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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Cuprite (old classic) (ex Kay Robertson)
Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona
1.7 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm
Dioptase on Plancheite / Chrysocolla (?) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Renéville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
4.2 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm
Chrysoberyl ("floater" sixling twin)
Itaguacu, Espirito Santo, Brazil
1.7 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm
Pyromorphite (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Corrèze, Limousin, France
3.6 x 2.9 x 1.8 cm
Fluorite (beautiful color)
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Hardin County, Illinois
7.1 x 6.3 x 5.1 cm
Vesuvianite (classic material) (with a doubly-terminated crystal)
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
3.8 x 2.6 x 1.3 cm
Smoky Quartz "Phantom" (GEM quality) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Hallelujah Junction, Lassen County, California
4.7 x 3.0 x 1.8 cm
Thulite (manganese-bearing Zoisite) (new discovery)
Snillfjord, Krokstadora, Trondheim, Sor-Trandelag, Norway
3.7 x 3.1 x 2.8 cm
Spessartine Garnet with Smoky Quartz and Fluorite
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China
7.0 x 5.1 x 2.9 cm
Blue Opal (Copper-bearing) (39.58 grams)
Acari Mine, Caraveli Province, Arequipa, Peru
4.8 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm
Grossular Garnet ("Hessonite") with Clinochlore (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Val d'Ala, Valle Lanzo, Sesia-Lanzo, Torino, Piemonte, Italy
6.7 x 4.0 x 3.3 cm
Colemanite
Boron, Kramer District, Kern County, California
7.2 x 3.3 x 3.1 cm
Copper (fine crystallization) (ex Dr. Gunther Grundmann Collection)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
3.7 x 3.6 x 2.3 cm
Fluorite (rare locality - interesting coloring)
Koh-i-Maran Mtn, Kalat District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan
6.6 x 3.8 x 3.1 cm
Dioptase (new find!)
Mpita Mine, Kimbedi, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
5.3 x 5.1 x 2.1 cm
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