PRE-DENVER SHOW FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end September 7th, 2017

Ends Thursday, September 7th, 2017
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)

This week's auction is filled with new material 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. Look for pieces mixed in from various collections we've obtained including Willard Wulff, Kay Robertson, Francesco Bedogné, and Paul Zerfass, along with dealers' inventories. 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 gemmy, DOUBLY-TERMINATED, bicolored 260 gram KUNZITE crystal from Afghanistan
2. Showy and eye-catching specimen of QUARTZ coating MALACHITE pseudomorphs after AZURITE from the Piedmont Mine in Arizona
3. Gorgeous multi-colored group of spherical SMITHSONITE on matrix from Choix, Mexico
4. Beautiful gemmy, rich orange-pink colored DOUBLY-TERMINATED BUSTAMITE crystal on matrix from Australia (ex Francesco Bedogné Collection)
5. A classic specimen of CHALCOCITE pseudomorphing after COVELLITE from Butte, Montana
6. Showy metallic MOLYBDENITE specimen from Kingsgate, New South Wales, Australia
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Sphalerite on Marcasite
G.P. Materials South Quarry, Potosi, Potosi Barite District, Washington County, Missouri
8.2 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm
Fluorite on Sphalerite (ex Arnaud Collection)
Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee
4.8 x 4.0 x 3.9 cm
Gold
Olinghouse District, Washoe County, Nevada
0.5 x 0.3 x 0.1 cm
Rhodochrosite with Fluorite
Wutong (Wudong) Mine, Liubao ("Babu"), Cangwu Co., Wuzhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
5.3 x 2.4 x 1.6 cm
Dolomite (twin) on Quartz
Pomba pit, Serra das Eguas, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
2.5 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm
Quartz / Amethyst Geode (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Las Choyas, Mun. de Aldama, Chihuahua, Mexico
12.1 x 11.1 x 7.3 cm and 11.6 x 10.9 x 5.8 cm
Quartz ("Floater") (ex Paul Zerfass Collection)
Allos area, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
4.3 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm
Molybdenite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Kingsgate, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
5.5 x 2.6 x 1.6 cm
Dioptase with Cerussite
Christoph Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
2.3 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm
Barite (good quality) (ex Paul Zerfass Collection)
Stanislawow, Jawor District, Lower Silesia (Dolnoslaskie), Poland
7.3 x 5.1 x 4.3 cm
Cassiterite (interesting habit)
Shengus, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
2.1 x 2.0 x 1.6 cm
Rhodonite with Willemite, Manganese Oxides and Calcite
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey
6.9 x 4.6 x 2.1 cm
Grossular
Mana Mine, Barang-Turghao (Mor-Darra), Bajaur Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan
3.7 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm
Magnetite
Cerro Huanaquino, Potosi Department, Bolivia
8.1 x 6.3 x 3.2 cm
Quartz coating Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite
Piedmont Mine, Brooklyn Peak, Yavapai County, Arizona
5.3 x 3.1 x 2.7 cm
Wulfenite with Mimetite (ex Paul Zerfass Collection)
Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mts, Maricopa County, Arizona
9.2 x 4.7 x 3.5 cm
Okenite
Poona (Pune), Maharashtra, India
2.8 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm
Epidote with Quartz
Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
4.2 x 2.1 x 1.1 cm
Axinite-(Fe)
Khapalu (Khaplu), Ganache District (Ghanche District), Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
4.3 x 3.6 x 0.8 cm
Bivalve Fossil
Jherruk-Lakhra-Bara Nai (Sind), Salt Range (Punjab) and Samana Range (N.W. F. P.), Pakistan
5.7 x 5.7 x 3.6 cm
Chabazite with Offretite (classic material) (ex Francesco Bedogne Collection)
Lake Arno, Alta Val Saviore, Adamello Massif, Adamello-Brenta Natural Park, Camonica Valley, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
7.2 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm
Fluorite (beautiful crystals) (ex Paul Zerfass Collection)
Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
11.7 x 7.2 x 5.1 cm
Quartz (doubly-terminated) (classic material)
Mt Ida, Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA
3.7 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm
Smithsonite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico
5.7 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm
Andalusite (crystallized)
Jenipapo, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.2 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm
Cassiterite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Huanuni Mine, Dalence Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
1.7 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm
Calcite with "casts" after Anhydrite
Braen Quarry (Braen's Quarry; Sam Braen Quarry), Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey
5.7 x 4.7 x 4.2 cm
Siderite
Estano Orcko mine, Colavi District, Potosi Department, Bolivia
3.8 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm
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