FINE MINERAL SPECIMEN LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS - end THURSDAY June 22, 2017 (set 1 of 2)

Ends Thursday, June 22, 2017
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

FEATURING MANY SPECIMENS FROM OLD COLLECTIONS! Most of the specimens here are from old stashes and purchased dealer inventories that you cannot as easily find in today's market as in the past. This week will highlight some rare Arizona locality pieces recently obtained in a collection purchase, and classics from the Kay Robertson Collection.

We are honored to announce the purchase of several large collections including the fantastic Kay Robertson collection of 10,000 specimens, filled with European treasures and old classics accumulated since she started collecting in 1928 (see our website for more information: http://www.irocks.com/kay-robertson-a-treasure-in-the-mineral-collecting-world)!


Some of the highlights from this week's include:
1. Rare and unusual Ross Lillie Collection ILLINOIS FLUORITE
2. Classic and rarities from the Kay Robertson Collection
including a rare botryoidal MOGOK RUBY
3. Large classic Blanchard Mine FLUORITE plate
4. Superb French pink FLUORITE
5. Vibrant COBALTOAN CALCITE and YELLOW SMITHSONITE from CHINA finds!
6. Gem KUNZITE and gemmy TANZANITE xls
7. Matrix RED BERYL Thumbnail specimen
8. Fine large CALCITES from the Art Soregaroli Collection
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Large DT Manganoan Calcite (New Find - fluorescent)
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten, Inner Mongolia A.R., China
13.1 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm
Limonite stalactites (RARE - old) Kay Robertson Coll.
Roznava Co., Kosice Region, Slovakia
9.1 x 3.6 x 1.7 cm
Plumbogummite ps. after Pyromorphite & Quartz
Yangshuo Mine, Guilin Prefect., Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
12.2 x 11.7 x 5.3 cm
Amethyst & Smoky Quartz
Dasoto, Drama Prefect., Macedonia Dept., Greece
4.5 x 3.8 x 2.0 cm
Etched gemmy DT Aquamarine (Idaho!) Kay Robertson Coll.
Sawtooth Batholith/Sawtooth Mts, Idaho
3.6 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm
Sapphire (Fersman Museum of Moscow & Kay Robertson Coll.)
Pit No. 298, Ilmen Natural Reserve, Ilmen Mts, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Southern Urals, Russia
6.2 x 4.9 x 2.5 cm
Mimetite & Hemimorphite on Willemite (RARE combo)
M'fouati Mine, M'fouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of Congo
12.1 x 7.7 x 3.5 cm
Gemmy PInk Fluorite octahedrons (excellent old classic!)
Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France
3.5 x 3.0 x 2.5 cm
Opal (RARE locale)
Borovina, Trebic District, Vysocina Region, Moravia, Czech Republic
7.5 x 5.4 x 2.4 cm
Doubly terminated Red Beryl (classic locale)
Ruby Violet claims, Wah Wah Mts, Beaver Co., Utah
2.4 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm
Cuprian Smithsonite (classic Arizona) ex Harter & Murphy Coll.
79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Gila Co., Arizona
6.1 x 4.9 x 2.8 cm
Gem Kunzite (80 grams)
Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
6.0 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm
Unusual Ruby (fluorescent) Kay Robertson Coll.
Mogok, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
4.4 x 3.7 x 1.5 cm
Gemmy Tanzanite (50.48 carats)
Merelani Hills, Manyara Region, Tanzania
2.8 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm
Rosasite & Apophyllite on Chrysocolla ( Bruce Murphy Coll.)
Christmas Mine, Banner District, Gila Co., Arizona
7.5 x 6.9 x 3.4 cm
Ajoite (Type Locality) in Shattuckite (Kay Robertson Coll.)
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Pima Co., Arizona
5.1 x 4.2 x 2.8 cm
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