The Obodda Collection

We are so proud to have obtained the large collection of Herb Obodda, lifelong dealer and friend. His collection of several thousand specimens contains large suites from his two favorite collecting interests: antique European classics; and minerals of Afghanistan and Pakistan, where he was the first dealer to export specimens to the West. For more on Herb, please see the Mineralogical Record bio or read the article written by John White that appeared in the July-August 2008 issue of The Mineralogical Record (volume 39). 

SM21-121
Fluorite
Berbes mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Cabinet
10.6 x 8.1 x 5.5 cm
$1,200.00
RC21-59
Lazurite ps. after Mica
Sar-e-Sang Lapis Mine, Badakshan Prov., Afghanistan
Small Cabinet
5.6 x 4.5 x 4.0 cm
$3,000.00
RC21-52
Bastnaesite
Zagi Mountain, Kafoor Dheri, near Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Small Cabinet
6.0 x 3.9 x 2.7 cm
$8,500.00
SM21-087
Quartz var. Faden
Tole, Wana, South Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Small Cabinet
8.7 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm
$1,200.00
(2 more images)
UTR21-70
Native Arsenic with Stibnite and Calcite
Kusa Mine, Bau Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia
Cabinet
12.3 x 8.7 x 4.8 cm
$9,500.00
(3 more images)
SM20-464
Sodalite var. Hackmanite
Pitawak Mine, Kokscha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Small Cabinet
6.9 x 5.1 x 3.0 cm
$6,000.00
(2 more images)
SM20-447
Fluorite with Tourmaline inclusions
Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Miniature
5.4 x 5.1 x 4.4 cm
$6,500.00
(1 more images)
UTR20-12
Hambergite (twinned)
Stak Nala, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Miniature
4.0 x 3.7 x 1.2 cm
$1,200.00
(2 more images)
SM20-376
Smoky Quartz with Albite, Schorl and Spessartine
Shengus, Shigar Valley, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Cabinet
11.5 x 8.1 x 6.7 cm
$1,950.00
(4 more images)
SM20-354
Spodumene var. Kunzite
Laghman, Afghanistan
Small Cabinet
7.8 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm
$2,250.00
(2 more images)
SM20-266
Spodumene var. Kunzite
Urucum Claim, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet
8.8 x 4.6 x 1.1 cm
$2,500.00
(1 more images)
SM20-158
Topaz with Albite var. Cleavelandite
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Small Cabinet
6.0 x 4.1 x 3.7 cm
$2,000.00
(2 more images)
JWL19-11
Chloritoid
Dara-i-Pech pegmatite field, Chapa Dara District, Konar Province, Afghanistan
Miniature
3.8 x 2.9 x 1.0 cm
$6,000.00
(5 more images)
1K-29
Beryl var. Aquamarine with Microcline
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Small Cabinet
5.8 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm
$2,250.00
(4 more images)
MIX18D-30
Tantalite on Muscovite with Schorl
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Miniature
5.4 x 3.5 x 2.4 cm
$4,500.00
(5 more images)
TUC18-49
Acanthite
830 m Level, Pohla, Schwarzenberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Small Cabinet
5.6 x 4.1 x 2.0 cm
$6,500.00
(4 more images)
TUC18-50
Polybasite and Acanthite
Grube Himmelfahrt, Freiberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Miniature
4.1 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm
$6,500.00
(6 more images)
TUC18-38
Stephanite (dated 1889)
Freiberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Miniature
3.8 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm
$7,500.00
(7 more images)
TUC18-28
Calcite
Maximillian Mine, Andreasberg, Harz, Germany
Small Cabinet
6.1 x 2.0 x 1.6 cm
$1,200.00
(5 more images)
TUC18-15
Winchite
Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Miniature
3.1 x 1.2 x 0.5 cm
$750.00 $562.50
(2 more images)
GEM17-07
Anglesite
Touissit Mine,South of Ouijda, Atlas Mtns., Morocco
Small Cabinet
9.0 x 6.2 x 1.5 cm
$12,000.00
(4 more images)
JB17-1894
Axinite var. Ferroan
Puiva Mount, Saranpaul, Prepolar Ural, Western-Siberian Region, Russia
Small Cabinet
9.6 x 8.0 x 4.5 cm
$15,000.00
OB17A-103
Titanite (twinned)
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Miniature
4.1 x 3.3 x 2.8 cm
$1,800.00
(3 more images)
OB17A-107
Fluorite with Quartz (fluorescent)
Allenheads Mine, East Allendale, North Pennines, Northumberland, England, UK
Miniature
4.1 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm
$350.00
(4 more images)
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