FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 1 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday December 21, 2017

Ends Thursday, December 21, 2017
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

A large auction set with special pieces from old and rare localities, new gem finds, and old collections all mixed together as we process and liquidate at auction many fine mineral collections. Enjoy! Look for incredibly rare old pieces from the Kay Robertson collection each week, mixed with other old classics and new mineral discoveries!


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

1. RHODOCHROSITE from the Sweet Home Mine
2. Large botryoidal grape AMETHYST from Indonesia
3. Rarities and classics from the Kay Robertson Collection
4. AQUAMARINE GEM CRYSTAL with movable BUBBLE!
5. Rare Colorado TOPAZ
6. Fantastic FLUORITE ball on large QUARTZ stalactite
7. Rare old Brazil red gem TOURMALINE
8. Large Spanish FLUORITE & BARITE
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Red gem Tourmaline (OLD classic circa 1900)
Barra do Salinas, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.8 x 1.9 x 1.5 cm
Ancient Spanish Gold assay crucibles
Rodalquilar, Nijar, Almeria, Andalusia, Spain
4.2 x 4.1 x 2.8 cm (largest of 2)
Large Fluorite, Baryte & Goethite (excellent) Sanabria Coll.
Moscona Mine, Solus, Villabona mining area, Asturias, Spain
13.8 x 11.7 x 9.0 cm
Scheelite, Siderite & Quartz (RARE Swiss)ex Robertson
Mont Chemin, Martigny, Wallis, Switzerland
6.0 x 4.0 x 2.8 cm
Azurite "ball"
Shilu Mine, Yangchun Co., Guangdong Province, China
5.8 x 5.5 x 4.7 cm
DT Quartz (old - classic locale)
Auf dem Stein quarry, Suttrop, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
4.0 x 2.8 x 2.3 cm
Aquamarine w/ movable bubble (RARE!) Herb Obodda Coll.
Shengus, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
1.7 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
Gypsum "cross" (rare England)
Isle of Sheppey, Swale, Kent, England
6.0 x 5.3 x 2.3 cm
Gemmy Topaz xl (RARE Colorado) Kay Robertson Coll.
Florissant area, Teller Co., Colorado
5.5 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm
Colemanite incl. w/ Pararealgar
Boron, Kramer District, Kern Co., California
8.0 x 7.4 x 5.9 cm
Gemmy bi-colored Tourmaline (old - Kay Robertson Coll.)
Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California
1.9 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm
Rhodochrosite w/ Quartz (rare Butte - Kay Robertson Coll.)
Alice Mine, Walkerville, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana
5.0 x 3.5 x 1.9 cm
Smithsonite ps. Afer Calcite (rare) Kay Robertson Coll.
Lavrion District, Attiku Prefecture, Greece
5.1 x 3.9 x 3.1 cm
Zircon (classic locale - fluorescent) Kay Robertson Coll.
Vishnevye Mts, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Southern Urals, Russia
2.8 x 2.8 x 1.8 cm
Rhodochrosite (Kay Robertson Coll.)
Sunnyside Mine, Gladstone, Eureka District, San Juan Co., Colorado
3.3 x 3.0 x 1.7 cm
AMAZING HUGE Fluorite "ball" on large Quartz stalactite!
Mahodari, Nashik District, Maharashtra, India
27.7 x 9.2 x 8.5 cm
Pyromorphite
Daoping Mine, Guilin Prefect., Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
7.3 x 5.5 x 4.0 cm
Smithsonite (2 generations) Kay Robertson Coll.
Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Socorro Co., New Mexico
7.4 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm
Kammererite (Chrome Clinochlore)
Kop Krom mine, Kop Daglari, Erzurum Province, Turkey
5.8 x 5.1 x 2.4 cm
Rhodochrosite w/ Fluorite (rare combo) Kay Robertson Coll.
Philipsburg District, Granite Co., Montana
5.6 x 5.5 x 4.4 cm
Primary Malachite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
8.4 x 3.6 x 1.9 cm
Jamesonite (Boulangerite) & Pyrite (1960s) Dennis Mullane Coll.
Noche Buena Mine, Mazapil, Zacatecas, Mexico
8.6 x 4.2 x 3.7 cm
Wolframite w/ Tungstite (RARE combo - old) Kay Robertson Coll.
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
10.5 x 4.2 x 3.4 cm
Galena cuboctahedron (Dr. Gary Hansen)
Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri
5.4 x 4.5 x 2.9 cm
Gemmy color-zoned Fluorite (Art Soregaroli Coll.)
Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo District, Namibia
3.0 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm
Gemmy Heliodor/Morganite (RARE combo & locale) Robertson Coll.
Kobokobo pegmatite, Mwenga, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
6.7 x 4.8 x 4.0 cm
Baryte (Sanabria Coll.)
San Camilo Mine, Vista Alegre, La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
8.5 x 7.3 x 5.3 cm
Vanadinite on Baryte
Mibladen, Midelt Province, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
7.8 x 4.7 x 3.2 cm
Hedenbergite (old classic)
Nordmark Odal Field, Filipstad, Vaermland, Sweden
6.5 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm
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