FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 1 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday December 7th, 2017
Ends Thursday, December 7th, 2017
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)
This week's auction is filled with new material we picked up over the last few months along with rarities, unusual pieces, gem crystals, classics and display specimens. You'll even find a few fossils, carvings / lapidary items and gemstones mixed in every now and then. Look for pieces mixed in from various collections we've obtained including Willard Wulff, Kay Robertson, Francesco Bedogné, and Paul Zerfass, along with 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. Unusual, attractive purple QUARTZ / CHALCEDONY / "GRAPE CHALCEDONY" from Indonesia
2. GOLD on QUARTZ from the Timmins area of Ontario, Canada
3. GEMMY Polished slice of purple and yellow AMETRINE from Bolivia
4. Rare specimen of REALGAR on matrix from the Royal Reward Mine in King County, Washington (Ex Francesco Bedogné Collection)
5. Unusual orange CORUNDUM crystal from India
6. Rare ANALCIME pseudomorph after HACKMANITE from Mont Saint-Hilaire (ex Van Tichelen Collection)
7. PAGE 2 features assorted minerals from the Kay Robertson Collection!
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)
This week's auction is filled with new material we picked up over the last few months along with rarities, unusual pieces, gem crystals, classics and display specimens. You'll even find a few fossils, carvings / lapidary items and gemstones mixed in every now and then. Look for pieces mixed in from various collections we've obtained including Willard Wulff, Kay Robertson, Francesco Bedogné, and Paul Zerfass, along with 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. Unusual, attractive purple QUARTZ / CHALCEDONY / "GRAPE CHALCEDONY" from Indonesia
2. GOLD on QUARTZ from the Timmins area of Ontario, Canada
3. GEMMY Polished slice of purple and yellow AMETRINE from Bolivia
4. Rare specimen of REALGAR on matrix from the Royal Reward Mine in King County, Washington (Ex Francesco Bedogné Collection)
5. Unusual orange CORUNDUM crystal from India
6. Rare ANALCIME pseudomorph after HACKMANITE from Mont Saint-Hilaire (ex Van Tichelen Collection)
7. PAGE 2 features assorted minerals from the Kay Robertson Collection!