POST-TUCSON FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday April 5th, 2018

Ends Thursday, March 29th, 2018
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)



We have a great selection of material that we picked up over the last few months along with rarities, unusual pieces, gem crystals, classics and display specimens. Look for new goodies from Tucson along with new collection acquisitions to appear in the coming weeks. You'll even find a few fossils, carvings / lapidary items and gemstones mixed in every now and then. We'll still have selections from various collections we've obtained including Willard Wulff, Francesco Bedogné, Paul Zerfass, Rolando Gioia, and plenty of pieces from Kay Robertson along with various dealers' inventories. Look here for the not so typical mineral specimens along with plenty of your favorites. We don't just offer the "standard 20 species", but an eclectic mix of specimens that appeal to everybody! Enjoy!


Some of the highlights from this week's auction include:

1. Gemmy, sculptural, etched, ice-blue colored specimen of AQUAMARINE from Pedra Azul, Brazil
2. Classic pink RHODOCHROSITE from the Sunnyside Mine, Colorado (ex Dave Bergman)
3. GOLD on QUARTZ from Timmins, Ontario, Canada
4. An inside out pseudomorph of QUARTZ replacing TOURMALINE from Brazil
5. Newly mined, multicolor BANDED AGATE specimen from Zimbabwe
6. Rare matrix specimen featuring an "IRON ROSE" of HEMATITE on SMOKY QUARTZ from Brazil (ex Rolando Gioia)
7. Attractive green and colorless fluorescent OPAL-AN (Hyalite Opal) from Zacatecas, Mexico
8. Page 2 features plenty of minerals from the Kay Robertson collection
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Gold on Quartz
Timmins area, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada
1.1 x 0.5 x 0.3 cm
Amazonite (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
R. A. Kosnar claim on Yucca Hill, Steven's Ranch, near Lake George, Park County, Colorado
2.5 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm
Pyrite
Navajun, La Rioja, Spain
5.3 x 4.7 x 4.2 cm
Sulfur
Vodinskoe deposit, Samaraskaya Oblast', Povolzhsky Region, Russia
3.5 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Fluorite (ex Paul Zerfass Collection)
Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
7.2 x 5.7 x 4.1 cm
Tourmaline (inside out pseudomorph / replacement) with Quartz
Urubu mine, Monte Belo, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.6 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
Aegirine (ex Obodda)
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
6.3 x 5.2 x 1.8 cm
Brazilianite with Albite (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.7 x 3.4 x 1.8 cm
Quartz "cast" after Calcite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Crystal Cave, Canyon Creek, Ouray County, Colorado
9.6 x 6.6 x 2.6 cm
Fluorite
Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, North Pennines, Co. Durham, England
2.2 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm
Gypsum (hard to find material)
Salar de Uyuni, Nor Lipez Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
14.7 x 10.3 x 4.9 cm
Copper pseudomorph after Aragonite, et al. (large specimen!)
Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
3.8 x 3.1 x 2.9 cm
Vivianite with Quartz and TOURMALINE on Siderite
Chicote Grande, Inquisivi Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
2.9 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm
Schorlomite (rare Garnet species) (ex Francesco Bedogne Collection)
Jebel Bou-Agrao, Tamazeght Mountain Range, Khenifra Province, Beni Mellal-Khenifra Region, Morocco
5.9 x 4.6 x 3.7 cm
Calcite pseudomorph after Shortite
Poudrette Quarry (Demix Quarry) Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
2.2 x 2.0 x 1.3 cm
Sphalerite with Calcite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Picher Field, Tri-State District, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
7.3 x 4.7 x 2.1 cm
Spinel
An Phu (Anfu), Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam
1.7 x 1.1 x 1.0 cm
Xenotime
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
1.3 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm
Anatase with Rutile on Smoky Quartz (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Cuiaba District, Gouveia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.7 x 2.3 x 1.2 cm
Adamite (classic material)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
3.2 x 3.0 x 2.3 cm
Andalusite (crystallized)
Jenipapo, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.7 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm
Olmiite (ex Charlie Key)
N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
3.1 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm
Chabazite (rare locality specimen) (ex Matthew Zukowski Collection)
Giblin Street Quarry, Lenah Valley, Hobart City, Tasmania, Australia
7.8 x 6.9 x 6.5 cm
Montebrasite (rare)
Fazenda Pomarolli, Linupolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.3 x 4.8 x 1.3 cm
Gypsum with sand inclusions
Great Salt Plains, Jet, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
3.7 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm
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