Leigh was an avid mineral collector, but more importantly he really loved minerals - all minerals. Moreover, he was as knowledgeable as any mineral collector around these days. He received his Ph.D. in Geology from the University of California at Riverside and was an instructor at Stanford University. In 1970, he went to work at the U.S.G.S. here in Denver. Leigh’s enthusiasm and knowledge about minerals was immediately obvious, but as time went on we became even more impressed with his uncanny field collecting skills. Leigh had not only done well at known localities, but he had also discovered several brand new specimen localities here in Colorado. However, he had his greatest success at some of the Arizona localities, particularly the Red Cloud mine where in 1968, he collected some of the finest Wulfenite specimens ever recovered from the mine. Many of his Wulfenites rival and even surpass the old classic Edwin Over pieces.

We are offering for sale Leigh’s mineral collection. Many of the specimens were self collected by Leigh. We know that Leigh would be happy to see his specimens go to other collectors who can also appreciate them.