New Mineral Specimens for the SUMMER UPDATE!
Re-Updated 10/13/2007!

MIN#SUMMER2007-81 NEW!

Wow! Stunning bi-color Aqua-Morganite crystals!
I can't recall seeing a deeper colored Aqua-Morganite in the elongated hexagonal
crystal habit! Both crystals (large and small) are doubly terminated with gemmy,
cats-eye like Aqua blue tips and pastel pink, translucent Morganite interiors. The
backside of the crystal grew against white Albite matrix which is still in place. I've
offered elongated bi-color Beryls before but nothing of this size and color intensity.
From SW Buspar Peak, Braidu Valley, Baltistan, Northern Pakistan.
Measures 8.2 cm by 5.2 cm in size.
Price $4250

MIN#SUMMER2007-82 NEW!

Beautiful, translucent yellow crystals of Native Sulfur (Sulphur) on Aragonite!
From the Cozzodisi Mine, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
Measures 6.5 cm by 7 cm in size.
Price $895

MIN#SUMMER2007-83 NEW!

Gorgeous Beryl var. Emerald crystals in Schist matrix!
These crystals display intense Emerald coloration with excellent gemminess
for a Pakistan specimen. Holding the crystals up to a light shows the glassy
interiors which could easily be cut into gemstones. Both crystals are also terminated
with complex terminations, the top crystal completing its growth into Schistic matrix.
A Colombian specimen of this quality would sell for many times the price!
From the Panchir Valley, Kunnar, Afghanistan.
Measures 5.5 cm by 4.3 cm in size.
Price $2750

MIN#SUMMER2007-84 NEW!

Exceptional! Dramatic specimen of Native Silver crystals atop thick Silver dendritics!
One of the more impressive Michigan Silvers I've seen recently! The large, lustrous xls at
top fan out from the dendritic base and display several periods of growth and enlargement.
From the White Pine Mine, Copper Range Company, Ontonogan County, Michigan.
Measures 6 cm by 6 cm in size.
Price $3750

MIN#SUMMER2007-85 NEW!

Impressive specimen of Native Copper crystals with Cuprite!
Very sharp and well crystallized specimen. Almost Michigan-like.
From the Chenmenshan Mine, Jiangxi Province of China.
Measures 6.7 cm by 4.5 cm in size.
Price $485

MIN#SUMMER2007-86 NEW!

Gemmy and doubly terminated crystal of Tourmaline var. Indicolite!
This beautiful blue gem is accented at top with a cap of Emerald-green!
From the Pederneira Mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Measures 12.5 cm in length by 1.2 cm in width.
Price $3750

MIN#SUMMER2007-87 NEW!

Rare! Sharp, lustrous crystals of Siegenite with Dolomite on matrix!
From Ellington, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri.
Measures 4.4 cm by 6.7 cm in size.
Price $485

MIN#SUMMER2007-88 NEW!

Fine, satiny Malachite crystal sprays on pearly Calcite crystals!
From the Tsumeb Mine in Tsumeb, Namibia. SW Africa!
Measures 7 cm by 6.5 cm in size. Really exceptional specimen!
Price $3500

MIN#SUMMER2007-89 NEW!

Satiny crystals of Rhodochrosite (balls) with Barite on Romanechite!
I don't find these too often and this is one of the better specimens I've seen.
From the Lone Tree Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada.
Measures 7.7 cm by 7.4 cm in size.
Price $985

MIN#SUMMER2007-90 NEW!

The "Mickey Mouse" Boulangerite in Calcite specimen!
From the Herja Mine, Herja, Maramures, Romania.
Measures 7 cm by 9 cm from ear to tip of nose.
Price $385

MIN#SUMMER2007-91 NEW!

Museum Quality! Tremendous cabinet plate of very crystallized Native Copper!
This is the finest plate of Chinese Copper I've ever seen or offered and the size
is impressive as well. The entire specimen is literally made of hundreds of well
defined Copper crystals on a matrix of additional Copper crystals and Cuprite.
From the Chenmenshan Mine, Jiangxi Province of China.
Measures 18 cm by 12 cm by 8.7 cm in size.
Price $6500

MIN#SUMMER2007-92 NEW!

Gemmy clusters of Green Apophyllite on lustrous Stilbite crystals!
These popular "Well" Apophyllites have become very difficult to find in recent years
since most specimens have disappeared into private collections. This cabinet sized
plate features two separate sprays, a "bow tie" spray at upper left and a ball spray
to the right. The Stilbite crystals cover the front and backside of the volcanic matrix.
From Momin Akhada, Rahuri, Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra, India.
Measures 15 cm by 16.5 cm in size.
Price $3250

MIN#SUMMER2007-93 NEW!

Fine specimen of dendritic Native Silver!
From the White Pine Mine, Copper Range Company, Ontonogan County, Michigan.
Measures 3.5 cm by 2 cm in size.
Price $345

MIN#SUMMER2007-94 NEW!

Excellent specimen of Stibiconite crystals in cluster!
From Wadley, Mun. de Catorce, San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
Measures 11.5 cm by 6.5 cm in size.
Price $685

MIN#SUMMER2007-95 NEW!

Cute specimen featuring a light green octahedral Fluorite on Enargite and Pyrite!
The Enargite crystals are lustrous and terminated, emerging below the Fluorite.
From the Julcani Mine, Julcani, Huancavelica, Peru.
Measures 2 cm by 2 cm in size.
Price $245

MIN#SUMMER2007-96 NEW!

Fine specimen of crystallized Native Copper with red Cuprite accents!
Chile has 20% of the world's Copper reserves but specimens are not that common.
The well defined crystals on this specimen fan out aesthetically across the top!
From the Antofagasta Region of Chile.
Measures 9.5 cm by 7.4 cm.
Price $585

MIN#SUMMER2007-97 NEW!

Gorgeous, translucent Beryl var. Emerald on Quartz matrix!
The color of this crystal is deep Emerald-green and is very similar to
the color one sees in Columbian Emeralds. It terminates into matrix.
From the Panchir Valley, Kunnar, Afghanistan.
Measures 2.5 cm by 4.1 cm.
Price $685

MIN#SUMMER2007-98 NEW!

RARE! Native Silver curling atop and between Acanthite!
Classic specimen from the Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
Measures 2.5 cm by 2.6 cm in size.
Ex. Sandy Taylor Collection
Price $385

MIN#SUMMER2007-99 NEW!

Very attractive Malachite specimen featuring two Azurite crystal sprays!
The backside is also covered with lustrous Azurite crystals! From the Blue Grotto Mine,
La Sal, San Juan County, Utah. Measures 6.8 cm by 3.5 cm in total size. Aesthetic!
Price $250

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MIN#SUMMER2007-100 SOLD!

Huge authentic Silver Bar from the Nuestra Señora de Atocha Shipwreck!
A little bit of history - The Silver ore for this bar was mined by the native inhabitants under
Spanish rule and working conditions were less than favorable. One can also imagine how many
Silver specimens were destroyed in the production of this bar but the safety of the miners and
preservation of fine specimens was not on the minds of the Spanish rulers in 1622 - the year this
bar was cast. It was hauled a great distance from the Potosí mint to Portobello, a port in modern
day Panama, and then loaded aboard the ill-fated Atocha. The Atocha later ran into bad weather
and sank off the Florida Keys on September 6th, 1622. Only 5 of 265 passengers and crew
aboard the ship survived the wreck. After the sinking, the ship was located by its still visible
mast in 55 feet of water and initial salvage attempts were undertaken. Unfortunately (or
fortunately for later historians), the divers, who could only reach the wreck by holding their
breaths, were not able to break through the hatches to remove the valuable cargo and were
forced to leave the area to obtain proper recovery equipment. While they were gone, a second
storm ravaged what remained of the shipwreck and removed all traces of its location. It remained
lost until Mel Fisher and his salvors located the remains of the ship's hull on July 20th, 1985.
Graded 9.0 (The second highest grade possible for an Atocha bar)!
Weight = 80 Troy Lbs and 8.32 Troy Ounces of 2380/2400 (99.16% pure) Silver.
Minted at the Potosí Mint (assayer's double bite on top)
Manifest - A. deAguirre to A. deLegaso.
Measures 35.5 cm by 12.5 cm by 8.2 cm in size.
The bar is accompanied by the original Certificate of Authenticity and is pedigreed to the Christie's
1988 New York Auction as lot #321.  Only 13 A. deAguirre to A. deLegaso bars are known from the Atocha.
This bar is listed as number 610 in the book of "Spanish Treasure Bars from New World Shipwrecks".
P.O.R.

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