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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Quartz & Hematite
Jinlong hill, Longchuan Co., Guangdong Province, China
10.6 x 8.4 x 7.5 cm
Large Calcite (rare locale - fluoresent) Paul Zerfass Coll.
Combronde, Chatelguyon, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France
19.3 x 11.5 x 8.5 cm
Smithsonite (Bruce Murphy Coll.)
Glove Mine, Amado, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona
8.9 x 8.7 x 4.2 cm
Gemmy bi-colored Tourmaline
Pederneira claim, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9.2 x 4.0 x 2.6 cm
Large Stilbite
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
16.5 x 9.0 x 8.0 cm
Almandine Garnet (Kay Robertson Coll.)
Buviknakken, Buvika, Sorfold, Nordland, Norway
8.3 x 5.7 x 4.8 cm
Calcite on Galena (Ross Lillie Coll.)
Rosiclare Level, Denton Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois
5.8 x 3.5 x 3.3 cm
Pyromorphite (classic locale)
Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
10.1 x 8.4 x 3.2 cm
Magnetite in chlorite schist (uncommon locale) Kay Robertson Coll.
Ferschbach valley, Fellern, Stubach valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
11.5 x 5.8 x 1.5 cm
Pyromorphite (1997 find) ex Paul Zerfass Coll.
San Andres Mine, Espiel, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain
4.4 x 3.8 x 2.2 cm
Large Fluorite (fluorescent) w/ Hemimorphite (classic locale)
Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
28.3 x 10.9 x 7.6 cm
Witherite (mined cal. 1960s) Ross Lillie Coll.
Bethel Level, Minerva No. 1 Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois
6.3 x 4.5 x 4.0 cm
Gemmy bi-colored Tourmaline
Malkhan pegmatite field, Chitinskaya Oblast', Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
10.2 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm
Large Calcite w/ hematite phantoms (Zerfass Coll.)
Leiping Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
18.8 x 13.3 x 12.0 cm
Large Calcite w/ bitumen (classic locale) Zerfass Coll.
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee
25.3 x 14.8 x 11.0 cm
Vanadinite on Baryte (Zerfass Coll.)
Mibladen, Midelt Province, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
9.9 x 7.0 x 5.3 cm
Mimetite (excellent) Kay Robertson Coll.
Sammy Dog Mine (God's claim), Silver Bell District, Pima Co., Arizona
5.9 x 4.6 x 2.7 cm
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