The Tucson Show 2009 Mineral Rooms!
Re-Updated April 22nd, 2010
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Glassy and quite flashy cluster of
purple Creedite crystals!
One of the better Creedite clusters I've seen in a
while! The crystals number in the hundreds
and nearly all are gemmy and terminated. A small amount of orange has worked its way into
what
is mainly a purple cluster but I really like the color accenting. The bottom of the
cluster appears
cast-like with a concave opening. This also gives a rounded appearance to the Creedite
surface.
From Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Measures 9 cm by 6.4 cm by 4.6 cm in size.
Price $3450
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MIN#Tucson2009-102 NEW!
Extraordinary, large hoppered crystal
of reddish-orange Vanadinite!
One of the more unique specimens I brought home from
the Tucson Show!
This hoppered crystal grew so quickly that it literally stretched out in length
as dozens of crystal faces and terminations formed along the central axis. The
two photos above show the front and back side, both of which are very lustrous.
From Mibladen, Midelt, Meknčs-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.
Measures 6.2 cm by 5.2 cm in size with 1 repair.
Ex. Matthew Webb Collection
Price $3850
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Exceptional, large cabinet specimen
featuring a huge bi-color Fluorite crystal atop Muscovite!
This is one impressive Fluorite specimen! The bi-color
Fluorite measures 10.5 cm by 9.8 cm in
size, and the color isn't pale either! The pink color which radiates from the backside of
the
crystal is a vibrant rosey-red. The green which begins near the crystal's center is
slightly less
intense but still much stronger than usual. The crystal itself is nearly perfect
save for some
incompleteness on the backside where it was separated from the host matrix. This left an
area of cleavage, but if not for this, the crystal would be stuck against a rocky matrix
and far
less transparent. I think the trade off was a good one and in the best interest of the
specimen.
From Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Northern Areas of Pakistan.
Measures 16 cm by 14 cm by 11.4 cm in size.
Ex. Edward David Mineral Collection
Comes with an engraved acrylic stand for
display
Price $12,500
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Rare combination of Native Copper
crystals and reddish Cuprite crystals on matrix!
This is one interesting Copper specimen!
Rarely do crystals of Native Copper appear
so isolated and similar in size to their Cuprite counterparts. It almost appears as if the
Copper has pseudomorphed the Cuprite crystal clusters or vice versa because when you
loupe the piece, you can see a distinct similarity between the two. Also, some of the
Cuprite clusters have Copper as part of the formation. Whatever the case, this is
a unique and very attractive old-timer from the bygone mining days (Circa 1880's)
of Bisbee. I should also point out that a bluish-green mineral is present beneath the
crystals. Whether this is Malachite, Chalcoalumite or Chrysocolla is anyone's guess.
From the Copper Queen Mine, Warren District, Bisbee,
Cochise County, Arizona.
Measures 5.8 cm by 6.4 cm by 5 cm in size.
Ex. Martin Zinn, Evan Jones Mineral Collections
Price $1500
 Photo by Joe Budd |
Superb miniature featuring a cluster of Schorl
crystal on Albite with a Beryl var. Goshenite!
I call this gemmy 2.1 cm crystal a Goshenite because it is nearly colorless but some might
call it an Aquamarine due to a very slight hint of blue. It sits atop atop both the Schorl
and Albite and to the right of a perfectly terminated cluster of Schorl Tourmaline.
The Beryl habit is a more tabular hexagonal with glassy faces and matted edges.
From Shigar, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas of
Pakistan.
Measures 4 cm by 6.4 cm by 4.4 cm in size.
Ex. Gabriel Risse Mineral Collection
Comes with a labeled acrylic base
Price $1500
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MIN#Tucson2009-106 Sold!
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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MIN#Tucson2009-107 NEW!
Cute specimen featuring green Epidote
sprays atop and along the side of a Calcite crystal!
From the La Gringa Mine, Huallanca, Ancash Department, Peru.
Measures 4.1 cm by 3 cm in size.
Price $285
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MIN#Tucson2009-108 NEW!
Pretty cluster of blue Barite crystals on
Quartz!
From the Shirley Basin, Carbon County, Wyoming.
Measures 4 cm by 4 cm in size.
Ex. Dyck Mineral Collection
Price $385
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MIN#Tucson2009-109 NEW!
Attractive specimen of Native Copper
crystals atop Chalcotrichite included Calcite on Quartz!
This specimen is both glassy, flashy, and colorful with the red inclusions of
Chalotrichite.
From the Emke Mine, Onganja, Namibia, SW Africa.
Measures 6.5 cm by 8.2 cm in size.
Ex. Charlie Key Collection
Price $1500
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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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Blue Azurite crystal spheres
with smaller green Malachite balls on matrix!
Superb combination plate from the Morenci Mine!
There must be a couple dozen of these
blue crystal spheres and the smaller Malachite balls really balance the overall
appearance.
From the Morenci Copper Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County,
Arizona.
Measures 6 cm by 14.6 cm by 5.8 cm in size.
Price $850
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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 $1500
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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 $345
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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 $2500
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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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