Updated 11/18/2007 with New Exceptional Specimens!
 |
MIN#EM-1 NEW!
EXCEPTIONAL!! Museum quality specimen
featuring a gorgeous deep pink Morganite crystal
set against a background of Albite and Quartz points! Also with green Tourmaline, I would
rate
this large cabinet piece as the second best Morganite specimen I've offered on the
website.
The 7 cm Morganite crystal is incredibly gemmy with Albite accents. The white blades set
against the vibrant pink surfaces create one of the more beautiful contrasts I've seen in
a
Beryl specimen. The Quartz crystals are included with white sprays and enhibit glassy
faces!
From Nuristan, Laghman Province, Afghanistan.
Measures 19.2 cm by 14 cm by 13 cm in size.
Comes with a custom made, labeled stand.
Ex. Edward David Collection
From the Kevin Ward Personal Collection
Price $33,500
 |
MIN#EM-2 NEW!
From my personal Silver Collection!
Incredible sprays of Proustite with Acanthite and
Native Silver on Calcite crystals!
This classic old museum piece dates back to the 1850's and is quite simply the finest
specimen of German Proustite on matrix that I've ever seen or owned! The Proustite
has been well protected and still has considerable redness in the crystals. The addition
of Acanthite and Native Silver wires makes the piece extraordinary. Even the matrix
is composed of sharp, well formed and stacked Calcite crystals! From the Himmelfurst
Mine, Freiberg District, Erzgeberg, Saxony, Germany. Measures 8.5 cm by 7 cm in size.
Comes with a custom made, labeled stand.
From the Kevin Ward Personal Collection
Price $32,500
 |
MIN#EM-3 NEW!
"The Brazilian Setting Sun"
A gorgeous, museum quality Beryl var. Morganite crystal sitting atop white Cleavelandite
with Schorl!
This is the finest Brazilian Morganite I have ever seen perched on matrix! The crystal is
absolute perfection,
measuring 8.5 cm in size! I liken this beautiful specimen to a sunset behind snow covered
mountain peaks.
With its matrix of Cleavelandite and Shorl accenting, the specimen measures 15 cm by 12.5
cm in size.
From Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The perfect companion to the Afghanistan
Morganite above!
Comes with a custom made, labeled stand.
From the Kevin Ward Personal Collection
Price $32,500
 |
MIN#EM-4 NEW!
EXTREMELY RARE!!! Perfect little crystal
of Zvyagintsevite!
This mineral looks very similar to Platinum and actually contains Platinum along
with Palladium, Lead, Tin, and Gold in it's chemical make up (Pd,Pt,Au)3(Pb,Sn).
Zvyagintsevite can be distinguished from Platinum by its modified, stepped corners.
It's considered an extreme rarity and is said to be 1000's of times rarer than the
already rare Platinum mineral. From the Konder Mine in Khabarovskiy, Kray, Russia.
Measures .6 cm by .4 cm in size. (1 gram in weight).
Price $1450
 |
MIN#EM-5 SOLD!
Museum quality plate of sharply
crystallized Native Copper!
This cabinet sized specimen has one of the most beautiful patinas I've ever
seen on a Copper specimen! Reddish-golden surfaces are accented by areas of
deeper brownish-red over an intense metallic luster. Dazzling and impressive!
From the Hancock Mine, Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan.
Measures 13.7 cm by 16.2 cm in size.
Ex. Edward David Collection
Price $6500
 |
MIN#EM-6 NEW!
Gemmy, blue cluster of near flawless Beryl
var. Aquamarine crystals with Muscovite!
This was one of my better finds at the Dallas Mineral Show! The cluster boasts full
terminations
with excellent color and flash. The transparency of the crystals speaks for itself in the
above photo.
From Chumar Bakhoor, Gilgit, Northern Areas of Pakistan.
Measures 6 cm by 8.2 cm in total size.
Comes with a custom made, labeled base.
Price $5750
 |
MIN#EM-7 NEW!
RARE! Semi-crystalline Native Gold in
Quartz matrix!
What a stunning specimen and one from a locality that is extremely difficult to locate!
This is truely a classic Italian Alpine Gold specimen!
From the Brusson Mine, Brusson, Ayas Valley, Aosta Valley, Italy.
Measures 4.5 cm by 3.2 cm in size.
Price $2250
 |
MIN#EM-8 NEW!
Gorgeous combo of gem red Rhodochrosite
rhombs with frosted lavender Fluorite and Tetrahedrite!
Also with Quartz, this specimen has everything for the Rhodo collector, including great
color!
From Steve's Pocket, Fluorite Raise, Sweet Home Mine, Alma,
Colorado.
Measures 5.5 cm by 5.8 cm in size.
Price $3750
 |
MIN#EM-9 NEW!
MUSEUM QUALITY PLATE!! Tremendous, large
cabinet plate of super lustrous Sphalerite "flowers"
with Barite clusters on Dolomitic matrix! This is the finest Elmwood Sphalerite specimen I
have ever
seen or offered on the website. Usually these large plates of Sphalerite are either dull
or damaged
but this specimen is the exception. It is as close to perfect as you can find with superb
aesthetics.
From the Elmwood Mine in Smith County, Tennessee.
Measures 24 cm by 33 cm in size with a 9.5 cm Sphalerite cluster at top left!
Ex. Charlie Key Collection
Price $12,500
 |
MIN#EM-10 NEW!
RARE specimen of crystallized Gold on
matrix from Mexico!
This aesthetic and very rich specimen is from the
Caborca District
in Sonora, Mexico. There are some very distinct crystals here,
especially on the left side of the matrix. Measures 3.4 by 3.6 cm.
Ex. Evan Jones personal collection.
Price $2450
 |
MIN#EM-11 SOLD!
NEW FIND! Hot reddish-pink blades of
Rhodonite in cluster with lustrous Pyrite crystals!
This material appeared at Tucson this year and I consider it to be much better than the
Rhodonite specimens that came out of Peru some years ago which were basically
nothing but Rhodonite. This new material is frequently seen with Pyrite or Pyrrhotite
and it appears on matrix! The color isn't bad either. This is the first of two that I
have.
From the San Martin Mine in Chiurucu, Peru.
Measures 4.5 cm by 5.7 cm in size.
Price $2450
 |
MIN#EM-12 NEW!
EXCEPTIONAL!! Breathtaking specimen of bright yellow Gold on Quartz matrix!
Definately the best Australian matrix Gold at the Tucson Show. If there was a better one,
I didn't see it. This dramatic specimen comes from the Idaho Pit, KCGM,
Kalgoorlic-Boulder,
in Western Australia. The color of the Gold is what grabs you at first glance. The
incredible
purity of the metal gives off the most stunning yellow you could possibly imagine. There
is
obviously very little Copper or Silver in the mix. Add to that the fact that this specimen
is
crystalline with many rounded Gold crystals and is on matrix (rare for this locality), one
can easily see just how awesome this specimen really is. The aesthetics are also quite
noticeable in the photograph above. Measures 7.8 cm by 4.5 cm by 4.8 cm in size.
Comes with a custom made, labeled stand.
Price $9500
 |
MIN#EM-13 SOLD!
Gorgeous cubes of brown Fluorite with
internal zoning atop Celestite blades!
An amazing specimen from the recent find, these cubes both measure 3.5 cm in size
and are complete with glassy faces and internal zoning of darker brown coloration.
From Clay Center, Ottawa County, Ohio.
Measures 10 cm by 8.8 cm in size.
Price $3250
 |
MIN#EM-14 SOLD!
Superb specimen of Vanadinite crystals
atop Barite!
The large reddish-orange crystals make this piece! They average
over 1 cm and the largest measure 1.7 cm in size! All are pristine with
sharp, lustrous faces. The matrix consists of coated Barite blades.
From Mibladen, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.
Measures 5.3 cm by 5.2 cm in size.
Ex. Martin Zinn Collection
Price $3750
 |
MIN#EM-15 SOLD!
WOW! Cabinet sized plate of lustrous
Galena crystals on matrix!
I've seen a lot of these and this is one of the best balanced plates I've come across!
From the classic Tri-State District, Reynolds County,
Missouri.
Measures 11.5 cm by 20 cm in size.
Price $2450
For More Exceptional Specimens, Click Here!
Rhodochrosite Room | Gold Room | Silver Room | Beryl Room | Elmwood Room
