FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday November 29th, 2018

Ends Thursday, November 29th, 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 recent shows / discoveries 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, Brian Lloyd, 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. Tsumeb minerals like a gemmy reticulated CERUSSITE and a COBALTOAN SMITHSONITE
2. A unique etched sculptural deep purple cubic FLUORITE specimen from Illinois (ex Ross Lille Collection)
3. Rarely seen specimen of "Reef" GOLD from Georgia!
4. An unusually FLUORESCENT AQUAMARINE from China
5. Old classic botryoidal SPHALERITE with GEM BARITE from Romania
6. A cool polished sphere of classic purple CHAROITE from Russia
7. Beautiful electric blue HEMIMORPHITE from China
8. Page 2 features assorted worldwide minerals (focusing on European and North American localities) from the Kay Robertson Collection
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Brookite (good quality)
Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan
10.4 x 8.3 x 6.7 cm
Cerussite (GEMMY twin) (ex John Arnaud Collection)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
2.5 x 2.4 x 1.7 cm
Dioptase
Kimbedi, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
5.7 x 3.8 x 3.3 cm
Opal-AN (Hyalite Opal) with Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite (var: "Staffelite")
Valec (Waltsch), Doupov (Duppau), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic
8.5 x 8.3 x 5.2 cm
Smithsonite (var: Cobaltoan)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
2.0 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm
Aquamarine (unsually fluorescent!)
Pingwu Mine, Huya Township, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
5.5 x 4.6 x 2.3 cm
Fluorite (unusual sculptural specimen) (ex Ross Lillie Collection) (circa 1930s-1950s)
Rosiclaire Level, Crystal / Victory Complex, Spar Mountain Area, Cave-In-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
11.3 x 10.8 x 5.7 cm
Fluorapatite (ex Geary Murdock Collection)
Bancroft area, Ontario, Canada
6.2 x 2.8 x 2.0 cm
Vesuvianite (bi-colored crystals)
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
2.1 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
Ferberite with Muscovite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
3.7 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm
Pink Chalcedony (interesting locality)
Antelope Canyon (Valley) (part of the childhood home of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor), Round Mountain, Greenlee County, Arizona
5.7 x 4.3 x 2.7 cm
Monazite-(Ce) (color change "butterfly"-twinned crystals)
Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Bustillos Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
14.3 x 8.2 x 3.3 cm
Hedenbergite
Langban, Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden
4.2 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm
Smithsonite with Cuprian Adamite
Hilarion Mine, Hilarion area, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine], Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion District, Attiku Prefecture, Greece
6.2 x 5.8 x 5.6 cm
Rose Quartz on Smoky Quartz
Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.3. x 3.8 x 3.2 cm
Catapleiite (ex Charlie Key Collection)
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
1.7 x 1.3 x 0.4 cm
Brazilianite (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Telirio claim, Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.3 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm
Siderite (botryoidal) with Barite (GEM)
Baia Sprie, Maramures Co., Romania
7.2 x 4.6 x 2.7 cm
Charoite (polished sphere and base)
Murunskii Massif, Chara and Tokko Rivers Confluence, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia
4.6 cm (sphere)
Carpathite (highly fluorescent)
Picacho Mine (Picachos Mine; Los Picachos Mine), Picacho Peak, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito County, California
5.0 x 4.3 x 2.6 cm
Rhodochrosite
Wutong (Wudong) Mine, Liubao ("Babu"), Cangwu Co., Wuzhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
4.7 x 3.1 x 1.2 cm
Quartz (slightly "twisted" crystals) with "Chlorite" inclusions (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Murphys District (Esmeralda District; Sperry District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California
10.6 x 9.2 x 7.4 cm
Pyrolusite (choice crystals!) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Siegen, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
4.8 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
Crocoite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Red Lead Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan district, Tasmania, Australia
2.3 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm
Zircon (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
McLaren mine, North Burgess Township, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada
4.1 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm
Andradite (var: Demantoid) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Dossi di Franscia, Campo Franscia, Lanzada, Val Lanterna, Val Malenco, Valtellina, Sondrio, Lombardia, Italy
5.6 x 5.3 x 4.3 cm
Smoky Quartz with "Chlorite" "dusting" (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Zinggenstucke, Oberaar lake area, Grimsel area, Hasli Valley, Bern, Switzerland
7.0 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm
Schorl Tourmaline in Biotite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Pizzo Forno, Chironico Valley, Leventina, Ticino (Tessin), Switzerland
4.2 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm
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