NEW YEAR'S FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 1 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday January 4, 2018

Ends Thursday, January 4, 2018
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)

ATTENTION: Please note that this auction will run for a longer period of time than normal as we didn't want it to interfere with Christmas or New Year's. This auction will be combined with the auction that closed on December 21st into one billing cycle, and will start to ship after January 4th.

This set is filled with special pieces from old and rare localities, new gem finds, and old collections all mixed together as we process and liquidate at auction many fine mineral collections. Enjoy! Look for incredibly rare old pieces from the Kay Robertson collection each week, mixed with other old classics and new mineral discoveries!


Some of the highlights from this week's auction include:

1. Superb Jonas Mine RUBELLITE TOURMALINE
2. Fine old Morenci AZURITE
3. Large POWELLITE
4. Classic and rarities from the Kay Robertson Collection
5. Old large classic MANGANITE from Ilfeld
6. Selection of TOURMALINES from the S. Schwarzinger Collection
7. Rich old NAGYAGITE from the Type Locality
8. EMERALD from a NEW FIND
9. Excellent RHODOCHROSITES
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Whiteite-(CaFeMg) (large crystal) Soregaroli Coll.
Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canada
4.0 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm
Azurite (classic Arizona)
Morenci Mine, Greenlee Co., Arizona
4.8 x 3.5 x 3.2 cm
Silver var. Kongsbergite (Sanabria Coll.)
Santa Matilde open pit, Berja Mines, Las Herrerias, Andalusia, Spain
7.8 x 4.7 x 3.4 cm
Cobaltoan Calcite (fluorescent)
Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
5.7 x 4.8 x 3.5 cm
Gem DT Calcite twin on Calcite (Payne Coll.)
Meikle Mine, Bootstrap District, Elko County, Nevada
7.4 x 4.6 x 2.3 cm
Anhydrite on Calcite twin (fluorescent) Wolfe Coll.
570 Orebody, Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
4.6 x 4.0 x 3.2 cm
Gemmy Montebrasite twin
Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.8 x 2.2 x 2.0 cm
DT Anglesite (1984 find - treated)
Touissit, Jerada Province, L'oriental Region, Morocco
5.7 x 3.9 x 2.5 cm
Native Copper w/ Chrysocolla (thick and rare combo for locale)
Blue Ridge Summit, Adams Co., Pennsylvania
12.2 x 4.7 x 4.2 cm
Orange Creedite
Mina Navidad, Durango, Mexico
7.4 x 6.5 x 6.1 cm
Barite on Fluorite (Consie Prince Coll.)
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee
12.5 x 9.7 x 6.7 cm
Botryoidal Fluorite
Minggang Mine, Shihe District, Henan Province, China
6.1 x 4.9 x 2.4 cm
Gemmy bi-colored Tourmaline (S. Schwarzinger Coll.)
Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co, California
4.2 x 2.3 x 2.0 cm
Bi-colored Tourmaline w/ Lepidolite (rare locale) S. Schwarzinger Coll.
Mika pegmatite, Rangkul' Highlands, Pamir Mts, Tajikistan
5.0 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm
Gem Rubellite Tourmaline (S. Schwarzinger Coll.)
Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co, California
3.9 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm
Dawsonite (rare carbonate) Bedogne Coll.
Grunerhof, Terlano, Adige Valley, Bolzano Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
4.9 x 3.6 x 3.5 cm
Fluorapatite reverse scepter (Dr. Ed David Coll.)
Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal area, Irkutskaya Oblast', Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
4.6 x 2.0 x 1.7 cm
Celestine (classic locale)
Maybee Quarry, Maybee, Monroe Co., Michigan
6.0 x 5.0 x 3.5 cm
Bixbyite (Type Locality) & Topaz
Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah
8.0 x 5.6 x 5.5 cm
Rhodonite, Calcite, Willamite, etc. (Robertson Coll.)
Franklin Mine, Sussex Co., New Jersey
8.1 x 6.2 x 4.1 cm
Smithsonite & Hemimorphite (rare AZ combo) Robertson Coll.
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona
4.4 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Pretulite (rare -Type Locality) & Lazulite
Hollkogel, Alpl, Krieglach, Fischbacher Alpen, Styria, Austria
6.1 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
Bi-colored gemmy Tourmaline (S. Schwarzinger Coll.)
Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co, California
4.8 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm
DT Indicolite Tourmaline w/ Lepidolite (S. Schwarzinger Coll.)
Cryo-Genie Mine, Warner Springs, San Diego Co., California
2.8 x 2.8 x 1.8 cm
Gemmy Emerald (New Find - 69.82 carats)
Shakiso, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
2.9 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm
Fluorite (fluorescent)
Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
5.3 x 3.6 x 2.5 cm
Diamond (1.11 carat)
Northern Cape Province, South Africa
0.5 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm, Thumbnail
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