[Rockhounds] Rockhounds Digest, Vol 73, Issue 6

Mon Jan 9 14:01:26 PST 2023

pics would be really nice -even a shot of each flat.
would it be possible to visit them in person - make the purchase and
delivery in one trip?

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>    1. Ad ? Garza and a new collection (Alan Goldstein)
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> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2023 21:20:55 +0000
> From: Alan Goldstein <deepskyspy at outlook.com>
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> 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.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2023 16:46:00 -0500
> From: Peter Richards <rpr at heidelberg.edu>
> To: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem
>         collectors"     <rockhounds at rockhounds.drizzle.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rockhounds]  Ad ? Garza and a new collection
> Message-ID: <F922CD7C-6AC3-46AA-AAE2-D9695DD2AA7B at heidelberg.edu>
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>
> Hi Alan,
>
> Re the Garza material:
> Are the fluorites from the Wise mine cleavages or crystal faces - can you
> tell?
> The rutile from Rist - long and much thinner? Any branching?
>
> Pictures would be great?.
>
> Thanks,
> Pete
> ___________________________
> R. Peter Richards, Ph.D.
> rpr at heidelberg.edu
> Morphological Crystallographer
>
> > On Jan 9, 2023, at 4:20 PM, Alan Goldstein <deepskyspy at outlook.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > 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.
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