END OF THE YEAR FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday December 20th, 2018

Ends Thursday, December 20th, 2018
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)


Our final auction of 2018! We have a great selection of material that we picked up over the last few months along with rarities, unusual pieces, gem crystals, classics and display specimens. Look for new goodies from recent shows / discoveries along with new collection acquisitions to appear in the coming weeks. You'll even find a few fossils, carvings / lapidary items and gemstones mixed in every now and then. We'll still have selections from various collections we've obtained including Willard Wulff, Paolo Matioli, Rolando Gioia, Charlie Key, Geary Murdock and plenty of pieces from Kay Robertson along with various dealers' inventories. Look here for the not so typical mineral specimens along with plenty of your favorites. We don't just offer the "standard 20 species", but an eclectic mix of specimens that appeal to everybody! Enjoy!

Some of the highlights from this week's auction include:

1. Beautiful unique, bi-colored, purple and yellow AMETRINE slice from Bolivia
2. Lovely pink spherical RHODOCHROSITE on QUARTZ from Peru
3. A classic, THICK / blocky AZURITE ROSE from the 1980s from China
4. "FLOATER" GEM TWINNED SPODUMENE from Brazil (ex Rolando Gioia Collection
5. New discoveries from Peru include a piece of the so-called "COCONUT" ANDRADITE GARNETS and a lovely PINK OPAL
6. "Sand" CALCITE from South Dakota and CALCITE with MALACHITE from Tsumeb (ex Geary Murdock Collection)
7. Gorgeous COLOR CHANGE "phantom" FLUORITE from France (ex Paul Zerfass Collection)
8. Page 2 features assorted worldwide minerals (focusing on European and North American localities) from the Kay Robertson Collection
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Andorite (very good sized crystals) with Zinkenite
San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
6.3 x 4.7 x 1.1 cm
Chrysoberyl (twin) (ex Allen Heyl Collection)
Itaguacu, Espirito Santo, Brazil
1.5 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm
Azurite (thick "rose")
Shilu Mine, Yangchun Co., Yangjiang Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China
6.7 x 4.7 x 4.2 cm
Scorodite (rare)
Baishiding Mine, Zhongshan Co., Hezhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
2.0 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
Mimetite (classic material)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
4.3 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm
Aquamarine with Muscovite
Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
4.1 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Andradite Garnet (Geode / "Coconut") (new find)
Pampa Blanca District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru
5.8 x 5.2 x 1.8 cm
Copper pseudomorph after Aragonite (sharp "floater" specimen)
Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
1.5 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm
Pink Opal (new find)
Pisco Province, Ica Department, Peru
6.8 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm
"Sand" Calcite (ex Geary Murdock Collection)
Rattlesnake Butte, Jackson County, South Dakota
5.7 x 4.8 x 3.2 cm
Spessartine Garnet with Smoky Quartz and Muscovite on Microcline
Wushan, Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian, East Region, China
6.5 x 6.0 x 1.8 cm
Aquamarine (rich color) on Microcline (ex Geary Murdock Collection)
Ardeth Lake Area, Sawtooth Batholith/Sawtooth Mts, Boise County, Idaho
6.2 x 5.1 x 4.1 cm
Rosasite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimu, Mun. de Mapimu, Durango, Mexico
6.2 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Azurite with Conichalcite
Shaft No. 132, Christiana Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine], Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion District, Attiku Prefecture, Greece
9.2 x 8.2 x 3.8 cm
Fencooperite (extremely rare) (ex Matioli Collection)
Trumbull Peak Ba-silicate deposit, Trumbull Peak, Clearing House, Clearing House District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California (Type Locality)
1.7 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm
Jamborite (very rare) (ex Matioli Collection)
Ca' dei Ladri (Silla), Gaggio Montano, Reno Valley, Bologna Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (Co-Type Locality)
3.7 x 3.1 x 1.2 cm
Tremolite ("sun") (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Grampielpass, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
8.2 x 3.9 x 3.7 cm
Bournonite with Quartz and Pyrite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Noche Buena Mine, Noche Buena, Mun. de Mazapil, Zacatecas, Mexico
6.7 x 3.1 x 2.3 cm
Fluorapatite (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain District, Cleveland County, North Carolina
3.2 x 2.6 x 0.7 cm
Hematite pseudomorph after Goethite (?) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Schwarzenberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
9.6 x 5.2 x 2.7 cm
Chalcopyrite on Dolomite (old classic) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Eupel Mine, Niederhovels, Wissen, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
8.0 x 6.3 x 2.7 cm
Lavendulan (rare) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Alice Mary Mine, Kundip, Ravensthorpe Shire, Western Australia, Australia
2.3 x 1.3 x 0.7 cm
Vanadinite (fine quality) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
2.7 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm
Fluorite (RARE locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Vindicator Mine, Cuchillo Negro Dist, Sierra County, New Mexico
5.2 x 3.8 x 3.3 cm
Fluorite Carving, Frog
Hunan Province, China
53 mm x 46 mm x 27 mm, 53.11 grams (265.55 carats)
Cassiterite (cyclic twins)
Viloco Mine, Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
3.7 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Mimetite with Wulfenite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
5.8 x 4.3 x 2.7 cm
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