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#82444, Famatinite with Tennantite on
Pyrite, Quiruvilca Mine, Peru (c) $4500
News and CommentsPreserve old labels when you acquire minerals. Old labels communicate:
As you may have noticed, the Miller collection that I am currently selling ,has about 20% of the minerals that were acquired from me. When I sold them to Miller there were labels of famous collectors, like Georg Gebhard, that accompanied my labels. Miller did a good job cataloging his collection, and kept a file of labels for the specimens. But a few of the historic labels were lost, or mixed-up with the wrong mineral specimens. Fortunately I had images of the old labels. But it would be nice if the next owner of the specimen had the old labels too. Sadly Miller misplaced the labels. If you have your minerals on display, place the historic labels underneath each specimen. If you store minerals in individual boxes, adhere with removable tape the old labels to the bottom of each box, or underneath the mineral inside the box. I keep a three-ring binder with clear pages designed for storing business cards, that I store old labels with the collection catalog. This label binder is stored in a fire-resistant box to reduce the chances of loss in the event of fire or water pipe break. Remember, you are only the temporary owner of the minerals in your collection. You owe it to the future owner to preserve the history of each specimen. John H. Betts 3/28/2023 Click here to read past news and commentaries...
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