The Denver Show 2012 Mineral Rooms
Updated January 8th, 2013
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Gorgeous tabs of Golden Barite atop
cream-colored Calcite blades!
This is quite the cabinet sized plate. The crystals
are all complete with full terminations
on the front side and display an incredible amount of golden flash. The backside of the
the crystals are incomplete where the specimen was separated from the host rock but
this doesn't detract and is pretty much the norm with large, flat plates. An excellent
example of the Meikle Mine combinations that appeared five or six years ago.
From the Meikle Mine, Elko County, Nevada.
Measures 14 cm by 12.5 cm in size.
Ex. Edward David Mineral Collection
Price $4500
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Sparkling specimen of Azurite with
Malachite!
Beautiful specimen featuring
micro-crystalline botryoidal Azurite surfaces with Malachite on
Limonite matrix. This is old material dating back to the late 1890's and is in excellent
condition.
From the Czar Shaft, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona.
Measures 8 cm by 10.7 cm in size
Price $2850
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MIN#Denver2012-183 New!
Impressive crystals of lustrous Galena
with Sphalerite sitting atop Dolostone matrix!
The Sphalerite crystals are distinct and well isolated. One can be seen in front just
below the Galenas and the other is perched atop the matrix just behind the Galenas.
From the Cumberland Mine, Smith County, Tennesee.
Measures 7 cm by 6.2 cm in size.
Price $585
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MIN#Denver2012-184 New!
Cute specimen featuring tranlucent Calcite
rhombs atop reddish Calcite!
From the Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia, SW Africa.
Measures 5 cm by 3.6 cm in size.
Ex. Uli Barman Mineral Collection
Price $485
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Colorful specimen featuring Bornite
coated Chalcopyrite crystals with pinkish Calcite!
Lots of luster and rainbow iridescent color
highlights this small cab. The specimen probably dates
back to this early 1940's and was part of the large Philadelphia Academy collection. The
Chalcopyrites
are very well formed and oocassionally appear as golden patches between the iridescent
Bornite coating.
The addition of pink Calcite crystals is an added bonus and really makes the piece!
From Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Measures 7.5 cm by 6.9 cm in size.
Ex. Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences
Price $895
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Beautiful specimen featuring two
tri-color Tourmaline crystals with Albite!
Both crystals exhibit a gorgeous laying of
yellow-green to green to pink at both perfect
terminations! The surfaces are well striated and super glassy while the pink
portions
near the tips are gemmy. Both crystals are held tight by several blades of Cleavelandite.
From Paprok, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan.
Measures 3.3 cm by 2.7 cm in size.
Ex. Matthew Webb Collection
Price $2850
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Fine specimen featuring pink blushed
Calcite crystals on Calcite covered matrix!
The large Calcites sit atop a matrix of smaller but still sharp Calcite crystals. One of
the best examples of Calcite I've seen from this region with 3.5 cm and 2 cm crystals!
From the Haramosh Mountains in Northern Pakistan.
Measures 6.5 cm by 9 cm in total size.
Price $985
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Large cabinet plate of vibrant purple
Fluorite with Barite blades in cluster!
These purple cubes are pure gems with internal
phantoming and transparency all the way
down to the matrix! They sit atop a sparkling matrix of Quartz and provide a wonderful
color contrast for the creamy white Barite blade clusters. In very good condition overall.
From the Berbes Mine, Berbes, Asturias, Spain.
Measures 9.8 cm by 14 cm in size.
Price $895
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MIN#Denver2012-189 New!
Sharp crystals of Native Copper rising up
from a Quartz covered matrix!
It all begins with a sharp 2.1 cm crystal which gives rise to a "tree-like"
growth of smaller crystals!
From Keweenaw County, Upper Peninsula, Michigan.
Measures 6.3 cm by 6 cm in size.
Ex. Russell MacFall Collection
Price $895
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MIN#Denver2012-190 Sold!
Sparkling specimen of Quartz drusy over
Chysocolla!
The specimen is perfectly centered and unblemished with a dazzling flash under any
lighting.
From the Ray Mine, Mineral Creek District, Pinal County,
Arizona.
Measures 6 cm by 5.4 cm in size.
Price $1250
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MIN#Denver2012-191 New!
Impressive cluster of reddish-brown
Descloizite crystals on matrix!
An aesthetic cluster with excellent form and very few incomplete crystals.
The crystals themselves are very lustrous and translucent at the tips!
From the Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein, Namibia, SW Africa.
Measures 6 cm by 5.4 cm in size.
Price $785
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MIN#Denver2012-192 New!
Pretty mix of botryoidal Chrysocolla with
Azurite, Malachite, and Tenorite!
From the Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona.
Measures 8 cm by 11.5 cm in size.
Ex. Edward David Mineral Collection
Price $785
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Glossy round clusters of Aragonite on
matrix!
These clusters appear to be botryoidal but they are
actually composed of small
surface blades. The color is a light aqua-green and the mounds are very shiny.
From the Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, SW Africa.
Measures 6.2 cm by 8.4 cm in size.
Price $650
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Stunning specimen featuring three crystals
of Forsterite var. Peridot atop a Magnetite!
Very unique specimen featuring multiple terminated green crystals of gemmy Peridot!
The dark Magnetite crystal serves as the center base and measures 1.6 cm in size.
From Sapat Gali, Naran-Kagan Valley, Kohistan District,
North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan.
Measures 2.7 cm by 3.2 cm in size.
Price $1450
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Sweet specimen featuring a large,
shiny Sphalerite crystal set among Fluorite cubes on Dolostone!
In excellent conditional overall, the Sphalerite it
aesthetically surrounded by the zoned Fluorites!
From the Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee.
Measures 7.5 cm by 7.4 cm in size.
Price $550
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Beautifully patinaed specimen of
crystalline Native Copper on Copper spinels!
The color of the Copper crystals changes from bright
Copper to reddish Copper as you move towards
the bottom. The largest crystals have the deepest patina color and all are sharp with
lustrous faces.
I love the way the crystal habits change with each level of growth, mimicking the color
change.
From the Centennial Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan.
Measures 6 cm by 6 cm by 3.4 cm in size.
Price $3850
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Gemmy and extremely flashy blue
cluster of Celestite crystals on matrix!
These specimens always dazzle but this one seems to
have a bit more pizzazz than usual and the
aesthetics are superb. There is no damage except for the outer trim line which is the
norm. The largest
crystals rising up from the center measure 5 to 6 cm in total size! A great example of
this popular mineral.
From the Sakoany Mine, Majunga, Madagascar.
Measures 11.7 cm by 12.4 cm by 13.4 cm in size.
Price $4500
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Large cabinet specimen featuring
bi-colored Apophyllite crystals on Stilbite and Apophyllite!
A zeolite combo that should impress everyone! The
Large Apophyllite crystals display a strong
greenish-yellow color set against clear tips. The top crystal is doubly terminated and
lays horizontally
atop the peachy Stilbites while the other two rise upwards. The plate is neatly trimmed at
the edges.
From Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India.
Measures 19 cm by 14.8 cm in size.
Price $3500
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