FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday August 9th, 2018

Ends Thursday, August 9th, 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 Bedogne, Rolando Gioia, Charlie Key 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. Terrific multicolor TOURMALINE crystals on MATRIX from Afghanistan .......
2. Fantastic green octahedral FLUORITE on QUARTZ from Riemvasmaak, South Africa
3. A gorgeous and rarely seen beautiful BLUE colored HEMIMORPHITE from Kimbedi, Rep. of Congo
4. Unusual and rare "Trapiche" habit SAPPHIRE crystal from Myanmar (Burma)
5. A beautiful cabinet display specimen of HEULANDITE from the Faroe Islands, Denmark (ex Francesco Bedogné Collection)
6. Attractive bi-colored blue and golden ANATASE crystals from the Manod Quarry, Wales, UK
7. A cool and hard to find specimen of LEONITE included with BLUE HALITE from New Mexico
8. FINE quality cabinet-sized display specimen of brilliant metallic red CUPRITE from the Milpillas Mine, Mexico
9. Page 2 features assorted worldwide minerals (focusing on European localities) from the Kay Robertson Collection
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Fluorite on Quartz
Riemvasmaak fluorite occurrences, Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
7.7 x 6.8 x 6.6 cm
Quartz "casts" after Calcite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Crystal Cavern, West of Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado
6.1 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Multi-color Sapphire (rare "Trapiche" habit)
Mong Hsu, Loilem District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)
0.5 x 0.4 x 0.2 cm
Goethite (great quality)
Dreamtime Mine, Crystal Peak area, Teller County, Colorado
5.3 x 3.8 x 2.1 cm
Malachite pseudomorph after Cuprite (classic material) (ex Carl Acosta Collection)
Emke Mine, Ogonja (Onganja), Seeis, Windhoek District, Khomas Region, Namibia
4.0 x 3.3 x 2.9 cm
Schorl with Albite and Muscovite (ex John Arnaud Collection)
Shengus (Shingus), Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
6.2 x 5.5 x 4.7 cm
Sphalerite with Analcime (ex Charlie Key Collection)
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
2.8 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm
Helvine (excellent crystal) on matrix
Wushan, Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian, East Region, China
3.1 x 2.6 x 1.6 cm
Chalcopyrite (good quality)
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
2.3 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm
Orpiment (classic material)
El'brusskiy Arsenic mine, Elbrus Mt, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Northern Caucasus Region, Russia
4.3 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm
Quartz coated by Calcite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
3.4 x 3.2 x 1.2 cm
Leonite included with Blue Halite (rare material)
U. S. Potash Co. Mine, Carlsbad Potash District, Eddy County, New Mexico
4.7 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm
Hemimorphite (rare blue color)
Kimbedi, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
7.3 x 4.1 x 3.1 cm
Wavellite (new find)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
7.3 x 6.2 x 4.0 cm
Vesuvianite with Grossular Garnet (ex Charlie Key Collection)
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
2.8 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm
Azurite with Cerussite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Indiana Mine (Homestake Mine), Silver Bell District, Silver Bell Mts, Pima County, Arizona
3.6 x 2.6 x 2.2 cm
Variscite (classic material)
Little Green Monster Mine, Clay Canyon, Fairfield, Utah Co., Utah
6.6 x 5.9 x 1.7 cm
Calcite
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
9.5 x 4.7 x 4.3 cm
Plumbogummite (strong color)
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
5.6 x 3.8 x 2.6 cm
Bornite replacing Pyrite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico
6.7 x 4.8 x 4.6 cm
"Thunder Egg"
Richardson Ranch (Priday Ranch), Madras, Jefferson County, Oregon
5.6 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm
Anatase (rare locality specimen)
Manod Quarry (Manod New Setts Quarry), Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
1.7 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm
Quartz with Manganoan Calcite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Piz Beverin, Mathon, Schams, Hinterrhein Valley, Grischun, Switzerland
5.8 x 5.6 x 3.2 cm
Marcasite on Quartz (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Cacilia (Caecilia) Mine, Freiung, Stulln, Wolsendorf West District, Wolsendorf Fluorite Mining District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
6.7 x 4.2 x 3.1 cm
Calcite with Conichalcite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
4.2 x 3.3 x 2.1 cm
Opal-AN (Hyalite Opal) with Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite (var: "Staffelite") (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Valec (Waltsch), Doupov (Duppau), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic
5.7 x 3.5 x 3.4 cm
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