A SAMPLER OF SELECTED 2018 BMC AUCTION SPECIMENS Auction Date: Saturday, January 20, 2018 Snow date: June 9, 2018 Volume 001 Fossil Tree Tray l Fossilized Tree Tray l Morocco l 21.5 x 20.0 x 4.1 cm l 2,888 g l Donated by l Village Silversmith Photograph by Mike Haritos Carnelian variety of Crypto-crystalline Quartz (SiO2) l A polished spheroid l Morocco l 8.0 x 7.0 x 5.0 cm l 384 g l Donated by l Village Silversmith Photograph by Mike Haritos Fossilized Heart-Shaped Box View 1 l Ammonoids are an extinct group of marine mollusc. l Morocco l 7.0 x 6.5 x 3.0 cm l 182 g l Donated by l Village Silversmith Photograph by Mike Haritos Fossilized Heart-Shaped Box View 2 l Ammonoids are an extinct group of marine mollusc. l Morocco l 7.0 x 6.5 x 3.0 cm l 182 g l Donated by l Village Photograph by Mike Haritos Silversmith Rose Quartz Scepter Artifact (SiO2) Silicon Dioxide l 13.5 x 5.0 x 5.0 cm l 430 g l Minas Gerais, Brazil l Donated by l Village Silversmith Photograph by Mike Haritos Amethyst var. of Quartz Artifact (SiO2) Silicon Dioxide l 6.0 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm l 93 g l Minas Gerais Brazil l Donated by l Village Silversmith Photograph by Mike Haritos Agate var. of Quartz (SiO2) Silicon Dioxide Obverse View l Polished Heart l 7.8 x 7.5 x 2.5 cm l 248 g l India l Donated by l Village Silversmith Photograph by Mike Haritos Agate var. of Quartz (SiO2) Silicon Dioxide Reverse View l Polished Heart l 7.8 x 7.5 x 2.5 cm l 248 g l India l Donated by l Village Silversmith Photograph by Mike Haritos Baryte (Barite) xls. BaSO4 (Sulfate) l 3.9 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm l 32 g l Colorado l Donated by l Phil Scalisi Photograph by Mike Haritos Celestine (Celestite) SrSO4 (Strontium Sulfate) l 9.0 x 5.0 x 2.6 cm l 219 g l Ohio l Donated by l Phil Scalisi Photograph by Mike Haritos Calcite Cup CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate) l 12.0 x 7.0 x 7.0 cm l 341 g l Mexico l Donated by l Judy Kelley Photograph by Mike Haritos Amethyst, Uruguay; Malachite, Ojuela, Mexico; Garnet, Wrangell I., AK; Pyrite, Hyanzala, Peru; & Amethyst, Concord, NC l Group of five l Donated by l Rick Cowley Photograph by Mike Haritos Bismuth (Bi) Artifact (lab grown) View 1 l 8.5 x 8.5 x 4.0 cm l 361 g l Bi xls. found in the remaining crucible hemisphere l Germany l Donated by l Village Silversmith Photograph by Mike Haritos Bismuth (Bi) Artifact (lab grown) View 2 l 8.5 x 8.5 x 4.0 cm l 361 g l Bi xls. found in the remaining crucible hemisphere l Germany l Donated by l Village Silversmith Photograph by Mike Haritos Bismuth (Bi) Artifact (lab grown) View 3, Bismuth Crucible l 8.5 x 8.5 x 4.0 cm l 361 g l Bi xls. found in the remaining crucible hemisphere l Germany l Donated by l Village Silversmith Photograph by Mike Haritos Stibnite Sb2S3 (Antimony Sulfide) View 1 l 14.8 x 4.8 x 4.0 cm l 361 g l Wuning Mine, Jiujiang Pref. Jiangxi Prov. China l Donated by l Raul Walker Photograph by Mike Haritos Stibnite Sb2S3 (Antimony Sulfide) View 2 l 14.8 x 4.8 x 4.0 cm l 361 g l Wuning Mine, Jiujiang Pref. Jiangxi Prov. China l Donated by l Raul Walker Photograph by Mike Haritos Beryl Segments Be3Al2(Si6O18) Beryllium Aluminum Silicate l 7.8 x 4.0 x 3.8 cm l 7.4 x 4.6 x 3.6 cm l Total weight 456 g l Fisher Quarry Topsham, ME l Donated by l Paul Pinette Photograph by Mike Haritos Pegmatite Section Showing Green Elbaite Tourmaline View 1 l 8.0 x 7.0 x 5.0 cm l 219 g l Plumbago Mtn. Mine, Newry, ME l Donated by l Mark Theriault Photograph by Mike Haritos Pegmatite Section Showing Green Elbaite Tourmaline View 2 l 8.0 x 7.0 x 5.0 cm l 219 g l Plumbago Mtn. Mine, Newry, ME l Donated by l Mark Theriault Photograph by Mike Haritos Elbaite Na(Li,Al)3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3OH4 Sodium Lithium Aluminum Boro-Silicate l 2.0 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm l 1 g l Mt. Mica, Paris, ME l Donated by l Mark Theriault Photograph by Mike Haritos Elbaite Na(Li,Al)3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3OH4 Sodium Lithium Aluminum Boro-Silicate l 1.4 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm l 5 g l Mt Mica, Paris, ME l Donated by l Mike Haritos Photograph by Mike Haritos Quartz SiO2 Silicon Dioxide View 1 l 7.4 x 5.5 x 2.6 cm l 133 g l Hasting’s Prospect, l Fonda, NY l Donated by l Donna Dickerson, Peter Jackson, Leroy Vargas, and the BMC group l May 27, 2017 Photograph by Mike Haritos Quartz var. Citrine (SiO2) (Heat Treated) l 18.8 x 15.0 x 7.0 cm l 2,280 g l Minas Gerais Brazil l Donated by l Village Silversmith Photograph by Mike Haritos Amethyst (SiO2) var. Quartz Candle Holder l 16.3 x 13.7 x 7.3 cm l 2,433 g l Minas Gerais Brazil l Donated by l Village Silversmith Pectolite NaCa2Si3O8(OH) Sodium Calcium Silicate Hydroxide l 9.2 x 5.7 x 3.4 cm l 101 g l Prospect Park, NJ l Donated by l Stonetrust Photograph by Mike Haritos Chromian Clinochlore var. Kammererite View 1 (Mg, Fe, Al )6(Si, Al)4O10(OH)8 Magnesium Iron Aluminum Hydroxide l 7.2 x 6.6 x 3.5 cm l 314 g l Pembe Güle Mine, Kop Daglari, Turkey l Donated by l Stonetrust Photograph by Mike Haritos Chromian Clinochlore var. Kammererite View 2 (Mg, Fe, Al )6(Si, Al)4O10(OH)8 Magnesium Iron Aluminum Hydroxide l 7.2 x 6.6 x 3.5 cm l 314 g l Pembe Güle Mine, Kop Daglari, Turkey l Donated by l Stonetrust Photograph by Mike Haritos Orpiment As2S3 Arsenic Sulfide View 1 l 6.2 x 6.0 x 4.0 cm l 314 g l Getchell Mine, Adam Pk. Osgood Mtns., NV l Donated by l Stonetrust Photograph by Mike Haritos Orpiment As2S3 Arsenic Sulfide View 2 l 6.2 x 6.0 x 4.0 cm l 314 g l Getchell Mine, Adam Pk. Osgood Mtns., NV l Donated by l Stonetrust Photograph by Mike Haritos Quartz SiO2 Silicon Dioxide l 9.4 x 4.5 x 4.4 cm l 105 g l M.G., Brazil l Donated by l Stonetrust Photograph by Mike Haritos Galena PbS Lead Sulfide l 5.8 x 5.0 x 4.2 cm l 548 g l Galena, IL l Donated by l Stonetrust Photograph by Mike Haritos Quartz SiO2 Silicon Dioxide l 8.7 x 5.0 x 4.5 cm l 265 g l Lincoln County, NM l Donated by l Stonetrust Photograph by Mike Haritos Siderite FeCO3 Iron Carbonate, Sphalerite (Zn, Fe) S Zinc Iron Sulfide View 1 l 5.6 x 4.5 x 3.0 cm l 111 g l Eagle Mine, Gilman, CO l Donated by l Stonetrust Photograph by Mike Haritos Siderite FeCO3 Iron Carbonate, Sphalerite (Zn, Fe) S Zinc Iron Sulfide View 2 l 5.6 x 4.5 x 3.0 cm l 111 g l Eagle Mine, Gilman, CO l Donated by l Stonetrust Photograph by Mike Haritos Sphalerite (Zn, Fe) S, Zinc Iron, Calcite CaCo3 Calcium Carbonate, Quartz SiO2 Silicon Dioxide 2 Specimens. Specimen 1 View 1 l 6.1 x 6.0 x 4.0 cm l 111 g total wt of two l Hunan Prov., China l Donated by l Stonetrust Photograph by Mike Haritos Sphalerite (Zn, Fe) S, Zinc Iron Sulfide, Calcite CaCo3 Calcium Carbonate, Quartz SiO2 Silicon Dioxide 2 Specimens. Specimen 1 View 2 l 6.1 x 6.0 x 4.0 cm l 111 g total wt of two. l Hunan Prov., China l Donated by l Stonetrust Photograph by Mike Haritos Sphalerite (Zn, Fe) S, Zinc Iron Sulfide, Calcite CaCo3 Calcium Carbonate, Quartz SiO2 Silicon Dioxide 2 Specimens. Specimen 2 View 1 l 6.1 x 6.0 x 4.0 cm l TN. l Hunan Prov., China l Donated by l Stonetrust Photograph by Mike Haritos Apophyllite (K,Na) Ca4Si8O20(F,OH) – 8H2O Hydrated Potassium Calcium Sodium Silicate l 9.1 x 7.0 x 5.2 cm l 316 g l Maharashtra, India l Donated by l Stonetrust Photograph by Mike Haritos Pyrite FeS Iron Sulfide & Siderite FeCO3 Iron Carbonate l 7.0 x 5.8 x 2.8 cm l 129 g l Gilman, CO l Donated by l Stonetrust Photograph by Mike Haritos Barite BaSO4 Barium Sulfate l 4.7 x 4.0 x 2.5 cm l 32 g l Aouli, Morocco l Donated by l Stonetrust Photograph by Mike Haritos Phlogopite Mica KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 l 5.7 x 5.0 x 4.6 cm l 160 l Trotter Shaft, l Franklin, NJ l Donated by l Stonetrust Photograph by Mike Haritos Fluorite CaF2 Calcium Fluoride View 1 l 5.3 x 5.0 x 5.0 cm l 138 g l Elmwood Mine, Carthage, TN l Donated by l Stonetrust Photograph by Mike Haritos Fluorite CaF2 Calcium Fluoride View 2 l 5.3 x 5.0 x 5.0 cm l 138 g l Elmwood Mine, Carthage, TN l Donated by l Stonetrust Photograph by Mike Haritos Smithsonite ZnCO3 Zinc Carbonate View 1 l 7.5 x 4.7 x 4.0 cm l 199 g l Kelly Mine, Socorro Co., NM l Consigned by l Stonetrust Photograph by Mike Haritos Smithsonite ZnCO3 Zinc Carbonate View 2 l 7.5 x 4.7 x 4.0 cm l 199 g l Kelly Mine, Socorro Co., NM l Consigned by l Stonetrust Photograph by Mike Haritos.