FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday January 17th, 2019

Ends Thursday, January 17th, 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 Francesco Bedogné, Rolando Gioia, Charlie Key, Dr. Stephen Smale, Geary Murdock 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. GEM PINK FLUORITE crystal from Pakistan
2. Odd VIVIANITE pseudomorph after Belemnite Fossil from New Jersey!
3. 150+ year old PSILOMELANE specimen from Germany (with Dr. August Kranz label)
4. Beautiful gemmy phantom FLUORITE specimen from China (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)
5. New discoveries from Peru include a piece of the so-called "COCONUT" ANDRADITE GARNETS and a lovely PINK and LAVENDER OPAL
6. A wonderful 2 piece set of CASSITERITES from Brazil (ex Francesco Bedogné Collection)
7. Rarities include species like KIDDCREEKITE and SAMARSKITE-(Y)
8. Page 2 features assorted worldwide minerals (focusing on European and North American localities) from the Kay Robertson Collection
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Psilomelane (150+ year old specimen) (ex Dr. August Krantz)
Siegen, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
5.6 x 3.2 x 2.6 cm
Andradite Garnet (Geode / "Coconut") (new find)
Pampa Blanca District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru
11.4 x 8.1 x 7.7 cm
Vivianite pseudomorph after Belemnite Fossil
Mullica Hill, Harrison Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey
6.3 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm
Red Beryl (2 crystals) (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah
0.4 x 0.3 x 0.2 cm and 0.2 x 0.2 x 0.2 cm
Fluorite (GEMMY "phantom" crystals) (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
6.0 x 4.8 x 4.3 cm
Brazilianite (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Telirio claim, Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.8 x 2.7 x 2.4 cm
Quartz / Amethyst / Agate Geode (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Las Choyas, Mun. de Aldama, Chihuahua, Mexico
11.4 x 11.3 x 3.4 cm
Samarskite-(Y) (very rare locality specimen)
Bird Rock Claim, Lawson Peak, Los Terrenitos, Laguna Mts, San Diego County, California
3.7 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm
Plumbogummite (strong color) on Pyromorphite
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
3.4 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
Kiddcreekite (extremely rare sulfide)
Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise County, Arizona
1.2 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm
Imperial Topaz (3.39 grams)
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
2.8 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm
Stilbite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
5.2 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
Opal (Pink and Lavender)
Pisco Province, Ica Department, Peru
6.3 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm
Paravauxite with Sigloite (rare material)
Contacto vein, Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillos Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (type locality for both species)
4.1 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm
Fluorapatite (ex Geary Murdock Collection)
Cerro de Mercado Mine, Victoria de Durango, Cerro de los Remedios, Mun. de Durango, Durango, Mexico
11.2 x 9.2 x 3.8 cm
Fluorite (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
3.3 x 2.8 x 1.7 cm
Fluorite with Dolomite and Quartz
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
5.0 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm
Diopside
Tormiq, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
3.2 x 2.6 x 1.8 cm
Polylithionite on Aegirine (ex Charlie Key Collection)
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
1.3 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm
Ferronigerite-2N1S (very rare) (ex Charlie Key Collection)
Three Aloes Mine, Uis pegmatites, Uis, Damaraland District, Kunene Region, Namibia
0.5 x 0.5 x 0.3 cm
Microcline (Baveno twin) (ex Geary Murdock Collection)
Sawtooth Batholith/Sawtooth Mts, Boise County, Idaho
8.8 x 5.7 x 4.6 cm
Barite (botryoidal) on Fluorite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Flussschact, Stolberg, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
7.1 x 5.4 x 5.2 cm
Carpholite (rare) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Sengelbach valley, Biesenrode, Mansfeld, Wippra Metamorphic Zone, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
6.8 x 5.2 x 4.7 cm
Descloizite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Berg Aukus, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
7.2 x 6.2 x 6.1 cm
Fluorite (GEM) on Limonite after Magnesite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Slaughteryard face, Mt Bischoff mine, Waratah, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
5.7 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm
Metatorbernite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
4.7 x 3.7 x 3.6 cm
Dioptase (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Sanda Carriere (Sanda Mine), Mindouli, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
2.7 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
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