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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Serandite (ex Charlie Key Collection)
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
4.7 x 4.2 x 1.7 cm
Prehnite (fantastic quality)
Lower New Street, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
7.1 x 5.3 x 1.4 cm
Dolomite on Quartz (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
6.7 x 1.4 x 1.5 cm
Copper ("leaf") (unique locality specimen)
Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
6.3 x 5.2 x 2.0 cm
Orpiment (great color)
El'brusskiy Arsenic mine, Elbrus Mt, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Northern Caucasus Region, Russia
3.8 x 2.9 x 2.3 cm
Calcite on Malachite (rare locality piece) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Concepcion del Oro, Mun. de Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico
4.2 x 2.3 x 1.9 cm
Opal (ex Surendra Gupta Collection)
Virgin Valley District, Humboldt County, Nevada
3.2 x 2.3 x 1.1 cm
Novacekite-I (rare and classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Pedra Preta pit, Serra das Eguas, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
1.7 x 1.4 x 0.8 cm
Cerussite (rare locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Rinder shafts, Strassberg, Harzgerode Mining District, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
6.7 x 5.8 x 4.6 cm
Cassiterite (2 piece set) (ex Franceso Bedogne Collection)
Urucum Claim (Currego do Urucum pegmatite), Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.6 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm and 2.6 x 2.0 x 1.8 cm
Adularia (twin) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Cavradischlucht, Val Curnera, Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Vorderrheintal, Graubunden, Switzerland
4.7 x 4.5 x 2.6 cm
Scorodite (rare old classic) (ex Kay Robertson and Harvard University Collections)
Stamm Asser Mine, Graul, Langenberg, Schwarzenberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany (Type Locality)
6.2 x 5.2 x 4.2 cm
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