FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION - Ends Aug 8

A great mix of attractive, good quality, rare and unusual pieces this week.  Look for new discoveries that we picked up at recent shows or direct from the source, plus we have plenty of piece from new collection acquisitions such as David Burgess, Tom Campbell, Rolando Gioia, Dr. William Logan along with pieces from Charlie Key and Rich Kosnar.   There are also plenty of pieces from Kay Robertson too!  You might even find the occasional fossil, lapidary or gem item from time to time.   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!
 
Some of the highlights from this week’s auction include:
 
1. Attractive gemmy polished AMETRINE slice from Bolivia
2. Fine old classic matrix specimen of PROUSTITE from Jachymov, Czech Republic
3. A newly mined specimen of unique "BLOOD VESSEL OPAL" ("Hyalite") from Mexico
4. Wonderful green and purple VESUVIANITE with WATER CLEAR crystals from the Jeffrey Mine, Quebec
5. An interesting piece of newly mind CHALCEDONY from Greece
6. GEMMY PINK FLUORITE from Pakistan
7. Rarities include RETGERSITE, ERYTHROSIDERITE and STRONTIO-ORTHOJOAQUINITE
8. Plenty of cool US and European minerals and various rarities from the collection of Kay Robertson
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Brucite (good color)
Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan, Pakistan
10.3 x 6.8 x 3.1 cm
Anatase with Quartz
Kharan District, Balochistan, Pakistani
12.8 x 8.8 x 4.2 cm
Chalcedony / Moganite pseudomorph after Fossil Snail
Dakhla, Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira, Western Sahara, Morocco
3.0 x 1.1x 0.9 cm
Calcite (Manganoan) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
10.4 x 6.6 x 4.3 cm
Fluoro-richterite on Calcite (ex David Burgess Collection)
Wilberforce area, Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canada
10.4 x 6.6 x 4.3 cm
Tourmaline (44.45 carats) (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Pederneira Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.8 x 2.1 x 1.0 cm
Arsenopyrite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan, China
2.8 x 2.4 x 1.7 cm
Apophyllite (interesting locality specimen) (ex David Burgess Collection)
O & G Woodbury Quarry, Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut
10.9 x 6.9 x 5.2 cm
Brookite (gemmy) on matrix
Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan
4.0 x 2.8 x 1.1 cm
Axinite-(Fe) (good quality crystals)
Khapalu (Khaplu), Ganache District (Ghanche District), Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
4.2 x 2.7 x 0.6 cm
Rhodochrosite (crystallized on front and back)
Wutong (Wudong) Mine, Liubao ("Babu"), Cangwu Co., Wuzhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
2.7 x 2.2 x 1.2 cm
Aquamarine (6 piece set) (8.90 carats total weight)
Xuan Le, Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam
1.6 x 0.5 x 0.3 cm to 1.0 x 0.3 x 0.2 cm
Opal-AN (Hyalite Opal) ("Blood Vessel Opal") (fluorescent)
Étienne Mine, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
12.2 x 8.3 x 7.1 cm
Proustite (excellent old classic) (ex David Burgess and Josef Vajdak specimen)
Svornost Mine, Jachymov, Krusne Hory Mts, Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic
7.1 x 4.7 x 3.6 cm
Azurite (old classic) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Holbrook Shaft, Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise County, Arizona
6.2 x 3.7 x 1.3 cm
Microcline with Albite and Smoky Quartz (ex Geary Murdock Collection)
Sawtooth Batholith/Sawtooth Mts, Boise County, Idaho
16.8 x 12.1 x 5.2 cm
Vesuvianite (GEM!) (ex Charlie Key Collection)
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
1.7 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm
Erythrosiderite (incredibly rare) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy (Type Locality)
7.7 x 2.6 x 2.6 cm
Fluorite (GEM quality) (17.79 grams)
Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
2.6 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm
Almandine Garnet (recent find)
Garnet Hill, Ely, Robinson District, White Pine County, Nevada
4.6 x 4.1 x 2.7 cm
Pyromorphite
Daoping Mine, Gongcheng, Guilin area, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Central South Region, China
3.1 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm
Erythrite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Aghbar Mine (Arhbar Mine), Bou Azer, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco
4.9 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm
Wulfenite with Willemite (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal County, Arizona
4.1 x 3.6 x 1.8 cm
Cyanotrichite with Malachite (rare locale) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Vieja Mine, Potrerillos, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile
2.8 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Calcite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
St Andreasberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany (Type Locality)
6.7 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm
Tetrahedrite with Pyrite and Quartz (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Daly-Judge Mine, Park City District, Wasatch Mts, Summit County, Utah
12.1 x 7.2 x 4.9 cm