A SAMPLER OF SELECTED

2018 BMC AUCTION SPECIMENS

Auction Date: Saturday, January 20, 2018Snow date: June 9, 2018

Volume 003

Fluorite CaF2

Calcium Fluoride, Sphalerite ZnS Zinc

Iron Sulfate

l 6.2 x 3.1 x 2.1 cm

l 48 g

l Niaca, Mexico

l Donated by

l Stonetrust

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Bixbyite Mn3+2O

3 Manganese Iron Oxide, Topaz

Al2(SiO

4)(F,OH)

2Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide

l 6.5 x 3.7 x 3.0 cm

l 47 g

l Thomas Range, UT

l Donated by

l Stonetrust

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Malachite Cu2(CO

3)(OH)

2Copper Carbonate Hydroxide,

Azurite Cu2(CO

3)(OH)

2Hydrated Copper Carbonate

l 7.0 x 4.5 x 2.2 cm

l 55 g

l Morenci Mine,

Greenlee Co., AZ

l Donated by

l Stonetrust

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Pyromorphite Pb5(PO

4)3Cl Lead Chlorophosphate

l 9.0 x 8.1 x 3.8 cm

l 297 g

l Les Farges Mine,

Ussel, Correze,

Limousin, France

l Consigned by

l Stonetrust

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Pyromorphite Pb5(PO

4)3Cl Lead Chlorophosphate,

Quartz SiO2

Silicon Dioxide

l 6.0 x 5.7 x 1.7 cm

l 60 g

l Yangshuo Mine,

Guilin Prefecture,

Guangxi Zhuang,

A.R., China

l Donated by

l Stonetrust

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Wulfenite Pb(MoO4) Lead Molybdate, Vanadinite var.

Endlichite Pb5(VO

4)3Cl Arsenatian Vanadinite

l 7.5 x 5.0 x 4.4 cm

l 114 g

l Los Lamentos,

Mexico

l Donated by

l Stonetrust

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Pyromorphite Pb5(PO

4)3Cl Lead Chlorophosphate

l 7.1 x 5.0 x 4.6 cm

l 233 g

l Les Farges Mine,

Ussel, Correze,

Limousin, France

l Donated by

l Stonetrust

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Aragonite CaCO3

Calcium Carbonate

l 4.3 x 3.6 x 3.3 cm

l 43 g

l Molina de Aragon,

Guadalajara,

Castile–La Mancha,

Spain

l Donated by

l Mike Haritos

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Stellerite Ca4(Si

28Al

8)O

72. 28H

2O

l 4.5 x 3.5 x 3.4 cm

l 40 g

l Diamonkara, Kayes

Region, Mali

l Donated by

l Mike Haritos

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Vesuvianite (Ca,Na,O)19

(Al,Mg,Fe3+)13

(O,B,Al,Fe3+)5(Si2O

7)4(SiO

4)10

(OH,F,O)10

l 7.5 x 5.5 x 3.7 cm

l 174 g

l Goodall Farm,

Sanford, ME

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Fluorite CaF2

Calcium Fluoride

l 7.0 x 4.6 x 4.4 cm

l 149 g

l Old Mine Plaza,

Trumbull, CT

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Fluorite CaF2

Calcium Fluoride

l 4.2 x 3.5 x 2.8 cm

l 38 g

l Trumbull, CT

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Clinozoisite {Ca2}{Al

3}(Si2O

7)(SiO

4)O(OH) Calcium,

Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide

l 7.5 x 5.5 x 3.7 cm

l 174 g

l V.A.G. Quarry,

Lowell, VT

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Quartz (Herkimer Diamonds)

l Ace of Diamonds

Mine, Middleville,

NY

l Various sizes.

l Matrix Specimen

l Single sm xl.

l Single lg xl.

l A bottle filled with

gemmy very small

xls.

l Donated by

l Dawn QuirkPhotograph by Mike Haritos

Dolomite (Cobaltoan) CaMg(CO3)2

Calcium Magnesium

Carbonate

l 5.0 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm

l 15 g

l Kakanda deposit,

Kambove

Katanga Copper

Zone, Katanga,

Congo

l Consigned with a

Reserve by

l Stonetrust

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Titanite (Sphene) CaTi(SiO4)O Calcium Titanium

Silicate Quartz SiO2

Silicon Dioxide

l 5.0 x 4.4 x 2.3 cm

l 48 g

l Dassu Valley,

Skardu Dist., Gilgit-

Baltistan, Pakistan

l Jan 2010 find

l Consigned with a

Reserve by

l Stonetrust

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Quartz “prase” SiO2

Silicon Dioxide

l 11.2 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm

l 111 g

l Megalo Horio,

Island of Serifos,

Cyclade Islands,

Greece

l Donated by

l Stonetrust

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Malachite (fibrous) Cu2(CO

3)(OH)

2Copper Carbonate

Hydroxide

l 7.4 x 3.5 x 1.7 cm

l 30 g

l Midingi, Katanga,

D.R. Congo

l Donated by

l Mike Haritos

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Fluorite CaF2

Calcium Fluoride, Beryl Be3A

l2(Si

6O

18)

Beryllium Aluminum Silicate

l 6.5 x 6.3 x 5.2 cm

l 233 g

l Hubza Valley, Gilgit

Dist. Gilgit-

Baltistan, Pakistan

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Fluorite CaF2

Calcium Fluoride, Celestine (Celestite)

SrSO4

Strontium Sulfate

l 16.0 x 7.6 x 6.3

cm

l 908 g

l El Tule Mine,

Muzquiz,

Coahuila,

Mexico

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Fluorite CaF2

Calcium Fluoride, Molybdenite MoS2

Molybdenum Sulfide

l 4.8 x 3.2 x 2.9 cm

l 89 g

l Leisner’s Shaft,

Wolfram Camp nr,

Dimbulah,

Queensland, Aust.

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Garnet Andradite (Demantoid) Ca3Fe3+

2(SiO

4)3

Calcium

Iron Silicate

l 3.2 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm

l 15 g

l Ristoro Francia,

Val Malenco,

Lombardy, Italy

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Fluorite CaF2

Calcium Fluoride

l 17.0 x 9.3 x 3.8

cm

l 858 g

l Annabel Lee

Mine, Illinois

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Beryl Be3Al

2(Si

6O

18) Beryllium Aluminum Silicate

l 5.5 x 3.5 x 3.2 cm

l 56 g

l Slocum Quarry, E.

Hampton, CT

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Garnet Grossular Ca3Al

2(SiO

4)3

Calcium Aluminum

Silicate

l 9.2 x 5.2 x 4.1 cm

l 246 g

l V.A.G. Quarry,

Lowell, VT

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Fluorite CaF2

Calcium Fluoride, Quartz SiO2 Silicon Dioxide, Adularia (a Variety of K

feldspar) KAlSi3O

8Potassium Aluminum Silicate

l 6.2 x 5.0 x 1.6 cm

l 50 g

l Mt. Blanc,

Chamonix, France

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Fluorite CaF2

Calcium Fluoride, Calcite CaCO3

Calcium

Carbonate

l 8.0 x 7.7 x 5.1 cm

l 331 g

l Rosiclare Sub-

Dist., Hardin

County, IL

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Natrolite Na2Al

2Si

3O

10. 2H

2O Hydrated Aluminum

Silicate, Polylithinite KLi2Al(Si

4O

10)(F,OH)

2

l 6.0 x 5.1 x 3.7 cm

l 60 g

l Mt. St. Hilaire,

Quebec

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Milarite (micros) K2Ca

4Al

2Be

4Si

240

60. H

2O Hydrated

Potassium Calcium Aluminum Beryllium Silicate

l 6.3 x 5.7 x 4.3 cm

l 230 g

l Middle Moat Mtn.,

Hales Location,

Bartlett, NH

l Collected by Nate

Martin

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Fluorite CaF2

Calcium Fluoride

l 11.2 x 9.4 x 4.2 cm

l 504 g

l De’An Mine,

Jiangxi, China

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Fluorite CaF2

Calcium Fluoride, Barite BaSO4

Barium

Sulfate

l 16.3 x 10.4 x

9.2 cm

l 1,712 g

l Taolin Lead-

Zinc Mine.,

Linxiang Co.,

Hunan Prov.,

China

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Fluorite CaF2

Calcium Fluoride, Barite BaSO4

Barium

Sulfate

l 10.3 x 7.8 x 4.1 cm

l 464 g

l Rock Candy Mine,

British Columbia,

Canada

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Cuprite Cu2O

3Copper Oxide

l Thumb Nail

l Rubtsovsk Mine,

Altai Mountains,

Russia

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Milarite K2Ca

4Al

2Be

4Si

240

60. H

2O Hydrated Potassium

Calcium Aluminum Beryllium Silicate

l 8.3 x 7.8 x 4.0 cm

l 216 g

l Valenciana Mine,

Guanajuato,

Mexico

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Elbaite Na(Li1.5

)Al6(Si

6O

18)(BO

3)3(OH)

3(OH) Sodium

Lithium Aluminum Boro-Silicate Hydroxide

l 3.6 x 2.1 x 1.9 cm

l 18 g

l Urubu Mine Itinga,

Minas Gerais,

Brazil

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Topaz Al2(SiO

4)(F,OH)

2 Aluminum Silicate Fluoride

Hydroxide

l 6.2 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm

l 23 g

l Old Mine Park

(Lane’s Mine of

Trumbull; Lane’s

New Stratford

Mine: Hubbard

Mine; Long Hill

Mine; Old Tungsten

Mine), Trumbull, CT

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Beryl Be3Al

2(Si

6O

18) Beryllium Aluminum Silicate

l 6.0 x 4.0 x 3.7 cm

l 67 g

l Orchard Pit,

Buckfield, ME

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Tremolite var. Hexagonite {Ca2}{Mg

5}(Si

8O

22)(OH)

2

Calcium Magnesium Silicate Hydroxide

l 6.7 x 3.1 x 1.0 cm

l 39 g

l Upper New York

State

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Magnetite Fe2+Fe3+2O

4Iron Oxide

l 5.6 x 3.9 x 2.9 cm

l 68 g

l Dashkesan Co_Fe

deposit,

Dashkesan Dist.,

Azerbaijan

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Rutile TiO2

Titanium Oxide

l 4.4 x 4.0 x 4.0 cm

l 169 g

l Grave’s Mtn.,

Lincoln Co., GA

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Crocoite Pb(CrO4) Lead Chromate

l 5.0 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm

l 6 g

l 2010 Pocket

l Adelaide Mine,

Dundas, Tasmania,

Australia

l Donated by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

VICKER MONOCULAR POLARIZING MICROSCOPE

VIEW 2

l 2 OBJECTIVES

l ILLUMINATION

l RECONDITIONED

l Online RETAIL

ASKING PRICE

$499.00

l Consigned by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

NIKON SMZ800 STEREOSCOPE (Example in operation)

l REFURBISHED

Online ASKING

RETAIL PRICE

$2995.00

l Consigned by

l Barbara Martin

NIKON SMZ800 STEREOSCOPE VIEW 1

l REFURBISHED

Online ASKING

RETAIL PRICE

$2995.00

l Consigned by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

NIKON SMZ800 STEREOSCOPE VIEW 2

l REFURBISHED

Online ASKING

RETAIL PRICE

$2995.00

l Consigned by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Camera Adapter Kit for Microscope

l For the NIKON

SMZ800

STEREOSCOPE

l Consigned by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

NEW OCULAR LENSES NIKON SMZ800

STEREOSCOPE

l Auctioned with the

Nikon Microscope

l Consigned by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos

Fiber Optics For Microscope Illumination

l Auctioned

Separately

l Consigned by

l Barbara Martin

Photograph by Mike Haritos