FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday May 31st, 2018

Ends Thursday, May 31st, 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, Paul Zerfass, 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. EXCELLENT $$ matrix specimen of gemmy blue-green TOURMALINE on QUARTZ from Afghanistan
2. Classic "snowflake" CERUSSITE on SMITHSONITE from Tsumeb
3. GEM quality colorless TOPAZ crystal from China
4. Newly discovered orange CALCITE from the Grabiszyce Quarry, Poland
5. Fine quality beautiful blue rare CORNETITE specimen with Malachite and Chrysocolla from D. R. Congo
6. Newly discovered green twinned CHRYSOBERYL from Brazil
7. Large "floater" piece of gemmy yellow LIBYAN DESERT GLASS
8. Polished specimen of NATIVE SILVER with RHODOCHROSITE from Peru
9. Page 2 features assorted minerals from the Kay Robertson collection
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Fairfieldite (rare, classic material)
Foote Mine, Kings Mountain District, Cleveland County, North Carolina
4.6 x 4.1 x 2.8 cm
Spessartine Garnet
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China
4.5 x 3.4 x 1.8 cm
Tourmaline on Quartz (excellent display specimen)
Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Du Ab District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
8.2 x 6.2 x 4.8 cm
Galena (rare locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Mercur Mine (Merkur Mine), Silberg, Kirchhundem, Olpe, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
4.5 x 4.2 x 1.7 cm
Chevkinite-(Ce) (rare) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
above Arondu, Basha Valley, Skardu district, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
3.3 x 2.8 x 1.2 cm
Ametrine (GEM crystal) (47.87 grams)
Anahi Mine, La Gaiba District, Sandoval Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
7.9 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm
Silver with Rhodochrosite (polished) (ex Josef Vajdak)
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
4.5 x 3.2 x 1.2 cm
Smoky Quartz (Enhydro Scepter)
Krystal Tips Mine, Hallelujah Junction, Petersen Mountain, Washoe County, Nevada
3.4 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
Andradite Garnet (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Cahuilla District, Riverside County, California
8.2 x 5.2 x 2.7 cm
Fluorite (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Climax Mine, 15 miles north of Leadville, Fremont Pass, Lake County, Colorado
2.1 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass Area, Great Sand Sea, Western Desert, Egypt
8.2 x 6.6 x 5.4 cm
Wavellite
Dug Hill, Avant, Garland County, Arkansas
8.3 x 5.7 x 4.3 cm
Quartz (Muzo Habit) (rare for the locality) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Mun. Las Vigas de Ramurez (Mun. de Profesor Rafael Ramurez), Veracruz, Mexico
7.1 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm
Wiluite (classic material) (ex Fersman Museum Collection)
Vilyui River Basin (Wilui River Basin), Sakha Republic, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia (Type Locality)
3.7 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm
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