FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday June 7th, 2018

Ends Thursday, June 7th, 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, John Arnaud, 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. Newly mined "COCONUT" ANDRADITE GARNET from Peru
2. Large "Baveno" twinned MICROCLINE crystal with SCHORL from Pakistan
3. Excellent rare crystallized ANDERSONITE from Ambrosia Lake, New Mexico
4. Beautiful pinkish-red RHODOCHROSITE from the Moose Mine, Colorado
5. Rare specimen of crystallized NADORITE from the Type Locality in Algeria
6. Attractive crystallized GOLD specimen from the Piolho Claim, Brazil
7. Very sharp and lustrous blue SAPPHIRE crystal from the Zazafotsy Quarry, Madagascar
8. Superbly well-crystallized GOETHITE specimen from Colorado
9. Page 2 features assorted minerals from the Kay Robertson collection
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Andradite Garnet (Geode / "Coconut") (new find)
Pampa Blanca District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru
9.3 x 6.3 x 4.3 cm
Fluorite (classic material) (ex John Arnaud Collection)
Jaimina Mine, Carrales, Obdulia vein, Caravia District, Caravia mining area, Asturias, Spain
8.3 x 7.2 x 3.6 cm
Rhodochrosite (rare locality specimen)
Moose Mine, Russel Gulch, Gilpin County, Colorado
1.6 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm
Aquamarine (6 crystal set) (2.07 carats)
Xuan Le, Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam
1.1 x 0.2 x 0.2 cm to 0.8 x 0.2 x 0.1 cm
Opal
Opal Butte, Morrow County, Oregon
5.1 x 3.4 x 2.2 cm
Imperial Topaz (ex Rolando Gioia Collection) (3.76 grams)
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
2.3 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm
Green Spodumene (var: Hiddenite) (5.02 grams)
Resplendor, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.3 x 1.4 x 0.8 cm
Amazonite (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
R. A. Kosnar claim on Yucca Hill, Steven's Ranch, near Lake George, Park County, Colorado
3.4 x 3.3 x 2.5 cm
"Smoky" Amethyst (rare locality specimen)
Bor Pit, Dal'negorsk B deposit, Dal'negorsk, Kavalerovo mining district, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
7.3 x 6.7 x 5.8 cm
Siderite (good locality specimen)
Tasna Mine, Rosario section of Cerro Tasna, Nor Chichas Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
7.7 x 7.5 x 1.8 cm
Copper ("leaf") (unique locality specimen)
Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
6.1 x 4.5 x 0.4 cm
Andersonite (excellent specimen)
Ambrosia Lake Sub-district, Grants District, McKinley County, New Mexico
4.2 x 2.0 x 1.6 cm
Vanadinite (superb quality)
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
4.2 x 2.7 x 2.4 cm
Copper pseudomorph after Azurite ("rose) (rare)
Copper Rose Mine, San Lorenzo, Georgetown District, Grant County New Mexico
3.2 x 3.1 x 2.3 cm
Titanite (twin) (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Capelinha, Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.8 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm
Nadorite (very rare oxyhalide)
Nador n'Bails Mine, Djebel Nador, Guelma, Constantine Province, Algeria (Type Locality)
7.1 x 4.1 x 3.9 cm
Spessartine Garnet on Baveno Twinned Microcline
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China
6.7 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm
Prehnite on Quartz (ex John Arnaud Collection)
Brandberg area, Brandberg District, Erongo Region, Namibia
6.2 x 5.3 x 2.4 cm
Quartz (var: Chalcedony) (new find)
Smara, Es-Semara Province, Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra Region, Morocco
6.2 x 4.6 x 2.8 cm
Marialite (Scapolite) (rare locality specimen)
Santa Maria do Jetiba, Esperito Santo, Brazil
2.1 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm
Fluorite (classic material)
La Viesca, La Collada, Asturias, Spain
6.1 x 5.3 x 4.8 cm
Andalusite (crystallized) (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Jenipapo, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.5 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm
Grossular Garnet (2 piece set) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
5.0 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm and 4.3 x 3.7 x 1.8 cm
Topaz (GEM crystal) (ex Kay Robertson Collection) (22.52 grams)
Ropp Tin Mines, Bukuru, Jos Plateau, Plateau State, Nigeria
2.8 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm
Pyromorphite (rare material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Bwlch Glas Mine, Talybont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
5.7 x 4.6 x 3.3 cm
Dioptase (rare locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Malpaso Quarry (Esperanza Quarry), Dumesnil, Colon Department, Cordoba, Argentina
3.8 x 3.4 x 2.3 cm
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