FINE MINERAL SPECIMEN LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS - end THURSDAY June 22, 2017 (set 1 of 2)

Ends Thursday, June 22, 2017
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

FEATURING MANY SPECIMENS FROM OLD 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 recently obtained in a collection purchase, and classics from the Kay Robertson Collection.

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. Rare and unusual Ross Lillie Collection ILLINOIS FLUORITE
2. Classic and rarities from the Kay Robertson Collection
including a rare botryoidal MOGOK RUBY
3. Large classic Blanchard Mine FLUORITE plate
4. Superb French pink FLUORITE
5. Vibrant COBALTOAN CALCITE and YELLOW SMITHSONITE from CHINA finds!
6. Gem KUNZITE and gemmy TANZANITE xls
7. Matrix RED BERYL Thumbnail specimen
8. Fine large CALCITES from the Art Soregaroli Collection
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very large Blue Fluorite plate (classic locale)
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Socorro Co., New Mexico
25.2 x 17.0 x 6.8 cm
Ulexite (natural fiber-optic "TV rock")
Boron, Kramer District, Kern Co., California
5.6 x 5.5 x 4.1 cm
Chalcopyrite, Galena & Quartz (OLD, pre 1900) Kay Robertson Coll.
Banska Stiavnica (Schemnitz), Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia
6.3 x 4.7 x 4.0 cm
Calcite (RARE New Mexico - fluorescent)
Pinos Altos District, Grant Co., New Mexico
8.8 x 5.8 x 3.7 cm
Azurite (classic locale) ex Jaworski & Murphy Coll.
Holbrook Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona
6.8 x 5.1 x 3.0 cm
unusual Aquamarine (uncommon locale)
Estatoby, Sahatany Pegmatite Field, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
7.4 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm
Chalcopyrite w/ Dolomite ps. After Calcopyrite (RARE) ex Dr. Barratt Phillips Coll.
Fusseberg Mine, Biersdorf, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.5 x 4.1 x 2.4 cm
Gemmy Celestine xls (classic locale) Kay Robertson Coll.
Sakoany deposit, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar
8.7 x 6.3 x 4.3 cm
Smithsonite var. Cadmium rich (New/old Find)
Wei Nan, Yunnan Province, China
7.1 x 5.1 x 5.0 cm
Cobaltoan Calcite (NEW FIND!)
Wenshan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
10.8 x 6.4 x 2.4 cm
Rhodochrosite earrings
Capillitas Mine, Catamarca, Argentina
1.3 x 1.2 x 0.5 cm (set of 2)
Mimetite (rare color) w/ Wulfenite ex Bruce Murphy Coll.
Rowley Mine, Theba, Maricopa Co., Arizona
5.2 x 4.8 x 3.8 cm
Halite (mined 1965)
U. S. Potash Co. Mine, Carlsbad Potash District, Eddy Co., New Mexico
14.8 x 10.6 x 4.0 cm
Baryte (old - Kay Robertson Coll.)
Sterling Mine, Stoneham, Weld Co., Colorado
3.7 x 2.8 x 0.9 cm
Willemite on Willemite (fluorescent)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
5.3 x 3.9 x 2.8 cm
Etched Fluorite w/ hydrocarbons (Ross Lillie Coll.)
Rosiclare Level, Minerva No. 1 Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois
10.2 x 9.2 x 6.0 cm
Wolframite w/ Arsenopyrite, Muscovite (rare) & Quartz (Kay Robertson Coll.)
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
10.4 x 5.9 x 3.2 cm
Ilvaite (classic locale) ex Marty Zinn Coll.
Serifos Island, Aegean Islands Dept., Greece
5.4 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm
Antlerite (rich old classic) Kay Robertson Coll.
Chuquicamata Mine, Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile
6.0 x 3.5 x 1.4 cm
Hypersthene (RARE Canada locale - old)
Nain Complex, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
9.4 x 6.4 x 3.0 cm
Brochantite & Malachite (RARE old Nevada combo) Kay Robertson Coll.
Ludwig Mine, Ludwig, Yerington District, Lyon Co., Nevada
10.5 x 6.2 x 4.7 cm
Heterogenite on Chrysocolla (Kay Robertson Coll.)
Star of the Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga, Dem. Rep. of Congo
4.9 x 4.2 x 3.1 cm
Polished Agate slice
Aouli, Midelt Province, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
5.5 x 1.7 x 0.8 cm
Large Manganoan Calcite (highly fluorescent!) Soregaroli Coll.
Casapalca Mine, Casapalca, Lima Department, Peru
20.0 x 13.5 x 6.5 cm
Quartz & Hematite
Jinlong hill, Longchuan Co., Guangdong Province, China
12.5 x 7.3 x 6.4 cm
Gem Indicolite Tourmaline
Pech, Chapa Dara District, Konar Province, Afghanistan
7.4 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm
Datolite w/ Quartz (2014 find)
Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
6.6 x 5.5 x 4.3 cm
Pseudocubic Wulfenite (2008 find)
San Juan Poniente, Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
5.8 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm
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