MINERAL COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS (set 1 of 2) - FEATURING OLD CLASSIC SPECIMENS FROM MULTIPLE OLD COLLECTIONS !- end Thursday May 10, 2018

ends Thursday May 10, 2018
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

SUPER MIX of old classics with a few modern showy finds of gem crystals and rare species ! We are continuing to process material from the wonderful old mineral collections of Bedogne, Robertson, Obodda, and others. Lots of old classics here that are hard to find at any price, let alone at auction.


Some of the highlights from this week's include:

1. Fine SERANDITE combination from Mont Saint-Hilaire valued $2000-plus
2. Unusual AMETHYST from the CHARLIE KEY COLLECTION
3. Large and rich Chinese SPESSARTINE plate from Ed David Coll. !
4. Old-time SPESSARTINE, SCHORL & SMOKY QUARTZ from the Little Three Mine
5. Large and rare German PYROPE GARNET
6. Superb FLUORITE from Chamonix
7. Many classic and rarities from the Kay Robertson and an East Coast collection
8. amazing, totally GEM PARISITE xl from France
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Hematite-tinted Quartz
Roncari Quarry, East Granby, Hartford Co., Connecticut
5.4 x 4.0 x 2.5 cm
Orthoclase (RARE Colorado)
San Juan Mts, Ouray Co., Colorado
8.0 x 6.8 x 3.0 cm
Goethite (old classic)
Salisbury Mine (Ore Hill Mine), Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut
11.0 x 8.6 x 4.0 cm
DT Gypsum (old classic)
Eisleben, Mansfeld Basin, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
10.7 x 2.0 x 1.6 cm
superb Serandite on matrix (Bedogne Coll.)
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
8.0 x 6.3 x 5.0 cm
Gemmy Calcite on Dolomite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
5.0 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm
Blue Fluorapatite
Ipira complex, Bahia, Brazil
5.8 x 5.4 x 5.0 cm
gem Analcime XLS on DT floater Quartz xl (RARE combo! ) ex Charlie Key Coll.
Goboboseb Mts, Brandberg Area, Erongo Region, Namibia
7.0 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm
Calcite w/ Loellingite (old classic) Robertson Coll.
St Andreasberg, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany
5.7 x 5.4 x 2.7 cm
Gem Baryte (mid-2000s finds) Bedogne Coll.
Cerro Warihuyn, Miraflores, Huanuco Department, Peru
3.1 x 2.7 x 1.1 cm
Unusual Pyrite (classic locale) Robertson Coll.
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
6.3 x 6.3 x 4.4 cm
Unusual Calcite (classic locale - rare style)
Stank Mine, Barrow, Cumbria, England
11.3 x 7.4 x 6.5 cm
1930 German 20-year commemorative mining medallion
Louise Mine, Burdenbach, Wied Iron Spar District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.0 x 4.0 x 0.4 cm
Calcite (2 generations) w/ Hematite coating (Wolfe Coll.)
Fengjiashan Mine (Daye copper mine), Daye Co., Hubei Province, China
7.7 x 5.3 x 3.5 cm
Spinel (old - uncommon ex Behier Coll.)
Betroka District, Anosy Region, Tulear Province, Madagascar
2.8 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm
"Grape Juice purple" Amethyst (Charlie Key Coll.)
Brandberg Complex, Brandberg Area, Erongo Region, Namibia
9.7 x 4.3 x 2.7 cm
Wavellite (rich color!)
Avant, Garland Co., Arkansas
7.8 x 7.6 x 7.3 cm
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