Updated 11/18/2007 with New Exceptional Specimens!
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MIN#EM-46 NEW!
EXCEPTIONAL SILVER!! Thick, twirling wires
of Silver atop Sulfide matrix with Quartz!
This is the rarest Silver that I own! This incredibly aesthetic specimen is from the old
Silver
mines of California Gulch, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado! It measures 5 cm by
5.7 in
total size. The town of Leadville was actually built on Silver and Gold ore but in later
days
became known for its Lead and Molybdenite. This specimen originates from the late 1800's
when Silver mining was all the rage. An amazing old timer that is as beautiful as it is
historical.
Comes with a custom made, labeled stand.
Ex. Davidson, Raabe Collections.
From the Kevin Ward Personal Collection
Price $25,000
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MIN#EM-47 NEW!
EXCEPTIONAL! Huge Sulfur crystal on
Celestite from Michigan!
I know I haven't seen a larger crystal from this locality. I've seen clusters which were
larger
but this is a single, isolated 4.3 cm crystal of translucent Sulfur. The termination is
complete too!
From the Maybee Quarry, Monroe County, Michigan.
Measures 7 cm by 5.1 cm in size.
Price $1450
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MIN#EM-48 NEW!
Hall of Fame Specimen!
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MIN#EM-49 NEW!
SUPERB! Rare specimen of ruby-red
Proustite crystals with wire Gold on Pyrite and Galena matrix!
This is a Colorado Proustite specimen!! From the 1200' Level of the Smuggler-Union Mine,
Marshall Basin
(elevation 12,600 ft) above Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado. This historic specimen
is circa 1913!
Colorado Proustites are incredibly rare and specimens with this color richness are even
rarer.
Measures 4.7 cm by 2.7 cm in size.
Price $4500
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MIN#EM-50 NEW!
SUPERB! Sharp, glassy crystals of Schorl
Tourmaline on Albite!
This is one fine specimen of Schorl! The crystals appear to be floaters
which attached themselves at a later time to a conglomerate of Albite.
Whether or not this is what happened, there's no doubt about the
aesthetics of this piece and fine condition of each shiny Schorl crystal.
From Espirito Santo, Brazil. Measures 6 cm by 6.3 cm with 2.3 cm xls!
Price $1750
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MIN#EM-51 NEW!
AMAZING old Mexican classic featuring
twirling wires of Native Silver atop Acanthite crystals!
This specimen is from the old workings in Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico dating back to the
early 1900's and is very different than the more recent "etched from Calcite"
Silvers from the
same area. The additional of the well formed gray Acanthite crystals is an added bonus!
The entire specimen sits atop a small bit of Quartz matrix. Measures 4.7 cm by 6 cm in
size.
Comes with a custom made, labeled stand.
From the Kevin Ward Personal Collection
Price $6500
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MIN#EM-52 NEW!
SUPERB!! RARE specimen featuring sharp
crystals of waxy brown Chlorargyrite on matrix!
Chlorargyrite is a Silver Chloride and was
the main ore in many an old mining town and remains a very
important source of the valuable metal. Chlorargyrite rarely forms good visible crystals
but this specimen
is literally covered with dozens of the sharpest, most complete crystals you could ask
for. From the Broken
Hill Proprietary, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Measures 7 cm by 6.4 cm in
size. Circa 1890's.
Ex. Watkin Brown collection. Comes with original
handwritten label.
Price $1750
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** Old original label from The Florence Pilkington Manchester Memorial Collection.
(Featured in the March, 1921 edition of the American Mineralogist
Magazine.)
MIN#EM-53 SOLD!
SUPERB! Glassy, gemmy crystals of Calcite
in cluster!
Awesome small cabinet specimen from Egremont, Cumbria, England!
Egremont is one of the premier localities in the world for fine Calcite!
This specimen displays excellent luster and sharpness of crystals with
almost no contacts to speak of. It originally came from the Florence
Pilkington collection which dates the piece prior to 1921. The label above
is brittle but still intact. I have taken steps to preserve it for posterity.
Measures 6.2 cm by 7 cm in total size.
ex. John Marshall collection.
Price $2250
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MIN#EM-54 NEW!
Sharp crystals of Acanthite with curling
Native Silver wires and Quartz!
Superb Silver miniature from the Reyes Mine in Guanajuato, Mexico!
Note the small Silver "ram's horn" to the lower right!
Measures 5 cm by 2.9 cm in size.
Price $2250
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MIN#EM-55 SOLD!
WOW! Tremendous Stibnite cluster with
purple Fluorite accents!
The small Fluorite crystals can be seen sitting atop every Stibnite termination!
From the Hunan Province of China.
Measures 8 cm by 11.8 cm by 10.7 cm in size.
Ex. Edward David Collection
Price $4500
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MIN#EM-56 NEW!
HALL OF FAME SPECIMEN!
Quartz var. Amethyst crystals on Calcite rhombs with Quartz and
golden Chalcopyrite!
Measures 6.5" tall by 5" wide and 3.5" thick. From the old mines in
Guerrero, Mexico.
This specimen is as much a classic as it is beautiful. The mine no longer exists.
Price $6500
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MIN#EM-57 SOLD!
PLATINUM! Lustrous nugget of crystalline
albeit water-worn Platinum!
With the price of Platinum bullion these days, specimens of this size have literally
disappeared from the market. I've also heard that Russia is clamping down on what
they allow out of the country. This large nugget measures 15.3 grams or half an ounce!
From Nishni Tagilsk, Urals, Russia.
Measures 2 cm by 1.5 cm in size.
Price $2750
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MIN#EM-58 NEW!
Glassy crystal sprays of Celestite on
shiny Aragonite and Sulfur matrix!
Usually these specimens are a mess with incomplete crystals and loads of
damage but this is one of the finer pieces I've seen. Most of the terminations are
complete with the only incomplete ones being on the backside where they
touched matrix. There are the normal slight contacts but nothing that detracts
from this very attractive combination piece! This specimen was found in 1956.
From the Floristella Mine, Enna Province, Sicily, Italy.
Measures 11 cm by 8 cm in size.
Ex. Edward David Collection
Price $2850
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MIN#EM-59 NEW!
Large plate of dendritic Native Silver on
Native Arsenic matrix!
I haven't offered one of these specimens in a while because it's so difficult to find one
that
isn't "bunchy". This plate has excellent form and the isolated herringbone look
that I prefer!
From Pöhla, Schwarzenberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony,
Germany.
Measures 11 cm by 8 cm in size.
Price $3250
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MIN#EM-60 NEW!
Scarce specimen of Pink Apophyllite
crystals on matrix from Germany!
From St. Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Niedersachsen, Germany.
Measures 7.5 cm by 5.1 cm with good color and sharp crystals!
Ex. Ken Hollmann Memorial Collection.
Price $745
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