FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end Thursday April 25th, 2019

Ends Thursday, April 25th, 2019
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)


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 the newly acquired collection of David Burgess and Dr. William Logan along with pieces from Rolando Gioia, 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 blue-green colored "butterfly" twinned PHOSPHOPHYLLITE on matrix from Bolivia
2. Rarely seen RUBY crystal from North Carolina
3. Wonderful pink "rosettes" of RHODOCHROSITE on QUARTZ from China
4. Classic gemmy blue crystals of HAUYNE on matrix from Germany
5. Attractive, thick, blocky twinned FERBERITE specimen from Bolivia
6. Unusual bicolored CHALCEDONY from Morocco
7. A cool old CARBONATE-RICH FLUORAPATITE ("Francolite") from Cornwall
8. Page 2 features assorted worldwide minerals (focusing on European and North American localities) from the Kay Robertson Collection
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Morganite Beryl (etched) (109.90 grams)
Coronel Murta, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.8 x 4.7 x 2.3 cm
Phosphophyllite (classic butterfly twins) (2010 find)
Huayllani Mine, Machacamarca District, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
4.3 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm
Molybdenite
Crown Point Mine, Railroad Creek District, Chelan County, Washington
3.1 x 2.2 x 1.1 cm
Plumbogummite (excellent color)
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
5.3 x 4.3 x 2.6 cm
Hydroboracite (ex David Burgess Collection)
Boraxo Mine (Thompson Mine), Ryan, Furnace Creek District, Inyo County, California
5.7 x 5.2 x 3.3 cm
Bixbyite (ex Geary Murdock Collection)
Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah
4.7 x 2.9 x 2.8 cm
Calcite (GEM penetration twin) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Second Sovietsky Mine, Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
5.3 x 4.3 x 4.2 cm
Fluorite (ex David Burgess Collection)
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng Prefecture, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
6.2 x 5.3 x 3.3 cm
Spessartine (new find)
Garnet Hill, Ely, Robinson District, White Pine County, Nevada
6.7 x 4.8 x 4.6 cm
Vivianite
Tomokoni adit, Canutillos Mine, Colavi, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, 36 km NE of Potosi, Bolivia
2.7 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm
Ruby (rare US locality)
Propst Farm, Lincoln County, North Carolina
1.3 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm
Amethyst
Jackson Crossroads, Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia
4.3 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm
Hauyne (classic material)
In den Dellen quarries, Niedermendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
1.8 x 1.6 x 0.8 cm
Pink and Lavender Opal (new find) (fluorescent)
Pisco Province, Ica Department, Peru
6.2 x 4.2 x 2.2 cm
Cerussite (ONLY SPECIMEN from locality!)
Moldava, Teplice District, Usti nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
4.8 x 4.2 x 3.4 cm
Adamite (classic material)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
4.3 x 4.2 x 1.9 cm
Mimetite (classic material)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
3.1 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm
Kyanite with Beryl (rare locale)
Mitchell County, North Carolina
8.8 x 6.3 x 2.7 cm
Aquamarine (1.28 grams) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Medina, Pedra Azul Pegmatite District, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.1 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm
Quartz (var: Chalcedony) (bi-color)
Smara, Es-Semara Province, Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra Region, Morocco
3.6 x 2.3 x 2.0 cm
Chalcoalumite (old classic) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Lavender Pit, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona
9.8 x 6.7 x 5.1 cm
Smoky Quartz (large doubly-terminated crystal) (ex Geary Murdock Collection)
Little Three Mine, Ramona, Ramona District, San Diego County, California
14.2 x 8.8 x 7.2 cm
Vesuvianite (4 piece set) (ex Charlie Key Collection)
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
2.1 x 1.1 x 1.0 cm to 1.1 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm
Fluorite on Orthoclase and Quartz (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
4.6 x 3.8 x 2.3 cm
Hematite on Quartz (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Bouse / Quartzite, La Paz County, Arizona
5.7 x 4.4 x 3.8 cm
Calcite (unusual habit) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Charcas, Mun. de Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
6.2 x 4.7 x 3.7 cm
Magnetite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
2.1 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm
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