SPECIAL MINERAL AUCTION - THE COLLECTION of TOM CAMPBELL - ends SATURDAY September 5, 2020

This auction features specimens culled from the lifelong collection of Dr. Tom Campbell, longtime expert on pegmatite mineralogy, rare species, and involved in the gold and silver mining industries. He was also an author on the comprehensive and important Encyclopedia of Minerals, with Bill Roberts and George Rapp.
 
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
 
1) Multi-color, doubly-terminated TOURMALINE from Stak Nala, Pakistan
2) Rare "Faden" QUARTZ from Diamantina, Brazil
3) GEM twinned golden CALCITE from the Sokolovskoe Iron Mine, Kazakhstan
4) Gemmy red CUPRITE crystals on CHRYSOCOLLA from DR Congo 
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Quartz (Faden) (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
8.2 x 4.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $250
Stilbite on Epidote (rare combo) (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
Sougounikoura diggings, Sougounikoura, Arrondissement of Diakon, Bafoulabé Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali
5.7 x 4.6 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Stibnite (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
La Salvadora Mine, Oruro, Bolivia
3.0 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $170
Topaz (GEM) on Albite (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
4.7 x 4.1 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $320
Scheelite (fluorescent) (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
Pingwu Beryl Mine, Huya Township, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan, China
2.9 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $186
Heulandite with Celadonite inclusions ("floater" specimen) (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India
3.8 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series (Tourmaline) with Magnesite (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
Pomba pit, Serra das Eguas, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
4.8 x 4.3 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Azurite (fine crystals) (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona
3.3 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $144
Pyrite (classic material) (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
5.7 x 4.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $153
Calcite (GEM twin) (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
Sokolovskoe Iron Mine, Rudny, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan
4.8 x 3.7 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $105
Afghanite (rare) (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
Ladjuar Medam, (Lapis-lazuli Mine), Sar-e Sang, Koksha Valley, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan, Afghanistan (Type Locality)
4.6 x 3.8 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $180
Schiavinatoite (extremely rare) (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
Ampanodiana Pegmatite, near the Tetezantsio village, Ampasagona, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
3.3 x 2.4 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $195
Fluorite with Dolomite (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
Moscona Mine, Solis, Corvera de Asturias, Villabona Mining Area, Asturias, Spain
4.1 x 3.6 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $111
Anhydrite (classic material) (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
8.0 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $152
Fluorite (interesting combination of habits) (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
Xianghualing Mine, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
7.3 x 5.7 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $205
Smithsonite (classic material) (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
5.5 x 5.2 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Calcite (beautiful form and color) (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
Chenzhou, Hunan, China
7.8 x 5.3 x 4.9 cm
Winning Bid: $420
Kyanite (rare "spray") (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
Ribeirao da Folha, Minas Novas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
12.5 x 6.3 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $620
Cuprite (gemmy red crystals) on Chrysocolla (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi mining district, Lualaba, DR Congo
3.6 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $557
Aquamarine with Schorl and Quartz (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
Erongo Region, Namibia
8.8 x 6.4 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $560
Tourmaline (multicolor crystal) (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
3.3 x 2.7 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $605