PRE-TUCSON FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 1 of 2) - end January 26th, 2017

Ends Thursday, January 26th, 2017
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

This special set for the new year features a large number of old classics plus gem crystals culled out of old collections we are dispersing. Featured collections being dispersed include the Strauss collection (Gem classics) , an old European Opal collection, a large Midwest collection, Sanabria collection (Spain minerals), GEM CRYSTALS, and many others.


Some of the highlights from this week's include:
1. Fine gem TANZANITE thumbnail
2. Excellent large PENTAGONITE & CALCITE
3. Rare, old and classic USA and European specimens
4. Mineral specimens from the Sanabria (Spain) Collection including an illustrated piece 5. Selection of GEM CRYSTALS from the Uwe Strauss Collection
6. Large matrix TOPAZ from the Zapot pegmatite
7. RARE old crystallized KROHNKITE from the Type Locality
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Pentagonite & Pentagonite incl. in Calcite (rare)
Wagholi Quarries, Pune District, Maharashtra, India
11.2 x 10.8 x 5.3 cm
Gemmy bi-colored Tourmaline (Strauss Coll.)
Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
4.6 x 3.3 x 2.7 cm
Dentritic Porcellanite (rare old locale)
Bucnik, Komna, Zlin Region, Moravia, Czech Republic
11.5 x 7.8 x 2.6 cm
Large Calcite twin (classic old locale) Wolfe Coll.
Gralex Quarry, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Hainaut Province, Belgium
11.1 x 7.5 x 7.4 cm
Large Calcite (2 generations - classic locale)
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois
17.6 x 9.6 x 7.6 cm
Large Calcite & Baryte on Fluorite (Sanabria Coll.)
Moscona Mine, Solis, Villabona mining area, Asturias, Spain
19.6 x 18.4 x 17.9 cm
Celestine (classic locale) Sanabria Coll.
Arneva, Orihuela, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
7.3 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Large Descloizite (classic locale)
Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein District, Namibia
12.7 x 8.9 x 6.7 cm
Elegant crystallized Gold
Eagles Nest Mine, Placer Co., California
2.7 x 2.0 x 0.9 cm
Malachite ps. After Azurite & Smithsonite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
11.4 x 9.1 x 6.3 cm
"Star" Muscovite
Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
8.7 x 5.8 x 4.5 cm
Skutterudite & Quartz (old classic)
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
8.6 x 6.8 x 4.4 cm
Acanthite (New Find)
Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico
4.0 x 2.0 x 1.9 cm
Topaz (fluorescent) on Amazonite (Madrid Coll.)
Zapot pegmatite, Fitting District, Mineral Co., Nevada
15.4 x 13.8 x 8.9 cm
Baryte (Sanabria Coll.)
San Camilo Mine, Vista Alegre, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
7.8 x 4.7 x 3.3 cm
Aurichalcite (classic Arizona)
79 Mine, Hayden area, Gila Co., Arizona
6.5 x 4.0 x 2.0 cm
Bi-colored gemmy Tourmaline (Strauss Coll.)
Jajarkot District, Bheri Zone, Nepal
4.7 x 3.0 x 2.3 cm
Monazite twin (rare locale) ex Behier & Asselborn Coll.
Madiaomby pegmatite, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
4.1 x 2.7 x 1.2 cm
Beryl (RARE California)
El Molino Mine, Pala District, San Diego Co., California
3.2 x 2.9 x 2.0 cm
Large Calcite xl (old classic) ex Tom Wolfe Coll.
Joplin Field, Tri-State District, Jasper Co., Missouri
17.4 x 14.7 x 10.2 cm
Datolite
Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
5.8 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm
Smoky Quartz scepter (Charlie Key coll.)
Goboboseb Mts., Brandberg, Erongo Region, Namibia
5.8 x 3.4 x 2.2 cm
Malachite ps. After Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
8.1 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Gem Kunzite (classic locale)
Urucum mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.0 x 2.4 x 0.7 cm
Azurite
Hanover #2 Mine, Hanover-Fierro District, Grant Co., New Mexico
5.5 x 4.4 x 2.0 cm
Witherite (rare Arkansas find) ex Don Owens Coll.
Pigeon Roost Mine, Glenwood, Montgomery Co., Arkansas
9.4 x 8.4 x 5.3 cm
Gem bi-colored Tourmalines (Strauss Coll.)
Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
3.5 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm (largest of 4)
Magnetite (Sanabria Coll.)- rare locale
La Herreria Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
7.3 x 6.2 x 5.2 cm
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