FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday May 17th, 2018
Ends Thursday, May 17th, 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, 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. Fantastic, gemmy, lustrous, tri-color TOURMALINE crystal from Afghanistan (39.82 grams)
2. Classic, pink-red RHODOCHROSITE crystals on matrix from the famous Sweet Home Mine in Colorado
3. Butterfly-twinned crystals of blue-green PHOSPHOPHYLLITE from Bolivia!
4. Highly sought after, classic STRIPED AMAZONITE crystals from Colorado (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
5. Attractive unusually PLEOCHROIC UVITE TOURMALINE crystals on matrix from Brumado, Brazil
6. Rarities like SELIGMANNITE from Peru and URANINITE with RUTHERFORDINE from Tanzania
7. A rarely seen HYALITE OPAL (OPAL-AN) from Chalk Mountain, North Carolina
8. Specimen of BAYLDONITE from the Type Locality in England, and and CAFARSITE from the Type Locality in Switzerland
9. Page 2 features assorted minerals from the Kay Robertson collection
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, 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. Fantastic, gemmy, lustrous, tri-color TOURMALINE crystal from Afghanistan (39.82 grams)
2. Classic, pink-red RHODOCHROSITE crystals on matrix from the famous Sweet Home Mine in Colorado
3. Butterfly-twinned crystals of blue-green PHOSPHOPHYLLITE from Bolivia!
4. Highly sought after, classic STRIPED AMAZONITE crystals from Colorado (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
5. Attractive unusually PLEOCHROIC UVITE TOURMALINE crystals on matrix from Brumado, Brazil
6. Rarities like SELIGMANNITE from Peru and URANINITE with RUTHERFORDINE from Tanzania
7. A rarely seen HYALITE OPAL (OPAL-AN) from Chalk Mountain, North Carolina
8. Specimen of BAYLDONITE from the Type Locality in England, and and CAFARSITE from the Type Locality in Switzerland
9. Page 2 features assorted minerals from the Kay Robertson collection