FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end May 18th, 2017

Ends Thursday, May 18th, 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. A hard to find GOLD specimen on QUARTZ from Timmins area, Ontario, Canada
2. Lovely matrix specimen of the rare phosphate SCHOLZITE from Australia
3. A piece of the unique, new and exciting purple QUARTZ ("Chalcedony" / "Agate") from Indonesia
4. Wonderful pink MANGANOAN CALCITE from a NEW FIND in Bulgaria
5. A near "floater" specimen of fine quality "Faden" QUARTZ from Pakistan
6. A lovely "heart"-shaped twinned green CHRYSOBERYL from Madagascar
7. Classic, historic and rare display piece of CRYOLITE from the Type Locality in Greenland
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Chamosite ("Thuringite") pseudomorph after Almandine
Michigamme Mine, Michigamme, Marquette iron range, Marquette County, Michigan
4.1 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm
Hydrozincite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
6.6 x 5.2 x 2.1 cm
Dioptase
Kimbedi, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
8.8 x 6.6 x 4.3 cm
Chalcedony ("Blue Holly Agate") (rare material)
Ngabu village, Chiwawy-Nsanje District, Malawi
4.3. x 4.1 x 3.2 cm
Red Quartz
Tinejdad, Er Rachidia Province (Errachidia Province), Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
10.8 x 10.7 x 6.7 cm
Smithsonite
Sounion Mine No. 6 ("Exi Mine"), Agia Varvara Mines (St Barbara Mines), Sounion Area, Lavrion, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
5.0 x 3.8 x 3.7 cm
Imperial Topaz (ex Willard Wulff Collection) (13 crystal set)
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
0.7 x 0.3 x 0.4 cm to 1.7 x 0.7 x 0.4 cm
Vauxite with Quartz and Childrenite
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (type locality for Vauxite)
7.2 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm
Scapolite
Morogoro Region, Tanzania
1.7 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm
Linarite with Brochantite
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico
8.3 x 5.8 x 3.8 cm
Barite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Hartsel, Park County, Colorado
6.7 x 4.0 x 3.1 cm
Galena
Madan ore field, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
12.8 x 10.3 x 6.7 cm
Cryolite (rare) with Siderite (ex Al Sebela Collection)
Ivigtut Cryolite deposit, Ivittuut, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland (Type Locality)
7.8 x 5.7 x 5.2 cm
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