** Updated 4/15/2009 with New Exceptional Specimens! **
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MIN#EM-91 SOLD!
LARGE CABINET!! Stunning large plate of
Rhodochrosite rhombs with Quartz, Pyrite, and Tetrahedrite!
I don't think I need to tell anyone how rare plates of this size are today. Just attend a
mineral show and
the specimens you see can be counted on one hand. This plate is covered with gemmy red
Rhodo crystals
and some associated minerals for contrast. The largest crystals are around 2 cm but most
average 1.5 cm
in size. The plate is in excellent condition with only a few bumps here and there which I
will mention for
accuracy. There are the normal incomplete crystals around the trim line of course and at
about 2 o'clock
a rhomb has a small contact where it was touching matrix. None of these detract in the
least from the
dazzle of this gorgeous red plate and aren't even noticeable without close inspection.
This is the first large
plate I've offered in a couple of years and they go very fast. If you need one for your
collection, here it is!
From the Millennium Pocket, Fluorite Raise, Sweet
Home Mine, Alma, Colorado.
Measures 12 cm by 14 cm in total size.
Price $45,000
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MIN#EM-92 NEW!
Very aesthetic specimen of speckled
Fluorite cubes on Sphalerite with a huge Barite cluster!
One of the most impressive Elmwoods I've seen recently, this specimen is in very good
condition
overall with only the normal peripheral contacts along the outer trim line. I love the
speckled
accenting which covers the lavender Fluorite crystals and the Barite cluster in the middle
is perfect!
From the Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee.
Measures 14.4 cm by 18 cm by 12.4 cm in size.
Price $3250
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MIN#EM-93 NEW!
Lustrous, glassy crystals of Mimetite var.
Campylite with Barite blades on matrix!
A superb miniature with excellent balance and aesthetics. The Campylite crystals are
in very good condition with only a few contacts on the backside and one small contact
on a crystal near the top center. These are usually cracked and scarred very badly!
From the Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England.
Measures 5.8 cm by 5 cm in size.
Price $2250
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MIN#EM-94 NEW!
Superb and quite lustrous mix of Acanthite
with Polybasite and Calcite rhombs!
I LOVE the look of this Silver Sulfide combo and the Calcite rhombs make the entire
specimen look like an Acanthite Christmas tree with lights! A very aesthetic miniature!
From Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico.
Measures 5.5 cm by 4.2 cm in size.
Ex. Kuhn Collection
Currently in the Kevin Ward Silver Collection
Price $1450
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MIN#EM-95 NEW!
Impressive miniature featuring large
tabular Wulfenite crystals on Calcite!
This is an exceptional specimen with nearly pristine Wulfenites and lots of flash and
luster.
The arrangement is also very aesthetic and there are only a few tiny and very minor bumps.
From the Los Lamentos Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Measures 3.2 cm by 3.3 cm in size.
Ex. Gabriel Risse Mineral Collection
Comes with a custom made labeled base
Price $850
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MIN#EM-96 NEW!
WOW! INCREDIBLE cluster of Native Wire
Silver from Colorado!
Quite simply, the finest wire Silver I've seen from Aspen in this size range!
The curling, bending wires make this specimen look more like a Freiberg Silver.
This is a MAJOR specimen for any Silver or Colorado mineral collector!
From the Midnight Mine, Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado.
Measures 3.4 cm by 3.6 cm in size.
Ex. Bresnitz (1955), Farquhar Collections
Price $7500
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MIN#EM-97 NEW!
EXCEPTIONAL! Tremendous specimen featuring
Pink Tourmalines (Elbaite) with Quartz and Lepidolite!
This specimen is amazing in many ways, not the least of which is that there are no
repairs. It seems like
almost all Elba Tourmaline specimens are reattached but these are 100% unrepaired and
unrestored.
The color is a beautiful hot pink and the crystals are glassy and translucent. The upright
Tourmaline
on the right measures 3.5 cm in length and is perfectly terminated. The slanted Tourmaline
on the left
is crudely terminated against Cleavelandite and measures 3 cm in length. The Quartz
crystals at
top are also terminated and provide the perfect background. A rare specimen and unique
opportunity.
From the Grotta d'Oggi Quarry, San Piero in Campo,
Elba Island, Italy.
Measures 9 cm by 7.5 cm by 7.5 cm with 3.5 cm and 3 cm Tourmalines.
Ex. Perry, Kevin Ward, Freilich Mineral Collections
Price $14,500
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MIN#EM-98 NEW!
RARE FIND! Amazing combination of Argentite ps. after
Galena with red Proustite xls on Barite!
Also with orange Xanthoconite! From the Alte Hoffnung Gottes (Old Hope of God Pit),
Kleinvogtsberg, Freiberg, Saxony, Germany. Measures 7.5 cm by 5 cm in size.
A great specimen for a Silver or pseudo collector!
Price $2850
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MIN#EM-99 NEW!
Incredible specimen featuring three
crystals of Forsterite var. Peridot atop a Magnetite!
Quite the unique specimen with terminated green crystals of translucent Peridot! The
Magnetite crystal serves as the base for the trio and measures 1.6 cm in size.
From Soppat, Kohistan District, North-West Frontier Province,
Pakistan
Measures 2.7 cm by 3.2 cm in size.
Price $1250
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MIN#EM-100 NEW!
WOW! Another killer Proustite specimen -
this one a cluster of crystals with Dyscrasite!
The color in the photo is the true color of these ruby-red Proustite crystals! The
Dyscrasite
appears as balls of bipyramidal orthorhombic crystals alongside of the Proustite cluster.
Circa 1850's - From Schneeberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.
Measures 4.3 cm by 3.8 cm in size.
Ex. Al McGuiness Collection (1975)
Price $3500
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MIN#EM-101 NEW!
Superbly crystallized specimen of Native
Gold with Arsenopyrite rising up above matrix!
The crystallization is sharp and distinct, with dozens of lustrous Gold crystals in
cluster.
This is one of the few affordable examples of crystallized Gold you'll find from the
Mockingbird.
Gold of this sort is extremely difficult to photograph and the specimen is even better in
person!
From the Mockingbird Mine, Maripose County, California.
Measures 6.5 cm by 3.7 cm in size.
Kevin Ward Personal Collection
Price $10,500
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MIN#EM-102 NEW!
WOW!! Look at the color of this terminated Rhodonite crystal in Galena
matrix!!
Smaller Rhodonites surround the large 5.5 cm crystal but the intense blood-red color is
definately the main draw here. This specimen will impress even the fussiest collectors!
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MIN#EM-103 NEW!
Iridescent crystals and leaves of Native
Silver with Calcite!
Gorgeous and very colorful specimen from this old, classic locality.
There may be a slight Bornite coating responsible for the color.
From the Dolores Mine, Chanarcillo, near Copiapo, Atacama
Province, Chile.
Measures 2.5 cm by 2.6 cm in size.
Ex. Willard J. Perkin Collection
Ex. Minette Collection
Price $1500
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MIN#EM-104 NEW!
Exceptional! Nearly pristine specimen of
Vanadinite crystals atop matrix!
I see so many of these specimens with dull surfaces and missing or broken crystals,
that I have to do a double take when I see one that's as good as this one is. The
aesthetic display speaks for itself but the flashy, lustrous surfaces of each reddish-
orange crystal is gorgeous. Also, there's literally no damage anywhere on the entire
specimen. I've looked this piece over many times and can't find a broken crystal.
From Mibladen, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.
Measures 5.7 cm by 7.8 cm in size.
Ex. Martin Zinn Collection
Price $5450
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MIN#EM-105 NEW!
EXCEPTIONAL! Large cabinet plate featuring
large pyramidal Pyrrhotites on Quartz crystals!
The golden brown and quite lustrous Pyrrhotites contrast beautifully with the orange
tinted Quartz
and the entire specimen is very three dimensional in appearance. Personally, I love the
way one of
the Pyrrhotites grows upwards while the other displays its length sideways. In excellent
condition!
From Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia.
Measures 11 cm by 16.8 cm in size. The upright crystal measures right at 4 cm.
Ex. Edward David Mineral Collection
Price $2450
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