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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Calcite (pseudo-pyritohedral)
Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
13.7 x 10.7 x 4.8 cm
Grossular
Mana Mine, Barang-Turghao (Mor-Darra), Bajaur Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan
11.3 x 8.3 x 3.7 cm
Rhodochrosite (three piece set) (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Moose Mine, Russel Gulch, Gilpin County, Colorado
1.2 x 1.0 x 0.6 cm to 0.6 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm
Bornite after Pyrite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico
6.3 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Chalcocite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Dzhezkazgan Mine, Dzhezkazgan, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan
4.3 x 2.7 x 0.7 cm
Aegirine (big crystals)
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
14.1 x 3.6 x 3.3 cm
Fluorapatite (fluorescent!)
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
1.7 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm
Purple Quartz (var: Chalcedony / Agate)
Mamuju area, Sulawesi Barat Province, Sulawesi, Indonesia
6.1 x 5.2 x 2.6 cm
Bayldonite pseudomorph after Mimetite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
4.1 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm
Gaudefroyite (fine quality) with Andradite and Hausmannite (ex Francesco Bedogne Collection)
N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
7.2 x 5.2 x 3.6 cm
Azurite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
La Sal, San Juan County, Utah
3.0 x 2.5 x 0.8 cm
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