POST-TUCSON MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday February 28th, 2019

Ends Thursday, February 28th, 2019
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 recent shows / discoveries 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 the newly acquired collection of David Burgess along with Brian Lloyd, Rolando Gioia, Charlie Key, Dr. Stephen Smale, Geary Murdock 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. Beautiful gemmy etched pink MORGANITE crystal from Brazil
2. A rarely seen HEMATITE on GALENA specimen from Tsumeb!
3. Classic old VANADINITE from Mibladen, Morocco from the original lot from 1972
4. Hard to find AQUAMARINE crystals from Pelton's Quarry, Connecticut (ex David Burgess Collection)
5. Electric blue GEMMY AZURITE from Touissit, Morocco
6. Beautiful, rare gemmy purple COQUIMBITE from Utah
7. Rarities include SCAINIITE, SPANGOLITE, ZEOPHYLLITE, LITHIOPHORITE and TRIDYMITE (triclinic polymorph of Quartz)
8. Page 2 features assorted worldwide minerals (focusing on European and North American localities) from the Kay Robertson Collection
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Anatase (4 crystals) (classic material) (ex Ward's)
Matskorha (Matskorhae), Odda, Hardangervidda, Hordaland, Norway
1.3 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm to 1.0 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm
Goethite (good quality crystals)
Dreamtime Mine, Crystal Peak area, Teller County, Colorado
5.3 x 3.8 x 2.3 cm
Vanadinite (historic piece) (ex Rich Kosnar and Walt Lidstrom specimen)
Mibladen, Midelt Province, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
9.3 x 6.8 x 2.4 cm
Pyrite (unusual form)
State Bridge area, Eagle County, Colorado
6.4 x 5.8 x 3.0 cm
Celestine (very good quality) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois
9.7 x 7.8 x 4.3 cm
Lollingite (rare locality specimen) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine
5.3 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm
Azurite (ex Rukin Jelks Collection)
Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker District, Jerada Province, L'oriental Region, Morocco
2.8 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm
Purpurite (rare) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Sandamap, Usakos, Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia
6.6 x 3.9 x 1.7 cm
Rhodochrosite on Quartz
Zanett Tunnel, Grizzly Bear Mine, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado
2.3 x 2.3 x 1.0 cm
Copper
Bennet Brook, Cape D'Or, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
4.3 x 1.6 x 0.3 cm
Spangolite (rare) (ex Tom and Loretta Massis Collection)
Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico
3.2 x 2.7 x 2.5 cm
Quartz ("Faden")
Tole (Tui), Wana, South Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan
7.2 x 5.1 x 4.4 cm
Smithsonite (Cadmian) (rare locality specimen)
Granby Field, Tri-State District, Newton County, Missouri
13.2 x 10.3 x 4.6 cm
Witherite (classic material) (ex Josef Vajdak)
Rosiclare District, Hardin County, Illinois
5.5 x 4.7 x 3.1 cm
Beryl (2 piece set) (rare locality) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Pelton's Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut
4.5 x 3.3 x 2.8 cm and 3.8 x 3.5 x 3.1 cm
Lazulite (ex Josef Vajdak)
Cross Cut Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada
9.2 x 5.3 x 4.1 cm
Titanite (twin)
Arondu, Basha Valley, Skardu district, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
5.7 x 4.8 x 2.3 cm
Cassiterite (gemmy cyclic twins)
Viloco mine, Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
3.6 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm
Wavellite
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
4.6 x 3.7 x 2.2 cm
Zeophyllite (very rare)
Schellkopf, Brenk, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
12.1 x 6.3 x 1.8 cm
Rosasite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mun. de Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
5.3 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm
Vanadinite (rare old locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Keban Mine, Keban, Elazig Province, Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey
7.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm
Sarcolite (Scapolite?) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italyi
4.9 x 4.8 x 3.0 cm
Andradite Garnet (var: Demantoid) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Maddox Mine, San Benito County, California
5.3 x 2.9 x 1.1 cm
Quartz (GEM quality) with Dolomite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Simplon Railway Tunnel, Simplon Pass, Brig, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland
3.4 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
Fuchsite Mica with Kyanite and Corundum (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Madikeri area (Mercara area), Kodagu District (Coorg District), Karnataka, Indiai
6.2 x 4.3 x 3.3 cm
Calcite (rare locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Serifos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
7.3 x 6.7 x 5.5 cm
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