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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[@hayestweed7143]

Now that’s a haircut!

[@OmManiPadmeHum11]

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

[@richardarguelles5694]

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

[@bonblue4993]

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

[@bradstoner7226]

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.

[@jameswelch1054]

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

[@jackus217]

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

[@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. 😲

[@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.

[@drewskifrosty5955]

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.

[@gems]

We’d love to. We’ve seen the pictures. Just waiting for our invitation…

[@cindyshort7859]

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

[@lorawaring883]

Cool! Also the azurmalachute came! Happy dance so pretty

[@gems]

Glad to hear it!

[@InsightintoPureNaturalGe-di2gd]

very good. thanks

[@TheFacetedFeline]

I saw a gentleman named Wally Mann who appeared on a video I saw on Instagram. He had some absolutely amazing specimen pieces. He builds the mineral collections and sells them off/restarts! He had an INCREDIBLE Rhodochrosite specimen from N'chwaning mines in South Africa.

[@______IV]

If Star Trek replicator technology ever becomes real, my first ask will be a monolithic piece of imperial jadeite.

[@sandyroo1980]

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

[@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.

[@GemscopeFR]

Merci

[@superfluity-of-naughtiness777]

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

[@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 :)

[@Fearnoopal]

Finding my own museum worthy mineral would be my dream specimen. I’ve been told that New England has the best tourmaline in the world. I have yet to search but I hope that’s true. If I were into gems when I lived out west I would of never left. Now I live in New England were there seems to be slim pickings on anything really😂

[@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

[@joeb-fv3mw]

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

[@jv12357]

you didnt even mention barry yampol, his collection is the most significant ever assembled by far.

[@CJBurgandy]

My dream piece, if money were no object, would either be an antique carved Jet from the closed yorkshire mines, or a large Rhodochrosite (I think this is the right stone) that looks like the one that was at the Tucson show a few years back (I think 2018? maybe further back than that) that looked like a pink and raspberry malachite/azurite formation. It has to be the prettiest stone I've ever seen.

[@bunkern5320]

Note that one of the colletion pics at start , has a pick with fake turqouise on it, dyed howlite :) :) :)

[@texasceechelle]

Yes, finally, a haircut! Love it

[@SariaFan93]

I’ve been collecting gems for almost 20 years. I have a suite of topaz specimens.

[@dienz1]

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

[@samanthadiedrich564]

Dream specimen....Red Beryl.

[@ZaDussault]

My dream specimen would be aan in hydro that I found myself. I know that's insanely rare and you have to be lucky to not cut trough the bubble, but I would love one

[@dahlonegaprospector7012]

My dream specimen would be a massive red beryl sitting on matrix with lots of little brown crystal topaz all around it

[@islamicchannel7688]

very good video

[@RudyZaragozaMusic]

My dream is to own a world class tourmaline specimen

[@Prickly-Brew]

My favorite gemstones I would say are the only three 40+ gram moldavite that were stole along with multiple cases stuffed with in my opinion pretty damn good gems. Like my oh so tiny green tourmaline that was about as close to flawless you can get. Always wanted to get it facet it but it was so small to start I was afraid of not being able to get a good cut.

[@deborahellenberger7153]

Yes, love the haircut!! And the video.

[@scottpeters5624]

Red beryl,, yum yum Tourmaline yum yum Crystal gold yum yum yum Robs hair,, what have you done done done If money no object , a big blue cap tourmaline for me

[@dawnmorning]

600/ oz for gold? Amazing collections.

[@dwightthompson5028]

My nice video one love

[@icatz]

I have a large grouped crystal sulphur and smaller sulphur crystals in matrix from Poland from the Carey A. Parshall collection. Lucked out at a gem & mineral sale.

[@Benitoite1145]

I have two dream specimens Kyawthuite and a topaz I own that has little inclusions that at the right angle show iridescent striations.

[@barbaraeidinger6826]

How about Salim Edde whose personal collection is the MIM museum in Beirut

[@SequoiaElisabeth]

Alma Queen 🙂

[@franninchen]

A video like this without mentioning Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher? Wow... when she died her collection went to an University and they renovated a castle just to display a part of her collection as its own museum with 3500 pieces on show of the whole 80.000 pieces. Especially that most of those crazy high-end collections belong to men she is really worth mentioning.

[@sneha_dance529]

Hey found a stone which looks a piece of meteorite....need to check if it's valuable enough 😊.....how can I share pic of that stone

[@islamicchannel7688]

Very nice my brother I am from Pakistan Peshawar how are you

[@emmahartmann10]

I was gifted a large collection from Australia with some amazing rocks and minerals where would u recommend where I would put up some.for sale I even have an 8kg yowah but matrix opal I have some great pieces

[@michealradd264]

A BEAUTIFULLY AMETHYST GEODE, BUT IF I COULD PICK ANY IT WOULD BE A VANADANITE GEODE.100%

[@mylow89]

fuck art. imma decorate my mansion in my dreams with gems

[@michellestenton6430]

Gems are Mother Nature’s art.

[@breakeverychain7]

Me and my rainbow jadeite 🥸

[@MrMorgan8023]

I like crystal, but I don't have any support to have or do it, all need money to mining or digging into hill side...

[@thomasmiracle7826]

Where can I get the gold your getting for 600$ a oz

[@ateeqrahman7205]

Hi bro I have some stones r they diamonds r crystals any other stones can you tell I have white and purple colour stones also

[@papimasfuerte4671]

Gold costs more than $600 per ounce

[@chir0pter]

could have used some better pictures especially of the tanzanite but I guess that's all there is

[@carolinegraystone9308]

would love a ural mountain Alexandrite very large carat weight 20+ would do. Ha ha

[@dr.tetraminflakes3187]

give a raw and clear amandine garnet anytime

[@russtaylor4959]

Broken Hill is in NSW not QLD

[@nwmetalbug]

600 an ounce gold? Ill buy any you have for sale.

[@lithiumvalleyrocksprospect9792]

I'd buy the gold for $600/oz😅