FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end Aug 10th, 2017

Ends Thursday, August 10th, 2017
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)

This week's auction is filled with new material 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. Look for pieces mixed in from various collections we've obtained including Willard Wulff, Kay Robertson, Francesco Bedogné, and Paul Zerfass, along with dealers' inventories. 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. Beautiful and unique PURPLE QUARTZ / CHALCEDONY from a recent find in Indonesia
2. Sharp and GEM QUALITY classic yellow color SANIDINE FELDSPAR crystal from Madagascar
3. Fine bright red color REALGAR crystals on matrix from the Royal Reward Mine in Washington from the Francesco Bedogné Collection
4. A rarely seen SMOKY QUARTZ GWINDEL from the Hunza Valley in Pakistan
5. Gorgeous and rarely seen gemmy TRAPICHE HABIT RUBY crystal from Myanmar (Burma)
6. Classic and RARE pseudomorph of BAYLDONITE after MIMETITE from Tsumeb from the Kay Robertson Collection
7. A lovely, multicolor, gemmy, phantom FLUORITE specimen from a new find in Baluchistan, Pakistan
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Smoky Quartz ("Gwindel")
Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
5.7 x 5.0 x 2.7 cm
Vivianite
Tomokoni adit, near Canutillos, Colavi, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, 36 km NE of Potosi, Bolivia
9.6 x 8.7 x 4.7 cm
Sanidine (ex Richard A. Kosnar Collection)
Itrongay, Mahasoa East Commune, Betroka District, Anosy Region, Tulear Province, Madagascar
1.2 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm
Quartz (ex Paul Zerfass Collection)
Vizille, Isere, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France
10.8 x 7.8 x 6.7 cm
Azurite (ex Bruce J. Murphy and B. Willon Collections)
New Cornelia Mine area (Ajo Mine area), Ajo, Little Ajo Mts, Ajo District, Pima County, Arizona
4.5 x 3.2 x 1.8 cm
Gold Nugget (4.36 grams) (ex Matioli Collection)
Garimpo Vila Porto Rico, Jacareacanga, Tapajus mineral province, Para, Brazil
2.1 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm
Pyromorphite
Daoping Mine, Gongcheng, Guilin area, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Central South Region, China
4.2 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm
Fluorite with Sphalerite (ex Franceso Bedogne Collection)
Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
4.2 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm
Imperial Topaz
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
1.4 x 0.6 x 0.3 cm
Andradite (var: Demantoid) (big crystal)
Antetezambato, near the town of Nosy Faly, Ambanja District, Diana Region, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar
3.3 x 3.0 x 2.7 cm
Valentinite (rare)
Colavi Mine, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
3.7 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm
Fluorite (new find)
Koh-i-Maran, Kalat District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan
6.2 x 4.1 x 3.1 cm
Calcite on Quartz
Shangbao mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
6.2 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm
Dioptase
Kimbedi, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
8.1 x 5.2 x 2.3 cm
Adularia (twin) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Binntal, Wallis (Valais), Schweiz
4.6 x 4.1 x 3.2 cm
Anglesite (ex Paul Zerfass Collection)
Touissit, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
6.3 x 6.1 x 4.8 cm
Arsenopyrite (ex Paul Zerfass Collection)
Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdan, Chihuahua, Mexico
7.3 x 4.6 x 4.1 cm
Corundum (var: Ruby)
Winza, Mpapwa, Mpapwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
1.1 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm
Fluorite (ex Paul Zerfass Collection)
Weardale, North Pennines, Durham, England
9.3 x 7.2 x 5.5 cm
Hauyne (var: Lazurite) (Lapis Lazuli) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Sar-e-Sang, Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
4.6 x 4.1 x 3.2 cm
Laguna Agate
Chihuahua, Mexico
5.1 x 4.2 x 0.4 cm
Brookite on Quartz
Kharan, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan
2.3 x 1.6 x 1.7 cm
Vanadinite (great quality)
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
2.8 x 2.8 x 2.0 cm
Chalcedony ("Blue Holly Agate") (rare material)
Ngabu village, Chiwawy-Nsanje District, Malawi
4.6 x 3.9 x 3.9 cm
Spessartine Garnet with Smoky Quartz
Wushan, Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian, East Region, China
2.4 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm
Galena (ex Franceso Bedogne Collection)
St Joseph Lead Mine, Viburnum Trend District, Iron County, Missouri
5.7 x 4.0 x 3.8 cm
Linarite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California
5.3 x 3.8 x 1.1 cm
Melanophlogite coating Celestine (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Racalmuto, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
4.3 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm
Realgar (ex Franceso Bedogne Collection)
Royal Reward Mine, Green River Gorge, Franklin, King County, Washington
3.7 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
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