FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end February 23rd, 2017

Ends Thursday, February 23rd, 2017
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)

Back from Tucson with a great mix of old classics, contemporary treats along with rarities, unusual pieces, gem crystals 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 cool old time RHODOCHROSITE (circa 1940s-1950s) from the Sweet Home Mine
2. Beautiful and aesthetic, fine quality crystallized COPPER from Kazakhstan
3. LARGE crystals of ANDORITE from the famous find in 2004 in Bolivia
4. GOLD on QUARTZ from Timmins, Ontario, Canada
5. A rarely seen matrix specimen of green GROSSULAR from Utah
6. A NEWLY MINED specimen of beautiful emerald green DIOPTASE from Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
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Hauyne
Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
0.4 x 0.3 x 0.1 cm
Wardite
Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada
5.2 x 2.6 x 1.1 cm
Prehnite (ex Obodda)
Sandare District, Kayes Region, Mali
4.1 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm
Hemimorphite
Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdan, Chihuahua, Mexico
4.3 x 3.7 x 2.2 cm
Rosasite with Hemimorphite and Calcite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimu, Mun. de Mapimu, Durango, Mexico
2.4 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm
Fluorite
Gibraltor Mine, Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
5.1 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm
Fluorite with Dolomite
Moscona Mine, Solus, Corvera de Asturias, Villabona mining area, Asturias, Spain
5.7 x 5.6 x 2.3 cm
Sphalerite pseudomorphs after Wurtzite with Quartz and Pyrite
San Jose Mine, Oruro, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
8.3 x 7.9 x 5.6 cm
Diopside ("Faden")
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
3.7 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm
Azurite with Malachite
Liufengshan Mine, Anqing-Guichi Mining District, Guichi District, Chizhou Prefecture, Anhui Province, China
4.6 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm
Grossular (hard to find material)
Wah Wah Mts, Beaver Co., Utah
4.6 x 3.3 x 3.1 cm
Inesite with Hubeite
Daye Iron mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
2.7 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm
Marcasite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Vanpool Mine, Picher Field, Tri-State District, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
5.7 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm
Aragonite
Tazouta, Sefrou, Sefrou Province, Fes-Meknes Region, Morocco
3.6 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm
Spessartine Garnet on Smoky Quartz
Wushan, Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian, East Region, China
9.2 x 3.0 x 2.4 cm
Tetrahedrite
Machacamarca Mine, near Colavi, Dept. Potosi, Bolivia
2.7 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm
Aquamarine with Fluorite
Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Northern Areas, Pakistan
9.0 x 6.2 x 4.3 cm
Amazonite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
near Lake George, Park County, Colorado
4.0 x 3.5 x 3.4 cm
Azurite altering to Malachite
Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker District, Jerada Province, L'oriental Region, Morocco
2.1 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm
Topaz
Massangana, Ariquemes, Rondonia, Brazil
2.3 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm
Barite (classic material) (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Palos Verdes Hills, Palos Verdes peninsula, Los Angeles County, California
10.7 x 6.2 x 2.6 cm
Calcite (Manganoan) (new find)
Krushev Dol deposit, Krushev Dol mine, Madan ore field, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
8.3 x 5.2 x 2.3 cm
Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico
7.8 x 5.2 x 4.2 cm
Copper
Itauz Mine, Dzhezkazgan Oblast, Kazakhstan
9.3 x 7.2 x 1.1 cm
Andorite (big crystals) with Zinkenite
San Jose mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
7.0 x 6.6 x 4.0 cm
Thaumasite (rare) (Ex Matioli)
Bjelke Mines, Areskutan, Are, Jamtland, Sweden (TYPE LOCALITY)
7.8 x 7.1 x 2.9 cm
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