The Tucson Show 2009 Mineral Rooms!
Re-Updated January 4th, 2010
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Gorgeous deep cherry-red Rhodochrosite
rhombs with Quartz on Tetrahedrite matrix!
Super gemmy and bright, these rhombs are big and glassy with the largest measuring
3 cm length-wise
and over 2 cm across the face! This rhomb has some slight natural contact (pocket contact)
along the
left corner but this is not damage. There's also a small bit of corner flaking, also
naturally occurring,
on the left rhomb but the size and color of the crystals easily overwhelms both areas of
imperfection
From the Millennium Pocket of the Fluorite raise, Sweet Home
Mine in Alma, Colorado.
Measures 8 cm by 6 cm in total size.
Ex. Goings Mineral Collection
Price $8500
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Native Silver Wire "Tree"
from Freiberg!
Elegant Silver specimen featuring fine wires
of various length and thickness, rising from matrix
upwards to a height of nearly 10 cm. The matrix is Acanthite covered while the Silver
wires are
only partially coated, leaving room for a beautiful antique patina. At the top, the wires
branch
out and terminate in a series of thinner wires which twist and curl artistically in all
directions.
From the Himmelsfurst Mine in the Freiberg Mining District,
Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Measures 9.7 cm by 6.2 cm in size.
Price $9500
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MIN#Tucson2009-103 NEW!
Gemmy crystals of Spessartin Garnet on
Smoky Quartz!
This specimen actually gives you two options! 1.
Isolated Garnets on Smoky Quartz or
2. Lots of Garnets in cluster on Smoky Quartz. You pick the side and look that you want
to display! The Smokys are perfectly terminated and all sit atop a matrix of white Albite.
From the Tongbei Area, Yunxiao County,
Fujian Province of China.
Measures 11.2 cm by 9 cm in size.
Price $1750
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Exceptional Golden Calcite crystal on
Barite!
Large, gemmy Golden Calcite crystal displaying two
perfect terminations as it sits atop
a mound of white Barite. A smaller Calcite sits atop the Barite on the back side but the
main focus is the 14 cm Calcite which is about as perfect a crystal as you will find from
the Elmwood Mine. Both terminations are all there and the only flaw that I can find is
some very tiny chips on the left termination that you need a 10X loupe to see. The
crystal is
glassy and transparent throughout and Calcites of this quality are difficult to find these
days.
From the Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee.
Measures 9.5 cm by 15 cm by 12 cm in size.
Comes with a custom made, engraved base.
Ex. Steve Neely Collection
Price $7500
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Amazing combination of ruby-red
Prousite sitting atop a Polybasite cluster!
For Silver enthusiasts like myself, this is a dream
specimen. Actually, it's pretty darn
rare too. I haven't seen another that even came close to the quality and size of this
specimen. The Proustite crystals are very red and have been light protected. The
Polybasite
crystals are distinct and sharp and quite lustrous as well. All in all, one heck of
a Silver specimen!
From the Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department,
Peru.
Measures 3.1 cm by 3.1 cm in size.
Ex. Anton Watzl Collection
Price $4500
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MIN#Tucson2009-106 NEW!
EXCEPTIONALLY RARE! Brilliant Native Gold
with Petzite on Pink Granite!
Without a doubt, the finest specimen I've seen from this now closed and very short lived
mine!
Very few large specimens came out from this locality and specimens
of this quality can probably be counted on
your hands. The black mineral on the right side is Petzite and this is a fairly scarce
Telluride mineral (Ag3AuTe2).
From the Nugget Pond Gold Mine, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Measures 8 cm by 7 cm by 5 cm in total size.
Comes with a custom made, labeled base.
Price $24,500
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Beautiful cabinet sized plate of
Manganoan Calcite crystals from Colorado!
These are gorgeous pink crystals of Manganoan
Calcite measuring up to 6+ cm in size!
All are terminated and translucent with a pink coloration that glows in even the faintest
light.
From the Idarado Mine, Telluride, Ouray District, San
Miguel County, Colorado.
Measures 9.2 cm by 17 cm in size.
Price $1250
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Large crystals of Native Copper on
Copper!
Stunning and impressive, this specimen features well
defined Copper crystals
in a cluster which branches out atop the elongated Copper which serves as a base.
The patina is beautiful with shades of brown and reddish brown. This specimen has
definately not been cleaned and it very original in appearance. Most of the crystals
range from 1 cm to 3 cms in size but the elongated crystal at the base is over 6.5 cm!
There is a reddish coating of micro-Cuprite near the top and between the crystals.
From the Quincy Mine, Houghton County, Michigan.
Measures 11.5 cm by 7 cm by 8 cm in size.
Ex. F. J. Barlow, Edward David Mineral Collections
Price $9500
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Attractive mix of Fluorite and
Calcite!
Pretty specimen featuring octahedral Fluorite
crystals (light violet) with darker
purple accenting set on a sparkling matrix of tiny Quartz crystals! Below the
Fluorites are greenish Calcite crystals. A really neat mix of mineral colors.
From Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Measures 7.8 cm by 5.7 cm in size.
Price $245
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Deep, bright red crystals of Cuprite
atop Calcite blades from Tsumeb!
Definately one of the best Tsumeb Cuprite miniatures I've seen and under
direct
lighting, these Cuprite jewels turn the deepest red! An incredible specimen that
must be seen in person to be fully appreciated. Great provenance as well!
From the Tsumeb Mine in Tsumeb, Namibia.
Measures 5.6 cm by 4 cm in total size.
Ex. F. J. Barlow Collection
Price $2450
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Exceptional specimen featuring gem
Barites on yellow Calcite!
Both Barites are transparent amber-brown with
perfect terminations and glassy faces!
They measure 5.3 cm and 4.3 cm in length. There's also a smaller crystal behind the
larger ones and it measures about 1.8 cm. The matrix is a canary-yellow surface of
Calcite.
From Elk Creek, Meade County, South Dakota.
Measures 10.3 cm by 9.6 cm by 7.8 cm in size.
Price $7500
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Large cabinet specimen of Horn
Rhodochrosite!
This is the largest plate of Horn Rhodo that I've
ever offered on the website! The plate
is polished on the front and back sides to fully display the rich color and amazing number
of rings. I think there are at least three dozen rings! Even though most of the rings are
clustered, I don't mind it in the least because the plate is so large and impressive.
Large
Horn Rhodo plates don't appear very often so I was very happy to be able to grab this one.
From the Capillitas Mine, Andalgala, Catamarca, Argentina.
Measures 13.3 cm by 22.3 cm by .9 cm in size.
Price $2250
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Fluorite cluster with lustrous
Sphalerite!
Fine, glassy cluster of violet Fluorite cubes set
against a Sphalerite "flower".
From the Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee.
Measures 6.5 cm by 9 cm in size.
Price $485
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Fine cluster "ball" of
Orange Quartz needles set around Sphalerite!
I love these specimens but don't see them much
anymore. I found this attractive
cluster in Tucson and was happy to find that most of the Quartz points were complete
and terminated. They spray out in all directions from a matrix of Sphalerite crystals.
From 2nd Sovietski Mine in Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia.
Measures 7 cm by 7.7 cm in size.
Price $585
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Rare specimen featuring a large Pyrite
cube (elongated) on matrix with Fluorite!
This is a classic old specimen from the Climax Mine
and probably dates back to the 1960's.
I occasionally see broken Pyrite crystals from the Climax but matrix specimens with
complete cubes are few and far between. Definately a must have for any Colorado collector!
Several smaller Pyrite cubes are scattered along the backside of the specimen.
From the Open Pit, Climax Mine, Freemont Pass, near
Leadville, Colorado.
Measures 9.2 cm by 7.5 cm with a 4.7 cm Pyrite!
Ex. Marvin Rausch Mineral Collection
Price $1500
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Raspberry Fluorite cluster on
Sphalerite!
Fine cabinet specimen of Raspberry Fluorite cubes
atop lustrous Sphalerite
matrix. With the exceptional of a small cleave on one crystal, the specimen is in
very good condition overall with more than its fair share of color. A slight accenting
of tiny Dolomite and drusy can be seen scattered about atop the Fluorite crystals.
From the Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee.
Measures 11.2 cm by 13.4 cm in size.
Price $1750
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MIN#Tucson2009-117 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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