PRE-TUCSON FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end January 12th, 2017

Ends Thursday, January 12th, 2017
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)

Starting off the New Year with a great mix of old classics, contemporary treats along with rarities, unusual pieces, gem crystals and display specimens. You'll even find a few fossils, carving and gemstones mixed in every now and then. Of course we have plenty of pieces from the famous and historic Willard Wulff collection, along with dealers' inventories and other private collections that we're liquidating. 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 beautiful nearly 3-inch AZURITE "rosette" from the Shilu Mine in China
2. Rare RHODOCHROSITE pseudomorph after SERANDITE from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada
3. Highly sought after and rare "TRAPICHE" habit RUBY specimen from Burma (Myanmar)
4. Historic specimen of the rare sulfosalt ANDORITE from Bolivia from Federico Ahlfeld from 1939
5. Fine quality matrix STELLERITE from India from the collection of John Arnaud
6. A lovely matrix specimen of GEMMY GYPSUM crystals from the Cave of Swords in Mexico
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Bertrandite on Smoky Quartz
Kara-Oba, Betpakdala Desert, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan
2.7 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm
Barite (ex Robert Batic)
Puhla, Schwarzenberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
3.8 x 3.6 x 3.3 cm
Hauyne (var Lazurite) (ex Obodda)
Sar-e-Sang, Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
7.8 x 5.1 x 4.2 cm
Chalcedony ("Flower")
Barros Cassal, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
5.6 x 2.8 x 2.3 cm
Spessartine Garnet on Smoky Quartz
Wushan, Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian, East Region, China
4.7 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm
Smoky Quartz
Krystal Tips Mine, Hallelujah Junction, Petersen Mountain, Washoe County, Nevada
4.2 x 4.2 x 3.6 cm
Vivianite
Tomokoni adit, near Canutillos, Colavi, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, 36 km NE of Potosi, Bolivia
2.6 x 2.0 x 1.6 cm
Barite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Stoneham, Weld County, Colorado
2.3 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm
Quartz Geode (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa
8.0 x 7.5 x 5.2 cm and 8.0 x 7.2 x 4.7 cm
Cinnabar
Tongren Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China
4.2 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
Aragonite (classic material)
Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion District, Attiku Prefecture, Greece
8.1 x 7.2 x 4.2 cm
Prehnite
Lane & Son Traprock Quarries, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
6.2 x 4.6 x 3.2 cm
Scorodite (rare)
Baishiding Mine, Zhongshan Co., Hezhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
9.3 x 6.2 x 5.3 cm
Quartz included with Rutile
Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
3.7 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm
Danburite with Calcite
Charcas, Mun. de Charcas, San Luis Potosu, Mexico
8.3 x 4.8 x 3.9 cm
Red Quartz
Tinejdad, Er Rachidia Province (Errachidia Province), Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
5.3 x 4.8 x 3.2 cm
Chrysocolla, Cuprite and Copper (polished)
Ajo, Ajo District, Little Ajo Mountains, Pima County, Arizona
11.2 x 6.3 x 0.7 cm
Kyanite
Barra de Salinas district, Barra de Salinas, Coronel Murta, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.5 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
Aegirine
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
10.3 x 3.1 x 1.8 cm
Moonstone / Adularia
Morchnerkar, Morchner area, Zemmgrund, Zillertal, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria
2.5 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm
Brucite
Wood's Chrome Mine, Texas, Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
6.1 x 4.4 x 3.6 cm
Rosasite with Calcite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimu, Mun. de Mapimu, Durango, Mexico
9.2 x 7.2 x 3.7 cm
Celestine with Calcite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
La Mojina Mine, Ricardo Flores Magun, Mun. de Buenaventura, Chihuahua, Mexico
10.8 x 5.4 x 5.2 cm
Rosasite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimu, Mun. de Mapimu, Durango, Mexico
9.8 x 7.2 x 4.6 cm
Stellerite (ex John Arnaud Collection)
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
8.5 x 6.3 x 4.7 cm
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