FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday April 26th, 2018

Ends Thursday, April 26th, 2018
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 Tucson 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 Willard Wulff, Francesco Bedogné, Paul Zerfass, Rolando Gioia, 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. GOLD on QUARTZ from the Timmins Area in Ontario, Canada
2. RARE bi-colored TANZANITE crystal from Merelani, Tanzania
3. Big, classic, hard to find cabinet sized STIBNITE specimen from Bolivia (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
4. Classic, fine quality, "flower"-like shaped specimen of ANDORITE from the famous San Jose Mine, Bolivia
5. Beautiful "flame"-orange colored BROOKITE crystal on matrix from Pakistan (ex Francesco Bedogné Collection)
6. Many gem crystal specimens including various species of GARNET, plus TOURMALINES and AQUAMARINES
7. Rarities include species like ZINCOWOODWARDITE and HUREAULITE
8. Page 2 features plenty of minerals from the Kay Robertson collection
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Gold on Quartz
Timmins area, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada
3.3 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
Stibnite (ex Richard A. Kosnar Collection)
La Salvadora mine, Oruro, Bolivia
10.3 x 3.7 x 1.7 cm
Grossular Garnet (classic material)
Jeffrey Mine ("Johns-Manville Mine"), Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
3.2 x 3.0 x 1.2 cm
Sphalerite (ex Charlie Key Collection)
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
1.7 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
Ilvaite (classic locality) (ex Gene Meieran Collection)
Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy (Type Locality)
3.6 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
Serandite (ex Charlie Key Collection)
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
3.0 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm
Fluorapatite (hollow)
Sapo Mine, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.8 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm
Andorite (excellent specimen)
San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
3.1 x 2.2 x 0.8 cm
Spessartine Garnet with Muscovite on Microcline
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China
10.7 x 7.2 x 2.3 cm
Barite (rare locale)
Dee Mine, Elko County, Nevada
9.3 x 6.2 x 6.0 cm
Azurite and Malachite with Calcite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Copper Rivet Mine, several miles North of the Cashin mine, Mesa County, Colorado
9.3 x 4.7 x 3.2 cm
Quartz (with 2 water bubble inclusions) (see video link)
Cong Ly (Cong Li), Hunan Province, China
4.0 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm
Fluorite with Celestine (classic material)
Clay Center, Ottawa County, Ohio
3.7 x 3.5 x 3.3 cm
Chamosite ("Thuringite") pseudomorph after Almandine
Michigamme Mine, Michigamme, Marquette iron range, Marquette County, Michigan
3.1 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm
Rhodochrosite
Wutong (Wudong) Mine, Liubao ("Babu"), Cangwu Co., Wuzhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
5.0 x 2.7 x 0.7 cm
Goldmanite (rare Garnet species)
Rybnucek, Pezinok Co., Bratislava Region, Slovakia
4.8 x 4.6 x 3.3 cm
Titanite (twin)
Arondu, Basha Valley, Skardu district, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
6.5 x 4.3 x 2.8 cm
Zincowoodwardite (ridiculously rare) (ex Vajdak)
Christiana Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece (Type Locality)
3.1 x 1.7 x 0.3 cm
Hureaulite (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Jocao pegmatite (Cigana claim), Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.2 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm
Pyrite (iron cross twin) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Vlotho, Herford, Eastern Westphalia, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
5.7 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm
Cronstedtite (RARE locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Kuttenberg (Kutna Hora), Bohemia, Czech Republic
7.2 x 4.2 x 1.2 cm
Cassiterite (twins) on Quartz (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Emmaville South West lodes, Emmaville (Vegetable Creek), Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
4.5 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm
Linarite (RARE locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Hardluck Mine, near Baker, Soda Mts, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino County, California
6.0 x 4.6 x 3.7 cm
Linnaeite (very rare) (ex Kay Robertson and W. J. Rodekohr Collections)
Musen, Hilchenbach, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
1.9 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm
Boracite (rare matrix specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Luneburger Kalkberg, Luneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
3.3 x 2.5 x 0.8 cm
Descloizite (RARE locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Friesenberg prospect, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
8.8 x 7.4 x 4.7 cm
Diopside (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Ibity massif, Ibity Commune, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
5.7 x 4.2 x 4.2 cm
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