POST-DENVER FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday September 27th, 2018

Ends Thursday, September 27th, 2018
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)


We have a great selection of material that we picked up over the last few months along with rarities, unusual pieces, gem crystals, classics and display specimens. Look for new goodies from Tucson along with new collection acquisitions to appear in the coming weeks. You'll even find a few fossils, carvings / lapidary items and gemstones mixed in every now and then. We'll still have selections from various collections we've obtained including Willard Wulff, Francesco Bedogne, Rolando Gioia, Charlie Key and plenty of pieces from Kay Robertson along with various dealers' inventories. Look here for the not so typical mineral specimens along with plenty of your favorites. We don't just offer the "standard 20 species", but an eclectic mix of specimens that appeal to everybody! Enjoy!

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

1. Attractive gemmy pink etched MORGANITE BERYL from Brazil (73.33 grams)
2. A classic specimen of DESCLOIZITE with unusual CALCITE "casts" from Berg Aukus, Namibia
3. Rich, deep blue, color gemmy AQUAMARINE from Vietnam
4. Beautiful newly discovered PINK OPAL with lovely fluorescence from Peru
5. Excellent, rich orange color, GEMMY GROSSULAR GARNET from the Jeffrey Mine, Canada
6. RARELY SEEN, good quality RHODOCHROSITE specimen from Freiberg, Germany!!
7. Superb GEMMY green and purple cubic FLUORITE with ARSENOPYRITE from China (ex รข?" Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)
8. A rarely seen old time LOLLINGITE from Pribram, Czech Republic!
9. Page 2 features assorted worldwide minerals (focusing on European localities) from the Kay Robertson Collection
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Descloizite with Calcite "casts" (ex John Arnaud Collection)
Berg Aukus, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
7.9 x 6.7 x 5.3 cm
Beryl (var: Morganite) (etched) (73.33 grams)
Coronel Murta, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.5 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm
Gold with Quartz
Little Johnnie Mine (Ibex Mine), Leadville, Lake County, Colorado
0.9 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm
Aquamarine (rich color)
Xuan Le, Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam
2.2 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm
Axinite-(Fe)
Khapalu (Khaplu), Ganache District (Ghanche District), Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
3.4 x 2.3 x 1.1 cm
Fluorite (classic material) (unusually colorless)
La Viesca, La Collada, Asturias, Spain
4.7 x 4.3 x 4.2 cm
Tourmaline (Verdelite) (9.77 grams) (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
Santa Rosa mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.0 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm
Grossular Garnet (ex Charlie Key Collection)
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
3.8 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm
Rosasite with Malachite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimu, Mun. de Mapimu, Durango, Mexico
5.2 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm
Fluorite (GEM twin)
Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, North Pennines, Co. Durham, England
1.8 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm
Boracite (excellent color)
Alto Chapare, Chapare Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
3.5 x 3.2 x 1.7 cm
Imperial Topaz (3.01 grams)
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
1.5 x 1.0 x 0.6 cm
Fluorite (gemmy "phantom" cubes) with Arsenopyrite (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
3.8 x 3.6 x 2.7 cm
Sphalerite (classic material) (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
Joplin Field, Tri-State District, Jasper County, Missouri
14.7 x 9.3 x 5.8 cm
Mimetite (classic material)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
2.3 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm
Ammonite (var: Ammolite)
Ambato-Boeni District, Boeny Region, Mahajanga (Majunga) Province, Madagascar
4.2 x 3.3 x 1.2 cm
Brochantite (classic material)
Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona
4.7 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm
Calcite on Sphalerite with Chalcopyrite
Black Rock Quarry, Lawrence County Zinc District, Lawrence County, Arkansas
3.1 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm
Albite with Smoky Quartz, Biotite and Orthoclase
Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
4.7 x 3.5 x 1.2 cm
Lollingite with Sphalerite (classic material) (ex Josef Vajdak)
Pribram, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic
7.5 x 7.2 x 5.2 cm
Dolomite pseudomorph after Galena on Quartz (rare locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Bergkappe Mine (Shaft 75), Neustaedtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
11.3 x 7.6 x 5.3 cm
Pseudomalachite (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Silberbrunnle Mine, Haigerach valley, Gengenbach, Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
4.2 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
Galena (highly lustrous crystals!) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Pfannenberger Einigkeit Mine, Salchendorf, Neunkirchen, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
5.8 x 4.8 x 2.6 cm
Rhodochrosite (RARE LOCALE!) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Freiberg, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
5.2 x 5.0 x 1.7 cm
Anatase (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Grischun (Grisons; Graubunden), Switzerland
2.3 x 1.9 x 1.4 cm
Fluorite (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
9.1 x 5.6 x 5.2 cm
Epidote (rare locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Pedley Hills, Riverside County, California
6.7 x 3.2 x 1.2 cm
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