[Rockhounds] Boodle Lane

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

Boodle has his own display case at the Smithsonian

http://www.mineralogicalrecord.com/ 
labeldetail.asp?artid=1437&colid=565&page=1

On Saturday, Mar 21, 2009, at 10:04 America/Detroit, Lawrence Rush  
wrote:

> Older collectors may remember a famous collector by the name of Boodle  
> Lane, who was one of the most active collectors, dealers and traders  
> in the country in the 40's and 50's. He had a part of every major find  
> and sale of minerals of his times.
>
> I recently got a photo of him in a huge dissolution cave of a lead  
> mine in the Tri-State area, taken in the 40's, most likely. I couldn't  
> find out what happened to these Calcite crystals, but the mine and all  
> other mines in that famous district are long gone.
>
> You can see this photo at:
>
> http://www.connroxminerals.com/BoodleLane.html
>
> If anyone has sroires or collecting tales about boodle...please post  
> them, he was a remarkable collector; the best known of his time, and  
> maybe of all times!
>
> Larry
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