FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end July 3rd, 2017

Ends Thursday, July 3rd, 2017
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)

This week's auction is filled with plenty of new discoveries 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. 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. GEM quality, prismatic sherry / golden colored TOPAZ from Pakistan!
2. Big, beautiful, gemmy radial AMETHYST FLOWER from Brazil
3. Fine emerald green DIOPTASE on CERUSSITE from Namibia
4. Showy large cabinet three-dimensional COPPER specimen from Arizona
5. Gemmy, "flame" red colored "phantom" BROOKITE Crystals on Quartz from Pakistan
6. Fantastic "floater" plate of gorgeous GEM color change FLUORITE from China!
7. Rarities include, Sussexite, "Kasparite", Cuprian Austinite, Hotsonite from the Type Locality along with Plumbophyllite from the Type Locality
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Topaz (GEM quality)
Dassu, Shigar Valley, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
6.5 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm
Magnetite (fine quality)
Cerro Huanaquino, Potosi Department, Bolivia
7.2 x 5.2 x 3.8 cm
Copper ("Spinel" Twins)
Itauz Mine, Dzhezkazgan Oblast, Kazakhstan
2.0 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm
Cobaltoan Calcite
Aghbar Mine, Aghbar, 15 Km East of Bou Azzer, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draa Region, Morocco
3.1 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm
Quartz (GEM) included with Clinochlore
Ganesh Himal, Dhading District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal
5.0 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm
Axinite (ex Dr. Miguel Romero Collection)
Baja California (Baja California Norte; BC Norte), Mexico
4.1 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm
Dioptase with Cerussite
Christoph Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
2.0 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm
Galena ("Spinel" Twins)
Madan ore field, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
13.8 x 8.3 x 5.2 cm
Smithsonite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico
10.2 x 6.5 x 4.3 cm
Opal (highly colorful)
Tsehay Mewcha, Wegeltena, Delanta, Wello (Wollo), Afar Province, Ethiopia
1.6 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm
Ferberite (twin)
Tasna Mine, Rosario section of Cerro Tasna, Nor Chichas Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
2.1 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm
Celestine (rare locale)
Amherstburg Quarry, Malden Township, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada
4.8 x 1.7 x 0.7 cm
Aquamarine
Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Northern Areas, Pakistan
4.1 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm
Imperial Topaz
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
1.5 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm
Copper (aesthetic specimen)
Ray Mine, Scott Mountain area, Mineral Creek District, Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal County, Arizona
15.3 x 7.1 x 6.8 cm
Hemimorphite
Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdan, Chihuahua, Mexico
4.2 x 4.0 x 3.1 cm
Prehnite (ex Obodda)
Sandare District, Kayes Region, Mali
4.7 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm
Pyrite
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
2.3 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
Whiteite-(CaFeMg) with Lazulite
Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada
4.0 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
Wire Silver with Acanthite
Hongda Mine, Xiaoqinggou Ag-Mn deposit, Lingqiu Co., Datong Prefecture, Shanxi Province, China
4.8 x 4.2 x 4.1 cm
Chalcedony ("Blue Holly Agate") (rare material)
Ngabu village, Chiwawy-Nsanje District, Malawi
6.2 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm
Pyrite pseudomorph after Marcasite
Portland Cement Quarry, Florence, Fremont County, Colorado
2.3 x 2.0 x 1.7 cm
Grossular
Mana Mine, Barang-Turghao (Mor-Darra), Bajaur Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan
3.2 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm
Calcite on Sphalerite with Chalcopyrite
Black Rock Quarry, Lawrence County Zinc District, Lawrence County, Arkansas
2.8 x 2.1 x 1.9 cm
Tremolite (large specimen)
Koh-I-Lai Deposit, Ishkashim District, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
11.2 x 10.9 x 6.7 cm
Siderite (ex Jim Robison Collection)
Tasna Mine, Nor Chichas Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
5.7 x 4.2 x 2.8 cm
Aegirine with Feldspar
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
8.2 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
Amethyst "Flower"
Ametista do Sul, Rio Grande de Sul, Brazil
11.3 x 9.3 x 2.8 cm
Hematite
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
2.7 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm
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