** Updated 8/3/2009 with New Exceptional Specimens! **

MIN#EM-91 SOLD!

MAJOR KONGSBERG SILVER!!
What a super aesthetic combination of Native Wire Silver growing atop Calcite crystals
with Acanthite! I can't remember the last time I've seen such an attractive example from
Kongsberg. At the base, you'll find two absolutely perfect rhombs of white Calcite with sharp
crystals of gray Acanthite to the left. Situated in the middle is the "trunk" of the Silver tree
which starts at a thickness of about 1 cm and winds it way upwards, branches and all, to a
height of nearly 10 cm! I describe the specimen as a tree because that's exactly what it
looks like to me! An old gnarly tree with two white boulders at the base of the trunk.
This specimen dates back to the 1800's and has a very impressive provenance. It also
hosts a perfect ring of wire Silver which moves freely up and down the main wire. The
ring is visible above at about 3 o'clock and is the trademark of this famous specimen.
From the Kongsberg Silver Mines, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway.
Measures 10.2 cm by 6 cm by 4.4 cm in size.
Ex. Swethelm (circa 1940-1950's), Eric Asselborn, Emmering Collections
From the Kevin Ward Personal Collection
Price $95,000

MIN#EM-92 SOLD!

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

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

MIN#EM-94 SOLD!

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

MIN#EM-95 SOLD!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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