Prior posts reported how the
AHS has been disposing of displays and cases from the mineral museum. Now,
minerals have appeared on eBay. Current eBay
item 201153994795 is offering two pallets of packaged minerals weighing 1400 pounds
from the mineral museum. The title of the ad is “ARIZONA MINERAL MUSEUM COLLECTION 2 PALLETS 1,400
POUNDS”, and the text says a list of the minerals
and photos is available at http://www.collectorsinternational.com/minerals.ht
The law governing mineral museum assets (ARS 41-827) says
that the AHS “shall not sell or otherwise dispose of material from the centennial
museum or mineral museum”.
The AHS had two representatives at the table when the text
of the law was drafted in Senate offices in 2010. The AHS cannot credibly claim
to be unaware of the law.
