FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday July 5th, 2018

Ends Thursday, July 5th, 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. A beautiful, rare, near cabinet sized piece of COPAL / YOUNG AMBER with INSECT INCLUSIONS from Colombia!
2. Fantastic, rare, gorgeous blue-green "butterfly"-twinned PHOSPHOPHYLLITE crystals on matrix from Bolivia
3. Wonderful pink colored MANGANOAN CALCITE crystals on matrix from Morocco
4. Excellent matrix specimen of fine quality CARROLLITE on CALCITE from D. R. Congo
5. An interesting and unique etched blue TOPAZ crystal from Brazil (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
6. Rarities include a green-blue LISKEARDITE from Cornwall and a EUCHROITE from the type locality!
7. GEM QUALITY / WATER CLEAR SMOKY QUARTZ crystal from Switzerland
8. Rare BLUE HEMIMORPHITE on matrix from Kimbedi, Rep. Congo (Brazzaville)
9. Page 2 features assorted minerals from the Kay Robertson collection
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Brucite (attractive color)
Balochistan, Pakistan
5.7 x 2.3 x 0.7 cm
Cobaltoan Calcite
Aghbar Mine, Aghbar, 15 Km East of Bou Azzer, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draa Region, Morocco
8.8 x 6.8 x 6.5 cm
Carrollite (new find)
Kamoya South Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Shaba, Congo
5.7 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
Mimetite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
2.7 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm
Schorl with Quartz and Albite (ex Obodda)
Shengus, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
7.3 x 6.8 x 6.2 cm
Scheelite with Cassiterite
Pingwu Beryl Mine, Huya township, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
7.5 x 5.7 x 5.2 cm
Fluorite (new find)
Koh-i-Maran, Kalat District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan
9.7 x 4.2 x 3.3 cm
Aquamarine (doubly-terminated) with Apatite, Albite and Muscovite (8.58 grams)
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
2.9 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm
Xenotime
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
1.3 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm
Smithsonite with Cuprian Adamite
Hilarion Mine, Hilarion area, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine], Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion District, Attiku Prefecture, Greece
7.3 x 5.1 x 3.2 cm
Galena (iridescent cubes) (ex Scott Williams Collection)
West Fork Mine, West Fork, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds County, Missouri
3.3 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm
Catapleiite (ex Charlie Key Collection)
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
1.7 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm
Indicolite Tourmaline on "Alligator" Quartz (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Santa Rosa mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.5 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm
Pyromorphite (rare from Bolivia)
Huari-Hauri, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
5.1 x 4.8 x 3.4 cm
Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite (classic material) (ex Stoudt Collection)
New Cornelia Mine (Ajo Mine), Ajo, Little Ajo Mts, Ajo District, Pima County, Arizona
7.2 x 3.6 x 2.2 cm
Adamite (Manganoan) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
5.0 x 3.3 x 2.9 cm
Anatase (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Vorderrhein Valley, Grischun, Switzerland
2.6 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm
Sphalerite (rare locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Beihilfe Mine, Halsbrucke, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
5.7 x 4.3 x 1.3 cm
Pyromorphite with Quartz (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Pcheloyad Mine (Ptchelojad), Momchilgrad Obshtina, Kardzhali Oblast (Kurdjali), Bulgaria
2.3 x 2.0 x 1.7 cm
Cyanotrichite (historic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Grandview Mine, Grand Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona
5.7 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Hydroxylherderite (rare locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Alto Benedito pegmatite (Alto Bernardino; Alto Questa£o), Frei Martinho, Borborema mineral province, Parauba, Brazil
6.1 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm
Grandidierite (rare OLD material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Cap Andrahomana, Analapatsy Commune, Taolanaro District (Fort Dauphin), Anosy Region (Fort Dauphin Region), Tulear Province (Toliara), Madagascar (Type Locality)
2.6 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm
Euchroite (rare classic material)
Svatodusna Valley, Lubietova (Libethen), Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia (type locality)
5.6 x 3.4 x 1.2 cm
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