FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday May 10th, 2018

Ends Thursday, May 10th, 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. Phantom zoned FLUORITE specimen from a NEW find in Baluchistan, Pakistan
2. Classic, glowing RED RHODOCHROSITE crystals on matrix from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada
3. An attractive matrix specimen of SCHORL TOURMALINE on MICROCLINE from Pakistan
4. Wonderful prismatic AQUAMARINE crystal with MUSCOVITE and ALBITE from Brazil (149 grams)
5. A VERY rare specimen of ZAKHAROVITE from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada
6. Beautiful GEM quality twinned BERYLLONITE from the Telirio Claim in Brazil (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
7. A hard to find specimen of UVAROVITE GARNET from Turkey!
8. Two ULLMANNITE specimens this week รข?" one from England, and another from Germany 8. Page 2 features assorted minerals from the Kay Robertson collection
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Pyrite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
12.3 x 11.2 x 5.3 cm
Epidote (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Wadh, Khuzdar District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan
5.2 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm
Brochantite with Azurite (ex Harold Urish Collection)
Northwest Extension, Morenci Mine, Morenci, Copper Mountain District, Shannon Mts, Greenlee County, Arizona
3.8 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm
Wavellite with Quartz
Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
8.7 x 6.6 x 2.1 cm
Uvarovite Garnet (rare locale) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Guleman Mines, Guleman, Elazig Province, Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey
6.3 x 6.1 x 3.2 cm
Prehnite (good quality)
Oficarsa Quarry (Cerro de las Culebras), Carchelejo, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain
8.8 x 5.0 x 1.5 cm
Pink Microcline (fluorescent) (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
R. A. Kosnar claim on Yucca Hill, Steven's Ranch, near Lake George, Park County, Colorado
9.0 x 7.1 x 2.1 cm
Ullmannite (rare) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Siegen, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
8.7 x 4.3 x 3.0 cm
Laguna Agate
Chihuahua, Mexico
4.4 x 4.2 x 0.4 cm
Rhodonite (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Morro da Mina Mine, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.1 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm
Euxenite-(Y) (old specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Sahamandrevo pegmatite, Ambohimasina Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
4.3 x 3.4 x 1.7 cm
Quartz "cast" with Calcite and Pyrite (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
Camp Bird Mine, above Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado
4.1 x 3.7 x 2.2 cm
Schorl on Microcline (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Nyet, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
9.2 x 5.8 x 3.6 cm
Benitoite (classic material)
Dallas Gem Mine, San Benito County, California
4.0 x 3.8 x 2.1 cm
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