FINE MINERALS and MINERAL COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTION - end THURSDAY APRIL 27, 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 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 Excellent TSUMEB rarities.
2. Unusual "Angle plated" QUARTZ.
3. Significant selection of classic and rarities from the Kay Robertson Collection including a RARE old Tsumeb PYROMORPHITE and old Type Locality KRENNERITE.
4. Fine large old English BARITE.
5. Superb and rare Republic of Congo DIOPTASE.
6. LARGE, RICH, old PRIBRAM SILVER.
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Pyrolusite (rare Mexico)
Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
7.5 x 7.1 x 4.9 cm
Gemmy bi-colored Tourmaline
Pederneira Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.5 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm
Galena w/ Calcite (uncommon locale) Sanabria Coll.
La Cruz, Linares, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain
13.4 x 10.3 x 10.1 cm
Halite "smile" w/ copper inclusions
Lubin, Lubin District, Legnica, Lower Silesia, Poland
7.4 x 5.1 x 2.6 cm
Xonotlite (rare silicate) ex Charlie Key collection
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa
3.0 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm
Valentinite on Quartz (2016 find)
Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Loudi Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
8.4 x 4.8 x 4.6 cm
Rhodochrosite (rare locale)
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
1.8 x 1.3 x 0.7 cm
Gemmy Aquamarine w/ Albite
Padre Paraiso, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.6 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm
Quartz var. Chalcedony ps. After Fluorite (old classic)
Wheal Mary Ann, Menheniot, Liskeard District, Cornwall, England
7.9 x 5.8 x 4.4 cm
Amethyst scepters
Fat Jack Mine, Lane Mountain, Yavapai Co., Arizona
10.8 x 6.5 x 3.9 cm
Plumbogummite ps. After Pyromorphite on Quartz
Yangshuo Mine, Guilin Prefect., Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
14.8 x 7.2 x 4.8 cm
Hornblende (classic locale)
Studsdalen, Kragero, Telemark, Norway
2.1 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm
Large Stilbite on Chalcedony stalactites
Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India
16.7 x 10.5 x 6.6 cm
Large DT Gypsum xl (classic locale)
Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
11.5 x 6.2 x 2.0 cm
Aegirine (Madrid Coll.)
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
7.0 x 3.7 x 1.8 cm
Superb Carlsbad-twinned Orthoclase (RARE locale!)
Pacos de Ferreira, Porto District, Portugal
5.4 x 3.8 x 1.5 cm
Diamond octahedron (0.95 carats)
Mir Pipe, Sakha Republic, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
0.7 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm
Large Andradite Garnet var. Demantoid ex Obodda
Soghan, Baft County, Kerman Province, Iran
2.7 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm
"Oakstone" stalactitic Baryte slice (old classic) Kay Robertson Coll.
Arbor Low, Middleton-and-Smerrill, Derbyshire, England
9.0 x 6.4 x 1.3 cm
Large DT Baryte w/ phantoms (old classic)
Frizington, Cumbria, England
12.1 x 4.1 x 2.0 cm
Fluorite (fluorescent)
Moscona Mine, Solis, Villabona mining area, Asturias, Spain
12.4 x 9.8 x 5.1 cm
Gem Calcite xls (fluorescent!)
Verchniy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Russia
7.5 x 6.4 x 3.2 cm
Large Quartz w/ Molybdenite inclusions (rare) Dick Hauck Coll.
Confianza Mine, Tilama, Coquimbo Region, Chile
14.9 x 13.0 x 11.6 cm
Large DT Calcite twin
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee
12.8 x 10.8 x 6.8 cm
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