SPECIAL MINERAL AUCTION - $499 RESERVE LIQUIDATION SPECIMENS - ends * TUESDAY * August 14, 2018

Ends TUESDAY August 14, 2018
at 6:00 PM (Central Time Zone)

Continuing with our special themed auctions through the summer we've put together a selection of higher-end specimens all starting with $499 reserve bids. Every piece in this auction is valued at over $1,000 in the inventory (some are valued at $2,000+). There are plenty of classic and contemporary, fine quality, attractive miniature and cabinet display pieces from around the world. A handful of the specimens come with FREE custom lucite display bases as well.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the larger size and weight of some of the pieces in this auction (their bases included), there will be additional shipping charges. Please keep this in mind when bidding. If you have any questions, please ask before placing your bids. Thank you!

Lastly, this auction closes on a TUESDAY night, not our normal Thursday schedule, and we'll send out a reminder / announcement before it closes to you don't miss out.

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Ruby (sharp and gemmy)
Jagdalak (Jagdalek) Ruby Mine, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
4.7 x 4.1 x 3.4 cm
Gold (22.68 grams) (ex Richard A. Kosnar Collection)
Grass Valley, Nevada City District (Grass Valley District), Nevada County, California
3.1 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm
Calcite (GEM QUALITY)
Sokolovskoe Iron Mine, Rudny, Kostanay Province, Kazakhstan
7.7 x 5.2 x 4.3 cm
Amazonite ("striped") crystals on Albite
Konso, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples' Region (SNNPR), Ethiopia
6.3 x 4.8 x 3.2 cm
Potosiite (very rare LARGE crystals) on Franckeite
San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
7.8 x 6.3 x 4.7 cm
Fluorite with Dolomite
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
8.7 x 5.8 x 3.2 cm
Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico
9.4 x 7.2 x 3.7 cm
Fluorite
Rogerley Mine, Weardale, Durham, England
13.7 x 7.3 x 5.7 cm
Plumbogummite partially replacing Pyromorphite (2014 find)
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
7.5 x 5.8 x 5.3 cm
Fluorite (GEM "ice" crystals) with Calcite and Quartz
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
7.0 x 5.7 x 3.8 cm
Rhodochrosite (classic material)
Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Buckskin Gulch, Alma District, Park County, Colorado
4.4 x 3.2 x 2.6 cm
Barite (large gemmy crystal) (1,223 grams)
Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott County, Iowa
13.5 x 10.1 x 7.3 cm
Hemimorphite (classic material)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimu, Durango, Mexico
6.3 x 5.2 x 4.9 cm
Fluorite (bi-color "phantom") on Calcite (ex Ross Lille Collection)
Rosiclare Level, Minerva Mine #1, Ozark-Mahoning Group, Hardin County, Illinois
11.3 x 8.3 x 7.8 cm
Galena ("Spinel"-law Twins) (2,447 grams)
Krushev dol deposit, Krushev dol Mine, Madan ore field, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
15.2 x 11.8 x 6.3 cm
Fluorite (GEMMY beautiful blue crystals)
La Viesca Mine, Huergo, La Collada mining area, Siero, Asturias, Spain
6.6 x 6.5 x 5.8 cm
Copper (nice crystallization) (1,617 grams)
Central Mine, Central, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
11.7 x 11.1 x 7.1 cm
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