FINE MINERALS and MINERAL COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTION - end THURSDAY APRIL 20, 2017 (set 1 of 2)

Ends Thursday, APRIL 20, 2017
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

We ramped up the auctions this week with some important, beautiful "spikers" including OLD CLASSIC MINERALS FROM EUROPE, RARE SPECIES and GEM CRYSTALS ! This auction set, as do all, features classic and rare minerals from contemporary and historic worldwide localities along with gem crystals, native elements and more , mostly from old stashes and old dealer inventories that you cannot even access easily at shows anymore. We are honored to announce the purchase of several large collections including the remainder of the Dr. Miguel Romero collection and the fantastic Kay Robertson collection, filled with European treasures and old classics accumulated since she started collecting in 1928. Look for these to start into auctions shortly!


Some of the highlights from this week's include:
1 Rare large Brazil MONTEBRASITE twin
2 Classics and old rarities from the Kay Robertson Collection
3 Early 1900s Joplin BARITE and CALCITE TWIN from the Feist Collection
4. Rare MEXICO specimens
5 Outstanding large Pakistan EPIDOTE
6. Old classics from the Paterson (NJ) Museum
7. RARE gem Cornwall PYROMORPHITES, dated 1870
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Metavariscite (old - Type Locality) ex Paterson Museum Coll.
Utahlite Hill, Lucin, Lucin District, Pilot Range, Box Elder Co., Utah
11.2 x 5.6 x 1.5 cm
Kimberlite w/ Garnet (RARE Colorado locale) ex James Howard
George Creek Kimberlite, State Line Kimberlite District, Larimer Co., Colorado
4.8 x 2.6 x 1.0 cm
Rockbridgeite (RARE important old piece - Type Locality) - Paterson Museum Coll.
Midvale Mine, South Mountain, Midvale, Rockbridge Co., Virginia
6.5 x 2.8 x 2.1 cm
Fluorite & Hyalite Opal (both fluorescent) on Quartz
Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
4.8 x 4.8 x 3.8 cm
Large Tetrahedrite & Quartz plate (Trimingham Coll.)
Casapalca Mine, Casapalca, Lima Department, Peru
16.0 x 12.2 x 5.8 cm
very fine, rich Astrophyllite (classic locale)
Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
8.8 x 7.9 x 6.3 cm
Fluorapatite & Siderite (Soregaroli Coll.)
Level 3, Panasqueira Mine, Castelo Branco Dist., Portugal
5.5 x 4.2 x 3.1 cm
Orange Creedite
Mina Navidad, Durango, Mexico
8.9 x 7.5 x 6.4 cm
Pseudomalachite (Type Locality) ex Michael Cooper Coll.
Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
5.9 x 5.2 x 3.6 cm
Epidote & Quartz (Soregaroli Coll.)
Pampa Blanca, Huancavelica Department, Peru
6.2 x 6.1 x 4.5 cm
very rare Calcite twin (RARE style - old) ex Fred Cassirer & Feist Coll.
Joplin Field, Tri-State Distric, Jasper Co., Missouri
6.2 x 2.9 x 1.9 cm
PINK Fluorite & Quartz w/ Hedenbergite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia A.R., China
12.0 x 7.8 x 3.3 cm
Brochantite on Calcite (rare locale)
Cobre Mine, Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico
4.9 x 4.6 x 4.2 cm
Sampleite (rare phosphate - Type Locality)
Chuquicamata Mine, Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile
3.9 x 2.8 x 2.1 cm
Fluorite & Schorl ex Charlie Key
Erongo Mts., Erongo Region, Namibia
3.1 x 1.9 x 1.4 cm
Smithsonite ps. After Calcite
San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
11.9 x 8.0 x 3.3 cm
Amazonite with painting
near Lake George, Park County, Colorado
2.8 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm
Wulfenite w/ Quartz xls (rare combo)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
3.9 x 3.7 x 2.2 cm
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Ozernoya, Nizhnyaya Tunguska River Basin, Evenkia, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
5.8 x 5.6 x 5.1 cm
Kyanite (RARE - old) Paterson Museum Coll.
Charlotte Courthouse, Charlotte Co., Virginia
14.8 x 12.2 x 6.3 cm
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