[Rockhounds] Ad – Garza and a new collection

[Hans Van 't Zelfde]

Happy. New year too.

Met vriendelijke groet,
Hans van ‘t Zelfde

> Op 10 jan. 2023 om 02:47 heeft Kreigh Tomaszewski <kreigh at gmail.com> het volgende geschreven:
> 
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> 
>> On Mon, Jan 9, 2023 at 4:21 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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