SPECIAL TUCSON SHOW FINE MINERAL COLLECTION and INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION (set 2 of 2) - FEATURING SPECIMENS FROM THE KAY ROBERTSON COLLECTION - end Thursday February 15th, 2018
Ends Thursday, February 15th, 2018
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)
With the Tucson Show winding down, we're stepping it up with a full slate of auctions this week with two 60-piece auctions. We have TWO FULL PAGES of attractive, unique, classic and rare minerals from contemporary and classic worldwide localities. A great mix featuring specimens from our overstocked inventory, liquidations of the many collections we've purchased, and assorted pieces from new finds and classic localities. Stayed tuned shortly after we return home from the show, as we will be incorporating new material from Tucson into the auctions. Enjoy!
Some of the highlights from this week's auction include:
1. Superb, sharp and gemmy RUBY crystal on matrix from Afghanistan
2. Large, gem, etched, pink "floater" crystal of MORGANITE from Brazil (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
3. Excellent, doubly-terminated, "floater" crystal of gemmy bicolored KUNZITE from Afghanistan
4. An unusual Granite pseudomorph after ORTHOCLASE (Carlsbad Twin) from California (ex Van Tichelen Collection)
5. Rare and eye-catching matrix specimen of silvery COBALTITE from Sweden
6. Rare FOITITE TOURMALINE crystal from Elba Island, Italy
7. A very gemmy, beautiful PINK and BLUE TOURMALINE crystal from the Santa Rosa Mine, Brazil
8. PAGE 2 features assorted minerals from the Kay Robertson Collection!
at 6:45 PM (Central Time Zone)
With the Tucson Show winding down, we're stepping it up with a full slate of auctions this week with two 60-piece auctions. We have TWO FULL PAGES of attractive, unique, classic and rare minerals from contemporary and classic worldwide localities. A great mix featuring specimens from our overstocked inventory, liquidations of the many collections we've purchased, and assorted pieces from new finds and classic localities. Stayed tuned shortly after we return home from the show, as we will be incorporating new material from Tucson into the auctions. Enjoy!
Some of the highlights from this week's auction include:
1. Superb, sharp and gemmy RUBY crystal on matrix from Afghanistan
2. Large, gem, etched, pink "floater" crystal of MORGANITE from Brazil (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)
3. Excellent, doubly-terminated, "floater" crystal of gemmy bicolored KUNZITE from Afghanistan
4. An unusual Granite pseudomorph after ORTHOCLASE (Carlsbad Twin) from California (ex Van Tichelen Collection)
5. Rare and eye-catching matrix specimen of silvery COBALTITE from Sweden
6. Rare FOITITE TOURMALINE crystal from Elba Island, Italy
7. A very gemmy, beautiful PINK and BLUE TOURMALINE crystal from the Santa Rosa Mine, Brazil
8. PAGE 2 features assorted minerals from the Kay Robertson Collection!