CLASSIC MINERALS and COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS - end May 16, 2013

Ends May 16, 2013
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)
A liquidation auction with plenty of fine classic mineral specimens and eye-catching display pieces from several collection acquisitions, plus some new lots! Included are pieces from the old Obodda dealer stock, more Charlie Key pieces, and the collection of Italian collector Giancarlo Fioravanti.
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Paratacamite on Quartz with Selenite
Gladys Pocket, Lily Mine, Pisco Prov., Peru
5.0 x 3.6 x 1.7 cm
"Electric-blue" Azurite (excellent) Ed David Coll.
Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona
8.8 x 7.8 x 4.0 cm
Fluororichterite
Wilberforce, Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canada
7.2 x 7.0 x 6.2 cm
Nezilovite (unique - Type Locality)
Kalugeri Hill, Nezilovo, Republic of Macedonia
4.7 x 4.6 x 1.8 cm
Iridescent Pyrite (rare) on Quartz
Panasqueira Mine, Castelo-Branco District, Portugal
10.2 x 6.3 x 5.3 cm
Sphalerite & Calcite on Quartz
Shuikoushan Mine, Hunan Province, China
8.0 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm
Gemmy bi-colored Tourmaline (Ed Bancroft Coll.)
Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California
3.5 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
Spinel on Calcite (Gene Wright Coll.)
Ward Inlet, Baffin Island, Nunavut Territory, Canada
2.0 x 1.8 x 1.0 cm
Braggite & Vysotskite (rare sulfosalts) Vajdak Coll.
Stillwater Complex, Stillwater Co., Montana
2.5 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm
Chrysocolla and Quartz (classic locale)
Ray Mine, Pinal County, Arizona
9.4 x 7.8 x 6.4 cm
Hematite w/ Adularia (Fioravanti Coll.)
Lercheltini area, Binn Valley, Wallis, Switzerland
6.8 x 5.5 x 4.4 cm
Brochantite (rare) and Fluorite (Fioravanti Coll.)
Santa Lucia Mine, Fluminimaggiore, Sardinia, Italy
8.8 x 6.7 x 5.4 cm
Apophyllite (rare form) ex Marty Zinn & Obodda Coll.
Nashik District, Maharashtra, India
5.5 x 4.8 x 4.6 cm
Calcite (famous find)
Malmberget, Gallivare, Lappland, Sweden
6.3 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm
Boracite (superb) ex Greenbank & Whitmore Coll.
Boulby Mine, Loftus, North Yorkshire, England
6.4 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm
Japan-law twin Quartz (Fioravanti Coll.)
Huayllapon Mine, Pasto Bueno Dist., Ancash Dept., Peru
7.4 x 6.4 x 4.8 cm
Gemmy Grossular garnets (classic locale)
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec
2.9 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm
K Feldspar var. Adularia ex Obodda
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Pakistan
7.4 x 6.0 x 4.4 cm
Gem Quartz xls (excellent) Ron Coleman Coll.
Ron Coleman Mine, Jessieville, Garland Co., Arkansas
7.4 x 5.1 x 3.9 cm
White cap Amazonite
Flat Rock, Crystal Peak, Park & Teller Cos., Colorado
5.8 x 4.2 x 3.0 cm
Prehnite and Quartz
Ganzhizhou Mine, Meigu Co., Sichuan Prov., China
6.3 x 5.4 x 3.1 cm
Pyrite on Manganoan Calcite (fluorescent!)
Chenzhong, Hunan province, China
8.7 x 6.2 x 4.5 cm
Quartz w/ Fluorite (excellent) Charlie Key
Erongo Mts., Erongo Region, Namibia
9.2 x 4.8 x 4.0 cm
Botryoidal Fluorite
Minggang, Xinyang, Henan Province, China
7.4 x 5.8 x 3.4 cm
Aragonite
Wenshan Mine, Yunnan Province, China
12.5 x 9.4 x 6.0 cm
Andradite var. Demantoid w/ Quartz (Charlie Key)
Tubussis Farm 22, Karibib Dist., Erongo Region, Namibia
2.7 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
Dioptase (excellent) Charlie Key
Christoff Mine, Kaokoveld, Kunene Region, Namibia
3.1 x 2.1 x 0.8 cm
Azurite w/ Malachite (excellent) Urish Coll.
NW Extension, Morenci Mine, Greenlee Co., Arizona
8.8 x 6.4 x 3.3 cm