FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION

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.  Selections from various collections we've obtained including David Burgess, Tom Campbell and Dr. William Logan along with pieces from Charlie Key and Rich Kosnar, plus plenty of pieces from Kay Robertson.  Look here for the not so typical mineral specimens along with plenty of your favorites.  Not just the "standard 20 species", but an eclectic mix of specimens that appeal to everybody!

Some of the highlights from this week’s auction include:
1. New discovery of DIOPTASE with WULFENITE from Rep. of Congo (Brazzaville)
2. Hard to find locality specimen of CALCITE from Furubira, Japan                
3. Gemmy crystals of greenish-brown SIDERITE from Bolivia     
4. Excellent crystallized (!) TALC specimen from Vermont          
5. An unusual natural skeletal / etched PYRITE from King County, Washington              
6. Rarely seen RHODOCHROSITE specimen from the Daniel Bonanza Mine, Colorado (ex Bill Logan)                
7. Gorgeous gemmy twinned DOLOMITE with rare reddish color from Brazil (ex Tom Campbell)
8. GEMMY pink FLUORITE crystal from Pakistan

 

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Fluorite (GEMMY pink and green crystal)
Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
4.0 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Plumbogummite (excellent color)
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
4.5 x 4.3 x 2.1 cm
Precious Opal (14.02 grams)
Opal Butte, Morrow County, Oregon
4.0 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
Gold (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Rozalia Mine, Hodrusa - Hamre (Hodritsch), Zarnovica Co., Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia
6.3 x 6.3 x 2.3 cm
Spessartine
Garnet Hill, Ely, Robinson District, White Pine County, Nevada
3.8 x 3.1 x 2.1 cm
Dioptase with Wulfenite (new find!)
Mpita Mine, Kimbedi, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
11.8 x 7.3 x 2.6 cm
Albite with Lepidolite and Rubellite Tourmaline
Pederneira Mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9.3 x 6.3 x 4.3 cm
Calcite (rare locality specimen) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Furubira, Shakotan peninsula, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan
5.7 x 4.3 x 2.9 cm
Fluorapatite on Albite
Sapo Mine, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.2 x 5.2 x 2.7 cm
Siderite (gemmy crystals) on Pyrite
Siete Suyos Mine, Atocha-Quechisla District, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
5.2 x 3.7 x 2.9 cm
Sapphire (near "floater" crystal) (26.49 carats)
Chilas, Diamar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
1.3 x 1.0 x 0.9 cm
Gypsum ("Desert Rose")
near Oued Souf, ("City of a Thousand Domes"), El Oued Province, Algeria
6.3 x 4.8 x 3.4 cm
Mimetite (classic material)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
2.7 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
Obsidian ("Apache Tear")
Picketpost Mountain area, Superior, Superior District, Pinal County, Arizona
3.1 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm
Talc (rare crystallized specimen!) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Vermont Verde Antique International Quarry, Rochester, Windsor County, Vermont
2.7 x 2.0 x 1.7 cm
Andalusite (crystallized)
Jenipapo, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.5 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm
Pyromorphite (rare from Bolivia)
Huari-Huari, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
2.9 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm
Pyrite (natural skeletal / etched crystal)
Purple Hope #4 Claim, Green Ridge, King County, Washington
3.0 x 2.3 x 1.9 cm
Prehnite with Diopside (ex David Burgess Collection)
Oficarsa Quarry (Cerro de las Culebras), Carchelejo, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
5.1 x 3.8 x 2.3 cm
Andradite with Calcite (rare locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Dognecea, Ocna de Fier-Dognecea District, Banat Mts, Caras-Severin, Romania
9.7 x 7.6 x 6.3 cm
Dolomite (twin) (rare color) with Magnesite (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
Pomba Pit, Serra das Eguas, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
7.8 x 6.7 x 3.7 cm
Fluorite (attractive color) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
South Vein, Heights Mine, Westgate, Stanhope, Co. Durham, England, UK
2.1 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm
Albite (var: Cleavelandite) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Pala District, San Diego County, California
6.3 x 4.2 x 3.9 cm
Andradite Garnet (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Stanley Butte, San Carlos, Pinaleno Mts, Graham County, Arizona
5.1 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Galena (old rare locality piece) (ex Kay Robertson and Lafayette College Collections)
Bengen, Grafschaft, Landkreis Ahrweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
10.7 x 6.3 x 2.9 cm
Wulfenite on Calcite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Old Yuma Mine, Pima County, Arizona
4.2 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
Hematite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Bouse, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mts, La Paz County, Arizona
3.4 x 3.1 x 2.3 cm
Copper (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Adams County, Pennsylvania
1.8 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm