FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end Thursday May 9th, 2019

Ends Thursday, May 9th, 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 Dr. Stephen Smale, Tom Campbell and Brian Lloyd, plus 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 naturally bicolored Ametrine slab from Bolivia
2. Large gemmy green ANDRADITE GARNET on matrix from Afghanistan
3. Interesting Midwestern CALCITES from Iowa and Indiana
4. Gemmy, unusually golden-orange colored FLUORITE from China
5. Rarely seen RHODOCHROSITE specimen from the Lone Tree Mine in Nevada
6. Classic Swiss ANTASE ("Wiserine") specimen from the famous Binntal
7. A very rare association specimen featuring VAUXITE, PARAVAUXITE, METAVAUXITE and SIGLOITE together on the same piece
8. Assorted worldwide minerals (focusing on European and North American localities) from the Kay Robertson Collection
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Calcite with Marcasite "phantom"
Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott County, Iowa
7.1 x 5.4 x 5.3 cm
Pink Chalcedony (interesting locality)
Antelope Canyon (Valley) (part of the childhood home of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor), Round Mountain, Greenlee County, Arizona
4.5 x 3.3 x 1.5 cm
Andradite Garnet (var: Demantoid)
Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
4.6 x 4.0 x 2.7 cm
Gold on Quartz
Timmins area, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada
1.5 x 0.7 x 0.3 cm
Malachite after Azurite
Sir Dominick Mine (Sir Dominic Mine; Sir Domonic Mine), Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola Region, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia
4.8 x 4.7 x 4.4 cm
Pyrite (Arsenian)
Hajar Mine, Guemassa Massif, Marrakech Prefecture, Marrakech-Safi Region, Morocco
7.8 x 6.7 x 4.3 cm
Boulder Opal on Ironstone (ex David Burgess Collection)
Quilpie, Quilpie Shire, Queensland, Australia
4.7 x 3.1 x 1.7 cm
Fluorite (unique color)
Yiyang, Tongbai, Henan Province, China
12.3 x 8.3 x 3.7 cm
Brazilianite
Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.7 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm
Quartz included with Siderophyllite ("Tanzurine")
Malambo, west of Lake Natron, Arusha Region, Tanzania
1.7 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm
Vauxite with Paravauxite and Metavauxite (very rare association)
Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (type locality for all three species)
8.7 x 5.7 x 1.6 cm
Cobaltoan Calcite
Aghbar Mine, Aghbar, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
5.1 x 3.6 x 2.7 cm
Epidote (old classic) (ex Brian Lloyd Specimen)
Arendal Iron Mines, Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway
7.5 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm
Rhodochrosite (ex Dr. William Logan Collection)
Lone Tree Mine, Buffalo Mountain District, Humboldt County, Nevada
5.6 x 4.7 x 2.1 cm
Gmelinite (rare old specimen)
Great Notch Quarry, Passaic County, New Jersey
6.2 x 3.8 x 2.3 cm
Anapaite (classic material)
Kerch Peninsula, Crimea peninsula, Crimea Oblast', Russia
3.2 x 3.0 x 2.8 cm
Cylindrite (very rare) (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
Poopo town, Poopo Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
4.1 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm
Brucite (attractive color)
Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan
8.3 x 4.8 x 4.4 cm
Andorite (rare doubly-terminated crystal group)
San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
4.0 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm
Red Quartz (iron-included) (doubly-terminated)
Orange River, Warmbad, Karasburg District, Karas Region, Namibia
5.3 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
Stichtite (ex David Burgess Collection)
Tunnel Hill Quarry, Serpentine Hill, North Dundas, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia (Type Locality)
4.6 x 3.8 x 3.3 cm
Libethenite (rare) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia
4.7 x 3.9 x 1.9 cm
Goethite (good quality) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Lake George area, Park County, Colorado
2.6 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm
Fluorapatite (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
King Lithia Mine, Greyhound Gulch, Keystone, Keystone District, Pennington County, South Dakota
4.0 x 3.2 x 3.0 cm
Quartz (unusual "Faden") (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Piz Beverin, Mathon, Schams, Hinterrhein Valley, Grischun, Switzerland
8.8 x 7.3 x 4.7 cm
Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Rudabanya, Rudabanyai Mts, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen Co., Hungary
1.7 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm
Galena pseudomorphs after Pyrrhotite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Trepca Stan Terg Mine, Trepca complex, Kosovska Mitrovica, District of Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo
7.2 x 3.3 x 1.8 cm
Calcite (very unusual habit) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Meshberger Stone Company Quarry (Jordan Pit), Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
8.3 x 7.8 x 5.2 cm
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