FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end March 16th, 2017

Ends Thursday, March 16th, 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. Wonderful specimen of BIXBYITE from Utah featuring a fine cluster of crystals on matrix
2. Classic "Rainbow" ANDRADITE GARNET from Japan
3. A RICH old time specimen of beautiful purple STICHTITE from South Africa
4. Unique orange colored gemmy FLUORITE specimen from China
5. Hard to find specimen of KERMESITE from the Lac Nicolet Antimony Mine in Quebec, Canada
6. Rarities include Greifensteinite, Osumilite-(Mg), Haiweeite, Franckeite and Florencite-(La)
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Fluorite Carving, Frog
Hunan Province, China
51 mm x 51 mm x 46 mm, 249 grams
Amethyst / Quartz (scepter) (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Washington Camp, Patagonia District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz County, Arizona
3.3 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm
Ludlamite with Siderite
Huanuni mine, Dalence Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
2.7 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm
Smithsonite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico
5.2 x 3.7 x 2.6 cm
Pyrite
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
10.6 x 7.2 x 8.8 cm
Amethyst (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal County, Arizona
12.7 x 3.7 x 2.6 cm
Olivenite
Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium), Attiku Prefecture, Greece
2.1 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm
Greifensteinite with Childrenite on Gormanite (rare)
Joao Teodoro Mine, Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.7 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm
Chrysocolla (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Tyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains District, Grant County, New Mexico
8.4 x 6.2 x 4.4 cm
Kermesite (classic material)
Lac Nicolet Antimony mine, Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens, Arthabaska RCM, Centre-du-Quebec, Quebec, Canada
3.8 x 3.6 x 3.2 cm
Franckeite
San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
4.2 x 3.7 x 2.6 cm
Millerite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Halls Gap, Lincoln County, Kentucky
2.1 x 2.0 x 1.9 cm
Goldmanite (rare garnet species)
Rybnucek, Pezinok Co., Bratislava Region, Slovakia
7.2 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm
Catapleiite (rare) (ex Josef Vajdak)
Laven, Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway (Type Locality)
2.6 x 2.2 x 1.1 cm
Osumilite-(Mg) (very rare) (ex Matioli)
Sakkabira, Osumi Peninsula, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan
4.7 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Florencite-(La) (rare) (ex Matioli)
Igarape Bahia Mine, Parauapebas, Carajas mineral province, Para, Brazil
6.6 x 3.2 x 1.2 cm
Meionite (old classic)
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy
6.6 x 6.2 x 3.8 cm
Serpierite
Serpieri Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine], Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece (Type Locality)
5.0 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm
Cuprian Austinite with Conichalcite (ex Clay Williams Collection)
Middle Pit, Gold Hill Mine, Gold Hill, Gold Hill District, Deep Creek Mts, Tooele County, Utah
7.8 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
Danburite
Mina Aurora, Charcas, Mun. de Charcas, San Luis Potosu, Mexico
7.2 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm
Pyromorphite (rare from Bolivia)
Huari-Hauri, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
2.8 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm
Copper
Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise County, Arizona
2.2 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm
Libethenite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
M'sesa Mine, Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
6.8 x 5.2 x 3.3 cm
Spessartine Garnet with Smoky Quartz on Microcline
Wushan, Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian, East Region, China
5.6 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm
Vanadinite on Barite
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
4.1 x 3.3 x 2.1 cm
Microcline (Manebach Twin)
Lakeview Lode, Park County, Colorado
8.1 x 5.6 x 3.1 cm
Haiweeite (rare) with Opal psuedomorphs after Haiweeite, etc
Teofilo Otoni, Mucuri valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.5 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm
Ruby Spinel (Twin)
Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar)
0.4 x 0.4 x 0.2 cm
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