MINERAL COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS - end THURSDAY June 8, 2017 (set 1 of 2)

Ends Thursday, June 1, 2017
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

A great mix of specimens in the auction this week featuring contemporary treasures, gem crystals, native elements, attractive display specimens, sought after classic and more! Many of the specimens are mostly from old stashes and purchased dealer inventories that you cannot even access easily at shows anymore.

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 competition quality Mexico STEPHANITE w/ FLUORITE
2. Fine specimens from an ARIZONA collection
3. Selection of TOURMALINES
4. Rarities and classics from the Kay Robertson Collection
5. Large Tsumeb AZURITE and MALACHITE
6. Rare large Colorado KRENNERITE
7. Superb Ross Lillie Collection Illinois CALCITE, GALENA & FLUORITE
8. Old Russian EMERALD
9. Gemmy red Madagascar TOURMALINE
10. Rare Ghana macle twin DIAMOND
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Large Apophyllite on Stilbite
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
23.2 x 21.9 x 8.5 cm
Gemmy Liddicoatite Tourmaline (48 grams)
Camp Robin area, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar
5.7 x 2.2 x 2.0 cm
Mimetite (RARE - new 2017 find)
Adami No. 2 Mine, Plaka, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
8.7 x 4.5 x 2.0 cm
Bi-colored Tourmaline & Smoky Quartz (Kay Robertson Coll.)
Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co, California
6.5 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm
Adularia var. Valencianite w Quartz
Valenciana Mine, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
12.7 x 8.5 x 3.3 cm
Krennerite (old -rare Colorado) Kay Robertson Coll.
Cripple Creek District, Teller Co., Colorado
10.3 x 9.8 x 5.2 cm
Wolframite w/ Scheelite & Quartz (Kay Robertson Coll.)
Tae Wha Mine, Chungcheongbukdo, South Korea
8.5 x 5.8 x 3.0 cm
Floater orange Creedite balls
Mina Navidad, Durango, Mexico
8.3 x 6.2 x 5.3 cm
Quartz ps. After Calcite on Quartz (rare old classic)
Geevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just District, Cornwall, England
5.8 x 5.3 x 2.0 cm
Dioptase w/ Calcite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
9.3 x 8.0 x 4.6 cm
Calcite "flower"
Wenshan Mine, Wenshan A.P., Yunnan Province, China
9.2 x 2.8 x 2.3 cm
Pyrite concretion (unusual form - rare locale)
Piccadilly Beach, Newfoundland, Canada
7.7 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm
Stephanite w/ Fluorite (rare - superb) Dave Stoudt Coll.
Level 340, Santa Elena Vein, Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico
3.0 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm
Rutile & Riebeckite incl. in Smoky Quartz (RARE) ex Obodda
Zagi Mountain, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
9.0 x 8.4 x 6.1 cm
Gem Tourmaline (classic locale) Kay Robertson Coll.
Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford Co., Maine
2.2 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm
Manganoan Calcite (fluorescent!) w/ Sulfides (Tom Wolfe Coll.)
Casapalca Mine, Casapalca, Lima Department, Peru
13.5 x 12.5 x 8.2 cm
Wulfenite (classic locale) ex Willard Perkin and Warren Bieber Coll.
Erupcion Mine, Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
2.6 x 2.5 x 2.4 cm
Aesthetic Copper w/ Cuprite (classic locale)
Ray Mine, Pinal County, Arizona
11.3 x 7.4 x 1.8 cm
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