MINERAL COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS (set 1 of 2) with OLD CLASSICS, NEW FINDS and RARITIES - ends Thursday July 12, 2018

ends Thursday July 12, 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 Superb gem TOPAZ from the Steve Smale Collection
2. Beautiful old SILVER wires from Cobalt
3. Fine selection of LARGER specimens
4. Old CROCOITE from the Jaye Smith Collection
5. Unusual old style Los Lamentos WULFENITE
6. ORBICULAR JASPER from California
7. Fine selection of gem TOURMALINES including Jonas and Pederneira mine pieces
8. Rare Swiss TWISTED QUARTZ with a faden
9. Old fine FLUORITE from Japan
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Arsenopyrite & Quartz (Ted Bartels Coll.)
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
6.8 x 4.4 x 3.1 cm
Large Orange Creedite
Mina Navidad, Durango, Mexico
13.2 x 9.7 x 7.5 cm
Gemmy Topaz xl (193 grams) Robertson Coll.
Klein Spitzkopje, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
6.2 x 5.9 x 3.7 cm
Andradite on Hedenbergite (classic locale) Ted Bartels Coll.
Serifos Island, Aegean Islands Department, Greece
11.0 x 6.4 x 5.1 cm
Large Stilbite
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
17.6 x 9.5 x 5.2 cm
Smoky Quartz & Orthoclase (Sanabria Coll.)
El Berrocal Mine, Bustarviejo, Madrid, Spain
10.6 x 10.4 x 9.8 cm
Cave Calcite (2 generations) Tom Wolfe Coll.
Vieja Mine, Francisco Portillo, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
10.0 x 9.0 x 7.0 cm
Fluorite w/ Galena (Ted Bartels Coll.)
Rosiclare Level, Denton Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois
7.8 x 4.6 x 3.0 cm
Crocoite (self-collected by Jaye Smith - 1982)
Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
9.8 x 6.4 x 3.4 cm
Fluorite & Quartz (rare classic) Robertson Coll.
Obira mine, Bungo-Ohno City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan
6.5 x 5.8 x 3.9 cm
Pokerchip Calcite xls (Cynthia Payne Coll.)
Daye Co., Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
6.9 x 4.7 x 4.5 cm
Carrollite on Carrollite (New Find)
Kamoya South II Mine, Kambove District, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
5.4 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Large Hemimorphite
Wenshan Mine, Wenshan A.P., Yunnan Province, China
13.2 x 9.6 x 5.5 cm
Large Calcite "brain" (Tom Wolfe Coll.)
Denton Mine, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois
12.5 x 9.0 x 5.8 cm
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