FINE MINERAL COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS - end Thursday, Aug 3, 2017 (set 1 of 2)

Ends Thursday, August 3, 2017
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

FEATURING MANY SPECIMENS FROM OLD MINERAL COLLECTIONS! Most of the specimens here are from old stashes and purchased dealer inventories that you cannot as easily find in today's market as in the past. This week will highlight some rare Arizona locality pieces and large Brazilian specimens recently obtained in collection purchases.

We are honored to announce the purchase of several large collections including the fantastic Kay Robertson collection of 10,000 specimens, filled with European treasures and old classics accumulated since she started collecting in 1928 (see our website for more information: http://www.irocks.com/kay-robertson-a-treasure-in-the-mineral-collecting-world)!


Some of the highlights from this week's include:
1. Fine TOURMALINES
2. Rarities and classics from the Kay Robertson Collection
3. Large CALCITES from the Elmwood Mine, France and China
4. Specimens from the Paul Zerfass and Dr. Phillips Collections
5. Fine ARIZONA specimens from the Bruce Murphy Collection
6 Classic old Cavradi HEMATITE, RUTILE & QUARTZ
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Galena (classic locale) ex Sanabria Coll.
Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri
10.8 x 10.0 x 6.8 cm
Realgar, Dolomite, Pyrite & Jordanite (rare) Kay Robertson Coll.
Lengenbach Quarry, Imfeld, Binn Valley, Wallis, Switzerland
11.5 x 6.3 x 6.1 cm
Copper w/ Malachite (Dr. Phillips Coll.)
Oumjrane mines, Alnif, Er Rachidia Prov., Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
13.8 x 7.0 x 4.7 cm
Hematite w/ Rutile on Quartz (old classic) Hirsch & Bedogne Coll.
Cavradi gorge, Curnera Valley, Tujetsch, Grischun, Switzerland
5.3 x 5.2 x 4.3 cm
Gypsum (uncommon Poland) Paul Zerfass Coll.
Chodziez, Wielkopolskie, Poland
13.0 x 10.0 x 6.4 cm
Gemmy Fluorapatite xls (fluorescent) ex Sanabria Coll
Panasqueira, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
4.0 x 3.7 x 1.6 cm
Baryte (Kay Robertson Coll.)
Northumberland Mine, Nye Co., Nevada,
5.0 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm
Pyrite ps. After Pyrrhotite (Dr. Barratt Phillips Coll.)
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
10.2 x 7.1 x 7.0 cm
Muscovite (Terry Ledford Coll.)
Rist Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander Co., North Carolina
7.4 x 5.6 x 0.7 cm
Andalusite rough and cut set
Mono Co., California & Sri Lanka
2.2 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm (Largest of 2)
Emerald rough and cut set (uncommon locale)
Sandawana Mine, Sandawana-Belingwe District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
1.6 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm (Largest of 2)
Quartz on Hedenbergite (Bruce Murphy Coll.)
Iron Cap Mine, Landsman Camp, Graham Co., Arizona
5.8 x 5.7 x 3.8 cm
Fluorapatite (unusual form - fluorescent) Kay Robertson Coll
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
4.3 x 4.1 x 2.5 cm
Large Wolframite w/ Fluorapatite & Siderite (Zerfass Coll.)
Panasqueira, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
13.8 x 6.7 x 4.3 cm
Botryoidal Pyrite (rare & rare locale) Dr. Phillips Coll.
San Diego Mine, Panuco, Mun. de Concordia, Sinaloa, Mexico
15.5 x 12.4 x 8.3 cm
"Alligator" Smoky Quartz (Zerfass Coll.)
Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
15.9 x 10.6 x 4.2 cm
Amazonite, Humboltine (rare), etc (rare locale) Matioli Coll.
Vianna Mine, Patrimonio farm, Santa Maria de Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
11.5 x 6.8 x 6.3 cm
Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite (J. Murray Coll.)
Ray Mine, Pinal County, Arizona
6.6 x 5.4 x 3.9 cm
DT Aragonite
La Pesquera, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
5.8 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm
Benitoite (fluorescent) and Neptunite
Dallas Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California
5.1 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Natrolite, Stilbite & Heulandite (2016 find)
Nashik District, Maharashtra, India
7.6 x 5.9 x 4.3 cm
Fluorite w/ Siderite (rare combo - old) Kay Robertson Coll.
Sedling Mine, Cowshill, Weardale, Co. Durham, England
5.5 x 5.4 x 4.2 cm
Epidote w/ Smoky Quartz (rare AZ combo) ex Bruce Murphy Coll.
Santa Teresa Mts, Aravaipa District, Graham Co., Arizona
7.1 x 4.9 x 2.4 cm
Gem Tanzanite xl (8.12 carats)
Merelani Hills, Manyara Region, Tanzania
1.6 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm
Copper w/ Calcite casts (old - classic locale) Dr. Phillips Coll.
Copper Country, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
9.7 x 9.3 x 5.8 cm
Copper in Gypsum (Kay Robertson Coll.)
Mission Mine, Sahuarita, Pima County, Arizona
7.9 x 5.6 x 1.8 cm
Fluorapatite (fluorescent) & Lepidolite on Quartz (Kay Robertson Coll.)
Pederneira claim, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.7 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm
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