FINE MINERAL COLLECTION & INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION - End Oct 31, 2019

A great selection this week with lots of attractive, good quality, rare and unusual specimens.  Look for new discoveries that we picked up at recent shows or direct from the source, plus we have plenty of pieces from the newly acquired Gary Weaver collection along with a newly purchased prominent worldwide collection from the Midwest, plus dealers' inventories, and plenty from Kay Robertson!  You might even find the occasional fossil, lapidary or gem item from time to time.   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!
 
Some of the highlights from this week’s auction include:
 
1. Rare "Trapiche" habit RUBY crystal from Myanmar
2. Attractive gemmy doubly-terminated AQUAMARINE from Erongo, Namibia
3. Beautiful multicolor gemmy FLUORITE from Erongo, Namibia           
4. Outstanding LARGE and RARE crystal group of ANDORITE from Bolivia
5. Classic electric blue LINARITE from Bingham, Mexico
6. Fantastic OLD HISTORIC AXINITE-(Fe) from the TYPE LOCALITY (ex Carl Bosch and Napoleon Albertazzo specimen
7. Rarities include VAUXITE w/ PARAVAUXITE, TRIPLITE, ZINKENITE and HYDROZINCITE                                        
8. Plenty of cool US and European minerals and various rarities from the collection of Kay Robertson
Filter By

Aquamarine (doubly-terminated) with Smoky Quartz
Erongo Mountains, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
3.0 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm
Gold (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Rozalia Mine, Hodrusa - Hamre (Hodritsch), Zarnovica Co., Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia
4.7 x 2.6 x 2.2 cm
Ruby (rare "Trapiche" form)
Mong Hsu, Loilem District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)
0.5 x 0.4 x 0.2 cm
Opal-AN (Hyalite Opal) ("Blood Vessel Opal")
Étienne Mine, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
4.6 x 3.1 x 1.5 cm
Quartz (Faden)
Tole (Tui), Wana, South Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan
6.7 x 3.4 x 2.9 cm
Copper in Breccia (ex Gary Weaver Collection)
Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado
4.7 x 4.4 x 1.5 cm
Triplite (rare locality specimen) (ex David Burgess Collection)
El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba Province, Argentina
3.7 x 3.1 x 1.5 cm
Fluorite with Quartz
Erongo Mountains, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
4.3 x 3.1 x 2.0 cm
Gold (ex Gary Weaver Collection)
Leadville District, Lake County, Colorado
1.1 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm
Bournonite ("cogwheel" crystals)
Viboras Section, Machacamarca Mine, near Colavi, Potosi Department, Bolivia
2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm
Epidote with Magnetite and Diopside
Marki Khel, Spin Ghar range (Speen Ghar range), Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
6.2 x 2.0 x 1.7 cm
Chalcocite (ex Richard Kosnar Collection)
Chimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
3.4 x 2.8 x 2.3 cm
Amethyst (GEMMY scepter crystal)
Purple Hope No. 4 claim, Green Ridge, King County, Washington
3.6 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm
Austinite (rare)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
7.8 x 7.3 x 3.5 cm
Hydrozincite (rare) (fluorescent) (ex David Burgess and Josef Vajdak)
Yellow Pine Mine, Goodsprings District, Spring Mts, Clark County, Nevada
13.0 x 9.1 x 3.7 cm
Barite
Stoneham, Weld County, Colorado
4.5 x 2.3 x 0.7 cm
Mimetite (classic material)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
2.8 x 2.4 x 2.3 cm
Plumbogummite (strong color)
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
3.5 x 3.3 x 1.2 cm
Andorite (superb large crystals)
San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
5.4 x 3.8 x 1.0 cm
Paravauxite with Vauxite (very rare)
Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Bustillos Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (type locality for both species)
3.3 x 2.8 x 1.2 cm
Fluorite (GEMMY) on Sphalerite
Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
6.3 x 4.8 x 4.3 cm
Amethyst ("reverse" scepters) (ex Gary Weaver Collection)
Keystone Mill Site, near Howardsville, Cunningham Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado
6.7 x 4.8 x 3.2 cm
Apatite with Lazulite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Crosscut Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada
6.7 x 4.6 x 2.6 cm
Roselite (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco
5.6 x 3.2 x 2.8 cm
Linarite (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico
3.5 x 2.4 x 1.7 cm
Wulfenite (classic material)
M'Fouati Mine, Bouenza Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
3.8 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
Spinel (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York
8.3 x 5.7 x 3.2 cm