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| Item #A1 Lustrous and brilliant specimen of raspberryish-purple Fluorite cubes atop Sphalerite on Dolostone! This is a very attractive specimen with a good deal of pizzazz! The Fluorites are very gemmy and reflect a brilliance of light like cubic jewels. The raspberry color tends to be stronger near the edges. In very good condition overall with the only incomplete crystals at the trimming. From the Elmwood Mine in Smith County, Tennessee. Measures 8.4 cm by 11 cm by 12 cm in size. WEBSITE Price $2850 Fair Market Value $2450 - $3250 Minimum Opening Bid - $1500 |
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| Item #A2 UNIQUE! Huge iridescent Tetrahedrite crystal with Rhodochrosite and Quartz! I am told this is one of the largest Tetrahedrites ever found at the Sweet Home Mine. It is doubly terminated and measures nearly 6 cm in length! The addition of Bornite gives the crystal an iridescent appearance and the Rhodochrosite with Quartz adds a nice touch as well. I also see some Sphalerite and possibly a little Galena. From the 04-11 Pocket, Tetrahedrite Vein, Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado. Measures 6 cm by 4.9 cm in total size. WEBSITE Price $2500 Fair Market Value $2250 - $3000 Minimum Opening Bid - $1250 |
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| Item #A3 Rich cluster of lustrous Crocoite crystals with scattered matrix! This is an impressive specimen with more than its fair share of flash. The crystals are clustered but not "bunchy" so the piece is stable and aesthetic both. From the Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. Measures 6 cm by 8.3 cm by 4.5 cm in size. Ex. Charles Leavitt Collection WEBSITE Price $1450 Fair Market Value $1250 - $1750 Minimum Opening Bid - $685 |
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| $685.00 | 11:21 AM | 9/27/08 | Phoenix, AZ |
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| Item #A4 Baby specimen to the larger German Silver above! Cute little wire tree with a good number of branches for a small miniature. From the Himmelsfurst Mine, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Measures 4.3 cm by 3.2 cm in size. Ex. Gerald Clark Collection WEBSITE Price $895 Fair Market Value $850 - $1250 Minimum Opening Bid - $650 |
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| $650.00 | 1:23 PM | 9/15/08 | Jackson Hole, WY |
| $665.00 | 7:50 AM | 9/29/08 | Madrid, Spain |
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| Item #A5 Attractive mix of Morganite with Tourmaline on Albite, Quartz, and Lepidolite! The Morganite crystal is nearly perfect in shape, color, and positioning on the matrix. One of the better specimens I've seen from San Diego County. The Rubellite Tourmalines have great color but are unfortunately incomplete (except for a small crystal at the base of the Morganite) and serve only as backing for the Beryl. The Quartz point at top is crude in form but recognizable. From the Stewart Mine, Pala, San Diego County, California. Measures 7.5 cm by 6.3 cm in size. Ex. Gerald Clark Collection WEBSITE Price $1850 Fair Market Value $1500 - $2250 Minimum Opening Bid - $985 |
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| Item #A6 Gorgeous combination of deep BLUE Fluorite on Quartz with shiny Galena crystals! The Fluorite displays a strong color change, shifting from purple in room lighting to blue in sunlight. From the Blanchard Claims, Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico. Measures 9 cm by 6.8 cm in size. WEBSITE Price $850 Fair Market Value $750 - $1000 Minimum Opening Bid - $485 |
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| $485.00 | 10:10 AM | 9/15/08 | Knoxville, TN |
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| Item #A7 Amazing specimen featuring a long, twisting Native Copper Wire! A Copper wire of this size is rare to say the least! It begins as a jumbled mass of interlocked wires to the lower left and sprouts upwards, twists and turns and all, to a height of 10 cm! From the Copper Falls Mine, Copper Falls, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan. Measures 10 cm by 3 cm in size. WEBSITE Price $2250 Fair Market Value $1500 - $2500 Minimum Opening Bid - $985 |
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| Item #A8 Gorgeous swirling bands of Malachite highlight this classic polished plate from Russia! This specimen dates back to 1893 and is from the Levi Smith Collection. For more information on this famous mineral collection - click this link: Levi Smith Article From the Ural Mountains, Russia. Measures 8.4 cm by 14.1 cm in size. Originally displayed at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. Ex. Levi Smith Mineral Collection WEBSITE Price $1500 Fair Market Value $1000 - $2000 Minimum Opening Bid - $785 |
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| Item #A9 Lustrous and brassy crystals of Marcasite clustered atop a Galena cube! A stunning Tri-State classic from the McAnther Mine in Picher, Oklahama. Measures 9 cm by 6.8 cm in size. A very impressive Marcasite specimen from a mining region that has faded into yesteryear status. Even the town of Picher, Oklahoma is nearly deserted with very little activity these days. WEBSITE Price $750 Fair Market Value $650 - $950 Minimum Opening Bid - $385 |
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| $385.00 | 4:51 PM | 9/26/08 | England2 |
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| Item #A10 Fine crystals of Cobaltoadamite clustered atop Goethite matrix! Scarcer variety of Adamite - this specimen is an excellent example with rich color. From the Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Measures 4.9 cm by 4.8 cm in size. Ex. Kimball Goddard Collection WEBSITE Price $985 Fair Market Value $800 - $1250 Minimum Opening Bid - $500 |
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| $500.00 | 10:10 AM | 9/15/08 | Knoxville, TN |
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| Item #A11 Sparkling ball of drusy Quartz coated Chrysocolla with Malachite sprays! From Inca de Oro, Chaņaral Province, Atacama Region, Chile. Measures 5.4 cm by 4 cm in size. WEBSITE Price $1450 Fair Market Value $1000 - $1650 Minimum Opening Bid - $785 |
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| Item #A12 Gorgeous rhombs of vibrant pink Rhodochrosite on Quartz with Chalcopyrite! This specimen almost looks like Sweet Home material but it's actually from the American Tunnel, Sunnyside Mine, near Gladstone, San Juan County, Colorado! The large rhomb measures 2.5 cm from tip to tip and boasts some of the best color the Sunnyside had to offer! Smaller crystals of Fluorite and Chalcopyrite accent the main rhomb. Measures 2.5 cm by 2.7 cm in total size. Ex. Marilyn Dodge Collection. WEBSITE Price $895 Fair Market Value $850 - $1500 Minimum Opening Bid - $650 |
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| $650.00 | 4:13 AM | 9/15/08 | Tokyo, Japan |
| $665.00 | 11:28 AM | 9/27/08 | Phoenix, AZ |
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| Item #A13 Cute specimen featuring gem Sulphur crystals on "dirty" Calcite! I love the contrast between the yellow Sulphur crystals and the darker, outlined Calcites. The largest Sulphur crystal measures 2 cm in size and all are undamaged. From the Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy. Measures 3.9 cm by 5.8 cm in size. Ex. Frank Knaus Collection WEBSITE Price $685 Fair Market Value $500 - $950 Minimum Opening Bid - $385 |
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| $385.00 | 10:10 AM | 9/15/08 | Knoxville, TN |
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| Item #A14 Fine specimen of Native Silver spinels with herringbone crystals! This is one nice specimen of Colorado Silver! It comes with an attached label which reads 10,409. I believe this to be an old collection number but it could also be the elevation where the specimen was mined. The Silver crystals are very distinct and sharp and emerge from a matrix of Calcite. From the old Smuggler Mine, Aspen, Piken County, Colorado. Measures 2.7 cm by 3 cm in size. Ex. J. Cilen Collection WEBSITE Price $1500 Fair Market Value $1250 - $1850 Minimum Opening Bid - $895 |
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| $895 | 10:22 AM | 9/29/08 | Houston, TX |
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| Item #A15 Elegant cluster of blue Barite from Stoneham, Weld County, Colorado! These Barites are becoming very difficult to find and clusters like this are very tough. Fully terminated and sharp, measuring 6.5 cm by 7 cm in size. WEBSITE Price $1750 Fair Market Value $1500 - $2000 Minimum Opening Bid - $895 |
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| Item #A16 Superb specimen of reddish-orange Spessartine Garnets on phantomed Smoky Quartz points! I can't find anything wrong with this specimen - it's really that good! Except for one tiny bump on the far right Smoky, the specimen is nearly pristine with full terminations and super luster. From the Tongbei Area, Yunxiao County, Fujian Province of China. Measures 8.2 cm by 9 cm by 9.8 cm in total size. WEBSITE Price $1850 Fair Market Value $1250 - $2000 Minimum Opening Bid - $985 |
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| BUY IT NOW used for $1250 | 3:48 PM | 9/15/08 | Mackay, QLD |
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| Item #A17 Beautiful crystal fan of Chrysocolla ps after Gypsum! I can't recall seeing a finer example in any size range. From the Ray Mine in Pinal County, Arizona. Measures 2.2 cm by 3.1 cm by 1.9 cm in size. Ex. Minette Collection WEBSITE Price $685 Fair Market Value $500 - $850 Minimum Opening Bid - $450 |
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| Item #A18 Fine specimen of large Realgar crystals nestled between Calcites! I haven't seen many of these specimens in quite a long time but a few really good ones appeared in Tucson this year. This piece was the best of the lot! From the Shimen Mine, Shimen, Hunan Province of China. Measures 9.5 cm by 6 cm in size. WEBSITE Price $1250 Fair Market Value $895 - $1450 Minimum Opening Bid - $650 |
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| Item #A19 Aesthetic nugget of Native Gold! This 25.2 gram nugget has a lot of character for the buck. It comes from El Callao, Venezuela - an area which has been mined since 1853 when Gold was discovered near the Yuruari River. The town became the world's leading producer of Gold by the 1880's but the main rush was over by the turn of the century. From El Callao, Venezuela. Measures 4 cm by 2 cm in size. Ex. Jung Collection WEBSITE Price $1250 Fair Market Value $850 - $1350 Minimum Opening Bid - $750 |
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| $750.00 | 9:15 PM | 9/15/08 | Seattle, WA |
| BUY IT NOW used for $850.00 | 11:14 PM | 9/28/08 | Roslyn, PA |
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| Item #A20 Impressive plate featuring lustrous stalactites of Malachite on Botryoidal Malachite! Every one of the stalactites are hollow and the largest measures 6.5 cm in length. From Lubumbashi, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire). Measures 16 cm by 12.4 cm in size. Ex. Thomas Palmer Collection WEBSITE Price $1250 Fair Market Value $895 - $1500 Minimum Opening Bid - $685 |
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| Item #A21 Gemmy crystals of lavender Fluorite with Calcite! Beautiful mix of crystals from La Collada, Asturias, Spain. Measures 5.2 cm by 5.7 cm in size. WEBSITE Price $850 Fair Market Value $500 - $950 Minimum Opening Bid - $385 |
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| $385.00 | 10:10 AM | 9/15/08 | Knoxville, TN |
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| Item #A22 Cute specimen featuring a yellow Calcite included by Cavansite atop Stilbite! From the Wagholi Quarry, Poona, Maharashtra State, India. Measures 3.4 cm by 2.7 cm in size. WEBSITE Price $385 Fair Market Value $300 - $500 Minimum Opening Bid - $200 |
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| $200.00 | 10:10 AM | 9/15/08 | Knoxville, TN |
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| Item #A23 UNIQUE! This is a doubly terminated Calcite crystal coated with micro-Orpiment crystals! The only one I've ever seen so I think it must be pretty rare. In any case, it's definately a great looking specimen! From Shimen, Hunan Province of China. Measures 8.5 cm by 14 cm. WEBSITE Price $1950 Fair Market Value $1500 - $2250 Minimum Opening Bid - $985 |
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| Item #A24 Deep, cherry-red rhomb of Rhodochrosite atop Quartz and Tetrahedrite! From the Main Stope, 3rd Crosscut, Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado. Measures 3.2 cm by 4 cm in size. WEBSITE Price $685 Fair Market Value $500 - $850 Minimum Opening Bid - $400 |
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| $400.00 | 10:47 PM | 9/15/09 | Portugal3 |
| $415.00 | 7:13 AM | 9/27/08 | Jackson, MS |
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| Item #A25 Aesthetic cluster of Quartz "fingers" after Chrysocolla! I think this specimen looks like a castle. Pretty neat with complete fingers! From the Ray Mine, Pinal County, Arizona. Measures 5.8 cm by 4.5 cm in size. WEBSITE Price $685 Fair Market Value $500 - $785 Minimum Opening Bid - $385 |
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| $385.00 | 10:10 AM | 9/15/08 | Knoxville, TN |
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| Item #A26 Pearly surfaces highlight this bi-colored Chalcedony on Siderite specimen! From Huttenberg, Carinthia, Austria. Measures 6.4 cm by 7.3 cm in size. WEBSITE Price $485 Fair Market Value $400 - $550 Minimum Opening Bid - $250 |
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| $250.00 | 11:34 AM | 9/27/08 | Phoenix, AZ |
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| Item #A27 Competition quality specimen of very iridescent Covellite on Quartz with Pyrite! This was the Minette Collection Butte Covellite. I was fortunate to find it before someone else grabbed it. If the piece wasn't in a competition display, it should have been. It is that good! The blades are complete and colorful and sit perfectly between the Quartz and Pyrite. From the Leonard Mine, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana. Measures 2.5 cm by 2.1 cm in size. Ex. Minette Mineral Collection WEBSITE Price $1250 Fair Market Value $1000 - $1750 Minimum Opening Bid - $895 |
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| $895.00 | 5:17 PM | 9/16/08 | Snyder, TX |
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| Item #A28 Scarce specimen of deep green Fluorite on Quartz crystals! I purchased three of the rarer Fluorite on Quartz specimens while in Tucson and this was the largest of the group. Wise Mine Fluorite has become very scarce and quality specimens with Fluorite on Quartz crystals have all but disappeared from the market. From the William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, New Hampshire. Measures 13 cm by 10.8 cm in size. WEBSITE Price $1450 Fair Market Value $1150 - $1850 Minimum Opening Bid - $785 |
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| $785.00 | 10:26 AM | 9/29/08 | Boca Raton, FL |
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| Item #A29 Gorgeous, doubly terminated crystal of gemmy golden Calcite on sparkling matrix! Measuring nearly 7.5 cm from tip to tip, this Calcite glows under the faintest lighting. From the Elmwood Mine in Smith County, Tennessee. Measures 9.8 cm by 7 cm. WEBSITE Price $1850 Fair Market Value $1400 - $2450 Minimum Opening Bid - $985 |
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| Item #A30 Attractive combination of poker chip Calcite crystals on olive-green Fluorite! The contrast between the two minerals is excellent and we all know how important that is in a combo plate. The Calcites are in excellent condition with only a minor bump or two. Measures 9.5 cm by 11 cm in size. From the Xianghualing Mine, Hunan Province of China. Ex. Goings Collection WEBSITE Price $850 Fair Market Value $750 - $1450 Minimum Opening Bid - $585 |
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| $585.00 | 4:18 AM | 9/16/08 | Israel |
| $610.00 | 6:46 PM | 9/29/08 | Hudson, WI |
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| Item #A31 Golden Beryl crystal nestled between Muscovite and Albite! An unusual color of Beryl with just a hint of green. You could almost call it a Heliodor. From the Itatiaia Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Measures 5.5 cm by 7 cm in size with very glassy faces! Only the backside has etching. WEBSITE Price $1500 Fair Market Value $950 - $1650 Minimum Opening Bid - $650 |
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| Item #A32 Pretty specimen of lavender Apatite crystals with Calcite and Lepidolite! Classic piece from Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Measures 5 cm b y 6.7 cm. WEBSITE Price $385 Fair Market Value $300 - $450 Minimum Opening Bid - $200 |
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| $200.00 | 10:10 AM | 9/15/08 | Knoxville, TN |
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| Item #A33 Large, translucent Uvite crystal with Magnesite crystals! Rarely do I find these specimens with aesthetics of this quality. From the Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil. Measures 3.8 cm by 3.8 cm. WEBSITE Price $545 Fair Market Value $400 - $600 Minimum Opening Bid - $285 |
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| Item #A34 Excellent specimen of Native Silver from China! Very aesthetic specimen of wire Silver with a lustrous patina. From the Huangtongxiang Mine, Lujiang, Anhui Province of China. This fine specimen measures 4.8 cm by 3.9 cm. WEBSITE Price $1250 Fair Market Value $1000 - $1850 Minimum Opening Bid - $785 |
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| $785.00 | 1:28 PM | 9/15/08 | Jackson Hole, WY |
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| Item #A35 EXCEPTIONAL! Deep purple crystals of Amethyst perched on matrix! The incredibly rich purple color of these Amethyst crystals speaks for itself! From Piedra Parada, (Las Vigas), Veracruz, Mexico. Measures 14 cm by 13 cm. WEBSITE Price $2750 Fair Market Value $2250 - $3000 Minimum Opening Bid - $1450 |
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