FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday July 12th, 2018

Ends Thursday, July 12th, 2018
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 Tucson 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 Willard Wulff, Francesco Bedogne, Rolando Gioia, Charlie Key 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. Big lilac FLUORITE cubes with SPHALERITE from the Elmwood Mine, Tennessee
2. A lovely crystallized LEAF GOLD specimen from the Eagle's Nest Mine in California
3. Glowing orange color, thick, tabular WULFENITE on matrix from Mexico
4. Cabinet sized, metallic, silvery STIBNITE crystal from China
5. Wonderful GEMMY TOPAZ crystal weighing 86.62 grams from China
6. Beautiful multi-colored PRECIOUS OPAL on matrix from Queensland, Australia
7. Gorgeous, gemmy, multicolor "phantom" FLUORITE on QUARTZ from Spain
8. Attractive WATERMELON TOURMALINE crystal group from Brazil (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
9. Page 2 features assorted worldwide minerals (focusing on European localities) from the Kay Robertson Collection
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Aurichalcite with Hemimorphite (ex Francesco Bedogne Collection)
79 Mine, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila County, Arizona
10.6 x 8.1 x 3.4 cm
Rhodochrosite
Wutong (Wudong) Mine, Liubao ("Babu"), Cangwu Co., Wuzhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
2.5 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm
Prehnite on Quartz
Goboboseb Mts, Brandberg Area, Daures, Erongo Region, Namibia
6.3 x 5.3 x 4.3 cm
Marialite (Scapolite) (3.82 grams)
Santa Maria do Jetiba, Espirito Santo, Brazil
4.7 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm
Magnetite
Cerro Huanaquino, Potosi Department, Bolivia
4.3 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm
Natrolite
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
2.9 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm
Plumbogummite (strong color)
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
2.8 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm
Topaz (GEMMY) (86.62 grams)
Nujiang Valley, Nujiang Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
4.1 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Pseudoboleite (very rare) with Malachite (ex Josef Vajdak)
Santa Catalina Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
4.7 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm
Vauxite with Paravauxite (very rare)
Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (Type Locality for both species)
6.8 x 5.7 x 1.7 cm
Fluorite (gemmy "phantom" crystal)
La Viesca, La Collada, Asturias, Spain
7.0 x 5.6 x 4.9 cm
Fluorite
De'an Mine, Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China
7.2 x 6.7 x 2.3 cm
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