The Tucson Show 2009 Mineral Rooms!
Re-Updated January 4th, 2010
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EXCEPTIONAL TOURMALINES with
LEPIDOLITE!!
A stunning specimen of multi-colored Tourmaline
crystals rising some 11.3 cm above a Lepidolite
covered base! The crystal surfaces are literally flawless with a glassy vibrance I rarely
see in
Tourmaline specimens. Both crystals are perfectly terminated with emerald-green tips that
evolve
into a bluish-green coloration which then changes over to a lighter green near the bottom.
The lower
portion of the actually becomes "watermelon" in that the interior is red while
the exterior is green.
The pinkish Lepidolite crystals are the perfect accent to this amazing, UNREPAIRED
Tourmaline!
Circa 2001 from the Rocket Pocket, Pederneira Mine, São
José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Measures 11.3 cm by 2.5 cm in total size.
Price $25,000
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Gemmy, red rhombs of Rhodochrosite
with Fluorite, Sphalerite and Pyrite!
What an incredible Chinese Rhodochrosite! The rhombs
are slightly etched which
is normal but it doesn't detract from the transparency and translucence of these glassy
crystals! The color is some of the deepest red I've seen to date from China and very
impressive. If Chinese Rhodo gets much better, it will be the equal of the Sweet
Home!
From the Wuton (Wudong) Mine, Liubao, Wuzhou Prefecture,
Guangxi Zhuang A. R., China.
Measures 4.1 cm by 5 cm in size.
Price $1500
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Exceptional combination of
Aegirine crystals with Smoky Quartz on Microcline!
Super aesthetic specimen featuring over half a
dozen terminated Aegirine crystals
rising upwards atop Microcline matrix. A perfect, doubly terminated Smoky Quartz
crystal lays horizontally in the foreground. This adds not only contrast, but depth
and eye appeal to what can easily be a somewhat unglamorous mineral. Very nice!
From Mt. Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi.
Measures 6.9 cm by 5.4 cm in size.
Comes with a labeled acrylic base.
Ex. Gabriel Risse Mineral Collection
Price $2450
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Impressive combo of Golden Calcite on
lustrous Galena!
One of the better Calcite on Galena specimens I've
seen from Illinois.
I don't see many but what I do see is usually from the Elmwood Mine. The largest
Calcite measures nearly 5 cm tip to tip and is doubly terminated. I don't detect any
cleaves so it is complete and pretty gemmy. Even in the above photo you can see
all the way through the top Calcite down to the Galena surface underneath.
From the Denton Mine, Hardin County, Illinois.
Measures 8.5 cm by 6.5 cm in total size.
Price $485
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Mexican classic featuring Amethyst
crystals on Galena with Quartz drusy!
This specimen came from a small pocket found in
the 1960's in Naica, Mexico.
The Amethyst crystals sit atop a matrix of lustrous Galena with a scattering of
smaller Quartz points and drusy which adds further contrast to this very aesthetic
specimen. These classics rarely appear for sale and I purchase them whenever I see
them because the combination is so appealing. This is a rare
opportunity to land one.
From the Siglo XX Mine, Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Measures 9 cm by 7.9 cm in size.
Ex. Stoudt Mineral Collection
Price $2500
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Multi-colored Fluorite cluster!
Beautiful cluster of Golden Fluorite cubes with
bluish zoning at the rim! There's also a
scattering of small Calcite crystals and a minor association of Bitumen in the recesses.
From the Minerva #1 Mine, Hardin County, Illinois.
Measures 9.5 cm by 13 cm in size.
Price $1750
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Beautiful plate of hot-pink
Rhodochrosite over Pyrite studded matrix!
A wonderful large cabinet sized plate of botryoidal
Rhodochrosite from a locality
I don't see very often. If you don't have one of these specimens, now's your chance!
From the Oppu mine, Aomori Prefecture, Honshu Island,
Japan.
Measures 12 cm by 19 cm by 8.8 cm in size.
Price $1450
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Exceptional Native Silver on Copper!
Sharp crystals of Native Silver sitting atop Native
Copper. The crystals not only
cover the top but also the bottom and back side. There are close to a couple dozen Silver
crystals here with most being distinct and only a few showing rounding on the
terminations.
From the Cliff Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan.
Measures 7.5 cm by 5 cm by 4 cm in size.
Ex. Edward David Mineral Collection
Price $4500
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New Find! Botryoidal violet Fluorite
plate with a lustrous Pyrite ball!
One of the better plates of this material that I was
able to find while in Tucson!
The ball at the top measures 3.8 cm in size and the Fluorite surfaces appear to be
almost ball-like themselves with a flashy, satiny luster. Really neat material!
From the Shangbao Mine, Hunan Province of China.
Measures 12.2 cm by 10.1 cm in size.
Price $3250
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Celestine crystal perched atop
Fluorite cubes!
Remarkable miniature featuring not one, but two
complete crystals of tranparent
Celestine! The largest is the crystal in the upper right corner and it measures 3 cm
in size. The second crystal is slightly smaller and located just behind the front one.
A third, slightly contacted Celestine xl lays horizontally along the right side and
is partially covered by the light purple Fluorite cubes. Very attractive and distinct!
From the Tule Mine, Melchor Múzquiz, Mun. de Melchor
Múzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico
Measures 6 cm by 5.7 cm by 8.6 cm in size.
Price $285
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MIN#Tucson2009-71 NEW!
Attractive mix of Azurite balls with
botryoidal Malachite in cast form!
The textures are also quite different with the Azurite being micro-crystalline
and quite sparkling under light and the Malachite botryoidal and smooth.
An old Bisbee combo classic with lots of eye appeal!
From Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona.
Measures 6.8 cm by 4.8 cm.
Ex. Eugene D. Meyer, Gerald Clark Mineral Collections
Price $985
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MIN#Tucson2009-72 NEW!
Translucent crystal sprays of Strontianite
on lustrous Sphalerite!
From the Rosiclare Level, Mineral Mine #1, Hardin County,
Illinois.
Measures 6 cm by 6.8 cm in size.
Price $145
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MIN#Tucson2009-73 NEW!
New Species!! Gorgeous hot peach-colored
Olmiite crystal ball on gem Calcite!
This was originally labeled as Poldervaartite but very recent analysis has shown that
these
are indeed Olmiite - a Mn dominant Poldervaartite. This lustrous specimen features
a 3.2 cm Olmiite crystal ball! Very aesthetic and well balanced with a lot of pizzazz!
From the N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields,
Northern Cape Province, South Africa.
Measures 5.7 cm by 3.5 cm in size.
Price $2250
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MIN#Tucson2009-74 NEW!
RARE! A seldom seen specimen of Cinnabar
on matrix from Arkansas!
This is the first specimen I've found from this old locality and is a great locality
piece.
Many of the Arkansas Cinnabar mines only operated in the 1930's and 1940's.
From Pike County, Arkansas
Measures 4.3 cm by 3.6 cm in size.
Ex. Martin Zinn Mineral Collection
Price $385
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MIN#Tucson2009-75 NEW!
New Species!! Gorgeous hot peach-colored
Olmiite crystal ball on gem Calcite!
This was originally labeled as Poldervaartite but very recent analysis has shown that
these are
indeed Olmiite - a Mn dominant Poldervaartite. These crystal balls have excellent luster
and color.
From the N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Northern Cape Province,
South Africa.
Measures 4.4 cm by 3.2 cm in size.
Price $650
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MIN#Tucson2009-76 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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MIN#Tucson2009-77 NEW!
Sharp, golden Topaz crystal perched atop
Quartz, Albite and a huge Microcline!
There's also a botryoidal light green mineral which hasn't been identified as of yet.
The pristine Topaz rises 2.4 cm above it's Quartz base. The large Microcline crystal is
perfectly terminated and measures 7.5 cm in size. This specimen is very 3-dimensional!
From Yuno, Shigar Valley, Baltistan, Northern Areas of
Pakistan.
Measures 8 cm by 8.2 cm by 9.4 cm in size.
Price $895
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MIN#Tucson2009-78 NEW!
Classic specimen of curling "Rams
Horn" Gypsum on matrix!
Every now and then I see one of these incredible specimens from Morocco but
this specimen is from the old workings in Bisbee! And the fact that there are three
Rams Horn curls makes it even more amazing. A very aesthetic cabinet sized plate!
From the Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona.
Measures 12.8 cm by 9.5 cm in total size.
Ex. Stoudt Mineral Collection
Price $2450
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MIN#Tucson2009-79 NEW!
Very rich specimen of Erythrite blades on
Quartz covered matrix!
From Bou Azzer, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco.
Measures 5 cm by 5.2 cm in size.
Price $985
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MIN#Tucson2009-80 NEW!
Impressive large cabinet sized specimen of
Amethystine crystals with Golden Calcite at top!
This is a stunning specimen and would make for an incredible centerpiece! The Amethystine
crystals are terminated with a scattering of milky inclusions near the tips. The crystals
are
quite glassy and lustrous with a complete rehealing on the backside. The Golden Calcite
crystals at top are clustered together with a pearly chatoyance and complete terminations!
There is a tiny area of stabilization on the backside between the Calcite and Quartz.
From the 2nd Soviet Mine, Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray,
Far-Eastern Region, Russia.
Measures 17.6 cm by 18.5 cm in size.
Ex. Lawrence Conklin, Edward David Mineral Collections
Price $2850
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