A SAMPLER of SELECTED 2018 BMC AUCTION SPECIMENS Auction Date: Saturday, January 20, 2018 Snow Date: June 9, 2018 Volume 004 Bismuth(Bi) Xls
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A SAMPLER OF SELECTED 2018 BMC AUCTION SPECIMENS Auction Date: Saturday, January 20, 2018 Snow date: June 9, 2018 Volume 004 Bismuth(Bi) xls. (Lab. Grown) Unusually large size l 9.0 x 8.6 x 8.2 cm l 360 g l Germany l Donated by l Mike Haritos Photograph by Mike Haritos Albite NaAlSi3 O8, Sodium aluminum silicate l 22 x 15.5 x 8.0 cm l 2,243 g l Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria l BMC purchase Photograph by Mike Haritos Gypsum var. Selenite CaSO4 · 2H2O Hydrated Calcium Sulfate, Calcite CaCO3, Calcium Carbonate & Quartz SiO2 Silicon dioxide l 19.3 x 16.0 x 11.1 cm l 2,146 g l Cavnic Mine (Kapnikbánya), Cavnic (Kapnic; Kapnik), Maramures Co., Romania. l BMC Purchase Photograph by Mike Haritos Rhodochrosite (slab) MnO3 Manganese Carbonate l 19.0 x 11.1 x.3.0 cm l 1,130 g l Capillitas Mine, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca, Argentina l BMC Purchase Photograph by Mike Haritos Celestine (Celestite) SrSO4, Strontium Sulfate l 12.4 x 10.5 x 6.7 cm l 879 g l Madagascar l BMC Purchase Photograph by Mike Haritos Quartz var. Chalcedony SiO2 Silicon Dioxide l 12.4 x 10.5 x 6.7 cm l 879 g l Idar Oberstein, Hunsrück, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany l BMC Purchase Photograph by Mike Haritos Rhodochrosite MnCO3 Manganese Carbonate with minor Pyrite FeS2 Iron Sulfide l 12.5 x 8.0 x 6.8 cm l 818 g l Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department, Peru l BMC Purchase Photograph by Mike Haritos Wulfenite PbMoO4, Lead Molybdate l 8.0 x 6.0 x 3.5 cm l 177 g l Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, Austria (Type Locality) l BMC Purchase Photograph by Mike Haritos Uvarovite Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3, Calcium Chromium Silicate l 10.0 x 8.5 x 5.4 cm l 809 g l Outokumpu Cu-Co- Zn-Ni-Ag-Au ore field, Eastern Finland Region, Finland l BMC Purchase Photograph by Mike Haritos Copper Cu, Elemental Copper & CaCO3, Calcium Carbonate l 7.1 x 5.0 x 2.5 cm l 106 g l Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia l BMC Purchase Photograph by Mike Haritos Quartz var. Milky SiO2 , Silicon Dioxide with Amethyst Scepter l 10.0 x 5.0 x 2.8 cm l 226 g l Anjozorobe District, Analamanga Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar l BMC Purchase Photograph by Mike Haritos Calcite CaCO3 Calcium Carbonate l 20.0 x 15.0 x 10.1 cm l 1,484 g l Shimen As-(Au) deposit (Huangchang As-(Au) deposit), Shimen Co., Changde Prefecture, Hunan Province, China l BMC Purchase Photograph by Mike Haritos Calcite CaCO3 Calcium Carbonate l 12.5 x 4.8 x 3.8 cm l 216 g l Cavnic Mine (Kapnikbánya), Cavnic (Kapnic; Kapnik), Maramureș Co., Romania l BMC Purchase Photograph by Mike Haritos Quartz SiO2, Silicon Dioxide & Calcite CaCO3, Calcium Carbonate l 12.0 x 10.1 x 9.0 cm l 844 g l Trepča Stan Terg Mine (Stari Trg Mine; Trepča Mine; Stan Trg Mine), Trepča complex, Trepča valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, District of Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo l BMC Purchase Photograph by Mike Haritos Stilbite NaCa2Al5Si13O36 -14H2O, Hydrated Sodium Calcium Aluminum Silicate & Quartz SiO2, Silicon Dioxide l 16.0 x 16.0 x 8.8 cm l 1,718 g l Nashik quarry (Nasik quarry), Nashik District (Nasik District), Maharashtra, India l BMC Purchase Photograph by Mike Haritos Hematite Fe2O3, Iron Oxide l 4.7 x 4.5 x 3.1 cm l 158 g l Beckermet Mine, Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, Cumbria, England, UK l BMC Purchase Photograph by Mike Haritos Pyrite FeS2, Iron Sulfide l 12.5 x 9.5 x 8.8 cm l 2,385 g l Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy l BMC Purchase Photograph by Mike Haritos Calcite CaCO3, Calcium Carbonate Geode l 20.5 x 14.4 x 10.5 cm l 2,221 g l Morocco l BMC Purchase Photograph by Mike Haritos Quartz SiO2 Silicon Dioxide l 5.7 x 4.5 x 4.0 cm l 102 g l Pinas Blancas, Boyaca Dept., Colombia l BMC Purchase Photograph by Mike Haritos Corundum Al2O3 & Fuchsite K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 A variety of Muscovite, high in chromium. View 1 l 7.5 x 7.5 x 3.2 cm l 271 g l Mysore District, Karnataka, India l Consigned by l Nancy Giacomozzi Photograph by Mike Haritos Corundum Al2O3 & Fuchsite K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 A variety of Muscovite, high in chromium. View 2 l 7.5 x 7.5 x 3.2 cm l 271 g l Mysore District, Karnataka, India l Consigned by l Nancy Giacomozzi Photograph by Mike Haritos Quartz SiO2 Silicon Dioxide Amethyst Sphere l 5.8 x 5.8 x 5.8 cm l 281 g l Rio Grande Do Sul, Brasil l Consigned by Nancy Giacomozzi Photograph by Mike Haritos Quartz SiO2 Silicon Dioxide Rose Sphere l 5.3 x 5.3 x 5.3 cm l 135 g l Minas Gerais, Brasil l Consigned by l Nancy Giacomozzi Photograph by Mike Haritos Calcite CaCO3, Calcium Carbonate, Rhombohedral Cleavage (Iceland Spar) Shows Birefringence l 5.1 x 4.4 x 3.9 cm l 246 g l Mexico l Donated by l Nancy Giacomozzi Photograph by Mike Haritos Calcite CaCO3 Sphere l 8.6 x 8.6 x 8.6 cm l 291 g l Mexico l Consigned by l Nancy Giacomozzi Photograph by Mike Haritos Bismuth(Bi) xls. (Lab. Grown) l 4.5 x 4.1 x 3.4 cm l 96 g l Germany l Donated by l Mike Haritos Photograph by Mike Haritos Zuber 5k kp (kilopond) equals (approx. 5 long tons) Hydraulic Trimmer l Height approx. 35 cm l 9,500 g (approx.) or 21 pounds (approx.) Photograph by Mike Haritos Apophyllite (K,Na) Ca4Si8O20(F,OH) – 8H2O Hydrated Potassium Calcium 2 Sodium Silicate & Stilbite NaCa2Al5Si13O36 – 14H O Hydrated Sodium Calcium Aluminum Silicate l 63.5 x 30.4 x 13.9 cm l 20,885 g l Maharashtra, India l Donated by l Stonetrust Photograph by Mike Haritos Nikon Camera Kit l Kit Name: D7100 18 – 140 VR l More Info: D7100 AF-S DX Nikkor 18 – 140 mm f/3.5 – 5.6G ED VR l Never Used, in original box. l Consigned with reserve by l Barbara Martin Photograph by Mike Haritos Velbon Tripod l Part of the previous Nikon Camera lot l Consigned with reserve by l Barbara Martin Photographing Minerals, Fossils, & Lapidary Materials l A must-have book for the mineral photographer penned by the premier mineral photographer of our era, Jeff Scovil l This book is part of the Nikon Camera lot. l Consigned with reserve by l Barbara Martin Photograph by Mike Haritos Oak Mineral Cabinet l 5 Shelves l 6 Drawers l Interior lighting l Consigned with reserve by l Barbara Martin Photograph by Mike Haritos.