FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday January 18th, 2018

Ends Thursday, January 18th, 2018
at 6:45 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, Rolando Gioia, 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. Beautiful ELECTRIC green CHROME TOURMALINE from Kenya
2. Classic pseudomorphs of MALACHITE after AZURITE on matrix from the Milpillas Mine, Mexico
3. Large crystals of NATIVE COPPER from the Central Mine in Michigan
4. Beautiful classic yellow MIMETITE specimen from the Ojuela Mine, Mexico
5. Rare and colorful ELECTRIC blue COPPER-BEARING TOURMALINE from Paraiba, Brazil
6. Rhodochrosite from the Champion Mine in Colorado (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
7. Fine quality GEMMY green crystals of SPHALERITE from the Bliesenbach Mine in Germany
8. PAGE 2 features assorted minerals from the Kay Robertson Collection!
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Fluorite (new find)
Koh-i-Maran, Kalat District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan
6.3 x 5.6 x 2.3 cm
Rhodochrosite with Sphalerite (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
Champion Mine, near Lake City, Cinnamon Pass, Park District, Hinsdale County, Colorado
2.6 x 2.1 x 1.2 cm
Copper (big crystals)
Central Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan
8.3 x 3.8 x 2.1 cm
Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico
10.7 x 7.2 x 3.7 cm
Elbaite (var: Cuprian Elbaite) (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Batalha Mine, Sao Jose da Batalha, Salgadinho, Borborema mineral province, Paraiba, Brazil
2.1 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm
Tourmaline included in Quartz (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.2 x 3.6 x 2.3 cm
Brazilianite (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Telirio claim, Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.7 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
Ferberite with Muscovite and Siderite (ex Paul Zerfass Collection)
Panasqueira, Covilha, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
5.7 x 4.5 x 4.2 cm
Multicolor Tourmaline with "Cat's Eye" effect (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.3 x 3.8 x 2.1 cm
Morganite (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Urucum Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.2 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm
Azurite
Liufengshan Mine, Anqing-Guichi Mining District, Guichi District, Chizhou Prefecture, Anhui Province, China
6.5 x 4.7 x 3.7 cm
Wavellite
Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
6.2 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm
Zircon (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
Gold Camp Road, St. Peters Dome District, El Paso County, Colorado
2.8 x 1.7 x 0.6 cm
Tourmaline (Dravite)
Yinnietharra, Western Australia, Australia
2.9 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm
Vivianite
Tomokoni adit, near Canutillos, Colavi, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, 36 km NE of Potosi, Bolivia
3.7 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
Hydroxylapatite (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Sapo Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9.3 x 5.7 x 4.8 cm
Chamosite ("Thuringite") pseudomorph after Almandine
Michigamme Mine, Michigamme, Marquette iron range, Marquette County, Michigan
2.6 x 2.0 x 1.6 cm
Calcite (770 grams)
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
12.6 x 11.2 x 7.2 cm
Smoky Quartz (ex Willard Wulff Collection - collected by Wulff)
Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado
6.7 x 4.3 x 4.2 cm
Brookite (ex Francesco Bedogne Collection)
Zard Mtn, Ras Koh Mts, Kharan District, Balochistan, Pakistan
1.7 x 1.0 x 0.1 cm
Tourmaline (2.57 grams) (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Pederneira claim, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.6 x 0.7 x 0.3 cm
Smithsonite with Calcite
Sounion Mine No. 6 ("Exi Mine"), Agia Varvara Mines (St Barbara Mines), Sounion Area, Lavrion, Attiku Prefecture, Greece
6.8 x 6.8 x 3.2 cm
Chalcedony ("Blue Holly Agate") (rare material)
Ngabu village, Chiwawy-Nsanje District, Malawi
5.7 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm
Grossular Garnet
Dionboko, Arrondissement Diakon (Diako), Commune Diakon, Cercle de Bafoulabe, Kayes Region, Mali
1.6 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm
Sphalerite ("Ruby Jack") (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Joplin Field, Tri-State District, Jasper County, Missouri
10.3 x 4.2 x 2.2 cm
Montebrasite (rare)
Fazenda Pomarolli, Linupolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9.3 x 4.2 x 0.9 cm
Smithsonite (classic material) (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico
6.2 x 3.5 x 2.3 cm
Lawsonite (rare) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Reed Station, Tiburon Uplands Nature Preserve, Tiburon Peninsula, Marin County, California (Type Locality)
5.2 x 4.7 x 3.2 cm
Anthophyllite Nodule (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Hermanov, Krizanov, Zdar nad Sazavou District, Vysocina Region, Moravia, Czech Republic
6.2 x 5.3 x 1.7 cm and 6.2 x 5.2 x 2.2 cm
Milarite (rare) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Jaguaracu pegmatite, Jaguaracu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.3 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm
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