FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end April 27th, 2017

Ends Thursday, April 27th, 2017
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)

This week's auction is filled with plenty of new discoveries we picked up over the last few months along with rarities, unusual pieces, gem crystals, classics and display specimens. You'll even find a few fossils, carving and gemstones mixed in every now and then. Of course we have plenty of pieces from the famous and historic Willard Wulff collection, along with dealers' inventories and other private collections that we're liquidating. Look here for the not so typical mineral specimens along with plenty of your favorites. We don't just offer the "standard 20 species", but an eclectic mix of specimens that appeal to everybody! Enjoy!


Some of the highlights from this week's include:
1. A rare "Trapiche" habit RUBY crystal from Myanmar (Burma)
2. Large "Jackstraw" bluish colored ELPIDITE crystals from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada
3. A showy and eye-catching blue-green SMITHSONITE from the Refugio Mine, Choix, Mexico
4. Beautiful cabinet display specimen of gemmy multicolor phantom FLUORITE from the Annabel Lee Mine in souther Illinois
5. Wonderful showy rich blue-green colored attractive WAVELLITE from Arkansas
6. Rarities include LUDLOCKITE, GUDMUNDITE, KLEBELSBERGITE, HODRUSITE, COLUSITE and a CHILDRENITE (from the Type Locality)
Filter By

Apatite on Calcite
Grace Lake roadcut, Monmouth Township, Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canada
4.2 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm
Galena with Dolomite
Big Bear Orebody, Area 312, Fletcher Mine, Centerville, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds County, Missouri
9.3 x 5.7 x 4.3 cm
Aquamarine
Xuan Le, Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam
2.2 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm
Opal-AN (Hyalite Opal) with Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite (var: "Staffelite")
Valec (Waltsch), Doupov (Duppau), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic
8.3 x 6.6 x 4.8 cm
Fluorite
Annabel Lee Mine, Ozark-Mahoning Group, Hardin County, Illinois
10.2 x 5.6 x 4.6 cm
Schorl
Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.7 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm
Spessartine Garnet on doubly-terminated Smoky Quartz
Wushan Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China
5.3 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm
Orthoclase ("Carlsbad" Twin) (ex Josef Vajdak)
Loket, Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic
4.6 x 3.7 x 1.7 cm
Inesite ("fan")
Daye Iron mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
2.3 x 1.3 x 0.7 cm
Calcite (Manganoan)
Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
7.8 x 5.2 x 4.6 cm
Cuprite
Daye Co., Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
5.2 x 4.6 x 3.0 cm
Fluorite
Lakeview Lode, Park County, Colorado
7.6 x 6.2 x 4.0 cm
Uvite (Chrome/Vanadium bearing)
Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Division, Burma
0.5 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm
Zircon
MacDonald Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
2.2 x 2.0 x 1.1 cm
"Star" Muscovite with Quartz
Rodinha Mne, Jenipapo District, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.2 x 6.5 x 3.7 cm
Smithsonite
El Refugio Mine, Choix, Mun. de Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico
10.2 x 6.3 x 6.3 cm
Sphalerite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Picher Field, Tri-State District, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
8.3 x 5.6 x 2.6 cm
Gypsum (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
4.1 x 2.3 x 0.7 cm
Amethyst with Hematite inclusions
Santa Maria do Jetiba, Espirito Santo, Brazil
1.1 x 1.0 x 0.8 cm
Siderite on Pyrite pseudomorphs with Stannite
Siete Suyos mine, Atocha-Quechisla District, Sud Chichas Province, Potosu Department, Bolivia
4.0 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm
Wulfenite
Mobile Mine, Goodsprings District, Spring Mts, Clark County, Nevada
10.7 x 6.3 x 4.7 cm
Diopside (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Tormiq, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
3.0 x 2.0 x 0.8 cm
Wavellite (good quality)
Avant, Garland County, Arkansas
7.3 x 4.3 x 1.7 cm
Aegirine (ex Herb Obodda)
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
2.7 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm
Fluorite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Clay Center, Ottawa County, Ohio
8.5 x 5.7 x 5.3 cm
Quartz
Goscheneralp, Uri, Switzerland
4.2 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm
Wulfenite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
1.7 x 1.0 x 0.9 cm
Pyrolusite / Manganite
Taylor Mine, Alberta, Baraga County, Michigan
10.7 x 5.7 x 2.0 cm
Mineral Auctions