FINE MINERAL COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 1 of 2) - end Nov 2nd, 2017

Ends Thursday, October 26, 2017
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

A great mix of classic, contemporary mineral specimens, rarities and gem crystals! Look for pieces mixed in from various collections we've obtained including the massive mineral collections of Kay Robertson and Paul Zerfass, along with dealers' inventories. Keep an out for more Kay Robertson Collection pieces this week and in the coming weeks dating mostly from the 1950s-1970s!


Some of the highlights from this week's include:

1. Large Quebec MICROCLINE xl
2. Rare FLUORITE & AMETHYST combo from Riemasvaak
3. COLORADO rarities from the Kay Robertson Collection
4. Large New Jersey PREHNITE pseudomorph from the Dr. Ed David Collection
5. Rich old English PYROMORPHITE from the Carl Bosch & Smithsonian Collections
6. Fine large Arizona WULFENITE from the Total Wreck Mine
7. Rare 8-piece set of Brazil CHRYSOBERYLS
8. Fine fancy colored DIAMOND trio
9. ST. ANDREASBERG classics and rarities from the Kay Robertson Collection
10. Paul Zerfass and Kay Robertson Collection classics and rarities
11. Classic old St. Andreasberg CALCITE
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Manganese oxides on Quartz (Dr. B. Phillips Coll.)
Diamond Hill Quartz Mine, Antreville, Abbeville Co., South Carolina
10.2 x 5.9 x 5.4 cm
Botryoidal Pyrite w/ Calcite & Dolomite (Dr. B. Phillips Coll.)
Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri
9.4 x 7.2 x 6.5 cm
Fluorite & Rose Quartz on Rhodochrosite (RARE Colorado) Kay Robertson Coll.
Eagle Mine, Bonanza District, Saguache Co., Colorado
8.8 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm
Calcite (superb old classic) Kay Robertson Coll.
St Andreasberg, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany
10.3 x 7.3 x 4.5 cm
Pyromorphite (self-collected by Paul Zerfass Coll.)
Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
3.5 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Allemontite (Stibarsen), Galena & Calcite (old classic) Kay Robertson Coll.
Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany
3.7 x 2.6 x 2.6 cm
Aegirine w/ Feldspar
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
5.5 x 3.9 x 2.0 cm
Fluorite & Tetrahedrite on Quartz (Kay Robertson Coll.)
New Tetrahedrite Pocket, Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Park Co., Colorado
8.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm
Libyan Desert Glass (Tektite) rough & cut set
Libyan Desert Glass Area, Great Sand Sea, Western Desert, Egypt
2.6 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm (Largest of 2)
Cassiterite rough & cut set
Viloco Mine, Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
3.5 x 2.9 x 2.5 cm (Largest of 2)
Chrysoberyl twins (RARE set) Kay Robertson Coll.
Espirito Santo, Brazil
2.7 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm (Largest of 8)
Pyromorphite (Kay Robertson Coll.)
Daoping Mine, Guilin Pref., Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
5.8 x 4.9 x 2.9 cm
Gem Fluorite (fluorescent) & drusy Quartz (RARE and RARE locale - 2015 find)
Dingjiashan Pb-Zn-(Ag) deposit, Youxi Co., Sanming Prefect., Fujian Prov., China
5.8 x 4.2 x 3.3 cm
Tetrahedrite w/ Calcite (old classic) Kay Robertson Coll.
St Andreasberg, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany
6.3 x 4.4 x 3.6 cm
Large Calcite (classic Ohio)
Pugh Quarry, Weston, Wood Co., Ohio
11.1 x 10.7 x 7.4 cm
Copper "wires" (RARE style - Michigan)
Central Mine, Central, Keweenaw Co., Michigan
7.3 x 4.4 x 4.4 cm
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