SPECIAL POST-MUNICH MINERAL AUCTION - MINIATURES AND THUMBNAILS FROM THE COLLECTION of IRV BROWN - ends TUESDAY November 13, 2018

Ends TUESDAY November 13th, 2018
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

Continuing with our special themed auctions we are thrilled for our next installment featuring miniature and thumbnail specimens from the worldwide collection of Irv Brown.

Irv has assembled one of the great collections in the United States, which typically has featured cabinet sized display specimens, but over the years he assembled an attractive suite of thumbnails and miniatures. We recently acquired several flats of these specimens and are thrilled to offer them in installments in the auctions over the next few months.

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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Wire Silver on Acanthite (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Hongda Mine, Xiaoqinggou Ag-Mn deposit, Lingqiu Co., Datong Prefecture, Shanxi Province, China
4.2 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
Scapolite (GEM quality) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Marble Occurrence, Morogoro, Uluguru Mts, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
2.3 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
Fluorite (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Hilton Mine, Scordale, Murton, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
3.2 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
Hematite ("iron roses") (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Murchnerkar, Murchner area, Zemmgrund, Zillertal, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria
3.0 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Fluorite on Siderite (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Panasqueira, Covilha, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
4.3 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Roselite (classic material) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draa Region, Morocco
3.8 x 3.4 x 1.7 cm
Calcite (GEM) on "Fenster" Quartz (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Grant Quarry, Gloucester Township, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada
4.8 x 4.1 x 3.5 cm
Sphalerite (GEM quality) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Commodore Mine, Amethyst Vein, Creede District, Mineral County, Colorado
4.1 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm
Cassiterite on Arsenopyrite (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Panasqueira, Covilha, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
3.5 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Corundum (var: Sapphire) (bi-color crystal) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Winza, Mpapwa, Mpapwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
2.1 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
Mimetite (classic material) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
San Pedro Corralitos, Mun. de Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico
2.3 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm
Aquamarine (GEM quality) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Mt. Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado
2.7 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm
Tremolite (var: Chrome Tremolite) (superb color) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mts, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
2.0 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm
Boleite (classic material) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Boleo District, Santa Rosalia, Mun. de Mulege, Baja California Sur (BC Sur), Mexico
1.0 x 1.0 x 0.5 cm
Pyromorphite (classic material) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho
1.7 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
Prehnite (great quality) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mts, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
2.9 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
Sanidine (GEM quality) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Itrongay, Mahasoa East Commune, Betroka District, Anosy Region, Tulear Province, Madagascar
1.6 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm
Grossular Garnet (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Vesper Peak, Sultan Basin, Sultan District, Snohomish County, Washington
2.2 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm
Wulfenite (classic material) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
1.7 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm
Augelite (superb color) with Quartz (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
3.1 x 3.1 x 2.0 cm
Kyanite (gemmy) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Barra de Salinas, Coronel Murta, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.5 x 0.5 x 0.2 cm
Tourmaline (bicolor) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Cruzeiro Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.7 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm
Azurite ("rosette") (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Chessy-les-Mines, Rhone, Rhone-Alpes, France (Type locality for Azurite)
3.3 x 2.8 x 2.4 cm
Celestine (GEM crystals) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Sakoany Deposit, Katsepy Commune, Mitsinjo District, Boeny Region, Mahajanga Province (Majunga), Madagascar
4.8 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm
Raspberry Grossular Garnet (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Sierra de la Cruz, Mun. de Sierra Mojada, Coahuila, Mexico
2.1 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm
Orpiment (excellent color) (ex Irv Brown Collection)
Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt County, Nevada
4.7 x 3.8 x 3.3 cm
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