MINERAL COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS (set 1 of 2) with OLD CLASSICS, NEW FINDS and RARITIES - ends Thursday Aug 2, 2018

ends Thursday August 2, 2018
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

A wonderful selection of specimens in this week's auctions with a mix of gem crystals, classics, contemporary beauties and rare species ! We are continuing to process material from the wonderful old mineral collections of Kay Robertson along with fine minerals from numerous other collections and purchases including 1980s-90s specimens from the Ted Bartels Collection. 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. Gem green BERYL from Brazil
2. Selection of Franklin FLUORESCENTS and worldwide SMITHSONITES
3. Classic Arizona WULFENITES
4. TOURMALINE & SMOKY QUARTZ from the Tourmaline Queen Mine
5. Fine specimens from the Irv Brown, Ken Roberts & Ted Bartel collections
6. Many classics and rarities from the Kay Robertson Collection
7. Rare Colorado MARCASITE cast after tree bark.
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Strickblende (Sphalerite & Galena) Leon Hupperichs Coll.
Fossey Mine, Astenet, Liege Province, Belgium
9.8 x 7.8 x 1.8 cm
Fluorite (rare style - fluorescent) Robertson Coll.
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
6.5 x 5.1 x 2.2 cm
Danburite "hedgehog" (rare - old) Robertson Coll.
Bufa Mine, Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
3.0 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm
Crystallized Copper (superb)
Pewabic Lode, Houghton Co., Michigan
3.3 x 3.0 x 2.4 cm
DT Phantom Smoky Quartz (rare - Ken Roberts Coll.)
Paulista, Presidente Kubitschek, Minas Gerais, Brazil
10.8 x 5.5 x 4.3 cm
Fluorite (fluorescent) w/ Baryte (New Find)
Volcano Vein, San Diego Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico
9.8 x 6.3 x 6.0 cm
Galena, Chalcopyrite & Siderite on Quartz (old classic) Robertson Coll.
Georg Mine, Willroth, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
14.6 x 10.3 x 3.4 cm
Rhodonite xl (Ken Roberts Coll.)
Morro da Mina Mine, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.2 x 2.2 x 0.9 cm
Galena, Pyrite & Drusy Quartz (RARE old classic) Ted Bartels Coll.
Tri-State District, Missouri, Oklahoma & Kansas
14.1 x 11.2 x 9.3 cm
Calcite (rare style - WHITE fluorescence) Corley & Robertson Coll.
Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Socorro Co., New Mexico
8.6 x 6.8 x 5.2 cm
Large color-zoned Fluorite & Galena slab
Denton Mine, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois
18.0 x 12.3 x 1.2 cm
Wulfenite (classic Arizona) Robertson Coll.
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona
5.3 x 4.1 x 2.4 cm
Silver wire (old - classic locale)
Cobalt, Ontario, Canada
3.3 x 1.8 x 1.0 cm
Vesuvianite (superb crystal form, old find!)
Fushan Mine, Handan Prefecture, Hebei Province, China
4.5 x 4.2 x 2.2 cm
Sharp Willemite xls (fluorescent) Ted Bartels Coll.
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Sussex Co., New Jersey
3.5 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm
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