FINE MINERAL COLLECTION & INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION - Ends July 16, 2020

This week offers a fantastic mix of classic, contemporary, rare, unusual and fine specimens (plus a few gems).  We have lots of recently acquired material, plus pieces from the exciting Gary Weaver collection and don't forget Kay Robertson!  This is the auction 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. Uniquely colored FLUORITE specimen from Pakistan
2. Beautiful gemmy SPHALERITE crystals from the Troya Mine in Spain
3. Gorgeous, gemmy, orange-pink colored TOURMALINE from Brazil
4. Fantastic AMBER from the Dominican Republic with MULTIPLE INSECT INCLUSIONS!                                                                                           
5. Excellent, RARE, large ANDORITE crystal group from Bolivia
6. Fine, classic, large, robust MUSCOVITE specimen from Connecticut
7. Rarities include PSEUDOBOLEITE on BOLEITE, WARDITE, AESCHYNITE-(Y) and PSEUDOMALACHITE
8. Plenty of cool US and European minerals and various rarities from the collection of Kay Robertson
 
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Calcite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Harz, Saxony, Germany
6.5 x 6.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $25
Gypsum (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Saint David area, Cochise County, Arizona
6.2 x 3.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Apatite (GEM crystal)
Cerro de Mercado Mine, Victoria de Durango, Cerro de los Remedios, Mun. de Durango, Durango, Mexico
1.5 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid: $23
Anatase with Albite
Kharan District, Balochistan, Pakistan
6.3 x 2.9 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Fluorapatite (new find) (6.09 grams)
Namalulu, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
1.8 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Fluorite (rare locality and color combination)
Koh-i-Maran, Kalat District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan
8.7 x 7.6 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $309
Sphalerite (gemmy) with Dolomite and Siderite
Troya Mine, Mutiloa, Guipuzcoa, Basque Country, Spain
6.2 x 4.2 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $88
Tourmaline (unique multicolor crystal) (35.33 grams)
Cruzeiro Mine, Santa Maria do Suacui, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.5 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $563
Amber with MULTIPLE insect inclusions
Sabana de la Mar (Sabana), Hato Mayor Province, Dominican Republic
2.6 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Vesuvianite (green and purple bi-color)
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
3.1 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Chalcopyrite (rare locality specimen)
La Ranita Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico
7.9 x 5.7 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $187
Fluorite with Sphalerite (attractive color combination)
Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois
6.6 x 3.3 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $180
Celestine (RARE locality specimen)
Gaurdak basin (Gaurdok basin), Chardzhou, Lebap, Turkmenistan
2.9 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Inesite (classic material) (ex Cynthia Payne Collection)
Hale Creek Mine, Mad River Rock, Coastal Range, Trinity County, California
5.0 x 3.9 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $230
Brazilianite with Albite (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Telirio claim, Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.6 x 3.3 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Smoky Quartz and Amethyst ("Doubly-Terminated Fenster") 232.21 grams
Foster Hallman Claim, Hallelujah Junction, Petersen Mountain, Washoe County, Nevada
7.3 x 5.6 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $309
Andorite (large good quality crystals)
San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
5.0 x 2.9 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $87
Barite with Sphalerite
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
13.1 x 11.1 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Andalusite (GEMMY) (ex Richard A. Kosnar Collection)
Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.1 x 1.0 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid: $30
Muscovite (fine specimen) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Simpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut
9.7 x 8.3 x 5.4 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Azurite (classic locality)
Concepcion del Oro, Concepcion del Oro Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
3.8 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $88
Antlerite (rare locality specimen) (ex Gary Weaver Collection)
Posey Mine, Red Canyon, San Juan County, Utah
9.5 x 4.7 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $30
Danburite (classic material) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Charcas, Charcas Municipality, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
7.1 x 4.7 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $291
Grossular Garnet (ex David Burgess Collection)
Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut
5.3 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Spessartine (classic material)
Amelia County, Virginia
7.0 x 5.9 mm ; 0.82 carats
Winning Bid: $85
Goshenite (Colorless Beryl)
Minas Gerais, Brazil
13.6 mm x 11.4 mm ; 6.94 cts
Winning Bid: $100
Tetrahedrite with Sphalerite and Pyrite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Casapalca Mine, Casapalca, Huarochiri Province, Lima, Peru
4.8 x 4.8 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $15
Pseudomalachite (rare old classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Silberbrunnle Mine, Haigerach valley, Gengenbach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
4.9 x 4.1 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $46
Wardite (unusual HOLLOW crystal!) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.3 x 2.1 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $55
Aeschynite-(Y) (excellent crystal) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Hidra (Hittero), Flekkefjord, Agder, Norway
1.7 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $61