FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday March 15th, 2018

Ends Thursday, March 15th, 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, Rolando Gioia, 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 very attractive and fine quality Multicolor OPAL Carving of a Sea Turtle from Ethiopia
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3. Sparkling, bright yellow, gemmy crystals of MIMETITE from the Guatomo Mine ('Hat Yai' mimetite locality), Thailand
4. Superb quality, GEMMY, classic BRAZILIANITE crystals on matrix(!) from the type locality
5. Thick, gemmy, well-formed golden to close purple colored AXINITE-(Fe) crystal on matrix from Pakistan
6. Attractive GEM quality twinned crystal of CALICTE with STILBITE from Oregon
7. RARELY seen BARITE on AZURITE from Globe, Arizona
8. Page 2 features plenty of minerals from the Kay Robertson collection
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Axinite-(Fe)
Khapalu (Khaplu), Ganache District (Ghanche District), Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
5.6 x 4.5 x 3.7 cm
Multicolor Opal Carving (Sea Turtle) (57.72 grams)
Tsehay Mewcha, Wegeltena, Delanta, Wello (Wollo), Afar Province, Ethiopia
5.7 x 4.7 x 2.7 cm
Polylithionite with Leucophnanite and Siderite
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
3.7 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
Spessartine on Quartz (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Navegadora claim, Penha do Norte, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.3 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
Quartz (bipyramidal) (ex Obodda)
Zhob District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan
6.7 x 5.2 x 4.4 cm
Fluorite with Barite on Sphalerite (classic material)
Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee
10.7 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
Aquamarine (5 crystal set)
Xuan Le, Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam
1.0 x 0.3 x 0.2 cm to 1.5 x 0.2 x 0.1 cm
Willemite with Calcite and Franklinite
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey
10.1 x 7.1 x 3.4 cm
Cavansite with Stilbite
Wagholi, Poona, India
3.2 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm
Pyrite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Gassetts, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont
1.2 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm
Brucite (attractive color)
Balochistan, Pakistan
5.3 x 3.7 x 1.2 cm
Barite with Quartz
Sugarbowl Pocket, Murray Mine, Independence Mountains District, Elko County, Nevada
11.3 x 6.7 x 4.3 cm
Brazilianite (rare matrix specimen) (ex Frank Levy Collection)
Corrego Frio mine, Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Type Locality)
5.7 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Scorodite (rare)
Baishiding Mine, Zhongshan Co., Hezhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
2.3 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm
Vanadinite
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
7.1 x 5.7 x 1.7 cm
Vesuvianite (var: Manganoan Vesuvianite)
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
2.4 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm
Azurite with Malachite
Liufengshan Mine, Anqing-Guichi Mining District, Guichi District, Chizhou Prefecture, Anhui Province, China
7.2 x 6.2 x 4.9 cm
Wavellite (good quality)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
5.2 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm
Opal (var: Opal-(AN)) ("Hyalite Opal")
Squaretop Mountain, Kaimkillenbun, Dalby, Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia
2.7 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm
Paratacamite (rare) with Quartz and Chrysocolla
Lily Mine, Pisco Umay, Ica Department, Peru
7.0 x 5.6 x 4.2 cm
Spessartine Garnet with Smoky Quartz on Feldspar
Wushan, Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian, East Region, China
5.5 x 3.0 x 2.1 cm
Quartz / Agate Geode with Calcite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Las Choyas, Mun. de Aldama, Chihuahua, Mexico
9.5 x 9.1 x 5.2 cm
Stokesite (rare matrix specimen)
Urucum Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.2 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm
Malachite
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
5.5 x 4.3 x 4.0 cm
Magnesite (var: Breunnerite) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
7.2 x 5.7 x 2.5 cm
Green Sphalerite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Diabase quarry, Hartenrod, Gladenbach, Dillenburg District, Hesse, Germany
2.8 x 2.5 x 1.2 cm
Bournonite (rare locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
3.5 x 3.2 x 2.6 cm
Chrysocolla (mined prior to 1900) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
5.2 x 4.3 x 2.7 cm
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