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
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