Mineral Specimens | Part 1

Part 1 in a series of auctions offering approximately 8000 specimens. This mineral specimen auction features collections from Paul Seel, former president of the Leidy Microscopical Society and curator of the F.J. Keely Micromount Collection, alongside specimens from George A. Butler, Jr. and Harold A. Poole. The collection includes major quartz specimens from Brazil's Minas Gerais region, rare minerals from Tasmania's Dundas region, and native metal specimens from classic North American localities. Significant items include Crocoite, Benitoite, and Alexandrite variety Chrysoberyl specimens. Notable specimens include sapphires from Ceylon and Montana, Brazilian tourmalines, and fluorescent minerals from Franklin, New Jersey. The...