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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Molybdenite (rare locality) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Strzegom, Swidnica District, Strzegom-Sobotka Massif, Lower Silesia, Poland
2.7 x 1.7 x 0.7 cm
Chalcopyrite on Dolomite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Winterberg, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
8.1 x 5.2 x 3.3 cm
Cuprodescloizite (Mottramite) on Wulfenite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Glove Mine, Amado, Cottonwood Canyon, Tyndall District, Santa Rita Mts, Santa Cruz County, Arizona
5.0 x 3.4 x 2.3 cm
Smithsonite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
6.3 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm
Clinozoisite (rare locale) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Genesee Valley, Plumas County, California
5.6 x 3.7 x 1.6 cm
Malachite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Lukuni Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
6.3 x 4.6 x 3.3 cm
Cyprine (rare) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Sauland, Hjartdal, Telemark, Norway
3.7 x 3.1 x 1.2 cm
Wulfenite with Malachite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal County, Arizona
2.5 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm
Celestine (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Blue Bird Mine, Emery County, Utah
7.3 x 5.2 x 2.7 cm
Analcime pseudomorph after Hackmanite (rare) (ex Van Tichelen Collection)
Poudrette Quarry (Demix Quarry) Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
6.2 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm
Pyromorphite (classic material)
Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho
4.1 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Almandine (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska
1.3 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm
Epidote ("Faden") (ex Obodda)
Hachupa (Hashupi), Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
5.3 x 4.6 x 0.6 cm
Realgar (ex Franceso Bedogne Collection)
Royal Reward Mine, Green River Gorge, Franklin, King County, Washington
4.1 x 3.4 x 1.6 cm
Fluorite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Berta Quarry and Mine, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
9.3 x 6.2 x 3.1 cm
Fluorite (ex Paul Zerfass Collection)
La Collada mining area, Siero, Asturias, Spain
6.6 x 6.3 x 3.1 cm
Dolomite (twin) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Magnesite deposit, Sunk, Hohentauern, Niedere Tauern, Styria, Austria
7.4 x 5.8 x 5.7 cm
Chabazite with Prehnite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Interstate 80 roadcut, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
6.1 x 4.7 x 3.7 cm
Skorpionite (incredibly rare) on Tarbuttite
Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Luderitz District, Karas Region, Namibia (Type Locality for Skorpionite)
5.7 x 5.4 x 2.1 cm
Copper
Central Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan
11.2 x 9.7 x 7.5 cm
Ferberite
Kara-Oba W deposit, Betpakdala Desert, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan
6.5 x 5.7 x 4.0 cm
Pyrite (replacing brachiopod fossil) (ex Van Tichelen Collection)
France Stone Co. "North" Quarry, Silica, Sylvania Township, Lucas County, Ohio
5.1 x 4.1 x 3.3 cm
Scheelite
Pingwu Beryl Mine, Huya township, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
3.7 x 3.7 x 3.7 cm
Turquoise (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Gunheath China Clay Pit, Stenalees, Treverbyn, St Austell District, Cornwall, England, UK
4.2 x 3.3 x 2.7 cm
Zincite (hexagonal form) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey
4.3 x 3.6 x 3.3 cm
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