[Rockhounds] AD: Claude S. Bullen Collection Sale

[Peter Sparks]

Sorry for the later notice but apparently my first email was lost to the
ethers.

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~zebulon/

Mr. Bullen was a collector of Canadian minerals, Copper Country
specimens, New Jersey fluorescents, England's Cornish minerals, and
other localities in the south east Michigan/Ohio areas. He belonged to
the Michigan Mineralogical Society through the early 1950's.  He passed
away a number of years ago and his daughter is now selling off the
collection.

The flyer for the event is at the above web site.  If you download the
press-quality PDF you can zoom about 600% before the pictures start
pixelating.  

There are five special items for sale by sealed bid, and then other
items.  I will be posting more pictures of the collection to the
website.

Note: the 10th blade on the first fan is being physically held in place
in the picture, and two blades on the second fan appear to be one.

*** Sealed Bid *** - Bids due Feb 8, 2008 midnight
You will receive written confirmation of your bid.

	*Copper Fan*  
		9 blades with a 10th blade separated, 7.5" to 8" long.
		Mounted to an acrylic base with a screw. Location
unknown.

	*Copper Fan* 
		11 blades, blades 4" long, location unknown

	*Copper Skull*  
		7 1/3" x 6 1/3 x 3-4" deep, Centennial Mine, Centennial,

		Houghton Co., Michigan, USA.

	*Specimen Bell Jar with Copper/Silver Halfbreeds*
		Specimen volume 3" tall x 2" round, sealed with wax.

	*Copper Straw dripping*
		5" tall x 2.5" round

*** Sale *** - on Saturday Jan 26, 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday Jan 27, 10 am -
5 pm, 
	206 Ballard, Ypsilanti, MI

Note there are rough thomsonites and greenstones are from Isle Royale
that will be sold in lots, Montana sapphires (facet quality), New Jersey
esperite, copper crystals, cobalt & silver ore, and more.

I will be posting pictures to the website along with a list of items.
There's not a huge amount of lapidary material, probably 50 pounds
altogether.  Most things are specimens.

You can contact me or Jason Glenn (non-member to this list, I believe)
off the list for more details.

Please put "Bullen Sale" in the subject line of your email.

Peter Sparks
zebulon at isr.umich.edu

Jason Glenn
jdglenn at hotmail.com

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Fluorescent materials, New Jersey
Calcite/copper crystal inclusions
Copper crystals
Datolites
Fluorite (Madoc, Clay Center)
Polished Agates
Lakers
Cobalt, Silver, and Gold ore, Ontario
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Tin, Quartz, Cornwall, England
Thomsonites
Greenstones
Sapphires
Cabochons & Faceted Stones
Thundereggs
Tourmaline
Mohawkite
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Miniature copper ingots, anvil
Petrified Wood
Celestine
Calcite
Pecked stone axe, celts, arrowhead
Agatized Coral
Rough by the bag
Mineral specimens ... and more
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-- Peter