FOR COLLECTORS AT ALL LEVELS, INCLUDING THE MOST ADVANCED, TEACHERS, SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES, ARTISANS IN JEWELRY AND LAPIDARY, AND KIDS OF ALL AGES. SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE FOR DEALERS.
THE GEOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT AT WHEATON COLLEGE WILL HOST THEIR LARGEST SALE EVER OF ROCKS, MINERAL SPECIMENS, FOSSILS, MAPS, GEOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS, DESIGNER-DISPLAY PIECES, AND RELATED ITEMS.
IT IS RECOMMENDED FOR SOME COLLECTORS, THAT YOU ASK ABOUT PARTICULAR MATERIALS THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN. THE SALE OFFICIALLY RUNS FROM 9AM TO 7PM ON SATURDAY, APRIL 6TH, 2019; TAKING PLACE IN THE LOWER LEVEL OF WHEATON COLLEGE’S MEYER SCIENCE BUILDING. PARKING IS AVAILABLE IN LOTS ON THE EAST OF THE BUILDING, TO THE SOUTH IN THE GRAHAM CENTER LOT, AND AT VARIOUS OTHER LOCATIONS AROUND THE CAMPUS.
CASH, CREDIT CARDS, AND LOCAL CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED. PRICES ARE SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER THAN MOST ROCK SHOPS AND INTERNET SITES. SOME PRICES ARE NEGOTIABLE.
EXAMPLES OF UNIQUE OFFERINGS IN ADDITION TO A GRAND VARIETY OF OTHERS INCLUDE:
- LEITZ PETROGRAPHIC MICROSCOPES (AT LEAST THREE)
- WORLD-CLASS COLLECTION OF QUARTZ OF ALL TYPES FROM ARKANSAS, MEXICO, BRAZIL, MONTANA, GEORGIA, MEXICO, ARIZONA, RUSSIA, ETC.
- PEGMATITE ROCKS AND MINERALS FROM NEW ENGLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, NORTH CAROLINA, TEXAS, AND GEM MATERIALS FROM BRAZIL, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, MAINE, ETC.
- SULPHUR AND OTHER RARE MINERALS (CHAMBERSITE, HAUERITE…) FROM GULF COAST SALT DOMES
- CUT STONES AND CRYSTALS FROM DIVERSE GEM MATERIALS
- TRISTATE ORE MINERALS AND EXTENSIVE NUMBERS OF EXCELLENT CALCITE GROUPS
- MEXICAN AND COLORADO MINE-ASSOCIATED SECONDARY MINERALS
- PLATINUM-BEARING ORES FROM MONTANA
- GOLD-BEARING ORES FROM SOUTH DAKOTA AND COLORADO
- MAGNET COVE, ARKANSAS RARITIES
- ARKANSAS PHOSPHATES
- A FEW EXTREMELY RARE ARTSMITHITE SAMPLES
- RARE TEXAS MERCURY DISTRICT MINERALS
- THOUSANDS OF MICROMOUNTS, INCLUDING VERY SCARCE MINERALS AND LOCALITIES
- PIECES OF A UNIQUE, NORTHERN, IL CLAY-FULGURITE (“LIGHTNING STONE’)
MINERAL-FOSSIL-ROCK COLLECTION SETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT VERY-LOW PRICE OR GRATIS, FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS.
