FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end August 18th, 2016

Ends August 18th, 2016
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)

TWO FULL PAGES featuring a great selection of pieces with specimen from world famous classic localities, along with contemporary treats, native elements, rarities, gem crystals and more! There are also specimens from a recently acquired collection from the east coast with plenty of classic material from historic defunct localities. Look for a mix of rarities, classics, hard to find and well-known species plus gem crystals and native elements. This collection dates from the 1950s to the 1990s and covers a wide variety of material. There are plenty of hidden treasures and valuable older material mixed in, so look closely! We're not just listing the standard "20 species" from week to week, but an eclectic mix of interesting minerals, classic material and hard to find species that appeal to wide range of collectors. You will see a lot of exciting material in the coming weeks and months with plenty of desirable specimens for all tastes!

Some of the highlights from this week's include:
1. Beautiful Native Gold in Quartz from Val d'Or, Quebec, Canada
2. A wonderful older gemmy red twinned Cinnabar on matrix from China
3. GEM quality Triphane Spodumene from Afghanistan
4. An historic specimen of Native Tellurium from the TYPE LOCALITY!
5. Rare "Rainbow" Andradite Garnet from the Kohse Mine in Japan
6. A lovely thick "snowflake"-shaped Cerussite group from Tsumeb
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Chabazite (rich color)
Wasson's Bluff, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
3.5 x 2.4 x 2.4 cm
Fluorite
Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
2.1 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
"Rainbow" Andradite Garnet
Kohse Mine, Tenkawa village, Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan
0.7 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm
Leucite (ex D'Agostino and Martin Ehrmann Collecitons)
Ariccia, Alban Hills, Rome Province, Latium, Italy
5.5 x 4.7 x 4.3 cm
Dioptase with Duftite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
4.9 x 4.4 x 3.7 cm
Natrolite (ex Obodda)
Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
4.2 x 2.2 x 0.7 cm
Prehnite (ex Obodda)
Sandare District, Kayes Region, Mali
3.7 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm
Cerussite (ex David Shipman Collection)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
6.6 x 5.2 x 4.3 cm
Zinkenite (3 pieces) (historic material)
Graf Jost-Christian Mine, Wolfsberg, Stolberg, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
1.1 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm to 1.7 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm
Arsenopyrite (fine quality)
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
5.6 x 3.8 x 2.6 cm
Pyromorphite
Daoping Mine, Gongcheng, Guilin area, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Central South Region, China
5.7 x 4.5 x 4.2 cm
Cinnabar (twin) (older specimen)
Tongren Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China
6.0 x 4.0 x 2.3 cm
Ferberite
Baia Sprie mine, Baia Sprie, Maramure? Co., Romania
5.6 x 3.1 x 2.9 cm
Mesolite on Apophyllite
Loni, Maharashtra, India
7.2 x 4.7 x 4.3 cm
Euclase
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.5 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm
Scapolite (var: Wernerite)
Olmstedville, Minerva Township, Essex County, New York
4.6 x 4.4 x 3.3 cm
Hematite
Itabira, Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.8 x 3.6 x 1.8 cm
Native Tellurium (historic specimen)
Fata Baii (Facebanya; Facebay; Fatiabaja), Zlatna, Alba Co., Romania (formerly Transylvania) (TYPE LOCALITY!)
6.2 x 5.3 x 2.3 cm
Ferro-Pargasite / Hornblende (ex Obodda)
Basha Nala, Skardu District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
6.7 x 4.3 x 1.7 cm
Quartz/Amethyst
Goboboseb Mountain, Brandberg area, Uis District, Erongo Region, Namibia
7.8 x 6.2 x 3.4 cm
Aquamarine GEM "floater"
Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Northern Areas, Pakistan
4.0 x 2.6 x 1.2 cm
Valentinite (2011 find)
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
2.2 x 2.0 x 1.7 cm
Fluorapatite with Quartz
Panasqueira, Covilha, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
7.5 x 5.1 x 3.4 cm
Magnetite
Cerro Huanaquino, Potosi Department, Bolivia
19.2 x 9.1 x 4.2 cm
Spodumene (var: Triphane) (254 grams)
Pech, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
10.2 x 3.3 x 2.9 cm
Tourmaline with Quartz
Arqueana Mine, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.6 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm
Gold in Quartz
Val d'Or, La Vallee-de-l'Or RCM, Abitibi-Temiscamingue, Quebec, Canada
2.8 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
Vivianite
Tomokoni adit, near Canutillos, Colavi, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, 36 km NE of Potosi, Bolivia
7.2 x 4.4 x 3.0 cm
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