiterite
Huya township, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
4.7 x 3.3 x 2.8 cm
Smithsonite (ex Gene Sensel Collection)
Hilarion Mine, Hilarion area, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine], Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion District, Attiku Prefecture, Greece
7.0 x 6.2 x 2.3 cm
Fluorite
Moscona Mine, Solus, Corvera de Asturias, Villabona mining area, Asturias, Spain
5.8 x 5.2 x 1.7 cm
Magnetite
#4 Mine, Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St Lawrence County, New York
1.8 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm
Anatase with Quartz (ex Obodda)
Taftan, near Dalbandi, Baluchistan, Pakistan
3.2 x 2.8 x 2.1 cm
Smithsonite on Hemimorphite
Level 8, San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdan, Chihuahua, Mexico
5.8 x 5.7 x 5.6 cm
Calcite (iron-included)
Daye iron mine, Tieshan District, Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
7.3 x 6.7 x 6.2 cm
Andradite (var Demantoid)
Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
10.1 x 4.0 x 0.8 cm
Topaz with Bixbyite
Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA
1.8 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm
Calcite (pseudo-pyritohedral)
Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
11.7 x 5.3 x 4.8 cm
Dolomite on Quartz
Cavnic Mine, Cavnic, Maramures Co., Romania
7.8 x 6.1 x 4.9 cm
Aquamarine with Muscovite
Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Northern Areas, Pakistan
3.1 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm
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