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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Dioptase (RARE locale - superb)
M'fouati, M'fouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of Congo
9.8 x 7.8 x 4.0 cm
Duftite on Tennantite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
7.2 x 4.2 x 3.5 cm
Doubly terminated Amazonite xl
Teller County, Colorado
4.7 x 3.4 x 1.7 cm
Azurite in Granite (rare and unusual!)
Azurite locality, K2, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
6.8 x 4.7 x 2.4 cm
Jarosite (uncommon Nevada locale)
Gilbert District, Esmeralda Co., Nevada
2.9 x 2.5 x 1.4 cm
Wulfenite
Red Gem Pocket - 2003, Red Cloud Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona
4.2 x 3.7 x 3.4 cm
Fluorite & Calcite (both fluorescent) Sanabria Coll.
Xianghualing Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
17.5 x 14.5 x 10.5 cm
Azurite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
5.2 x 5.0 x 2.2 cm
Manganoan Smithsonite (rare varietal)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
5.8 x 5.0 x 3.4 cm
Wulfenite (classic locale)
Erupcion Mine, Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
8.3 x 6.3 x 3.4 cm
Hematite ps. After Magnetite (1990s finds)
Payun volcano, Altiplano de Payun Matru, Mendoza, Argentina
6.4 x 5.1 x 4.8 cm
Fluorite, Tetrahedrite, Apatite & Quartz
Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Park Co., Colorado
4.3 x 2.4 x 1.7 cm
Bi-colored etched Fluorite corners (fluorescent) Charlie Key
Erongo Mts., Erongo Region, Namibia
2.7 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm (largest of 17)
Andalusite (uncommon locale)
Cerro de la Sal quarry, Sierra Albarrana, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain
3.4 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm
Crystallized Gold
Mockingbird Mine, Mariposa Co., California
1.6 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm
Pyromorphite (classic Australia) ex J. Murray Coll.
Brown's Prospect, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory, Australia
5.0 x 4.6 x 3.2 cm
Hematite-coated Quartz w/ Dolomite & Chalcopyrite
Fengjiashan Mine (Daye copper mine), Daye Co., Hubei Province, China
13.5 x 9.8 x 5.4 cm
Gem Tanzanite (12.42 carats)
Merelani Hills, Manyara Region, Tanzania
2.1 x 1.0 x 0.5 cm
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