The Denver Show 2011 Mineral Rooms!
* Updated April 28th, 2012 *
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MUSEUM QUALITY SPECIMEN!
Tremendous antique plate of super lustrous Pyrargyrite crystals with Calcite on matrix!
One of the finest I've seen from St. Andreasberg and one that has
quite an impressive
provenance as well. The Pyrargyrite crystal grouping is incredibly sharp, undamaged, and
lustrous. It also still displays an amazing amount of red for a specimen of its age! Note
the
reddish color of the crystals in the bottom close up when exposed to a direct light. This
plate
is literally covered from top to bottom with lustrous, shiny Pyrargyrite but it's the main
grouping in the top center which is the main attraction. These large crystals each measure
just shy of 2 cm in size with some 1 cm crystals nearby. I love this specimen and can
highly
recommend it to anyone who is a Silver mineral collector or a collector of very high end
classics!
From St. Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Measures 7 cm by 11.3 cm by 8.8 cm in size.
Ex. Geipel Collection (early 1900's), Bally-Prior Museum Collection
in Schönenwerd, Switzerland
Price $17,500
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Fine crystal of golden Spodumene rising
from a matrix of Albite and Muscovite!
This unique crystal displays a slight bend as it rises 5 cm above the Albite. The rehealed
lower crystal portion is visible just below the large Muscovite blade near the center.
From Kala, Darrah Pech, Kunar Province of Afghanistan.
Measures 10 cm by 6.5 cm in size.
Price $985
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Gorgeous, gemmy crystals of Forsterite
var. Peridot on Magnetite!
I count at least eight gem Peridots on this
impressive specimen and all are complete
and tranparent. I would imagine you could cut some wonderful gemstones from these crystals
but why would anyone want to do that?? The Magnetite crystal is also complete and
lustrous!
From Sapat Gali, Naran-Kagan Valley, Kohistan District,
North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan.
Measures 5 cm by 3.6 cm in size.
Ex. Scott Wallace Mineral Collection
Price $2500
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Fine specimen featuring Natrolite
needle clusters atop Prehnite!
A good looking plate of two minerals I don't see
together very often. The Natrolite needle
balls are in good condition with only a few minor contacts. The Prehnite is uncontacted.
From Paterson, Passiac County, New Jersey.
Measures 14 cm by 10 cm in size.
Ex. Gerald Clark Mineral Collection
Comes with a custom made, labeled base
Price $785
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Beautiful light pink crystals of Fluorite
in cluster with Pyrite and Galena!
These rounded and modified Fluorite crystals are incredibly gem and
flashy!
The Pyrites at top are covered with tiny Galena crystals.
From the Huanzala Mine, Huanuco Department, Peru.
Measures 4.2 cm by 3.5 cm in size.
Price $685
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Impressive specimen featuring several
Staurolites on Schistic matrix!
This cabinet sized plate features a large Staurolite cross right in the middle!
Very aesthetic and definately not as common these days!
From Keivy Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia.
Measures 6.5 cm by 5.3 cm in size.
Price $785
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VERY RARE combination of iridescent
(blue-purple) cubic Galena with Siegenite!
The cubic Galenas and rare Siegenite sit along side a larger octahedral habit Galena
crystal.
I love the bluish-purple iridescent coating on the smaller Galenas. It really sets off the
piece!
From the Bonneterre Formation, Viburnum Trend, Missouri.
Circa 1996 - Measures 3.7 by 3 cm in size.
Price $585
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Pretty specimen featuring a bi-colored
Aqua-Morganite on Microcline with Albite!
This gemmy 1.6 cm crystal shows much better pink and
blue coloration than what I normally
see in bi-color Beryls from this locale. It's perfectly terminated at top and rehealed on
the
bottom where it fractured in the pocket millions of years ago. The Microcline has a sharp
termination with shiny crystal faces. Jagged Albite crystals add a nice contrasting
texture.
From Baha, S. W. Buspar Peak, Baltistan, Northern Areas of
Pakistan.
Measures 5 cm by 5.6 cm in size.
Price $585
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Exceptional specimen of crystalline
Native Copper with gemmy clear Calcites!
What an impressive specimen! The Copper is very well
crystallized with a lovely antique
patina while the Calcite crystals are both doubly terminated and transparent! A small
accenting band of blue Chrysocolla covers the right side matrix and completes the picture.
From the Centennial Mine, Houghton County, Michigan.
Measures 5 cm by 7.5 cm in size.
Ex. Carl Bentley Mineral Collection
Comes with a custom made, labeled base
Price $4500
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Pretty light blue crystal sprays of
Hemimorphite atop Calcite!
The Calcite crystals are thin, transparent blades
while the Hemimorphite crystals
widen out as they grow upwards. They are more opaque and the light bluish tiny is
more than enough to give the two minerals plenty of contrast atop the Limonite matrix.
From the Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico.
Measures 4.1 cm by 5.5 cm in size.
Price $385
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Fine specimen of reddish-purple
Fluorite cubes with Sphalerite on matrix!
An attractive plate from a lesser seen locale, this
specimen is in very good
condition with only a few minor contacts scattered about the Fluorite corners.
Smaller crystals of Sphalerite add a nice accent to the cluster.
From the Hill-Ledford Mine, Ozark-Mahoning Company,
Cave-in-Rock, Illinois.
Measures 10.6 cm by 9.1 cm in size.
Price $585
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NEW FIND! Interesting mix of
Allargentum with Dyscrasite, Schachnerite, and Native Silver!
I cherry picked the group that appeared in Tucson
for the most aesthetic specimens from
this new find and this cute miniature was among the ones chosen. The highly lustrous
crystals spray out towards the left from the center cluster and the entire grouping sits
atop a
matrix of shiny white Calcite. The numerous crystals are somewhat matted but still quite
distinct.
From the Bouismas Mine, Bou Azzer District, Ouarzazate
Province of Morocco.
Measures 4.5 cm by 4.5 cm by 3.8 cm in size.
Price $785
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Very aesthetic specimen featuring
lavender Fluorite with Quartz points on Calcite!
Beautiful combo piece here. The Fluorites are gem
and octahedral in habit. They are accented
by a light sprinkling of Pyrite and protected by at least five terminated Quartz points!
From the San Martin Mine, Zacatecas, Mexico.
Measures 5 cm by 5.5 cm by 5.3 cm in size.
Price $685
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Beautiful specimen featuring Rhodochrosite
in cluster atop fine Quartz crystals!
Good quality Rhodochrosite with decent color is getting almost impossible to find at the
shows.
The translucent-gem rhombs here average 1 cm to 1.5 cm in size and I count at least twenty
of them.
This specimen displays enough Rhodochrosite to impress anyone and the price is still
reasonable!
From the Hedgehog Pocket, Main Stope Drift, Sweet Home Mine,
Alma, Colorado.
Measures 6.5 cm by 6 cm in size.
Price $5250
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Fine crystal ball of Barite set atop
lustrous Sphalerite crystals!
An attractive combo featuring a 5.4 cm Barite ball!
The Sphalerite crystals
are all sharp with no contacts or bruises. The same can be said for the Barite.
From the Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee.
Measures 9 cm by 7 cm in size.
Price $650
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Rare and colorful mix of Native Gold with
Atacamite on matrix!
This specimen looks like paint spots on matrix! These appeared about seven years ago and
have since disappeared from the market. A rare opportunity to purchase a very unique Gold!
From a locality near the Faride Mine in Sierra Gorda, Chile.
Measures 4 cm by 4 cm in size.
Price $485
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MIN#Denver2011-240 New!
Gorgeous specimen of blue Hemimorphite on
matrix!
This has got to be one of the prettiest blues I've seen in a mineral specimen!
From the Wenshan Mine, Yunnan Province of China.
Measures 5.5 cm by 3.8 cm in size.
Price $285
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GORGEOUS! Unique cluster of bi-color Beryl
(Heliodor and Aquamarine) with Schorl and Albite!
A small find of these rare bi-color Beryls appeared recently from Namibia and this is one
of the
largest plates that I've seen. The Heliodor crystals are all tipped with blue Aquamarine!
From the Davib Ost Farm, Erongo Mountains, Namibia, SW
Africa.
Measures 8.7 cm by 11.5 cm in size.
Price $3500
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Huge crystal of lustrous, bronze
Pyrrhotite with smaller crystals on Quartz!
The large upright crystal measures 6.5 cm in size! A 3.2 cm Pyrrhotite can be
seen just below and both sit atop a cluster of tan Quartz crystals and Calcite.
From Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia.
Measures 8 cm by 9 cm in size.
Price $1500
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