FINE MINERALS and MINERAL COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTION - end THURSDAY APRIL 13th, 2017 (set 1 of 2)

Ends Thursday, APRIL 13, 2017
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

We ramped up the auctions this week with some important, beautiful "spikers" including COPPER SPECIES and GEM CRYSTALS ! This auction set, as do all, features classic and rare minerals from contemporary and historic worldwide localities along with gem crystals, native elements and more , mostly from old stashes and old dealer inventories that you cannot even access easily at shows anymore. We are honored to announce the purchase of several large collections including the remainder of the Dr. Miguel Romero collection and the fantastic Kay Robertson collection, filled with European treasures and old classics accumulated since she started collecting in 1928.


Some of the highlights from this week's include:
1. Classic and rarities from the Kay Robertson Collection.
2. Fine CALCITE on AMETHYST from Brazil.
3. Rare old English BARITE stalactite.
4. Namibia rarities from the CHARLIE KEY COLLECTION.
5. GEM CUPRITE from the MIGUEL ROMERO COLLECTION.
6. A rare , important Michigan COPPER
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Quartz & Hematite
Jinlong hill, Longchuan Co., Guangdong Province, China
10.6 x 7.5 x 7.1 cm
Jamesonite (rare old classic) ex Philadelphia Academy
Porvenir mine, Huanuni, Oruro Department, Bolivia
12.7 x 11.4 x 3.7 cm
Crystallized Gold (2015 find)
Serra do Caldeirao claims, Alto Guapore district, Mato Grosso, Brazil
1.5 x 0.8 x 0.4 cm
Unusual Calcite "ball" (Ross Lillie Coll.)
Rosiclare Level, Minerva No. 1 Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois
6.0 x 6.0 x 5.8 cm
Sharp Diopside xl (classic locale ) ex Hiss and Nowakowski Coll.
Orford Nickel mine, St-Denis-de-Brompton, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
7.9 x 2.8 x 2.2 cm
Rhodochrosite
N'Chwaning I Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa
2.2 x 1.5 x 1.0 cm
Malachite ps. After Azurite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
7.8 x 5.2 x 2.4 cm
Glaucophane w/ Muscovite var. Fuchsite
Rio Oremo, Chiavolino, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
5.3 x 3.5 x 3.3 cm
Cuprite gem crystal (classic locale) ex Miguel Romero Coll.
Emke Mine, Ogonja, Seeis, Windhoek District, Namibia
3.5 x 2.7 x 2.0 cm
Polished Agate bookends
Brazil
11.7 x 10.1 x 7.3 cm (largest of 2)
Bournonite & Quartz
Pachapaqui District, Bolognesi Prov., Ancash Dept., Peru
5.5 x 4.5 x 1.8 cm
Chalcocite ps. After Covellite (classic locale)
Leonard Mine, Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana
6.7 x 4.5 x 3.9 cm
important Copper with Calumetite (RARE - Type Locality)
Centennial Mine, Centennial, Houghton Co., Michigan
6.4 x 5.3 x 3.9 cm
Baryte stalactite (RARE old-timer)
Alston Moor District, Cumbria, England
8.3 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm
Anapaite in fossil mollusc (extinct locale) Kay Robertson Coll.
Kerch peninsula, Crimea peninsula, Crimea Oblast, Ukraine
3.9 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm
Proustite (old classic - circa late 1800s) Kay Robertson Coll.
Chanarcillo, Copiapo Province, Atacama Region, Chile
3.8 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
Morganite ex Obodda
Nuristan, Laghman Province, Afghanistan
2.8 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm
Euchroite (old classic - Type Locality) Kay Robertson Coll.
Svatodusna deposit, Lubietova, Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia
1.2 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm
Almandine Garnets (classic locale)
Otz Valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria
8.5 x 6.5 x 6.0 cm
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