** Updated 4/12/2011 with New Exceptional Specimens! **
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MIN#EXCEPTIONAL-221 NEW!
GORGEOUS deep red rhombs of Rhodochrosite
atop needle Quartz with Pyrite and Tetrahedrite!
This specimen has that rich cherry-red color that makes Sweet Home Rhodos world famous! It
also
has more than its fair share of gemminess and flash! These glassy rhombs are well placed
among the
Quartz needles and further accented by lustrous gray Tetrahedrite and golden Pyrite
crystals. No
damage to speak of, the rhombs are complete and sharp. A good looking miniature from the
show!
From the Pincushion II Pocket, Fluorite Raise, Sweet Home
Mine in Alma, Park County, Colorado.
Measures 5 cm by 7.4 cm in size.
Ex. Revelle Mineral Collection
Price $8500
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Superb specimen of large Pyromorphite
crystals!
Very impressive specimen featuring lustrous crystals which
rise as high as 3 cm above
the matrix! The slightly greenish but mostly yellow crystal faces are sharp and glassy.
All are terminated and I only see a couple of small crystals missing on the backside.
From the Jersey Vein, 9 Level, Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg,
Shoshone County, Idaho.
Measures 3.5 cm by 4.8 cm in size.
Ex. Mine Owner's Collection
Price $2850
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Amazing specimen featuring Native Silver
wires perched atop Quartz matrix!
This specimen was among the first Native Silver specimens to be found at the Imiter Mine
in Morocco. A single Quartz boulder was collected shortly before the and broken into
several
specimens which exposed the rich nest of Native Silver! The matrix is a cluster of
incomplete and
complete Quartz crystals with a few terminations here and there pointing outwards from the
center.
From the Imiter Mine, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco.
Measures 8 cm by 7 cm in total size.
Comes with a custom made, labeled base
Price $5750
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Bright and lustrous specimen of
crystalline Native Gold on matrix!
A very rich seam of Gold in Quartz with well defined
crystals along the exterior!
The crystallization took place everywhere the matrix widened and apparently
this was mostly along the periphery of the main seam. Hoppered crystals and
numerous octahedrons can be easily seen among the incredibly flashy surfaces.
From the Mockingbird Mine, Mariposa County, California.
Measures 6 cm by 4.7 cm in size.
Price $5750
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Gorgeous crystals of Golden Calcite on
Calcite crystal matrix!
A stunning example featuring a large Calcite
measuring 8 cm in size and a smaller companion Calcite
on the top right edge. Both Calcite crystals are in excellent condition and display glassy
faces with
gemmy to translucent interiors. The overall presence of the specimen is stunning and there
is no
damage to speak of. This is one of the finer PA Calcite I've seen recently and the first
offered in years.
From the Thomasville Lime and Stone Quarry, Thomasville,
York County, Pennsylvania.
Measures 13.2 cm by 14.4 cm in size.
Ex. Marvin Rausch, Revelle Mineral Collections
Price $3250
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Wow! Large cabinet plate of Azurite on
Malachite!
Big and impressive with numerous dark blue Azurite
clusters set against a fibrous green Malachite
surface! The Azurite crystal clusters are lustrous and flashy under even the
faintest lighting.
This is by far the largest plate of Moroccan Azurite-Malachite I've offered on the
website.
From the Bou Bekker Mine, Touissit, Oudja-Angad Province,
Morocco.
Measures 18 cm by 17 cm in size.
Ex. Revelle Mineral Collection
Price $3850
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MIN#EXCEPTIONAL-231 NEW!
Native Copper nugget-halfbreed with Native
Silver crystals!
Bizarre specimen which at first glance appears to be a typical Copper-Silver halfbreed.
When you turn the specimen around, however, a Silver crystal lined vug appears! I count
about a dozen freestanding crystals filling the Copper vug. I've never seen another like
it!
From the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan.
Measures 5.5 cm by 7 cm in size.
Ex. Ken Hollmann Collection
Price $5500
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MIN#EXCEPTIONAL-232 Sold!
Fine specimen of crystalline Native
Gold on Quartz matrix!
Dodecahedrons
and trigons are everywhere on this specimen. The Gold above the Quartz
matrix is basically all crystalline and there must be hundreds of crystals in the
mix. The specimen is
heavy at 50.4 grams (a little shy of two ounces) and priced very reasonably considering
gold value.
From the Eagle's Nest Mine, Placer County, California.
Measures 5.5 cm by 4 cm in size.
Ex. Revelle Mineral Collection
Price $3750
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Exceptional specimen featuring a huge
Lazurite crystal with Pyrite on Marble matrix!
Superb specimen boasting an 8 cm crystal of dark blue
Lazurite. The matrix is a mix of white
Marble, Pyrite, and Muscovite and provides the perfect background for the Lazurite.
Overall,
the crystal is in excellent condition with no bumps or contacts. The only area of slight
incompleteness
is on the very bottom of the matrix where the specimen was trimmed. This does not detract
at all.
From the Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Measures 9 cm by 11.4 cm by 8.2 cm in size.
Ex. Steve Neely Mineral Collection
Price $9500
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VERY RARE! Aesthetic specimen of
Luanheite on matrix!
Luanheite is a rare Amalgam of Native Silver and Mercury and Chile is one of the
best locales in the world for fine specimens. Luanheite is normally not very attractive
but this one has great form, good luster, and a wonderful golden patina! It sits atop
a small amount of host matrix. This mineral is roughly 62% Silver and 38% Mercury.
From the Elisa de Bordos deposit, Pabellón, Copiapó
Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Measures 7.5 cm by 3.6 cm in size.
Currently in the Kevin Ward Mineral Collection
Price $3500
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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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Exceptional combination of
Aegirine crystals with Smoky Quartz on Microcline!
Super aesthetic specimen featuring over half a
dozen terminated Aegirine crystals
rising upwards atop Microcline matrix. A perfect, doubly terminated Smoky Quartz
crystal lays horizontally in the foreground. This adds not only contrast, but depth
and eye appeal to what can easily be a somewhat unglamorous mineral. Very nice!
From Mt. Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi.
Measures 6.9 cm by 5.4 cm in size.
Comes with a labeled acrylic base.
Ex. Gabriel Risse Mineral Collection
Price $2450
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Exceptional Russian Fluorite with
Green Quartz Combo!
Large, crystal-clear Fluorite dodecahedron
perched between Green Quartz
(Hedenbergite included) and atop Calcite! The glassy Fluorite itself is pristine and very
lustrous, measuring nearly 4 cm across the front. A smaller sidecart crystal is incomplete
on the backside but this doesn't affect the large Fluorite. Most of the Green Quartz
crystals are terminated with the largest being doubly terminated. The Calcites near
the bottom add a nice touch to what is a very attractive specimen of bygone mining.
From Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia.
Measures 7.4 cm by 6 cm in size.
Ex. Edward David Collection
Price $2500
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