MINERAL COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS - SPECIAL NEW YEAR'S COLLECTION SALE:
featuring OLD CLASSICS - ends Thursday Jan 10, 2019

ends Thursday Jan 10, 2019
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

This auction features a large group of minerals from the collection of lifelong collector and friend Allen Dillwith, who has culled his first collection to refocus the collection. Look for superb locality fluorites and interesting USA finds. We are also continuing to process material from the wonderful old mineral collections and purchases from 2018, and expect more surprises to come. Lots of rare mineral specimens here that are hard to find at ANY price, let alone at auction!


Some of the highlights from this week's include:

1. Rare Indian APATITE from a NEW FIND
2. Sharp matrix CARROLLITE
3. Specimens from the Dr. S. Moreton collection - BRITISH MINERALS
4. Rich large Colorado HUBNERITE and LARGE AMAZONITE TWINNED XL
5. Large matrix AQUAMARINE xl from China
6. Classic large old-time Butte CHALCOCITE
7. Matrix AQUAMARINE from Connecticut
8. NEW FIND of WAVELLITE from Ireland
9. RHODOCHROSITE from the Logan Collection
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DT Apatite xl (RARE - NEW FIND!)
Sakri, Nuapada lamproite field, Odisha (Orissa), India
4.4 x 3.4 x 2.9 cm
Sharp Carrollite on matrix (New Finds, 2018)
Kamoya South II Mine, Kambove District, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
3.7 x 3.3 x 2.8 cm
Gemmy Willemite (RARE) ex Gerstmann
Franklin mining district, Sussex Co., New Jersey
9.5 x 9.2 x 4.5 cm
Sphalerite (illustrated - Dr. S. Moreton Coll.)
Admiralty Flats, Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England
12.8 x 10.4 x 6.3 cm
Pyromorphite (3 generations) ex Allen Dillwith Coll.
Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Shoshone Co., Idaho
7.8 x 7.6 x 3.2 cm
Bi-colored gemmy Fluorite (Allen Dillwith Coll.)
(1990s) Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
4.5 x 3.5 x 2.8 cm
Large Erythrite (old classic) Allen Dillwith Coll.
Mount Cobalt Mine, Selwyn District, Queensland, Australia
15.2 x 5.0 x 3.0 cm
Copper in Gypsum (classic Arizona) Allen Dillwith Coll.
Mission Mine, San Xavier, Pima Co., Arizona
7.6 x 4.0 x 1.1 cm
Fluorapatite w/ Siderite (Allen Dillwith Coll.)
Panasqueira Mines, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal
5.3 x 3.3 x 2.4 cm
Cyanotrichite & Chalcoalumite (rare combo) Allen Dillwith Coll.
Grand View mine, Grand Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona
6.5 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm
Baryte (Allen Dillwith Coll.)
Cartersville, Cartersville District, Bartow Co., Georgia
5.0 x 4.9 x 3.6 cm
Aragonite (Type Locality) Allen Dillwith Coll.
Gallo river, Molina de Aragon, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
9.2 x 4.7 x 3.5 cm
Stellerite, Chabazite/Gmelinite & Calcite (Allen Dillwith Coll.)
Sarbai Deposit, Rudny, Kostanay, Kazakhstan
6.9 x 4.9 x 3.4 cm
Aquamarine (big xl) on Muscovite (David Burgess Coll.)
Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, Chinai
13.5 x 8.4 x 6.2 cm
superb Marcasite crystal cluster ex. David Burgess Coll.
Lignite Mines, Usti Region, Czech Republic
9.5 x 7.8 x 6.8 cm
Vanadinite (2008 find)
Mibladent, Midelt Province, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
5.9 x 5.1 x 3.7 cm
Uvite-Dravite (old classic) David Burgess Coll.
Power's Farm, Pierrepont, St. Lawrence Co., New York
5.4 x 3.8 x 3.5 cm
Large Calcite w/ Dolomite (Allen Dillwith Coll.)
Moscona Mine, Solus, Villabona mining area, Asturias, Spain
17.0 x 12.5 x 9.4 cm
Bi-colored Fluorite octahedrons (fluorescent) Allen Dillwith Coll.
De'an fluorite mine, Wushan, Jiangxi Province, China
18.0 x 9.7 x 5.2 cm
Cobaltoan Calcite (Allen Dillwith Coll.)
Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
14.9 x 11.2 x 7.5 cm
Fluorite (fluorescent) w/ Celestine (Allen Dillwith Coll.)
Stoneco White Rock Quarry, Clay Center, Ottawa Co., Ohio
8.8 x 6.3 x 5.0 cm
Kutnohorite w/ Manganoan Calcite (Allen Dillwith Coll.)
Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
5.4 x 3.9 x 3.6 cm
Baryte (McBroom & Dillwith Coll.)
Indian Head Rock, Basin, Jefferson Co., Montana
11.0 x 6.1 x 4.1 cm
Epidote (uncommon Peru) Allen Dillwith Coll.
Concession Morgan 3, Coayllo, Canete Province, Lima Department, Peru
5.4 x 3.4 x 3.3 cm
Hematite "iron rose" (David Burgess Coll.)
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.8 x 6.2 x 4.6 cm
Aquamarine, Albite & Quartz (David Burgess Coll.)
Hewitt Gem Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut
11.0 x 6.5 x 6.2 cm
Bornite xls on sandstone (David Burgess Coll.)
Dzhezkazgan mining district, Karaganda, Kazakhstan
12.8 x 9.5 x 4.2 cm