[Rockhounds] Ad – Garza and a new collection

[Alan Goldstein]

Happy New Year!


Steve Garza’s health seems to be in a slow decline according to Dee. She survived a bout of blood clots in her lungs last fall and is now back to normal.


I’ve convinced a long-time collector / part-time dealer to begin selling his material, which unlike Steve's, also includes a lot of self-collected fossils. Bob is at the same stage of “dense storage” Steve Garza was when I first began tackling his collection in 2017. One important difference, Bob Robinson did a good job of keeping labels with specimens and flats identified.  Bob Robinson specimens not acquired soon will be sold on David Horn's (crystalman!) eBay store.


As always, reply to me directly.



The Garza inventory is in 2 flats - more specific locality info available upon request. (Don’t let the prices fool you, these are good specimens):


Box 1

Andalusite var. chiastolite in matrix (one side polished), Lancaster, PA; Min - $20

Beryl xl cluster, near Gilsum,NH; Min - $7

Beryl var. Aquamarine xls in matrix, Portland, CT; Min - $8

Calcite (twin geodes look like owl eyes), fluor/phosph., Colesburg, KY; Min - $5

Calcite xls on matrix, Winfield, PA; Cab. - $3

Calcite on dolomite, Salona, PA; Cab - $3

Chlorite on large albite xls, Acushnet, MA; Cab - $3

Dravite xls in schist, Biemann Quarry, Bethel, CT; Min - $40

Fluorite green octahedra cluster, Wise mine, NH; Cab - $10

Microcline var Amazonite w/ smoky quartz, Moat Mtn., NH; Min $5

Millerite, chalcopyrite, Halls Gap, KY; Min - $5

Prehnite, Woodbury, CT; SCab - $10

Prehnite & laumontite, Paterson, NJ; SCab - $5

Prehnite, Paterson, NJ; Cab - $20

Quartz, Milky xls, Moosup, CT; SCab - $7

Quartz with Fluorapatite, 1959 Tunnel, Palermo Mine, NH; Min - $8

Quartz xl (iron colored), Fonda, NY; Min - $3

Quartz xl w/ clay inclusion, Fonda, NY; Min - $15

Rutile xl (2.5 cm long), Rist-Ellis mine, Hiddenite, NC; TN - $10

Strontianite, Winfield, PA; TN/Min -$3

Tektite var. Bediasite, Grimes Co., TX – 2.6 g. - $26 and 4.6g - $46

Turquoise in matrix, Bishop Mine, VA; Cab - $30


Box 2

Albite xls w/ chlorite on back, Acushnet, MA; Cab - $3

Babingtonite & Prehnite, Springfield, MA; Cab - $60

Calcite (lg scalenohedral xls), Woodbury, CT; Cab - $10

Dolomite (blades), New Britain, CT; SCab - $3

Dravite lrg xl in matrix, Biemann Quarry, Bethel, CT; Min - $15

Marble. Banded, Conklin Quarry, RI; SCab - $5

Quartz, clear xls, Moosup, CT; Cab - $20

Quartz, Smoky (geode), OR; Cab - $30

Quartz with montebrasite, etc., 1959 Tunnel, Palermo Mine, NH; SCab - $30

Scapolite, Bolton Lime Quarry, Bolton, MA; Cab - $20

Schorl in microcline, Moat Mtn., NH; Cab - $5

Talc (green), Chester, VT; Cab - $10


Calcite, Dolomite, Fluorite – specimen information on request. Beautiful material collected in the 1990s, wrapped and boxed. I had to clean off the quarry powder or mud on some specimens.


Bob Robinson collection has material he collected or bought in the 1990s to early 2000s.


Box 1

Azurite, OK Mine, Beaver Co., UT; Mins $3 & $5

Chalcopyrite on Sphalerite, Picher, OK; SCab - $3

Chrysocolla with malachite, Sue Ajax mine, Eureka, UT; TN- $3; Min - $3; SCab - $5

Chrysocolla with malachite & azurite, Sue Ajax mine, Eureka, UT; Min - $3 & $4

Dolomite (br. pink) w/ chalcopyrite & calcite, Black Rock Qu., AR; SCab - $10

Fluorite (elongate, dark purple), Cave in Rock, IL; 6cm - $5

Fluorite (stepped, dark purple), Cave in Rock, IL; 4 cm - $5

Fluorite (med. Purple w/ barite drusy), Cave in Rock, IL; 7 cm - $8

Fluorite (clear cubes) on barite matrix, Caldwell Quarry, Danville, KY; Min, $5; SCabs $3, $5, $5

Hemimorphite (colorless lathes), Chihuahua, Mexico; Min - $3; SCab - $4

Microcline var Amazonite with smoky quartz xl, CO; Min - $3

Sphalerite (ruby jack xls w/ quartz), Picher, OK; L-Min - $25

Sphalerite (4cm xl on chert), Picher, OK; Min - $10

Sphalerite on white dolomite, Picher, OK; Min - $5 & $10

Sphalerite (with small galena oct.), Picher, OK; Min - $8

Sphalerite, Picher, OK; S-Min - $4

Wulfenite in blocky xls, AZ; Min - $10


Box 2

Actinolite xls, Chester, VT; 7 cm - $5

Azurite & Malachite, Morenci, Arizona; 7 cm - $4

Barite rose (sand incl.), OK; 5.5 cm - $5

Bornite, Timmons, Ontario; 7 cm - $4

Calcite (coated brown) on quartz, Idarado mine, Ouray, CO; 6 cm - $5

Calcite in limestone, Pint’s Quarry, IA; 8 cm - $2

Calcite, stalactitic xls, Mapimi, Mexico; 7.5 cm - $12

Celestine (red xls!), Wabaunsee Co., KS; 5.5 cm - $10

Cinnabar, San Luis Potosi, Mex.; 7 cm - $5

Diopside xls, Orford Mine, Quebec; 7 cm - $5

Fluorite (cubes with dark purple rims), Caldwell Quarry, Danville, KY; 6 cm, $15

Galena (2 xl habits) w/ marcasite & dolomite; Reynolds Co., MO; 4m - $10

Gypsum, Shoals, IN; 7 cm - $2

Hematite and Quartz, Mexico; Min - $3 (mis-ID on label)

Manganapatite & Schorl, Parker Mtn, NH; SCab - $5

Quartz var Amethyst w/ hematite, Diamond Willow mine, Thunder Bay, Ontario; 6.5 cm- $5

Picrolite, Timmons, Ontario; 8 cm - $5

Prehnite, Paterson, NJ; 6 cm - $5

Pyrite, Chispa, Peru; 6.5 cm - $5

Scorzalite (massive), Davis mine, Groton, NH; 6 cm - $8

Siderite, Roxbury, CT; 7 cm - $3

Stilbite-Datolite, Paterson, NJ; 5 cm - $3

Ulexite, Boron, CA; 6cm - $5

Wavellite (botryoidal), AR; 8 cm - $5

Wulfenite, Los Lamentos, Mex.; 7 cm - $5


Box 3

A variety of galena xls with associations, Reynolds Co., Missouri – priced $10 to 50, TN to Cab (most in between).

Millerite, large spray, Halls Gap, KY; 2.5 cm - $30


Box 4

Calcites and celestines, Rockport, Michigan – info on request


Box 5

Vanadinite, Pure Potential Mine, La Paz, Arizona – info on request


Box 6

Fossil "chain" coral colonies

Quepora louisvillensis and Quepora huronensis from Bullitt Co., KY. Exceptional silicified specimens priced $2 and up.