Post-Tucson MINERALS and COLLECTIONS LIQUIDATION AUCTION - end March 16, 2017 (set 1 of 2)

Ends Thursday, MARCH 16, 2017
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

With Tucson behind us, we're looking forward to plenty of exciting auctions in the coming weeks loaded with plenty of interesting, unique and attractive specimens we left at home to be prepared for internet sales from the massive old collections stash I am liquidating. This auction set, as do all, features classic and rare minerals from contemporary and historic worldwide localities along with gem crystals, native elements and more!


Some of the highlights from this week's include:
1. GOLD with painting by Gamini Ratnavira.
2. Rare CHILE specimens.
3. Large Chinese MANGANOAN CALCITE & LOLLINGITE.
4. RARE Madagascar XENOTIME.
5. Large AMETHYST and QUARTZ specimens.
6. ARTINITE & HYDROMAGNESITE from New York City.
7. RARE Bisbee TYUYAMUNITE and Mexican COPPER.
8. Large New Jersey PREHNITE pseudo.
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Fluorapatite and Muscovite var. Sericite (uncommon)
Akchatau Mine, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan
5.3 x 4.8 x 2.8 cm
Hubnerite, Tetrahedrite, Pyrite & Quartz
Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Park Co., Colorado
4.9 x 4.8 x 2.4 cm
Smithsonite on Tennantite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
5.2 x 4.5 x 4.2 cm
Baryte (classic Montana)
Pack Rat Mine, Pryor Mts, Carbon Co., Montana
7.7 x 5.0 x 3.8 cm
Brucite (2015 find)
Kharan District, Balochistan, Pakistan
9.5 x 3.8 x 3.6 cm
Artinite & Hydromagnesite (uncommon New York City)
Dongan Hills, Staten Island (Richmond Co.), New York
9.0 x 7.3 x 4.3 cm
Bi-colored Tourmaline w/ Muscovite
Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam
5.8 x 4.3 x 4.3 cm
Benitoite (classic locale)
Dallas Gem Mine, San Benito County, California
2.4 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm
Color-zoned gem Fluorite xls (fluorescent)
Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo District, Namibia
12.6 x 8.4 x 5.6 cm
Color-zoned Fluorite (fluorescent) ex Obodda
Collada Mine, La Collada mining area, Siero, Asturias, Spain
8.8 x 6.8 x 5.3 cm
Pyromorphite
Daoping Mine, Guilin Pref., Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
6.8 x 5.0 x 4.3 cm
Murdochite (rare halide) & Quartz (rare combo)
Dos Adriana Mine, Zapallar district, Copiapo Prov., Atacama Region, Chile
7.0 x 3.7 x 1.7 cm
Rhodochrosite (rare style)
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Prov., Lima Department, Peru
5.8 x 4.6 x 3.2 cm
Pyromorphite (rich old classic)
Gute Hoffnung Mine, Bleibuir, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
15.8 x 10.1 x 4.2 cm
Galena w/ Quartz (rare old combo) ex D. Lloyd Coll.
Cwmystwyth Mine, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales
4.4 x 3.4 x 2.8 cm
DT Goshenite Beryl, Tourmaline & Muscovite
Shengus, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
3.4 x 3.2 x 3.0 cm
Cyclic-twinned Cerussite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
6.2 x 5.3 x 2.0 cm
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