Fine Mineral Auction - Tom Campbell Collection

Tom Campbell has had a life-long passion for minerals which was fueled by his father, a research chemist, as well as Sandy and Gloria Ludlum of What on Earth, and they helped refine his taste in collecting fine minerals. During the course of his graduate research on pegmatites with Bill Roberts, he discovered three new minerals (tiptopite, fransoletite, pahasapaite) and co-described eight other new species. Through the years, Tom has developed additional expertise in the geology and mineralogy of orogenic lode gold deposits, iron ore and various gemstone deposits. He has over 35 years of experience in exploration geology, mining, and applied mineralogy, and many more as a collector. Here we bring a selection of deacquisitions from his personal collection.