FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday September 20th, 2018

Ends Thursday, September 20th, 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, Francesco Bedogne, 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 large gemmy MULTIPLE DOUBLY-TERMINATED AQUAMARINE from Pakistan
2. Fantastic GEMMY TRI-COLOR TOURMALINE from Afghanistan
3. SUPERB, large, rare, impressive SYNTHETIC QUARTZ SPECIMEN (ex - Bell Telephone Laboratories) (1,167 grams)
4. Beautiful classic multicolor OPAL from Australia
5. Wonderful, HIGHLY lustrous, rich blue AZURITE crystal group from Touissit, Morocco (ex â?" Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)<
6. Classic large multi-color "phantom" group of FLUORITE from Illinois (ex - Paul Zerfass Collection) (1,229 grams)
7. Lovely classic gemmy green cubic FLUORITE from China (ex â?" Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)
8. A rarely seen old time STEPHANITE from the TYPE LOCALITY in GERMANY!
9. Page 2 features assorted worldwide minerals (focusing on European localities) from the Kay Robertson Collection
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Lazulite (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia
7.7 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm
Topaz (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Little Three Mine, Ramona, San Diego County, California
2.0 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm
Titanite (var: Chromian Titanite) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii area, Permskaya Oblast', Urals Region, Russia
5.0 x 3.7 x 2.0 cm
Fluorapatite (rare locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Akzhaylyautas Mts, Tarbagatai Range, East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan
1.7 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm
Barite (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Frizington, West Cumberland Iron Field, Cumbria, England, UK
5.0 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Dioptase with Duftite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
6.0 x 5.3 x 2.7 cm
Calcite (GEM quality)
Wuzhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
4.5 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm
Wavellite (superb color)
Dug Hill, Avant, Garland County, Arkansas
6.3 x 3.3 x 2.0 cm
Copper ("Spinel" Twins) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Ray Mine, Scott Mountain area, Mineral Creek District, Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal County, Arizona
5.7 x 1.1 x 1.0 cm
Purple Quartz (var: Chalcedony / Agate) ("Grape" Chalcedony / Agate)
Mamuju area, Sulawesi Barat Province, Sulawesi, Indonesia
9.3 x 6.3 x 2.7 cm
Fairfieldite (classic material)
Foote Mine, Kings Mountain District, Cleveland County, North Carolina
1.8 x 1.8 x 1.1 cm
Fluorite (rare seen locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Munstertal, Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
6.2 x 4.5 x 2.1 cm
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