Special Auction - The Collection of Dr. Rob Bowell

We are proud to present specimen from the collection Dr. Robert ("Rob") Bowell, a geochemist and adjunct professor in Geochemistry and Mineralogy at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.  Rob has a background in applied geology in tropical and deeply weathered terrains, he also has done mining consulting in the fields of due diligence, financial and technical audits, process chemistry, environmental geochemistry, environmental engineering and mineralogy.  This set features pieces focusing on English localities (mostly Cornwall and Devon), along with various African specimens (particularly from Namibia), and a handful of assorted worldwide pieces mixed in.

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Quartz var: Amethyst (rare Cornish locality)
Wheal Jane, Cornwall, England, UK
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
3.2 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $82
Cuprite on Copper (classic material)
St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
5.8 x 5.2 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $320
Volkovskite (incredibly rare)
Pannel 887, Boulby Mine, Loftus, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
6.7 x 4.6 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $460
Liroconite (classic material)
Wheal Unity, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell; Paul Lowe
3.8 x 3.7 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $331
Cassiterite
South Crofty Tin Project, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
2.3 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $126
Claringbullite (very rare) on Cuprite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
4.9 x 4.1 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $115
Silver on Chalcocite (rare locality specimen)
Level 44, Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
2.5 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Rhodizite (rare)
Tetezantsio pegmatites, Tetezantsio-Andoabatokely Pegmatite Field, Andrembesoa, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
4.7 x 3.2 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $236
Kaolinite pseudomorph after Orthoclase (Carlsbad Twin) (''Pig's Egg'')
Melbur China Clay Pit, Melbur, St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England, UK
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
5.2 x 2.9 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Silver (good sized specimen)
Cobalt Lode Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Timiskaming Dist., Ontario, Canada
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
11.2 x 7.2 x 4.9 cm, 260.6 grams
Winning Bid: $521
Aragonite var: Flos Ferri
Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
8.3 x 7.6 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $131
Panasqueiraite (ridiculously rare)
Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal (Type Locality)
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
7.8 x 4.4 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $162
Chalcophyllite with Chrysocolla
St Day United Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
4.1 x 3.3 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Smithsonite (Copper-bearing)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
3.8 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $97
Chalcopyrite (RARE locality specimen)
Gunung Bijih Dist., Mimika Regency, Papua Prov., Indonesia
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
4.8 x 2.8 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Mimetite var: Campylite (old classic material)
Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells Mining Region, Cumbria, England, UK
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
5.0 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $48
Leadhillite (from the Leadhills of Scotland!)
Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
7.3 x 4.0 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $320
Sperrylite (rare Canadian locality)
Broken Hammer Deposit, Wisner Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
5.1 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $290
Muscovite var: Illite (formerly Hydromuscovite and Ivigtite)
Ivigtut Mine, Ivittuut Town, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
5.9 x 4.3 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $15
Pyrite
South Crofty Tin Project, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
5.1 x 4.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Tennantite Subgroup pseudomorph after Azurite with Cerussite
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
11.2 x 5.7 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $405
Dioptase (rare locality specimen)
Van der Plas Mine, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
3.1 x 3.0 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $271
Gold on Quartz (RARE locality specimen)
Navachab Gold Mine, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
1.8 x 1.0 x 0.5 cm, 0.79 grams
Winning Bid: $160
Dolomite ''cast'' with Kaolinite
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
9.3 x 5.1 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Fluorite (uncommon Cornish locality)
South Crofty Tin Project, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
8.7 x 6.2 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $285
Fluorapatite (rare color for Erongo)
Rössing Mountains area, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
7.7 x 6.3 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $316
Fluorapatite with Arsenopyrite
Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
3.5 x 3.1 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $104
Gold on Calcite (classic material)
Hope's Nose, Torquay, Torbay, Devon, England, UK
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
3.7 x 2.4 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $600
Gold (RARE locality specimen)
Offin River, near the town of Dunkwa, Upper Denkyira East Municipal District, Central Region, Ghana
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
1.7 x 1.1 x 0.3 cm, 4.99 grams
Winning Bid: $480
Fluorite
Koh-i-Maran, Kalat District, Balochistan, Pakistan
Ex. Dr. Rob Bowell
9.2 x 8.1 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $507