FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - end Thursday May 23rd, 2019

Ends Thursday, May 23rd, 2019
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 recent shows / discoveries 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 the newly acquired collection of David Burgess and Dr. William Logan along with pieces from Charlie Key and Rich Kosnar, plus 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 specimen of DIOPTASE with micro WULFENITE from the Mpita Mine, Rep. of Congo
2. Unusually thin / narrow "butterfly" twinned FERBERITE on matrix from the Tasna Mine, Bolivia
3. A trio of specimens of the rare species LUDLOCKITE (one of which is associated with LEITEITE) from Tsumeb
4. Classic, gemmy rich blue colored cubic FLUORITE from the Minerva #1 Mine, Illinois
5. Gorgeous gemmy BLUE OPAL specimen from Peru
6. Classic AMBER from the Dominican Republic featuring MULTIPLE INSECT INCLUSIONS
7. Rarely seen TETRAHEDRITE on matrix from the Naica Mine in Mexico
8. Page 2 features assorted worldwide minerals (focusing on European and North American localities) from the Kay Robertson Collection
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Ferberite (unusual twin)
Tasna Mine, Cerro Tasna, Nor Chichas Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
3.8 x 3.7 x 3.1 cm
Amber with MULTIPLE insect inclusions
Sabana de la Mar (Sabana), Hato Mayor Province, Dominican Republic
14.4 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm
Plumbogummite (beautiful color)
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
4.5 x 3.8 x 3.1 cm
Azurite ("rosette" group)
Shilu Mine, Yangchun Co., Yangjiang, Guangdong, China
6.3 x 5.3 x 5.1 cm
Mimetite (classic material)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
2.3 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm
Malachite Stalactite (good quality) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Shilu Mine, Yangchun Co., Yangjiang Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China
9.4 x 3.1 x 1.7 cm
Ludlockite (very rare) (3 pieces) (ex Richard A. Kosnar Collection)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia (Type Locality)
1.0 x 0.1 x 0.1 cm to 0.6 x 0.2 x 0.1 cm
Amethyst (GEM scepter crystal)
Purple Hope No. 4 claim, Green Ridge, King County, Washington
4.1 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm
Calcite (pseudo-pyritohedral)
Shizhuyuan Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
17.7 x 10.7 x 10.7 cm
Phosphophyllite (rare classic)
Unificada Mine, Cerro Rico, Potosi City, Potosi Department, Bolivia
9.1 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm
Andradite Garnet (Geode / "Coconut") (new find)
Pampa Blanca District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru
8.3 x 7.8 x 4.7 cm
Prehnite (finger "casts") (2010 find)
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic Co., New Jersey
5.7 x 4.8 x 4.6 cm
Olmiite (rare) with Calcite
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
7.8 x 5.6 x 4.7 cm
Rhodochrosite (pictured specimen) (ex Dr. William Logan Collection)
Wolf Mine, Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
11.7 x 6.3 x 5.1 cm
Smithsonite (crystallized!) (ex Josef Vajdak)
Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Socorro County, New Mexico
7.3 x 4.8 x 4.6 cm
Obsidian ("Apache Tear")
Picketpost Mountain area, Superior, Superior District, Pinal County, Arizona
3. 7x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
Calcite with Prehnite (rare for the locality)
Babingtonite occurrences, Qiaojia Co., Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
12.1 x 8.7 x 5.8 cm
Serandite with Analcime (ex Charlie Key Collection)
Poudrette Quarry (Demix Quarry) Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
3.1 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm
Euchroite (rare) (ex Josef Vajdak)
Lubietova (Libethen), Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia (Type Locality)
9.4 x 5.6 x 5.3 cm
Tetrahedrite (RARE locality specimen!) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
6.1 x 5.2 x 3.7 cm
Creedite (rare locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Liberty Mine, Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye County, Nevada
2.4 x 2.2 x 1.1 cm
Willemite (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
4.3 x 3.2 x 2.6 cm
Bi-color Tourmaline with GEM Quartz (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California
4.5 x 2.6 x 2.0 cm
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