FINE MINERAL COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 1 of 2) - end Nov 2nd, 2017

Ends Thursday, October 26, 2017
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

A great mix of classic, contemporary mineral specimens, rarities and gem crystals! Look for pieces mixed in from various collections we've obtained including the massive mineral collections of Kay Robertson and Paul Zerfass, along with dealers' inventories. Keep an out for more Kay Robertson Collection pieces this week and in the coming weeks dating mostly from the 1950s-1970s!


Some of the highlights from this week's include:

1. Large Quebec MICROCLINE xl
2. Rare FLUORITE & AMETHYST combo from Riemasvaak
3. COLORADO rarities from the Kay Robertson Collection
4. Large New Jersey PREHNITE pseudomorph from the Dr. Ed David Collection
5. Rich old English PYROMORPHITE from the Carl Bosch & Smithsonian Collections
6. Fine large Arizona WULFENITE from the Total Wreck Mine
7. Rare 8-piece set of Brazil CHRYSOBERYLS
8. Fine fancy colored DIAMOND trio
9. ST. ANDREASBERG classics and rarities from the Kay Robertson Collection
10. Paul Zerfass and Kay Robertson Collection classics and rarities
11. Classic old St. Andreasberg CALCITE
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Huge Microcline xl (RARE Canada) Nowakowski Coll.
Girardville, Maria-Chapdelaine RCM, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada
19.3 x 12.5 x 12.4 cm
Fluorite & Quartz (RARE Colorado) ex Univ. of Arizona & Kay Robertson Coll.
Barstow Mine, Treasury Tunnel, La Plata Mountain, Ouray Co., Colorado
7.8 x 6.0 x 4.8 cm
Axinite-(Fe) w/ Faden Quartz
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
12.3 x 10.5 x 7.3 cm
Halite w/ a faden (RARE)
Stassfurt, Stassfurt Potash deposit, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
6.0 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm
Gypsum twin w/ inclusions (RARE style - classic locale) Kay Robertson Coll.
Cetine Mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
8.4 x 3.4 x 1.7 cm
Celestine (classic locale)
Sakoany deposit, Boeny Region, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar
5.0 x 3.8 x 3.0 cm
DT Quartz incl. w/ Graphite (rare)
Cong Ly, Hunan Province, China
6.1 x 3.4 x 2.5 cm
Fluorite octahedron on Amethyst (rare combo)
Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
7.5 x 4.9 x 2.6 cm
Esperite, etc (3 color fluorescence)
Franklin Mine, Sussex Co., New Jersey
12.0 x 9.0 x 7.5 cm
Cuprite & Copper (Bruce Murphy Coll.)
Ajo District, Pima Co., Arizona
3.9 x 3.3 x 3.0 cm
Rose Quartz w/ Eosphorite
Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.3 x 2.9 x 2.7 cm
Colemanite twin (RARE - fluorescent)
Boron, Kramer District, Kern Co., California
7.7 x 7.5 x 6.8 cm
Large Prehnite ps. After Laumontite (Paul Zerfass Coll.)
Malad Quarry, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
16.8 x 10.4 x 10.2 cm
Large Fluorite plate (classic locale) Paul Zerfass Coll.
Frazer's Hush Mine, Weardale, Co. Durham, England
19.1 x 13.4 x 5.6 cm
Colored gem Diamond octahedrons
Argyle Mine, Australia & Brazil
0.4 x 0.3 x 0.3 cm (Largest of 3), Thumbnail
Andradite Garnet var. Demantoid (classic locale) Kay Robertson Coll.
Malenco Valley, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
2.2 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
Datolite nodule included by Copper (fine!)
Clark Mine, Copper Harbor, Keweenaw Co., Michigan
4.9 x 3.6 x 1.9 cm
Cobaltoan Smithsonite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
4.2 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm
Very large Mohawkite and Quartz (rare) Bob Hauck Coll.
Mohawk Mine, Keweenaw Co., Michigan
14.5 x 10.0 x 2.7 cm
Prehnite ps. After Glauberite (Dr. Ed David Coll.)
Fanwood Quarry, Watchung, Somerset Co., New Jersey
13.5 x 6.4 x 5.8 cm
Siderite (rare locale) Kay Robertson Coll.
Ruina, Disentis, Grischun, Switzerland
4.3 x 2.4 x 2.3 cm
Smithsonite (fine color - classic NM) Kay Robertson Coll.
Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Socorro Co., New Mexico
6.4 x 6.2 x 2.4 cm
Wulfenite w/ Calcite (excellent) Bruce Murphy Coll.
Total Wreck Mine, Empire District, Empire Mts, Pima Co., Arizona
10.2 x 7.1 x 4.4 cm
Doubly terminated Eosphorite twin w/Muscovite (uncommon locale) Kay Robertson Coll.
Almerindo mine, Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.9 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm
Azurite (old classic Arizona)
Morenci Mine, Greenlee Co., Arizona
5.2 x 4.9 x 2.2 cm
Gemmy Emerald (New Find - 12.90 carats)
Shakiso, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
1.7 x 1.0 x 0.9 cm
Pyromorphite, Malachite & Cerussite (Kay Robertson Coll.)
Brown's Prospect, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory, Australia
7.2 x 4.8 x 4.4 cm
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