POST-TUCSON MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday March 14th, 2019

Ends Thursday, March 14th, 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. A lovely polished slice of natural bi-colored AMETRINE from Bolivia
2. Classic gemmy "phantom" FLUORITE on matrix from China (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)
3. A VERY AESTHETIC old time ILVAITE on HEDENBERGITE from Elba, Italy
4. Attractive green DEMANTOID GARNET from Afghanistan
5. Wonderful "floater" group of GEM twinned GYPSUM crystals on GYPSUM from Canada
6. GEMMY pink FLUORITE with MUSCOVITE from Pakistan
7. Rarities include SAMPLEITE, VAUXITE on PARAVAUXITE, GRANDIDIERITE and PHOSPHOPHYLLITE
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Pink Fluorite with Muscovite
Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
3.7 x 3.3 x 3.1 cm
Phosphophyllite (very rare) (butterfly twins)
Huayllani mine, Infiernillos mine, Huayllani, Machacamarca District, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
5.3 x 3.0 x 1.2 cm
Smoky Quartz (attractive near "floater" crystal)
California Blue Mine, Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California
12.7 x 4.7 x 4.2 cm
Amethyst
Jackson Crossroads, Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia
6.7 x 4.7 x 3.2 cm
Chabazite (great color)
Wasson's Bluff, Parrsboro, Bay of Fundy, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
4.9 x 2.6 x 2.2 cm
Microcline (var: Amazonite) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Konso, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia
5.6 x 5.3 x 4.2 cm
Grandidierite (very rare) with Quartz
Tranomaro Commune, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy Region (Fort Dauphin Region), Tuléar Province (Toliara), Madagascar
2.9 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
Andradite Garnet (var: Demantoid)
Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
5.7 x 4.7 x 3.3 cm
Chalcedony ("Blue Holly Agate") (rare material)
Ngabu village, Chiwawy-Nsanje District, Malawi
4.1 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm
Paravauxite with Vauxite (very rare)
Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Bustillos Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (type locality for both species)
2.7 x 2.1 x 1.1 cm
Stibnite
La Salvadora mine, Oruro, Bolivia
6.1 x 1.3 x 0.4 cm
Carpathite (highly flourescent)
Picacho Mine (Picachos Mine; Los Picachos Mine), Picacho Peak, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito County, California
3.7 x 3.3 x 2.9 cm
Sampleite (very rare) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Endeavour 26, Goonumbla, Kennedy Co., New South Wales, Australia
8.0 x 5.3 x 4.3 cm
Andalusite (var: Chiastolite) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Ne Plus Ultra Mine, Daulton group, Daulton, Daulton District, Madera County], California
3.3 x 2.2 x 0.9 cm
Microcline (Baveno twins) (ex Geary Murdock Collection)
Sawtooth Batholith/Sawtooth Mts, Boise County, Idaho
10.3 x 5.7 x 5.4 cm
Red Quartz (scepters) (ex Charlie Key Collection)
Orange River, Warmbad, Karasburg District, Karas Region, Namibia
4.3 x 2.1 x 1.2 cm
Epidote (rare locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Julie Claim, Hawthorne District (Pamlico District), Mineral County, Nevada
7.2 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm
Fluorapatite (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Pulsifer Quarry, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine
3.7 x 1.9 x 1.4 cm
Hematite (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Cavradischlucht, Val Curnera, Tavetsch, Vorderrheintal, Graubünden, Switzerland
3.6 x 3.3 x 2.6 cm
Flourite on Galena (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee
3.3 x 2.9 x 2.0 cm
Pharmacosiderite (rare locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Graul, Langenberg, Schwarzenberg District, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, Germany
8.7 x 4.0 x 1.6 cm
Wulfenite (rare locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Niederberg area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
6.2 x 4.8 x 4.2 cm
Mimetite (rare locality) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Velardeña, Velardeña District, Mun. de Cuencamé, Durango, Mexico
6.6 x 4.7 x 3.3 cm
Amethyst (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Las Vigas (Piedra Parada), Veracruz, Mexico
6.4 x 5.3 x 2.4 cm
Ilvaite on Hedenbergite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Rio Marina, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
4.7 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm
Andradite Garnet (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Stanley Butte, San Carlos, Pinaleno Mts, Graham County, Arizona
2.8 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
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