CLASSIC MINERALS and COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS - end June 13, 2013

Ends June 13, 2013
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)
Three pages of specimen from our inventory and special selections from recent collection acquisitions. This week features plenty of unique pieces, classic specimens, interesting localities, rare minerals and hard to find material in this week's auction from collections such as Herb Obodda, Giancarlo Fioravanti, Charlie Key, Marilyn Dodge and more!
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Cordierite (Var: Cerasite)
Sakuratenjin, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefect., Honshu Isl., Japan
0.6 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm
Clinoenstatite (rare) ex Obodda
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Pakistan
3.5 x 2.9 x 2.8 cm
Witherite (excellent old classic)
Alston Moor District, Cumbria, England
4.9 x 4.5 x 4.0 cm
Cyclic-twinned Cerussite (weird form)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Nambia
2.7 x 2.2 x 1.2 cm
Calcite (classic locale) fluorescent
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
7.4 x 6.8 x 6.3 cm
Fluorapatite, Tourmaline, Quartz & Siderite (rare combo)
Panasqueira Mine, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
4.9 x 3.7 x 3.0 cm
Color-zoned Fluorite, Barite & Quartz
Berbes, Asturias, Spain
16.9 x 12.0 x 9.8 cm
Apophyllite & Stilbite
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
17.7 x 14.0 x 9.9 cm
Vesuvianite (New Find)
Huanggang Mines, Hexigten, Inner Mongolia A. R., China
6.0 x 4.5 x 3.2 cm
Boleite (Jaime Bird Coll.)
Amelia Mine, Boleo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
1.6 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm
Gemmy Realgar crystals
Shimen Mine, Changde Prefect., Hunan Prov., China
3.7 x 2.9 x 2.2 cm
Sulfur
El Desierto Mine, San Pablo de Napa, Potosi Dept., Bolivia
12.0 x 7.5 x 4.5 cm
Aquamarine xls (rare & old CA) Univ. of Delaware
Mack Mine, Rincon Dist., San Diego Co., California
3.6 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm (Largest) (3 Pieces)
Fluorite octahedrons on Quartz (classic NM) Jaime Bird Coll.
Judith Lynn Claim, Grant Co., New Mexico
5.8 x 4.9 x 3.0 cm
Large Diopside xls (old, rare classic)
Bancroft area, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
12.9 x 11.0 x 9.4 cm
Large Calcite
Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri
19.3 x 7.1 x 3.8 cm
Large Amethyst "flower"
Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
25.4 x 15. x 6.0 cm
Prehnite (excellent)
Hongquizhen Quarry, Meigu Co., Sichuan Prov., China
14.2 x 11.7 x 3.8 cm
Vesuvianite
Sierra de Cruces, Coahuila, Mexico
3.0 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm
Color-zoned gem Fluorite (Larry Krause)
Weardale, Co. Durham, England
1.4 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm
Pyromorphite (2 generations)
Daoping Mine, Guilin Prefect., Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
4.8 x 3.2 x 3.0 cm
Fluorite (classic locale) fluorescent ex Fioravanti Coll.
Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Rhone-Alpes, France
7.0 x 4.1 x 2.9 cm
Pyrite octahedrons & Quartz (old classic)
Belmont Mine, Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana
7.5 x 7.0 x 6.0 cm
Apophyllite on Quartz w/ Celadonite
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
15.8 x 12.8 x 10.8 cm
Cerussite (rare AZ locale)
Hull Mine, Yuma Co., Arizona
2.2 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm
Celestine (uncommon locale) Marty Lewadny Coll.
Beineu-Kyr, Tuarkyr, Turkmenistan
3.4 x 3.0 x 2.6 cm