PRE-TUCSON SHOW FINE MINERAL COLLECTION AUCTION (set 1 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM OLD COLLECTIONS - end Thursday January 25th, 2018

OLD CLASSICS SPECIAL MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 1 of 2) - end January 25, 2018 Ends January 25, 2018
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

Look for a special mix pulled form gallery and show-quality backstock of the BEDOGNE (Italy), ZERFASS (France), and ROBERTSON (USA) collections! Look for gem crystals, rare species, old classics, and many good things hard to find at any price, let alone at auction!


Some of the highlights from this week's include:

1. Fine bi-colored Pakistan TOURMALINE from the 1980s
2. Rare old VARISCITE from Utah
3. PYROMORPHITES, CALCITES & FLUORITES
4. Old ENGLISH classics from the 1800's
5. Gem GROSSULAR GARNET from the Jeffrey Mine
6. Large old Frizington BARITE (mid-1800's!)
7. TRINITITE FROM THE 1ST NUCLEAR BOMB TEST IN THE USA !
8. Large gem SCAPOLITE
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Calcite (Paul Zerfass Coll.)
Moscona Mine, Solis, Villabona mining area, Asturias, Spain
18.8 x 8.5 x 6.5 cm
Pyromorphite, Smoky Quartz (RARE) & Cerussite (Paul Zerfass Coll.)
Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Correze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
13.7 x 7.7 x 7.1 cm
Almandine Garnets on Schist (classic locale)
Otz valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria
12.8 x 7.5 x 6.0 cm
Large Gem Scapolite Crystal
Marble occurrence, Morogoro, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
5.8 x 3.0 x 2.5 cm
Trinitite (rare - fused sand from the first Atomic Bomb blast)
Trinity site, White Sands Missile Range, Socorro Co., New Mexico
4.8 x 4.2 x 1.2 cm
Large Calcite w/ Fluorite (Tom Wolfe Coll.)
Denton Mine, Harris Creek District, Hardin Co., Illinois
13.8 x 7.8 x 7.7 cm
Herkimer Quartz "Diamonds" lot
Herkimer County, New York
3.5 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm (largest of 11)
DT Manganoan Calcite (fluorescent!) Harkness Coll.
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
10.0 x 6.4 x 4.7 cm
Baryte (mid-2000s finds)
Cerro Warihuyn, Miraflores, Huanuco Department, Peru
6.1 x 5.9 x 4.3 cm
Rhodochrosite (OLD - rare style) & Quartz ex Robertson Coll.
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
4.4 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm
Sphalerite w/ Dolomite (Consie Prince Coll.)
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee
10.6 x 7.4 x 5.0 cm
Gibbsite (RARE from Brazil!) Matioli Coll.
Lagoa Gamba, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
10.8 x 8.3 x 5.5 cm
Baryte (classic locale) Paul Zerfass Coll.
Baia Sprie Mine, Maramures Co., Romania
12.1 x 10.2 x 8.7 cm
Tabular Pyrite nodule (classic locale) Paul Zerfass Coll.
Rio Marina, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
9.1 x 7.6 x 3.5 cm
Pyrite ps. After Marcasite w/ RARE fish bone fragments (Trimingham Coll.)
Onyx Ace Hill Quarry, Plattsmouth, Cass Co., Nebraska
4.5 x 3.5 x 1.8 cm
Calcite (classic locale - fluorescent) F.W.Bull Coll.
Tynebottom Mine, Garrigill, Alston Moor District, Cumbria, England
6.5 x 6.1 x 5.7 cm
Witherite (old classic - Type Locality - fluroescent)
Alston Moor District, Cumbria, England
9.3 x 7.3 x 3.7 cm
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