The Denver Show 2009 Mineral Rooms!
* Re-Updated July 2nd, 2010 *
 Photo by Joe Budd |
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#Denver2009-186 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 Sold!
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#Denver2009-191 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#Denver2009-193 Sold!
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 Sold!
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#Denver2009-196 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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