FINE MINERAL COLLECTION & INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION - End Nov 14, 2019

A great selection this week with plenty of attractive, good quality, rare and unusual specimens.  Look for new discoveries that we picked up at recent shows or direct from the source, plus we have plenty of pieces from the newly acquired Gary Weaver collection along with a newly purchased prominent worldwide collection from the Midwest, plus dealers' inventories, and plenty from Kay Robertson!  You might even find the occasional fossil, lapidary or gem item from time to time.   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!
 
Some of the highlights from this week’s auction include:
 
1. Lovely purple SAPPHIRE on matrix from Madagascar
2. AMBER with MULTIPLE INSECT inclusions from the Dominican Republic
3. A new find of attractive pink QUARTZ from Argentina
4. Wonderful LARGE CABINET Mn-CALCITE from South Africa
5.  Classic blue CUPRIAN ADAMITE from the Ojuela Mine, Mexico
6. Attractive rich blue-green colored SMITHSONITE from Choix, Mexico
7. Rarities include ANDORITE, ZUNYITE, BILLIETITE and CUPROSKLODOWSKITE
8. Plenty of cool US and European minerals and various rarities from the collection of Kay Robertson
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Purple Sapphire on matrix
Amboarohy, Ihosy District, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar
6.4 x 4.7 x 3.5 cm
Wire Silver (2 pieces)
Hongda Mine, Xiaoqinggou Ag-Mn deposit, Lingqiu Co., Datong Prefecture, Shanxi Province, China
1.4 x 0.8 x 0.1 cm and 1.3 x 0.3 x 0.1 cm
Gold in Quartz (rare locality specimen)
Deadhorse Vein, Findley Mine, Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia
8.7 x 6.7 x 1.5 cm
Aquamarine with Schorl
Erongo Mountain, Erongo Region, Namibia
3.1 x 2.8 x 2.3 cm
Andorite with Zinkenite (very rare)
San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
2.7 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm
Malachite Stalactite
Katanga, DR Congo
8.3 x 3.2 x 2.1 cm
Quartz (ex Gary Weaver Collection)
Buttercup Pocket, Ouray Amphitheater, Ouray County, Colorado
7.1 x 6.3 x 3.8 cm
Amber with MULTIPLE insect inclusions
Sabana de la Mar (Sabana), Hato Mayor Province, Dominican Republic
4.0 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm
Axinite-(Fe)
Khapalu (Khaplu), Ganache District (Ghanche District), Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
3.8 x 3.7 x 0.7 cm
Ametrine (polished slice) (119.51 grams)
Anahi Mine, La Gaiba District, Sandoval Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
7.2 x 5.4 x 1.5 cm
Fluorite with Dolomite
Moscona Mine, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Villabona mining area, Asturias, Spain
5.7 x 5.2 x 1.6 cm
Rhodochrosite on Quartz (ex Gary Weaver Collection)
Sunnyside Mine, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado
3.7 x 2.8 x 1.8 cm
Manganite (ex David Burgess Collection)
Ilfeld, Nordhausen, Harz, Thuringia, Germany (Type Locality)
6.3 x 4.3 x 3.1 cm
Cryolite (ex Duke University and David Burgess Collections)
Ivigtut Cryolite deposit, Ivittuut, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark (Type Locality)
7.8 x 6.3 x 5.3 cm
Smithsonite
El Refugio Mine, Choix, Mun. de Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico
12.1 x 6.3 x 4.2 cm
Amethyst (Cactus Quartz)
Boekenhoutshoek area (Boekenhouthoek), Mkobola district, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
7.1 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm
Zunyite in matrix (ex Gary Weaver Collection)
Zuni Mine (Type Locality), Anvil Mountain, west of Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado
6.3 x 3.8 x 3.6 cm
Vanadinite
Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mts, Maricopa County, Arizona
3.5 x 2.6 x 2.0 cm
Opal-AN (Hyalite Opal) ("Blood Vessel Opal")
Étienne Mine, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
7.0 x 5.3 x 2.3 cm
Ruby Spinel
Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)
0.4 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm
Pyromorphite (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Corrèze, Limousin, France
5.4 x 4.3 x 2.6 cm
Stibnite (RARE locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Lucky Knock Mine (Lawrence Mine), Whitestone Coulee, Tonasket, Okanogan County Washington
5.1 x 4.7 x 2.8 cm
Fluorapatite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Liscombe Deposit, Wilberforce area, Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canada
6.6 x 4.2 x 2.9 cm
Billietite (incredibly rare) with Sklodowskite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo (Type Locality for BOTH species)
0.8 x 0.5 x 0.3 cm
Galena (stacked cubes) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Septemvri Mine (Deveti Septemvri Mine), Madan ore field, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
4.3 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Linarite (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico
5.7 x 4.3 x 1.9 cm