Incredible Gem Hoards | A Look Inside Private Collections

We all love the incredible gem exhibits in museums, but over the years some private collectors have put together some spectacular collections themselves! Today, Rob is going to tell you all about three of these most impressive private collections! F John Barlow, Joe Francese, and Marc Weill amassed stunning gemstones including thorough suites of specific locations, rare mineral specimens, and famous gem formations. Throughout this video, we'll showcase stunning visuals of these gemstone collections, highlighting their vibrant colors, intricate cuts, and historical significance. If you're a gemstone enthusiast, history buff, or simply love the allure of the world's most precious gems, this video is a must-watch. Don't miss out on this opportunity to be inspired by and explore the finest gemstone collections!

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[OmManiPadmeHum]

An excellent informative and entertaining review of mega-cool collections! Thanks for sharing your insights.

[jameswelch]

I love these shows on high end mineral specimens. They are stunning!

[richardarguelles]

Any number of Tourmaline specimens from various different locations throughout the world would be my dream specimens .

[cindyshort]

Always love your knowledge of crystals and how
You present your info. Great job!

[lorawaring]

Cool! Also the azurmalachute came! Happy dance so pretty

[sandyroo]

Excellent info! Love this new line on collections. My fave would likely be the included quartz. Love those!

[joeb-fvmw]

Awesome video! My dream crystal is a star tetrahydron shaped chrysoberyl !

[jackus]

Broken Hill is NSW not Queensland, massive mining history though I lived in white cliffs and made regular trips into town

[bonblue]

I can;' stop looking at that stunning Aquamarine on your right. Best color ever!

[VincentVuna]

ok but your last few uploads have been amazing. truly content that I've been begging to see more of on youtube. I have been building a collection and rockhounding for a few years now and recently getting into cut stones. My dream is to get into the lapidary and jewellery feildand your guy's videos keep me motivate and informed. I appreciate you, love from South Africa :)

[LostWithoutHer]

My dream specimen is a small block of tourmaline crystals in matrix labelled 'red tourmaline' with all its original packaging which was massively underpriced, from one of those very well-known mall stores that sell science-y and educational stuff. Clearly, they had no concept of what red tourmaline is. They had only one and I'm so glad I bought it. 😲

[deborahellenberger]

Yes, love the haircut!! And the video.

[ResortDog]

Thanks for sharing the best of the rest. Gold at $2, 000 x 15 equals $30, 000 less refining fees. The best are what resembles something in real life to most of the people who see it besides the mineral rarity. I like my precious opal snake head cast personally regardless if any paleo herpetologist can be found to document it on their dime.

[cariencatlett]

I would love to see a big collection one day. But my ideal finds are the ones I find myself. That is where the excitement lies for me.

[dienz]

wow that is awesome specimen that is, ,it is truli collector sepcimen, ,thq for the info

[drewskifrosty]

Do a video on modern collectors. People like Gail and Jim Span, Fabian Wildfang and Gerhard Wagner. I'm pretty sure The Spann collection is up to almost 5, 000 specimens now. They own some of the most iconic recent finds.

[superfluity-of-naughtiness]

red beryl collection for sure! have any idea how much that plate of red beryl costs?

[bradstoner]

As a mineral collector of over 40 years I specialize in minerals from North Carolina but have collected minerals from other localities as well. North Carolina was my home state and it is blessed with so many fine minerals that it is often called the "specimen state". Hundreds of different minerals are known to occur throughout the state with well over 70 of them in economical quantities. Emerald is the state gemstone with NC the primary source of gem emeralds in the country. Then there are its rubies, aquamarines, golden beryls, sapphires, amethyst, smoky quartz, garnets and even a few diamonds. NC lead the nation from 1799 till 1848 in gold production and was the first documented discovery of gold in the US. Silver was found here in Davidson County and supplied much lead and silver to the confederate army during the Civil war. Copper, lead, zinc, tin, lithium, tungsten, feldspar, mica and many other economically important minerals also have been mined in the state. North Carolina may not always produce the largest or finest of every species found but you'd be hard pressed to find a state or area the size of NC with as much variety.

[sayaelnu]

My dreamspecimen is a dragonscale calcite from southern missouri. Doesn't have to be a big one but it would be a dream for my small & humble collection

[ValentineLissar]

My tiny collection over the past year includes: orange sapphire, one montana sapphire, small natural diamonds, lab diamonds, a sphene, peridot earrings, iolite, sunstone, grey spinel, wine colored garnet, a pink garnet, tsavorite, amantidine garnet, morganite, blue topaz, pink topaz, ametrine, and amethyst. It’s small but kinda cute and I like wearing them. Some are unset but I have been getting them set in rings and necklaces and some are set as earring studs.