SPECIAL MINERAL AUCTION - $499 RESERVE LIQUIDATION SPECIMENS - ends * TUESDAY * July 25, 2017

Ends TUESDAY July 25, 2017
at 6:30 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 large percentage 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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Fluorite (GEMMY!)
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Hardin County, Illinois
11.7 x 11.1 x 3.3 cm
Azurite (excellent quality)
Khanong open pit, Sepon Mine, Vilabouly District, Savannakhet Province, Laos
7.7 x 6.2 x 4.8 cm
Calcite on Fluorite
Xianghualing Mine (Hsianghualing Mine), Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
10.2 x 8.3 x 6.2 cm
Cuprite with Copper
Campbell Mine (Campbell shaft), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise County, Arizona
6.3 x 5.2 x 4.7 cm
Calcite (large gemmy crystal)
Mine No. 884, Leiping, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
12.6 x 5.5 x 4.2 cm
Fluorite with Galena (ex Ross Lillie)
Denton Mine, Ozark-Mahoning Group, Hardin County, Illinois
12.1 x 7.2 x 4.3 cm
Microcline with Herderite (ex Herb Obodda Collection)
Shengus (Shingus), Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
9.5 x 8.8 x 7.2 cm
Wulfenite with Mimetite
Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock District, Painted Rock Mts, Maricopa County, Arizona
7.2 x 5.7 x 4.8 cm
Wavellite (great color)
de Linde Pits, Dug Hill, Avant, Garland County, Arkansas
12.8 x 10.2 x 4.3 cm
Calcite (gemmy!)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
12.2 x 9.8 x 6.9 cm
Pyrite on Quartz
Huaron mining district, Huayllay district, Pasco province, Pasco department, Peru
17.2 x 10.3 x 7.8 cm
Afghanite
Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
5.7 x 4.7 x 2.6 cm
Amethyst (slight "Fenster" habit)
Piedra Parada (Las Vigas), Mun. de Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico
9.3 x 6.2 x 5.8 cm
Fluorite (GEM crystals) on Muscovite
Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
4.8 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Azurite (gemmy) on Malachite
Touissit, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
4.8 x 4.0 x 3.7 cm
Hydroxylherderite with Tourmaline, Albite and Lepidolite
Xanda mine, Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.6 x 4.2 x 2.8 cm
Dioptase on Quartz
Christoph Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
4.5 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm
Topaz with Albite (var: Cleavelandite)
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
5.0 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm
Fluorite with Chalcopyrite (ex Ross Lillie)
Sub-Rosiclare Level, Denton Mine, Ozark-Mahoning Group, Hardin County, Illinois
10.8 x 7.8 x 7.3 cm
Galena ("Spinel" Twins) on Chalcopyrite
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Kavalerovo Mining District, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
9.0 x 5.6 x 4.8 cm
Calcite (var: Manganoan) with "scepter" Quartz crystals
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
18.9 x 12.8 x 11.3 cm
Smithsonite (fine color)
Choix, Mun. de Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico
11.3 x 8.3 x 6.6 cm
Calcite (var: Manganoan) (multiple generations) with Fluorite
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
11.3 x 10.2 x 7.5 cm
Hematite (mirror bright)
N'Chwaning Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
6.7 x 6.3 x 5.6 cm
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