FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 1 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday December 7th, 2017

Ends Thursday, December 7th, 2017
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

This week's auction is filled with new material we picked up over the last few months along with rarities, unusual pieces, gem crystals, classics and display specimens. You'll even find a few fossils, carvings / lapidary items and gemstones mixed in every now and then. Look for pieces mixed in from various collections we've obtained including Willard Wulff, Kay Robertson, Francesco Bedogné, and Paul Zerfass, along with 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. Unusual, attractive purple QUARTZ / CHALCEDONY / "GRAPE CHALCEDONY" from Indonesia
2. GOLD on QUARTZ from the Timmins area of Ontario, Canada
3. GEMMY Polished slice of purple and yellow AMETRINE from Bolivia
4. Rare specimen of REALGAR on matrix from the Royal Reward Mine in King County, Washington (Ex Francesco Bedogné Collection)
5. Unusual orange CORUNDUM crystal from India
6. Rare ANALCIME pseudomorph after HACKMANITE from Mont Saint-Hilaire (ex Van Tichelen Collection)
7. PAGE 2 features assorted minerals from the Kay Robertson Collection!
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Copper (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
Ray Mine, Scott Mountain area, Mineral Creek District, Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal County, Arizona
19.8 x 12.6 x 3.4 cm
Foitite (rare Tourmaline species)
Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
0.6 x 0.3 x 0.3 cm
Gold in / on Quartz
Timmins area, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada
2.6 x 1.4 x 1.0 cm
Cavansite on Heulandite
Wagholi, Poona, India
5.6 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm
Andradite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey
4.8 x 3.9 x 3.5 cm
Purple Quartz (var: Chalcedony / Agate) ("Grape" Chalcedony / Agate)
Mamuju area, Sulawesi Barat Province, Sulawesi, Indonesia
5.5 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
Calcite (ex Obodda)
Dal'negorsk, Kavalerovo Mining District, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
5.2 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm
Tinguaite (Polished Sphere)
Khibiny Massif, Murmanskaya Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
4.6 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm
Brookite on Quartz
Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan
5.1 x 3. 3x 0.7 cm
Bournonite on micro Quartz
Machacamarca Mine, near Colavi, Potosi Department, Bolivia
3.3 x 3.1 x 2.7 cm
Tourmaline (multicolor)
Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.7 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm
Augelite (rare green color)
Tamboras Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
11.0 x 7.8 x 3.3 cm
Vanadinite (ex Jack Halpern Collection)
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
2.2 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
Pyrite
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
2.2 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm
Fluorite (GEM quality)
Llamas Quarry, Duyos, Obdulia vein, Caravia District, Caravia mining area, Asturias, Spain
1.4 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm
Diopside (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Tormiq, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
5.3 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm
Fluorite (new find)
Sanming Prefecture, Fujian Province, China
10.2 x 7.2 x 3.4 cm
Fluorapatite (hollow)
Sapo Mine, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.5 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm
Fluorite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Erika Mine, Saulnhof, Stulln, Wulsendorf West District, Wolsendorf Fluorite Mining District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
9.3 x 8.6 x 3.8 cm
Heulandite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Gunnedah, Pottinger Co., New South Wales, Australia
6.3 x 5.3 x 3.3 cm
Sepiolite ("Meerschaum") (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Killik, Mihaliccik, Eskisehir Province, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey
6.9 x 4.1 x 3.6 cm
Calcite (rare material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Terlingua District, Brewster County, Texas
7.7 x 5.7 x 4.5 cm
Calcite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Boron, Kern County, California
8.3 x 6.3 x 3.3 cm
Serpentine pseudomorph after Hornblende (rare) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Neue Reichenberger Hutte, St Jakob, Defereggen valley, East Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria
7.9 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
Inesite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Hale Creek Mine, Mad River Rock, Coastal Range, Trinity County, California
4.6 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
Orthoclase ("Baveno" Twin) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Udacha pegmatite field, Aldan province, Khabarovskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
4.9 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm
Opal (Prase Opal) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Szklary (Glasendorf), Zabkowice (Frankenstein), Zabkowice District, Lower Silesia (Dolnoslaskie), Poland
4.0 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm
Wavellite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Mauldin Mountain Quarries, Mauldin Mt., Montgomery County]\, Arkansas
3.6 x 3.6 x 2.7 cm
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