POST-TUCSON FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday March 22nd, 2018

Ends Thursday, March 22nd, 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, 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. Newly mined ORANGE CALCITE specimen from the Grabiszyce Quarry in Poland
2. A hard to find association of gemmy twinned CASSITERITE with TOURMALINE from Bolivia
3. Rare new BLOOD VESSEL HYALITE OPAL from San Luis Potosi, Mexico
4. Classic hard to find MATRIX specimen of BOLEITE from Santa Rosalia, Boleo, Mexico
5. New multicolor phantom FLUORITE specimen from Pakistan
6. A specimen of TREMOLITE from the TYPE LOCALITY in Switzerland
7. Unusual newly mined "COCONUT" ANDRADITE GARNET from Peru
8. Page 2 features plenty of minerals from the Kay Robertson collection
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Celestine on Fluorite (classic material) (ex H. R. McBroom Collection)
Annabel Lee mine, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois
7.2 x 4.1 x 1.2 cm
Aquamarine with Albite and Muscovite
Shigar, Skardu, Northern Areas, Pakistan
3.5 x 3.3 x 1.9 cm
Fluorite (new find)
Koh-i-Maran, Kalat District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan
9.2 x 6.2 x 2.3 cm
Calcite (new find!)
Grabiszyce Quarry, Lesna, Lower Silesia, Poland
4.3 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm
Azurite on Malachite
Liufengshan Mine, Guichi District, Chizhou Prefecture, Anhui Province, China
4.9 x 3.4 x 2.1 cm
Pyromorphite (classic material)
Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho
3.5 x 2.9 x 2.7 cm
Cobaltoan Calcite
Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
3.5 x 3.1 x 3.0 cm
Sphalerite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Picher Field, Tri-State District, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
2.7 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm
Opal-AN (Hyalite Opal)
Chalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Spruce Pine District, Mitchell County, North Carolina
7.6 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm
Vanadinite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
J.C. Holmes Mine (J.C. Holmes claims), Temporal Gulch area, Patagonia, Wrightson District, Santa Rita Mts, Santa Cruz County, Arizona
2.4 x 2.0 x 0.6 cm
Cassiterite with Tourmaline (rare association) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Viloco mine, Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
5.3 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm
Purple Quartz (var: Chalcedony / Agate) ("Grape" Chalcedony / Agate)
Mamuju area, Sulawesi Barat Province, Sulawesi, Indonesia
3.3 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm
Pyrite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
3.3 x 2.6 x 2.1 cm
Fluorite (GEM cubes!) (ex Paul Zerfass Collection)
Jaimina Mine, Carrales, Obdulia vein, Caravia District, Caravia mining area, Asturias, Spain
7.3 x 6.4 x 3.1 cm
Serandite (classic material)
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
2.0 x 1.0 x 0.6 cm
Variscite (fine color) on Chalcedony
Ribeirao Cascalheira, Mato Grosso, Brazil
6.3 x 5.6 x 4.8 cm
Ruby Spinel (Twin)
Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma
0.4 x 0.3 x 0.1 cm
Atacamite (old specimen) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Atacama Province, Chile (Type Locality)
7.8 x 6.2 x 3.0 cm
Titanite (twin) (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Capelinha, Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.7 x 1.0 x 0.6 cm
Hematite ("Iron Rose") (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Ouro Preto, Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.3 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm
Barite (ex Schlichter Collection)
Indian Head Rock, Basin, Jefferson Co., Montana, USA
5.5 x 4.8 x 4.5 cm
Wavellite on Apatite and Quartz
Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Bustillos Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
4.4 x 4.2 x 2.1 cm
Paratacamite (ex Alex Williams and Wes Parker Collections)
Geevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
6.4 x 5.5 x 2.7 cm
Amethyst (rare locality specimen) (ex George Fisher)
Amethyst Queen Claim, Copper Creek District, Unaweep Canyon, Unaweep District, Mesa County, Colorado
4.6 x 4.4 x 2.3 cm
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