SPECIAL MINERAL AUCTION - $499 RESERVE LIQUIDATION SPECIMENS - ends August 30, 2018

Ends THURSDAY August 30, 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 (most are valued at $1,500+). There are plenty of classic and contemporary, fine quality, attractive miniature and cabinet display pieces from around the world.

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!
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Fluorite and Calcite on Quartz ex Smale collection
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
11.6 x 8.4 x 3.7 cm
Scheelite (fluor.) with Beryl var. Goshenite
Pingwu beryl mine, Mt Xuebaoding, Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
6.3 x 5.4 x 4.7 cm
Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Yangshuo Mine, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
8.5 x 6.3 x 5.5 cm
Spessartine Garnet "finger" on Smoky Quartz
Wushan Mine, Tongbei, Fujian Province, China
11.6 x 7.4 x 3.9 cm
Cerussite (twinned) ex Gene Meieran collection
Touissit, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
6.0 x 5.0 x 1.0 cm
Adamite (fluorescent) - unusual large crystals!
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
5.5 x 4.8 x 3.2 cm
Cavansite
Wagholi, Pune District, Maharashtra, India
6.2 x 6.0 x 3.5 cm
Wulfenite and Mimetite
San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, Sonora, Mexico
3.5 x 3.0 x 2.1 cm
Olmiite (TL) with Calcite on mangnanese ore
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Type Locality)
9.3 x 7.7 x 4.2 cm
Stilbite bowtie on Fluorapophyllite-(K)
Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India
13.7 x 10.1 x 4.5 cm
Calcite (twinned) on matrix
Rudny, Kostanay Province, Kazakhstan
6.4 x 6.4 x 4.1 cm
Vanadinite (2008 pocket)
Mibladen mining district, Midelt Province, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
6.0 x 5.0 x 4.2 cm
Pyromorphite
Daoping Mine, Gongcheng Co., Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
8.2 x 6.3 x 2.2 cm
Stilbite "bowtie" on Fluorapophyllite
Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India
21.0 x 13.0 x 7.0 cm
Malachite
Shilu Mine, Yangchun Co., Yangjiang Pref., Guangdong Province, China
13.7 x 6.7 x 3.9 cm
Lazurite with Pyrite, Nepheline xls ex Obodda
Sar-e Sang, Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
16.4 x 12.2 x 6.1 cm
Smithsonite ps. Calcite (old classic, from the 1800's!)
Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
8.3 x 6.7 x 6.0 cm
Bromian Chlorargyrite on Coronadite stalactites(circa 1900)
Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
11.3 x 8.0 x 6.0 cm
Bournonite on Sphalerite (old classic locality!)
Les Malines District, Saint-Laurent-le-Minier, Gard, Occitanie, France
6.2 x 5.2 x 4.0 cm
Copper (Spinel Twinned) - old classic locale!
Franklin Mine, Houghton Co., Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA
9.4 x 7.8 x 1.9 cm
Cyanotrichite (new find!)
Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qianxi'nan A.P., Guizhou Province, China
14.1 x 7.7 x 3.1 cm
Diamond (very rare locality, ex John Saul Collection
Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
0.6 x 0.4 x 0.2 cm, Thumbnail
Shattuckite
Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
10.7 x 5.5 x 3.0 cm
Beryl var. Aquamarine - large single crystal
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
7.9 x 4.2 x 3.6 cm
Spodumene var. Kunzite with Elbaite and Lepidolite
Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
11.8 x 7.7 x 4.3 cm
Fluorite (superb 1990s quality) ex Smale Collection
Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
10.0 x 8.4 x 6.0 cm
Quartz var. Amethyst (1960s-1970s)
Amatitlan, Mun. de Zumpango del Rio, Guerrero, Mexico
8.4 x 7.5 x 3.4 cm
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