The Denver Show 2009 Mineral Rooms!
* Updated December 7th, 2009 *
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MIN#Denver2009-181 NEW!
EXCEPTIONAL!! Stunningly beautiful Rhodochrosite with sea-green
Fluorite, Bertrandite, and Pyrite!
A beautiful Chinese Rhodochrosite plate with flattened Rhodo rhombs that are translucent
and sharp.
The color could best be described as a rich hot-pink tilting toward the reddish hue. The
Fluorite is a
light sea-green and is further highlighted by the dramatic pink spray of Bertrandite in
the very front!
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MIN#Denver2009-182 NEW!
Gorgeous gemmy yellow crystals of Sulfur
with Calcite on dark matrix!
A beautiful specimen with sharp crystals of Sulfur which are free of contacts and the
usual scuffs one sees in Sulfurs. As a matter of fact, the only contact I can see is a
minor one along the outside trim line and is pretty much invisible. The backside of the
Sulfurs exhibits some slight hoppering and small Calcite crystals highlight the dark
matrix.
From Agrigento (Girgenti) Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy.
Measures 5.3 cm by 6 cm in size.
Price $3500
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MIN#Denver2009-183 NEW!
Fine, iridescent crystal clusters of
Pyrargyrite with Calcite crystals!
Lustrous and colorful are the words that best describe this Silver specimen!
The color of the Pyrargyrite ranges from reddish-purple to midnight blue and
golden-yellow!
From Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico.
Measures 2.9 cm by 4.7 cm in size.
Price $1450
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MIN#Denver2009-184 SOLD!
Large cabinet specimen of bright green
Chrysoprase on Chalcedony!
I've seen many beautiful Chrysoprase carvings but this is the first specimen of
Chrysoprase
I've seen or offered. This specimen boasts a large 11 cm section of Chrysoprase which
could
be used for carving or jewelry making. I prefer to keep the piece in its natural state
however.
From the Yerilla Mineral Field, 125 km NE of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
Measures 14 cm by 13.7 cm by 11 cm in size.
Price $785
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MIN#Denver2009-185 NEW!
Incredible specimen featuring a yellow
Fluorite ball perched atop a Chalcedony stalactite!
Very unique specimen that also features Apophyllite and Stilbite. The ball measures 2+ cm
in size.
From Mahodari, Nasik, Maharashtra State, India.
Measures 8 cm by 2.5 cm by 4.8 cm in size.
Price $845
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MIN#Denver2009-186 NEW!
Covellite!! Fine clusters blades of
iridescent Covellite on matrix!
Both sides are covered with blades that range in color from reddish-purple to blue and
gold!
From the Leonard Mine, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana.
Measures 5.6 cm by 8.8 cm in total size.
Price $895
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MIN#Denver2009-187 NEW!
Lovely pink sprays of Strontianite with
Calcite crystals!
Both minerals sit atop a matrix of purple and gold Fluorite on the backside.
From the Minerva Mine #1, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois.
Measures 7.7 cm by 7 cm in size.
Price $385
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MIN#Denver2009-188 NEW!
SUPERB CLASSIC!!! Very rare specimen of
Native Copper crystals with Apophyllite blades!
This is the finest Apophyllite on Copper I've seen from Michigan outside of a museum. The
blades
of Apophyllite are incredibly sharp and freestanding atop the crystalline Native Copper. A
slight
amount of blue Chrysocolla accents the transparent Apophyllite. I can't stress enough how
scarce
bladed Apophyllite with Copper combinations are these days. This is truely a rare
opportunity!!
From the Cliff Mine, Phoenix, Keweenaw County, Michigan.
Measures 7 cm by 4.2 cm by 6.3 cm in size.
Ex. Carl Bentley Mineral Collection
Price $4500
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MIN#Denver2009-189 NEW!
Exceptional specimen of Azurite and Malachite ps. after Azurite!
Here you have a perfect, glassy-faced Azurite crystal (actually there are two) sitting
atop
Anglesite and to its left, a perfect xl of Malachite ps. after Azurite! The contrast
between
the two is stunning and is what attracted me to this specimen! The surface of the
Malachite
is very chatoyant and satiny while the Azurite crystals display a rich glassy blue color
at the
corners and edges. Easter Pocket specimens are rare and don't appear often at the shows.
From the famous Easter Pocket, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia.
Measures 5.2 cm by 7 cm with 1.8 cm crystals.
Price $2850
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MIN#Denver2009-191 NEW!
VERY RARE!! Fine specimen of Native Silver
atop Chalcocite from Tsumeb!
Tsumeb Silver specimens are rare enough but this specimen exhibits
nearly 3 cm of
leaf Silver atop the center crystal faces of the grayish Chalcocite!! Also with Quartz.
From the Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia, SW Africa.
Measures 6 cm by 6.7 cm by 4.6 cm in size.
Ex. Uli Bahmann Mineral Collection
Price $2500
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MIN#Denver2009-192 NEW!
Perfect green sphere of Prehnite perched
atop dark green crystals of Epidote!
The ball is pristine and lustrous, measuring 3.2 cm in size. All the
Epidotes are terminated!
From the Djouga Diggings, Bendoukou, Region de Kayes, Mali.
Measures 4.5 cm by 4.1 cm in size.
Price $585
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MIN#Denver2009-193 NEW!
Classic combo featuring Galena with
Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite, and Quartz from Creede!
A small collection of these fascinating combination pieces appeared several years ago
from the old Silver workings in Creede, Colorado. Most have long since disappeared.
From the Commodore Mine in Creede, Mineral County, Colorado.
Measures 9 cm by 6 cm by 5.3 cm in size.
Price $685
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MIN#Denver2009-194 NEW!
Large Iron-Nickel (IAB) meteorite from
the Odessa, Texas Impact!
Despite the fact that the Odessa impact is not as
well known as the crater near Winslow, Arizona,
it was still a sizable impact and one of the most unusual in that it came in at a very
shallow angle
and was more of a ricochet than a direct impact. The end result was a crater measuring
around
175 yards in width and 33 yards in depth. This specimen represents a fragment of the main
body.
First
discovered in 1922, near Odessa, Ector County, Texas.
Measures 5.6 cm by 7.2 cm by 4.6 cm in size.
Age is approximately 25,000 years old.
Price $785
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MIN#Denver2009-195 NEW!
Gorgeous gem-blue Beryl var. Aquamarine
crystal on Schorl Tourmaline with Quartz!
This perfectly terminated crystal is quite stunning, sitting atop the shiny black Schorl!
Almost every crystal is terminated and the Aquamarine is very glassy with sky-blue color.
From the Erongo Mountains in Nambia, SW Africa.
Measures 4.2 cm by 5.7 cm in size.
Price $985
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MIN#Denver2009-196 NEW!
Sweet little combo of gemmy green Epidote
crystals with pink Apatite!
A stunning small miniature with fully terminated crystals and great presentation!
From Dassu, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas of Pakistan.
Measures 3.7 cm by 3.2 cm in size.
Price $685
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MIN#Denver2009-197 NEW!
Beautiful polished slab of Variscite!
The entire specimen is an elongated nodule and while the color is wonderful,
I love the conglomerate "rocky" look of the bottom matrix! Perfect for jewelry!
From Fairfield, Oquirrh Mountains, Utah County, Utah.
Measures 11.8 cm by 8.5 cm by 2.8 cm in size.
Price $785
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MIN#Denver2009-198 NEW!
Very fine plate of lustrous Pyrite with
brown Siderite blades!
One of the better Gilman combinations I've seen in a while and definately the largest!
Gilman is an old mining town that can be seen below the highway on the drive to Leadville.
It is completely fenced off and has been deserted for many years.
From the Eagle Mine, Gilman, Eagle County, Colorado.
Measures 8.5 cm by 12.7 cm in size.
Ex. Marvin Rausch Mineral Collection
Price $1500
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MIN#Denver2009-200a NEW!
Rare cluster of dark golden Calcite
crystals with smaller colorless Calcite clusters!
These attractive specimens appeared a year ago from Norway and I cherry-picked this
one as having the best crystal terminations and balance overall. The luster is intense and
satiny and nearly every translucent Calcite crystal is terminated. Grab this one while you
can!
From the Dalen-Kjorholt Limestone Mine, Kjorholt, Telemark, Norway.
Measures 9.4 cm by 9.5 cm by 6 cm in size.
Price $1450
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MIN#Denver2009-200b NEW!
Stunning crystals of pyrite accented
Calcite on matrix!
I love the way the iridescent Pyrite follows the crystal striations and faces of the
largest
Calcite crystal! The pepper Pyrite crystals sparkle in various colors like a Christmas
tree!
From the Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province of China.
Measures 5.8 cm by 8 cm in size.
Price $585
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