MINERAL COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS - end THURSDAY MAY 4, 2017 (set 1 of 2)
Ends Thursday, May 4, 2017
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)
We ramped up the auctions this week with some important, beautiful "spikers" including OLD CLASSIC MINERALS FROM EUROPE, RARE SPECIES and GEM CRYSTALS! This auction set, as do all, features classic and rare minerals from contemporary and historic worldwide localities along with gem crystals, native elements and more , mostly from old stashes and old dealer inventories that you cannot even access easily at shows anymore.
We are honored to announce the purchase of several large collections including the fantastic Kay Robertson collection of 10,000 specimens, filled with European treasures and old classics accumulated since she started collecting in 1928 (see our website for more information: http://www.irocks.com/kay-robertson-a-treasure-in-the-mineral-collecting-world)!
Some of the highlights from this week's include:
1. Rare Laos AZURITE & MALACHITE
2. Excellent selection of classics and rarities from the Kay Robertson Collection including rare old Type Locality pieces
3. Tsumeb CUPRIAN SMITHSONITE with large crystals
4. Ross Lillie Collection ILLINOIS pieces
5. Outstanding , competition quality Mexico POLYBASITE
at 6:30 PM (Central Time Zone)
We ramped up the auctions this week with some important, beautiful "spikers" including OLD CLASSIC MINERALS FROM EUROPE, RARE SPECIES and GEM CRYSTALS! This auction set, as do all, features classic and rare minerals from contemporary and historic worldwide localities along with gem crystals, native elements and more , mostly from old stashes and old dealer inventories that you cannot even access easily at shows anymore.
We are honored to announce the purchase of several large collections including the fantastic Kay Robertson collection of 10,000 specimens, filled with European treasures and old classics accumulated since she started collecting in 1928 (see our website for more information: http://www.irocks.com/kay-robertson-a-treasure-in-the-mineral-collecting-world)!
Some of the highlights from this week's include:
1. Rare Laos AZURITE & MALACHITE
2. Excellent selection of classics and rarities from the Kay Robertson Collection including rare old Type Locality pieces
3. Tsumeb CUPRIAN SMITHSONITE with large crystals
4. Ross Lillie Collection ILLINOIS pieces
5. Outstanding , competition quality Mexico POLYBASITE