FINE MINERAL COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS (set 1 of 2) with OLD CLASSICS, NEW FINDS and RARITIES - ends Thursday June 14, 2018

ends Thursday June 14, 2018
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

A great mix this week featuring gem crystals like Topaz and Tourmaline along with LOTS of old classics, contemporary beauties and rare species ! We are continuing to process material from the wonderful old mineral collections of Kay Robertson along with fine minerals from numerous other collections and purchases. Lots of old classics here that are hard to find at any price, let alone at auction.


Some of the highlights from this week's include:

1. Large TOURMALINE combination from the Steve Smale Collection
2. Fine, large South Carolina AMETHYST and excellent Michigan COPPER
3. VERY FINE, bi-colored TANZANITE thumbnail
4. Rare old Romanian AMETHYST, and AMETHYST from the Charlie Key Collection
5. CARROLLITE on matrix
6. Rare TOURMALINE from the Little Three Mine
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Natrolite (Joe Lobell Coll.)
Horseshoe Dam area, Maricopa Co., Arizona
10.5 x 6.3 x 3.5 cm
Celestine (classic Ohio) Joe Lobell Coll.
Stoneco Lime City Quarry, Lime City, Wood Co., Ohio
4.9 x 4.2 x 3.0 cm
large Tourmaline & Lepidolite on Cleavelandite (Dr. Steve Smale Coll.)
Pederneira Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
16.0 x 11.0 x 7.7 cm
Unusual bi-colored Tanzanite (15.71 carats)
Merelani Hills, Manyara Region, Tanzania
2.0 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm
Chalcedony ps. After fossil sponge (2016 find)
Bu Craa, Laayoune Province, Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra Region, Morocco
5.2 x 4.0 x 2.5 cm
Fluorite (fluorescent) on Sphalerite (Ross Lillie Coll.)
Rosiclare Level, Minerva No. 1 Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois
10.2 x 8.8 x 6.8 cm
Sand-included Calcite crystals (Joe Lobell Coll.)
Rattlesnake Butte, Jackson Co., South Dakota
12.5 x 7.5 x 4.7 cm
Pyrophyllite (classic locale) Joe Lobell Coll.
Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., Georgia
8.8 x 6.7 x 6.5 cm
Galena w/ Quartz (uncommon locale) Joe Lobell Coll.
Magmont Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend, Iron Co., Missouri
8.2 x 6.0 x 4.2 cm
Kyanite & Quartz
Barra do Salinas district, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
10.3 x 7.2 x 4.6 cm
Copper (classic locale) Joe Lobell Coll.
Ray Mine, Pinal Co., Arizona
8.7 x 6.6 x 3.8 cm
Large rich Kinoite w/ Apophyllite (Joe Lobell Coll.)
Christmas Mine, Christmas, Banner District, Gila Co., Arizona
15.3 x 7.3 x 5.8 cm
Large GEM Amethyst plate (superb for locality in USA!)
Ellis-Jones Mine, Due West, Abbeville Co., South Carolina
17.5 x 10.5 x 7.2 cm
large Atacamite w/ Libethenite (classic locale) Joe Lobell Coll.
La Farola Mine, Tierra Amarilla, Copiap Province, Atacama Region, Chile
10.4 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm
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