PRE-MUNICH FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday October 25th, 2018

Ends Thursday, October 25th, 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, 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. Beautiful hard to find RHODOCHROSITE "rosettes" from the Santa Rita Mine, Peru
2. A newly mined piece of colorless / white GROSSULAR GARNET from California that fluoresces!
3. Two fantastic showy display specimens of FLUORITE China from the collection of Dr. Stephen Smale
4. Lovely "Spinel"-twinned SILVER crystals from Australia
5. Attractive color-change MONAZITE-(Ce) twinned crystals from Bolivia
6. A wonderful, GEMMY, partially etched pink MORGANITE crystal from Brazil
7. Beautiful crystallized GOLD crystals from an older find in Brazil
8. Page 2 features assorted worldwide minerals (focusing on European localities) from the Kay Robertson Collection
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Rhodochrosite (rare locality specimen) (ex Uridil Collection)
Santa Rita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junin Department, Peru
7.2 x 5.7 x 3.3 cm
Dioptase
Kimbedi, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
4.1 x 3.2 x 1.8 cm
Magnetite (good quality)
Cerro Huanaquino, Potosi Department, Bolivia
3.8 x 3.5 x 2.8 cm
Chrysoberyl (sixling twin) (2013 find)
Ambatondrazaka District, Alaotra-Mangoro Region, Toamasina Province (Tamatave), Madagascar
2.0 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm
Beryl (var: Morganite) (etched) (139.80 grams)
Coronel Murta, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.5 x 3.9 x 3.3 cm
Fluorite (gemmy green octahedrons) (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)
Xianghualing Mine (Hsianghualing Mine), Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
12.4 x 11.3 x 4.5 cm
Silver ("Spinel"-twin)
Elura Mine (Endeavor Mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
2.7 x 0.4 x 0.2 cm
Tourmaline (Rubellite and Indicolite)
Santa Rosa mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.7 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm
Gold (beautifully crystallized)
Piolho claim, Pacaraima, Roraima, Brazil
1.0 x 0.7 x 0.3 cm
Vanadinite (superb quality)
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
4.3 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm
Chrysocolla
Lily Mine, Pisco Umay, Ica Department, Peru
3.9 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm
Smoky Quartz (phantoms) (good quality)
Tanapaca Mine (Mocoya Mine), Mocoya, Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
5.0 x 4.8 x 4.2 cm
Garnet
Poreniver Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada
4.2 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm
Ruby
Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam
1.4 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm
Aquamarine with Muscovite
Huya Village, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
6.3 x 5.7 x 2.7 cm
Obsidian ("Apache Tear") on matrix (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Picketpost Mountain area, Superior, Superior District, Pinal County, Arizona
4.8 x 4.1 x 3.2 cm
Amber with insect inclusions
Sabana de la Mar (Sabana), Hato Mayor Province, Dominican Republic
2.1 x 1.2 x 0.4 cm
Cassiterite (twinned) (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.8 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm
Chalcophyllite (rare)
Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing County, Nevada
2.5 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm
Fluorite with Dolomite and Quartz (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
6.3 x 4.2 x 3.4 cm
Kyanite on Turgite
Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia
11.2 x 9.4 x 7.3 cm
Monazite-(Ce) (color change twinned crystals!)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillos Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
7.6 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm
Braunite (rare) (ex Charlie Key Collection)
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
1.2 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm
Clinochlore (Chromian) ("Kammererite") (rare locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Biserskoye Cr deposit (Biserskii Zavod; Bissersky), Laki Railway Station, Gornozavodskii area, Permskaya Oblast, Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
3.5 x 3.4 x 2.8 cm
Fluorite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
3.4 x 3.3 x 2.8 cm
Lazulite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Crosscut Creek, Kulan Camp, Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada
12.2 x 7.5 x 4.8 cm
Aurichalcite (RARE locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Tecoma Hill, Lucin District, Pilot Range, Box Elder County, Utah
3.7 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm
Rutile (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Ivagua, Leventina, Ticino (Tessin), Switzerland
3.2 x 2.9 x 1.7 cm
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