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Thumbnails from the Panczner Collection

Oct 14, 2020 - A selection of 3 dozen choice thumbnails from the award-winning thumbnail collection of Sharon and Bill Panczner. While Bill is known for his authorship of Minerals Of Mexico, still the most up to date location guide to Mexico Minerals, he was also a lifetime mineral collector and thumbnail connoisseur, particularly after he and Sharon married in the early 1960s and collected together. Here you can find selections from their award winning cases ( including Nationals, 1967, judged by Desautels and Pough and Ed Over, among others!), including some unusual items seldom seen for sale.

The collection has been packed and in storage, unseen since the 1990s. We are proud to premiere it here. For more on Bill: https://mineralogicalrecord.com/labels.asp?colid=841

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Magnetite
PANC20-35
Magnetite
Tilly Foster Mine, Brewster, New York, USA
Thumbnail
2.1 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm
$450.00
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Ludlamite
PANC20-34
Ludlamite
San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
Thumbnail
2.8 x 2.0 x 1.2 cm
$1,800.00
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Acanthite
PANC20-31
Acanthite
San Juan de Rayas Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico
Thumbnail
2.6 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm
$450.00
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Adamite
PANC20-27
Adamite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mapimi Mun., Durango, Mexico
Thumbnail
2.7 x 1.7 x 1.0 cm
$900.00
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Wulfenite
PANC20-26
Wulfenite
Red Cloud Mine, Silver Mining Dist., La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
Thumbnail
2.0 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm
$450.00
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Wulfenite
PANC20-20
Wulfenite
Red Cloud Mine, Silver Mining Dist., La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
Thumbnail
2.6 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm
$1,500.00
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Acanthite
PANC20-19
Acanthite
Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Thumbnail
2.6 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm
$750.00
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Chalcocite
PANC20-17
Chalcocite
Cornwall, England, UK
Thumbnail
1.8 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm
$450.00
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Hessite
PANC20-12
Hessite
Botesti, Zlatna, Alba, Romania
Thumbnail
2.5 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm
$4,000.00
(1 more images)
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Pyrargyrite
PANC20-09
Pyrargyrite
San Luis vein, Proano mine, Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico
Thumbnail
2.0 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm
$900.00
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Smithsonite on Aurichalcite
PANC20-02
Smithsonite on Aurichalcite
Kelly Mine, Magdalena Dist., Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Thumbnail
2.5 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm
$1,400.00
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Wulfenite
PANC20-36
Wulfenite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
Thumbnail
2.4 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm
(1 more images)
SOLD
Details
Chalcocite
PANC20-33
Chalcocite
Bristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA
Thumbnail
2.3 x 1.9 x 0.7 cm
SOLD
Details
Elbaite Tourmaline with Cleavelandite
PANC20-32
Elbaite Tourmaline with Cleavelandite
Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California, USA
Thumbnail
3.1 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm
SOLD
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Hubnerite
PANC20-30
Hubnerite
Adams Mine, Cement Creek, San Juan Co., Colorado, USA
Thumbnail
2.1 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm
SOLD
Details
Gem Azurite crystal
PANC20-29
Gem Azurite crystal
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
Thumbnail
2.6 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm
SOLD
Details
Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite on Copper
PANC20-28
Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite on Copper
Ray Mine, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
Thumbnail
2.6 x 1.6 x 0.9 cm
(3 more images)
SOLD
Details
Topaz (1969 pocket)
PANC20-25
Topaz (1969 pocket)
Xanda Mine, Virgem De Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail
2.7 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm
SOLD
Details
Boleite
PANC20-24
Boleite
Boleo Dist., Santa Rosalia, Mulege Mun., Baja California Sur, Mexico
Thumbnail
1.3 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm
SOLD
Details
Uraninite
PANC20-23
Uraninite
Cardiff Uranium Mine, Cardiff Township, Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canada
Thumbnail
1.5 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm
SOLD
Details
Malachite ps. Azurite
PANC20-22
Malachite ps. Azurite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
Thumbnail
1.7 x 1.3 x 0.7 cm
SOLD
Details
Ludlamite
PANC20-21
Ludlamite
San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
Thumbnail
2.5 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm
SOLD
Details
Epidote
PANC20-18
Epidote
Knappenwand, Untersulzbach valley, Salzburg, Austria
Thumbnail
2.2 x 1.0 x 0.5 cm
SOLD
Details
Libethenite
PANC20-16
Libethenite
Nkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe Dist., Copperbelt Prov., Zambia
Thumbnail
2.7 x 1.9 x 1.5 cm
SOLD
Details
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