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

Ends Thursday, March 23rd, 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. New "Blood Vessel" HYALITE OPAL from San Luis Potosi, Mexico
2. LARGE emerald green DIOPTASE crystals with WULFENITE from Kimbedi, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
3. Aesthetic COPPER specimen from the White Pine Mine, Ontonagon County, Michigan
4. BIG multicolor "phantom" FLUORITE specimen from the Denton Mine, Hardin County, Illinois
5. Classic old time HORNBLENDE crystal from Kragero, Telemark, Norway
6. Rare MIRCOLITE specimen on matrix from Virginia!
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Aquamarine with Microcline and Muscovite
Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Northern Areas, Pakistan
13.8 x 7.8 x 6.8 cm
Calcite
Xianghualing Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
6.3 x 4.6 x 4.5 cm
Wulfenite
Old Yuma Mine, Saguaro National Monument, Amole District, Tucson Mts, Pima County, Arizona
3.2 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Muscovite on Albite
Fazenda Jaime Pacheco, Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.4 x 3.1 x 1.8 cm
Calcite
West Cumberland Iron Field, Cumbria, England, UK
2.8 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm
Copper
Emke Mine, Ogonja (Onganja), Seeis, Windhoek District, Khomas Region, Namibia
5.1 x 3.8 x 3.3 cm
Smithsonite (var: Cobaltoan Smithsonite)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
3.7 x 3.1 x 2.6 cm
Amazonite (collected by Dave Bergman)
R. A. Kosnar Yucca Hill Claim, near Lake George, Park County, Colorado
1.7 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm
Pyrite
Navajun, La Rioja, Spain
4.2 x 3.3 x 3.1 cm
Rutile
Batatlo Mine, Conselheiro Mata, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.8 x 0.8 x 0.4 cm
Calcite (pseudo-pyritohedral)
Shizhuyuan Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
9.3 x 7.8 x 5.4 cm
Fluorite with Dolomite
Moscona Mine, Solus, Corvera de Asturias, Villabona mining area, Asturias, Spain
7.2 x 7.0 x 1.6 cm
Goethite on Smoky Quartz
Lakeview Lode, Park County, Colorado
7.2 x 6.7 x 3.8 cm
Dolomite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Picher Field, Tri-State District, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
10.8 x 5.2 x 3.7 cm
Obsidian ("Apache Tear") on matrix
Picketpost Mountain area, Superior, Superior District, Pinal County, Arizona
8.1 x 7.2 x 3.5 cm
Wulfenite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimu, Mun. de Mapimu, Durango, Mexico
4.1 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm
Calcite with Chalcopyrite
Commerce, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
9.3 x 8.8 x 3.6 cm
Fluorite with Galena
Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
9.1 x 6.1 x 4.1 cm
Sphalerite with Quartz and Calcite
Huaron, Pasco Department, Peru
7.3 x 6.6 x 4.3 cm
Rhodochrosite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Moose Mine, Russel Gulch, Gilpin County, Colorado
1.5 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm
Siderite on Pyrite pseudomorphs with Stannite
Siete Suyos mine, Atocha-Quechisla District, Sud Chichas Province, Potosu Department, Bolivia
4.1 x 3.3 x 1.1 cm
Malchite with Azurite
Morenci, Copper Mountain District (Clifton-Morenci District), Shannon Mts, Greenlee County, Arizona
5.7 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm
Prehnite on Epidote
Bendoukou, Sandare District, Kayes Region, Mali
3.1 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm
Beryl (var: Helidor)
Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.4 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm
Quartz / Agate Geode slice
Barros Cassal, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
4.2 x 4.0 x 0.5 cm
Quartz Geode (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Hamilton, Hancock County, Illinois
7.2 x 5.2 x 4.9 cm
Rainbow Hematite
Andrade mine, Joa£o Monlevade, Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9.2 x 3.5 x 0.7 cm
Corundum (var: Ruby)
Winza, Mpapwa, Mpapwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
1.2 x 1.0 x 0.7 cm
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