MINERAL SPECIMEN AND COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS (Set 1) - Ends May 28, 2015

Ends May 28, 2015
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)
This week's auction features new mineral acquisitions and special selections from recent collections we've purchased. There are plenty of unique pieces, classic specimens, interesting localities, rare minerals and hard to find material! Many old classic specimens here come from the Soregaroli and Nowakowski collections; plus there are Brazilian rare mineral species from the Matioli collection.
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Cubanite, Pyrrhotite, Dolomite & Siderite (Matioli Coll.)
Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.6 x 5.1 x 3.4 cm
Celestine (classic Mexico) Nowakowski Coll.
Mojina Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico
6.0 x 5.3 x 0.9 cm
Titanite & Epidote (ex Obodda)
Tormiq, Haramosh Mts., Skardu Dist., Baltistan, Pakistan
4.4 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm
Pyrite concretion (Nowakowski Coll.)
Wuzhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A. R., China
7.7 x 6.4 x 3.7 cm
Azurite
Touissit, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
3.0 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm
Microlite (Nowakowski Coll.)
Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Prov., Mozambique
2.7 x 2.3 x 2.0 cm
Baryte, Sphalerite, Calcite & Dolomite (Robert Whitmore Coll.)
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee
18.9 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Grandidierite (rare - Type Locality)
Cap Andrahomana, Anosy Region, Tulear Prov., Madagascar
3.4 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
Ilvaite
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
4.3 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm
Rhodochrosite (classic locale)
Huayllapon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Ancash Dept., Peru
2.4 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Sugilite xls! (rich and rare)
Wessels Mine, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa
3.0 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm
Columbite-(Fe) & Spessartine on Albite (rare combo) ex Obodda
Shengus, Haramosh Mts., Skardu Dist., Baltistan, Pakistan
7.8 x 7.4 x 4.5 cm
Pyromorphite (old classic) Lechner Coll.
Friedrichssegen Mine, Bad Ems, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
3.8 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm
Elbaite (Bob Bartsch Coll.)
Tourmaline Queen Mine, San Diego Co., California
7.2 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm
Manganoan Calcite on Quartz (rare combo - Ed David Coll.)
Condesa Chimney, Potosi Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
6.5 x 3.8 x 3.4 cm
Adamite (fluroescent)
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
5.0 x 4.7 x 2.7 cm
Euchroite (old classic - Type Locality)
Svatodusna deposit, Lubietova, Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia
4.4 x 3.8 x 2.3 cm
Pyrargyrite (classic locale)
Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico
4.5 x 3.8 x 3.3 cm
Bi-colored Elbaite (old classic)
Cruzeiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
12.5 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm
Spinel-twinned Copper (excellent)
Itauz Mine, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan
12.2 x 8.0 x 0.5 cm
Gold on Quartz (rare) Matioli Coll.
Cava II, Morro Doce, Jaragua district, Sao Paulo, Brazil
3.0 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm
Legrandite (Consie Prince Coll.)
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
1.5 x 1.0 x 0.7 cm
DT Quartz incl. w/ Hedenbergite & Andradite (Nowakowski Coll.)
Sinerechenskoe, Kavalerovo Dist., Dal'negorsk, Russia
13.1 x 3.0 x 2.8 cm
Malachite (Nowakowski Coll.)
Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
9.7 x 8.8 x 5.4 cm
Large polished Sodalite slab (Nowakowski Coll.)
Princess Sodalite Quarry, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
13.5 x 12.2 x 3.5 cm
Large Corundum xl (old - rare) ex Seaman Museum
Raglan Township, Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada
9.8 x 8.4 x 6.1 cm
Hematite ps. After Biotite w/ Calcite (Nowakowski Coll.)
Madawaska Mine (Faraday Mine), Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
9.4 x 7.4 x 5.4 cm
Trilobite (Devonian) Nowakowski Coll.
North Quarry, Sylvania, Lucas Co., Ohio
11.4 x 7.8 x 3.1 cm