FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday April 12th, 2018

Ends Thursday, April 12th, 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, blue-green TOURMALINE group from the Pederneira Mine, Brazil
2. Classic pink RHODOCHROSITE from the Santa Eulalia, Mexico)
3. SUPERB, large, highly lustrous, rare silvery colored bladed ANDORITE crystals with ZINKENITE from the San Jose Mine, Brazil
4. Classic deep red twinned crystals of CINNABAR on matrix from China (ex Francesco Bedogné Collection)
5. Rare MATRIX specimen of pinkish-purple IMPERIAL TOPAZ from Brazil
6. Multiple TOURMALINE specimens from Brazil from the collection of Rolando Gioia
7. Multicolor OPAL from Ethiopia
8. Page 2 features plenty of minerals from the Kay Robertson collection
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Tourmaline with Lepidolite and Albite (58 grams)
Pederneira claim, Sao Jose da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
12.7 x 6.7 x 1.7 cm
Andorite (large, very lustrous crystals) with Zinkenite
San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
7.7 x 5.2 x 2.7 cm
Rhodochrosite
Potosi Mine, Aquiles Serdan, West Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Chihuahua, Mexico
2.3 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
Smoky Quartz on Goethite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
R. A. Kosnar's "Aspenwood" claim on Yucca Hill, near Lake George, Park County, Colorado
4.8 x 4.4 x 3.3 cm
Fluorapatite (classic material)
King Lithia Mine, Greyhound Gulch, Keystone, Keystone District, Pennington County, South Dakota
2.7 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm
Vesuvianite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Bellecombe, Val d'Aosta, Piemonte, Italy
5.8 x 4.4 x 3.0 cm
Galena (from Galena!)
Galena, Galena District, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
14.3 x 10.3 x 6.7 cm
Tourmaline (bicolor) (7.78 grams)
Cruzeiro Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.4 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm
Benstonite (rare)
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois
2.9 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm
Grossular Garnet (var: "Hessonite")
Fleschhorn, Kriegalp Valley, Binntal, Wallis, Switzerland
2.3 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm
Fluorite with Dolomite
Moscona Mine, Solus, Corvera de Asturias, Villabona mining area, Asturias, Spain
6.1 x 4.1 x 2.7 cm
Dioptase
Kimbedi, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
3.2 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm
Ferberite
Tasna Mine, Atocha-Quechisla District, Nor Chichas Province, Potosu Department, Bolivia
7.2 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm
Calcite with Sphalerite (classic material)
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
11.3 x 7.3 x 6.8 cm
Azurite with Cerussite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Indiana Mine (Homestake Mine), Silver Bell District, Silver Bell Mts, Pima County, Arizona
3.6 x 2.0 x 1.2 cm
Opal (highly colorful)
Tsehay Mewcha, Wegeltena, Delanta, Wello (Wollo), Afar Province, Ethiopia
1.3 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm
Titanite (twins) with Clinochlore ("Chlorite")
Arondu, Basha Valley, Skardu district, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
11.6 x 9.3 x 3.2 cm
Tourmaline (89 grams) (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Santa Rosa Mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.8 x 3.2 x 2.1 cm
Cinnabar (twins) on Quartz with Dolomite (ex Franceso Bedogne Collection)
Wanshan Mine, Wanshan District, Tongren Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China
4.2 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm
Orange Creedite
Navidad Mine, Abasolo, Rodeo, Mun. de Rodeo, Durango, Mexico
7.3 x 6.0 x 5.4 cm
Imperial Topaz (RARE matrix specimen) (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Ouro Preto, Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.8 x 5.3 x 2.7 cm
Chalcophyllite with Azurite (ex Belsky Collection)
Teniente Mine (Braden Mine), El Teniente, Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region, Chile
4.6 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm
Fluorite (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Marienberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
6.6 x 6.4 x 2.8 cm
Babingtonite on Calcite (classic material) (ex Belsky Collection)
Lane & Son traprock quarries, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
6.5 x 4.6 x 3.8 cm
Stibnite (RARE locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Neudorf, Harzgerode mining district, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
10.1 x 5.7 x 2.3 cm
Actinolite on Talc (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Dhaulagiri #1 Lode Claim, Chelan County, Washington
5.4 x 3.6 x 2.3 cm
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