* Updated 2/20/2008 *
New Specimens from Tucson Show 2008!

MIN#TUCSON2008-61 SOLD!

EXCEPTIONAL!! An incredible Aquamarine with Apatite combination plate!
This specimen definately rates in the top ten of my recent Beryl finds! Anytime you find an
Aquamarine cluster with great color, superb balance, true gemminess, and a hot pink Apatite,
consider yourself very lucky. There are a lot of Aquamarine specimens out there but very
few have all the qualities that this one does. The crystals are a beautiful sky blue and
come complete with glassy faces and full terminations as they spray out in all directions.
Nestled between the largest crystals up top you will find a 2 cm hot pink Apatite which is
the icing on this cake in my opinion. It certainly adds a beautiful contrast as all sit atop
a matrix of fine Muscovite blades. This is truely a first class cabinet sized Aqua combo.
From Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Northern Areas of Pakistan.
Measures 9.5 cm by 11 cm in size.
Price $8500

MIN#TUCSON2008-62 SOLD!

Awesome Elmwood combo featuring a light purple Fluorite with Galena cubes on Sphalerite!
I love these Fluorite and Galena specimens and they seem to very popular with others as well because
they usually don't last very long. I like how the Fluorite and Galena are side by side on this specimen.
From the Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee.
Measures 8 cm by 5.8 cm in size.
Price $2250

MIN#TUCSON2008-63 NEW!

Stunning specimen featuring light blue Celestite clusters atop Sulfur matrix!
One of the finest Celestite specimen I've seen from here and definately the largest xls!
From Agrigento, Sicily, Italy.
Measures 7 cm by 11 cm in size.
Ex. Sussman Collection
Price $3500

MIN#TUCSON2008-64 NEW!

EXCEPTIONAL COPPER! Sculptural specimen of Native Copper crystals with a Malachite coating!
The contract between the Malachite and Copper patina is gorgeous. This is one of my favorite Coppers
from a large number of fine Copper specimens I've offered recently. The provenance is very good also.
From the Lake Superior Mining District, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan.
Measures 11.8 cm by 13.3 cm in size and quite heavy too!
Ex. Morganthau, Smith College, Hansen, Gene Meieran Collections
Price $8500

MIN#TUCSON2008-65 NEW!

VERY RARE! Pink Analcime ball on smaller Analcime crystals!
From the New Street Quarry, West Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey.
Measures 6.2 cm by 4.5 cm in size.
Ex. Anthony Schumacher Collection
Price $385

MIN#TUCSON2008-66 NEW!

Sparkling ball of drusy Quartz coated Chrysocolla with Malachite sprays!
From Inca de Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama Region, Chile.
Measures 5.4 cm by 4 cm in size.
Price $1450

MIN#TUCSON2008-67 NEW!

Fine crystal balls of red Rhodochrosite on Romanechite!
From the Sequoia Pit, Lone Tree Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada.
Measures 7 cm by 4.2 cm in size.
Price $285

MIN#TUCSON2008-68 SOLD!

Exceptional specimen of green Andradite Garnet on fibrous matrix!
From Val Malenco, Sondria, Lombardy, Italy.
Measures 6.8 cm by 4 cm in size.
Price $785

MIN#TUCSON2008-69 NEW!

Fine crystal sprays of Celestite on matrix!
From Leogang, Salzburg, Austria.
Measures 7 cm by 4.6 cm in size.
Price $345

MIN#TUCSON2008-70 SOLD!

CLASSIC MIMETITE!
Lustrous specimen of yellow botryoidal Mimetite on Goethite coated Quartz drusy!
This specimen is very similar in appearance to San Pedro Corralitos but is actually
from a much lesser seen locality. Cabinet sized with lots of flash and no damage.
From the Bilbao Mine, La Blanca, Mun. de Ojo Caliente, Zacatecas, Mexico.
Measures 11.2 cm by 8 cm in size.
Price $4500

MIN#TUCSON2008-71 NEW!

Blood-red Andradite Garnets in cluster on Hematite matrix!
From the N'Chwaning Mine II, Kalahari Manganese Fields, Kuruman, South Africa.
Measures 5.4 cm by 5 cm in size.
Price $285

MIN#TUCSON2008-72 NEW!

Gorgeous crystals of Lavender-blue Fluorite sitting atop Quartz!
These crystals display a purple color above in room lighting and change to a deep blue in sunlight.
From the Blanchard Claims, Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico.
Measures 6 cm by 7.5 cm in size.
Price $285

MIN#TUCSON2008-73 SOLD!

Translucent golden crystals of Trona in cluster!
From Owens Lake, Inyo County, California.
Measures 6.7 cm by 7 cm in size.
Price $125

MIN#TUCSON2008-74 SOLD!

EXCEPTIONAL AND VERY RARE!!
Amazing specimen of emerald-green Dioptase crystals atop satiny Malachite!
This is the ONLY cabinet sized plate of this combination that I've ever seen and I know
from experience just how rare they are. This is truely a unique opportunity for Tsumeb
collectors and I don't know when I will come across another specimen of this caliber. The
Dioptase crystals are sharp with glassy faces and climb the center "fingers" of Malachite.
From the Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia, SW Africa.
Measures 17 cm by 13.2 cm in size.
Ex. Rob Smith Collection
Price $7500

MIN#TUCSON2008-75 NEW!

Lustrous, semi-crystalline specimen of Native Silver on matrix!
From the Silversides Mine, Bucke Twp., Cobalt, Ontario, Canada.
Measures 3.9 cm b y 5.8 cm in size.
Price $285

MIN#TUCSON2008-76 NEW!

Very fine specimen featuring reddish-brown Heulandite crystals on Calcite!
From the West Patterson Quarry, Patterson, New Jersey.
Measures 7.2 cm by 7.5 cm in size.
Price $645

MIN#TUCSON2008-77 NEW!

Pseudomorph! Sparkling specimen of Chrysocolla ps after Azurite crystals!
The original form of the Azurite crystals is distinct with some Malachite for contrast.
From the Inspiration Mine, near Globe, Gila County, Arizona.
Measures 6.4 cm by 6 cm in size.
Price $2850

MIN#TUCSON2008-78 SOLD!

Sparkling plate of Wavellite with Planerite accenting!
From Mauldin Mountain, Montgomery County, near Mt. Ida, Arkansas.
Measures 8 cm by 9.3 cm in size.
Price $585

MIN#TUCSON2008-79 NEW!

Stunning cluster of lustrous and terminated Stibnite crystals!
This specimen looks Chinese but it's actually from the Raura District,
Lima Department, Peru! All but one of the crystals is terminated and the
surface luster is excellent. The aesthetics speak for themselves I think!
Measures 7 cm by 6.2 cm in size.
Price $985

MIN#TUCSON2008-80 NEW!

Cabinet plate of reddish-pink Halite crystals on Nahcolite!
From Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California.
Measures 9.5 cm by 13 cm in size.
Price $285

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