FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday August 9th, 2018

Ends Thursday, August 9th, 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 Bedogne, Rolando Gioia, Charlie Key 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. Terrific multicolor TOURMALINE crystals on MATRIX from Afghanistan .......
2. Fantastic green octahedral FLUORITE on QUARTZ from Riemvasmaak, South Africa
3. A gorgeous and rarely seen beautiful BLUE colored HEMIMORPHITE from Kimbedi, Rep. of Congo
4. Unusual and rare "Trapiche" habit SAPPHIRE crystal from Myanmar (Burma)
5. A beautiful cabinet display specimen of HEULANDITE from the Faroe Islands, Denmark (ex Francesco Bedogné Collection)
6. Attractive bi-colored blue and golden ANATASE crystals from the Manod Quarry, Wales, UK
7. A cool and hard to find specimen of LEONITE included with BLUE HALITE from New Mexico
8. FINE quality cabinet-sized display specimen of brilliant metallic red CUPRITE from the Milpillas Mine, Mexico
9. Page 2 features assorted worldwide minerals (focusing on European localities) from the Kay Robertson Collection
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Fluorite (classic locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Weisseck area, Murwinkel, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria
7.3 x 6.2 x 2.6 cm
Erythrite (rich rare locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
7.7 x 5.2 x 3.3 cm
Olivenite on Malachite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
5.0 x 4.7 x 4.6 cm
Sanidine (single crystal and Carlsbad twinned crystal) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Drachenfels, Kuonigswinter, Siebengebirge, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (Type Locality)
5.7 x 5.6 x 2.7 cm
Hemimorphite (beautiful color) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila County, Arizona
6.2 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm
Grossular Garnet (unusual color) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
2.7 x 2.1 x 0.8 cm
Orthoclase (var: "Paradoxite") (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Marienschacht Mine (Kuppel Mine), Wulsendorf, Schwarzach bei Nabburg, Wulsendorf East District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
4.8 x 4.0 x 2.2 cm
Cuprite (great quality and crystallization)
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico
11.1 x 7.7 x 4.3 cm
Chiavennite (rare locality specimen) (ex Josef Vajdak)
Heia Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway
8.0 x 7.7 x 5.3 cm
Anhydrite with Epidote (very rare association) (ex Josef Vajdak)
Vein ZV48, 21st Level, Uranium Mine #16, Pribram, Bohemia, Czech Republic
5.3 x 5.1 x 1.7 cm
Tourmaline (multi-color) on Microcline
Paprok Mine, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
10.1 x 7.5 x 4.3 cm
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