POST-TUCSON FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday April 5th, 2018
Ends Thursday, March 29th, 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 Bedogné, Paul Zerfass, Rolando Gioia, 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. Gemmy, sculptural, etched, ice-blue colored specimen of AQUAMARINE from Pedra Azul, Brazil
2. Classic pink RHODOCHROSITE from the Sunnyside Mine, Colorado (ex Dave Bergman)
3. GOLD on QUARTZ from Timmins, Ontario, Canada
4. An inside out pseudomorph of QUARTZ replacing TOURMALINE from Brazil
5. Newly mined, multicolor BANDED AGATE specimen from Zimbabwe
6. Rare matrix specimen featuring an "IRON ROSE" of HEMATITE on SMOKY QUARTZ from Brazil (ex Rolando Gioia)
7. Attractive green and colorless fluorescent OPAL-AN (Hyalite Opal) from Zacatecas, Mexico
8. Page 2 features plenty of minerals from the Kay Robertson collection
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 Bedogné, Paul Zerfass, Rolando Gioia, 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. Gemmy, sculptural, etched, ice-blue colored specimen of AQUAMARINE from Pedra Azul, Brazil
2. Classic pink RHODOCHROSITE from the Sunnyside Mine, Colorado (ex Dave Bergman)
3. GOLD on QUARTZ from Timmins, Ontario, Canada
4. An inside out pseudomorph of QUARTZ replacing TOURMALINE from Brazil
5. Newly mined, multicolor BANDED AGATE specimen from Zimbabwe
6. Rare matrix specimen featuring an "IRON ROSE" of HEMATITE on SMOKY QUARTZ from Brazil (ex Rolando Gioia)
7. Attractive green and colorless fluorescent OPAL-AN (Hyalite Opal) from Zacatecas, Mexico
8. Page 2 features plenty of minerals from the Kay Robertson collection