pre-TUCSON SHOW SPECIAL FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION - end February 2nd, 2017

Ends Thursday, February 2nd, 2017
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)

The Tucson Show is upon us, and we're excited to offer this week's selection of classics, contemporary treasures, collector specimens, gem crystals, rarities and more! 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 beautiful large cabinet display specimen of BARITE from Sardinia, Italy
2. Classic old-time RHODONITE from Plainfield, Massachusetts
3. An interesting hard to find piece of fossilized IVORY from Alaska
4. A really cool SMOKY QUARTZ from Switzerland
5. Gorgeous crystallized COPPER from the Emke Mine (see micro photos!)
6. Rarities include Tsumebite, Greenalite, Botryogen, Sussexite, Barahonaite-(Fe) and Cummingtonite
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Boracite
Alto Chapare, Chapare Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
4.7 x 4.1 x 2.2 cm
Aquamarine with Muscovite (great quality)
Huya Village, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Sichuan Province, China
4.6 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm
Smoky Quartz with Clinochlore
Grischun, Switzerland
4.2 x 2.8 x 1.6 cm
Aegirine
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
4.6 x 4.2 x 3.1 cm
Smithsonite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico
5.9 x 2.6 x 2.1 cm
Calcite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Picher Field, Tri-State District, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
4.5 x 3.7 x 3.7 cm
Vauxite with Paravauxite (very rare)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (Type Locality for BOTH species)
6.1 x 4.2 x 1.3 cm
Cummingtonite (rare) (ex Pat Gross and Rich Kosnar Collections)
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey
1.7 x 1.5 x 0.3 cm
Sussexite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Franklin mine, Sussex County, New Jersey
1.7 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm
Kutnohorite with Aragonite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Valdarno, Arezzo Province, Tuscany, Italy
2.7 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm
Klebelsbergite (rare)
Kremnica (Kremnitz), Ziar nad Hronom Co., Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia
6.6 x 5.2 x 2.6 cm
Tsumebite
Blue Bell claims, San Bernardino County, California
6.2 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Greenalite (very rare) (ex Josef Vajdak)
Biwabik Iron Formation, Mesabi Range, St. Louis County, Minnesota (Type Locality)
7.5 x 5.2 x 4.2 cm
Botryogen (rare crystals) (ex Josef Vajdak)
Santa Elena Mine, Quebrada Alcaparrosa, Calingasta, Calingasta Department, San Juan, Argentina
2.2 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm
Cyanotrichite with Brochantite
Grandview Mine, Grand Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona
4.1 x 3.6 x 1.6 cm
Barahonaite-(Fe) (very rare)
La Reconquistada claim (prospect near Dolores mine), Pastrana, Mazarron-Aguilas, Murcia, Spain (Type Locality)
4.8 x 3.7 x 2.1 cm
Nephelite / Nepheline with Mellite
Capo di Bove, near Rome, Italy
6.8 x 5.2 x 4.3 cm
Piemontite
Prabornaz Mine, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
6.2 x 5.2 x 3.5 cm
Fluorite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Rosiclare Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin County, Illinois
7.7 x 6.2 x 5.7 cm
Stilbite (bow tie) with Calcite
Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India
5.2 x 4.7 x 3.2 cm
Copper
Emke Mine, Ogonja (Onganja), Seeis, Windhoek District, Khomas Region, Namibia
3.1 x 3.0 x 0.9 cm
Calcite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Clyde Park, Park County, Montana
4.8 x 4.7 x 4.3 cm
Orpiment
Jiepaiyu Mine, Shimen As- deposit deposit), Shimen Co., Changde Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
7.3 x 5.5 x 4.7 cm
Pyrite
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
10.3 x 8.8 x 3.6 cm
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