** Updated 4/12/2011 with New Exceptional Specimens! **
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EXCEPTIONAL! Large crystals of
reddish-brown accented Hemimorphite in a matrix vug!
Hemimorphite isn't a mineral that usually excites me
but this specimen is a killer small cab!
The Hemimorphite crystals are glassy, terminated, and very reflective. The top and back
sides
are accented by reddish-brown to orange Iron Oxide and the largest crystals measure
4 cm in
length! I can't recall seeing a more impressive Hemimorphite. I know this is the finest
small cab.
From Santa Eulalia, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua,
Mexico.
Measures 8 cm by 8.9 cm by 8.2 cm in size.
Price $1250
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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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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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MIN#EXCEPTIONAL-206 NEW!
Brilliant specimen featuring
glassy Legrandite crystals with Limonite matrix!
Superb cluster with glassy sprays and complete
terminations! The reddish-brown matrix
sits atop the specimen and between many of the sharp, pointed terminations. This specimen
is one of the finest I've seen in this size range and would look great in any mineral
display.
From the Ojuela Mine in Mapimi, Durango, Mexico.
Measures 3.1 cm by 2.4 cm in size.
Price $4500
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MIN#EXCEPTIONAL-208 NEW!
Lustrous and quite rare Native Silver Wire
rising up from a matrix vug!
I can tell you right now that I seldom see good matrix wire Silvers from China. This
specimen
leaped out when I saw it in Tucson and I had the matrix trimmed even further to more
centralize
the wire. The wire itself is pretty big, measuring just shy of 5.5 cm from base to tip! I
love the way
it does an "S" curve bend as it pulls away from the Calcite and Acanthite coated
vug and rises
upwards, well above the matrix. The wire is very lustrous with a golden patina and very
attractive.
From Lingqiu County, Datong Prefecture, Shanxi Province of
China.
Measures 7.8 cm by 5.7 cm in size.
Currently in the Kevin Ward Personal Collection
Price $7500
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Misty-blue Barite crystal set atop
reddish (Hematite accented) Dolomite covered matrix!
A stunning example which is doubly terminated
with an internal rainbow! The crystal is large
and impressive and set aesthetically atop a crevice in the matrix. The faces are glassy
and complete.
From Frizington, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and
Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England.
Measures 9.6 cm by 6.2 cm in size.
Price $4500
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MIN#EXCEPTIONAL-213 NEW!
Impressive specimen featuring bi-colored
crystals of Malachite ps. after Azurite!
While Malachite has replaced most of the Azurite, the tips remain faithful to the original
mineral and dark blue color. A small bit of matrix is attached to the edge for contrast.
From the Tsumeb Mine in Tsumeb, Namibia. SW Africa!
Measures 6 cm by 6.5 cm in size.
Price $2750
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MIN#EXCEPTIONAL-214 NEW!
GORGEOUS, sparkling crystal balls of
Olmiite with gemmy Calcite!
Many of these specimens were originally labeled as Poldervaartite but analysis has shown
that these are indeed Olmiite - a Mn dominant Poldervaartite. This lustrous specimen
boasts a
3.1 cm Olmiite crystal ball with a smaller crystal ball to the right. The color is a
peachy-orange!
From the N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields,
Northern Cape Province, South Africa.
Measures 5.5 cm by 3.4 cm by 2.5 cm in size.
Price $1500
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MIN#EXCEPTIONAL-215 NEW!
Beryl var. Heliodor crystal wand!
I love these "pencil" crystals and this one is super gemmy with the excellent
color I look for!
From Corrego Vermelho, Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Measures 1.6 cm by 10.9 cm in total length!
Ex. Korpi Mineral Collection
Price $2850
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MIN#EXCEPTIONAL-217 NEW!
Beautiful specimen of gem Aquamarine
crystals on tan Albite!
From the Erongo Mountains in Nambia, SW Africa.
Measures 7 cm by 5.1 cm in size.
Ex. Revelle Mineral Collection
Price $1450
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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 $5500
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