The Denver Show 2010 Mineral Rooms!
* Updated October 8th, 2010 *
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MIN#Denver2010-63 New!
The "Silver Octopus"!
Exceptional specimen of Native Wire Silver with individual Acanthite crystals!
I rarely come across German wire Silver specimens with such distinct Acanthites and this
beauty caught my eye immediately! It's so well balanced and aesthetic that one would be
hard pressed to find a better miniature anywhere. The golden antiquish patina is gorgeous!
I sold this specimen years ago and I'm thrilled to be able to
offer it again on the website!
From the Himmelsfurst Mine, Freiberg District, Saxony,
Germany.
Measures 3.7 cm by 3.4 cm in size.
Ex. Scalisi, Ward, Tucker Mineral Collections
Price $12,500
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MIN#Denver2010-64 New!
Vibrant Pink Topaz crystals on doubly
terminated Quartz and Magnesite!
Gorgeous specimen featuring three pink Topaz crystals attached to a terminated Quartz
point and rhombs of translucent Magnesite! Together they create an incredibly aesthetic
miniature! A small find of these specimens appeared early last year and this was the
only one I could find with all three minerals and a completely terminated Quartz point.
From Serra das Eguas, Brumado, Bahia, Northeast Brazil.
Measures 6.2 cm by 5 cm by 4.2 cm in total size.
Price $1500
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MIN#Denver2010-65 New!
Gorgeous sparkling specimen of dark blue
Shattuckite with Quartz crystals!
Shattuckite is a rare Copper Silicate and the combination with Quartz is beautiful and
very flashy as light literally jumps off the glassy faces. The matrix is composed of
Quartz.
From the Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia.
Measures 8 cm by 3.1 cm by 3.1 cm in total size.
Price $1250
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MIN#Denver2010-66 New!
Dramatic crystal sprays of Orpiment with
Picropharmacolite on matrix!
The crystals shoot out in all directions from the matrix and each is complete with an
undamaged
termination. No damage to speak of, only a few very minor bumps here and there which do
not
detract. The white needle cluster are Picropharmacolite, a rare hydrated, calcium
arsenate.
From the Shimen Mine, Hunan Province of China.
Measures 6.5 cm by 4 cm in size.
Price $485
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MIN#Denver2010-67 New!
Pretty green crystals of Apophyllite with
Stilbite on matrix!
The crystals are cubic in habit with modified corners and quite translucent with
transparency
near the edges. Stilbite blades are scattered about and clustered near the lower right
edge.
From Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India.
Measures 8.6 cm by 10.2 cm in size.
Price $485
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MIN#Denver2010-68 New!
Gemmy crystal of Beryl var. Goshenite
perched atop an Aquamarine on Albite!
Yes, this 2.3 cm Goshenite is actually sitting atop an Aquamarine crystal which peeks
above
the Albite matrix! There's also some minor Schorl present on this attractive but odd
specimen.
From Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Pakistan.
Measures 6 cm by 5.2 cm by 4.8 cm in total size.
Price $485
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MIN#Denver2010-69 New!
Very fine specimen of Sphalerite crystals
with Galena and Chalcopyrite on Amethyst!
The Sphalerites are very impressive with the largest measuring 3.5 cm in size! They glow
rich golden-brown when backlit and could be cut into some gorgeous gemstones. The lustrous
Galenas and golden Chalcopyrites sit with the Sphalerites atop a light purple layer of
Amethyst.
From the P-vein 2 south, 5 level, Commodore Mine, Creede, Mineral County, Colorado.
Measures 9 cm by 4.6 cm in size.
Price $985
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MIN#Denver2010-70 Sold!
Gemmy golden Fluorite cubes in cluster
with Sphalerite and Barite inclusions!
Very attractive plate with golden interiors which phantom out to clear edges.
I find this specimen to be fascinating because it's the only Fluorite I've ever seen
from the Inverness Mine and the locale is so scarce that it isn't listed on mindat.
From the Inverness No. 1 Mine, Inverness Mining Company, Inverness, Hardin County,
Illinois.
Measures 7.5 cm by 9.3 cm in size.
Ex. Tom Wiesner Fluorite Collection
Price $685
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MIN#Denver2010-71 New!
Brilliant! Fine transparent crystals of
modified cubic Fluorite with Quartz!
A beautiful combination specimen boasting nearly perfect cubes of colorless Fluorite
and terminated Quartz points. These specimens appeared about seven years ago from
Dal'negorsk and have since all but disappeared from the market. I found this very
fine
example and I'm very happy to be able to offer it in the Denver Show mineral updates!
From the Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Russia.
Measures 6.2 cm by 6.3 cm in size.
Price $985
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MIN#Denver2010-72 New!
Fine cabinet plate of zoned Fluorite with
Calcite accents!
A very attractive specimen which displays a strong golden-yellow interior beneath purple
exteriors.
The Calcites are sprinkled atop the cubes in various sizes and all are very gemmy.
From the Minerva #1 Mine, Hardin County, Illinois.
Measures 14 cm by 11 cm in size.
Price $3450
Ex. Matthew Webb, James Vorpahl Mineral Collections
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MIN#Denver2010-73 New!
Pretty specimen featuring globular
Mimetite over Mimetite crystals!
The color can best be described as a satiny yellow with a
slight touch of green.
The rounded Mimetite at top sits atop a bottom matrix consisting of prismatic crystals.
From the Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico.
Measures 5.7 cm by 5.4 cm in size.
Price $485
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MIN#Denver2010-77 New!
Fine specimen of green Pyromorphite on
Quartz from England!
From an obscure locality in Wales, this pyromorphite specimen features multi-hued acicular
crystals to about .3 cm
in length, profusely covering the matrix on both the front and back sides. Making this
piece even nicer is the cluster
of quartz crystals nestled down in the central vug. Really pretty, interesting locality
piece! Dealers in the late 1970's
to early 80's deliberately labelled them obsurely to prevent collectors from finding the
site. This practice didn't
really work and as a consequence many are labelled as Plynlimon, which has no real
minerals of interest.
From the Bwlch Glas Mine, Talybont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion,
Wales, England.
Measures 3.8 cm by 6.2 cm by 3.2 cm in total size.
Price $485
Ex. Ernie Schlichter Mineral Collection
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MIN#Denver2010-78 New!
Lustrous crystal balls of Rhodochrosite
with Barite tabs on Romanechite!
I don't come across very many of these and most are probably in private collections.
This specimen features half a dozen lustrous Rhodochrosites and the color could best
be described as red with just a hint of orange. The Barite tab at top is transparent and
absolutely pristine! Both minerals sit atop a matrix of botryoidal Romanechite.
From the Lone Tree Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada.
Measures 7.8 cm by 7.3 cm in size.
Price $985
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MIN#Denver2010-79 New!
VERY RARE! Old collection specimen of Native
Copper on matrix from Jerome, Arizona!
Jerome is an old copper mining town located along the steep sides of Cleopatra
Hill. If you've
never been there, it's an amazing site with the streets and buildings running up along the
mountain
side like something you'd see in Europe. I drove through at night several years ago on my
way
north to Flagstaff and was amazed by the gas laterns and the 19th century feel of the
town.
This specimen is very dendritic in structure and was collected in the 1940's before the
dumps
were fenced off. Although mining has taken place in Jerome since the 1880s and much of
the town is undercut by mine shafts, there's very little activity there today except for
tourism.
From Jerome, Verde District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range),
Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Measures 6.8 cm by 7.6 cm by 3.5 cm in total size.
Price $785
NEW ATOCHA SHIPWRECK BAR!
The price of Silver is SOARING!!! And I am pleased to offer this 100 lb+ Atocha Shipwreck bar
for collectors and
investors! These bars are nearly 400 years old and are pure silver. This is the largest
bar I've ever offered and is
one of the largest ever brought up from the shipwreck site. It contains over 1200 ounces
of silver at 99% purity.
Bars of this size and quality have disappeared from the market due to the rising price of
silver metal and this huge
represents a rare opportunity. Reserve it quickly before the price of bullion pushes the
value even higher!!
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MIN#Denver2010-80b NEW!
Huge authentic Silver Bar from the Nuestra
Señora de Atocha Shipwreck!
A little bit of history - The Silver ore for this bar was mined by the native inhabitants under
Spanish rule and working conditions were less than favorable. One can also imagine how
many
Silver specimens were destroyed in the production of this bar but the safety of the miners
and
preservation of fine specimens was not on the minds of the Spanish rulers in 1622 - the
year this
bar was cast. It was hauled a great distance from the Potosí mint to Portobello, a port
in modern
day Panama, and then loaded aboard the ill-fated Atocha. The Atocha later ran into bad
weather
and sank off the Florida Keys on September 6th, 1622. Only 5 of 265 passengers and crew
aboard the ship survived the wreck. After the sinking, the ship was located by its still
visible
mast in 55 feet of water and initial salvage attempts were undertaken. Unfortunately (or
fortunately for later historians), the divers, who could only reach the wreck by holding
their
breaths, were not able to break through the hatches to remove the valuable cargo and were
forced to leave the area to obtain proper recovery equipment. While they were gone, a
second
storm ravaged what remained of the shipwreck and removed all traces of its location. It
remained
lost until Mel Fisher and his salvors located the remains of the ship's hull on July 20th,
1985.
Dated P16ZX (1621) - Graded 1.0 (The highest
grade possible for an Atocha bar)!
Weight = 100 Troy Lbs 3.2 Troy Ounces of 2380/2400 (99.16% pure) Silver.
Minted at the Potosí Mint (assayer's bite on top).
Manifest lists shipper as J. Delgado to himself. Measures 35 cm by 15 cm by 10.3 cm in
size.
This is the heaviest bar I have ever seen or offered and it may be
the largest bar from the entire shipwreck!
Also, note the stamps to the far right that look like crowns or stars. These stamps are
smaller than the
usual Quinto tax stamps which display the shield of Spain and I haven't seen them appear
on very many bars.
This bar also features a slanted defense cut line on the left side representing the amount
to be cut away for taxes.
The bar is accompanied by the original Certificate of Authenticity.
Price $65,000
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