The Tucson Show 2009 Mineral Rooms!
Re-Updated April 22nd, 2010
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MIN#Tucson2009-1 SOLD!
EXCEPTIONAL!! This plate has it all!
Aquamarines in cluster, Pink Apatite crystals, and Pink Fluorite!
Everything is brought together on an Albite and Muscovite covered matrix. I was amazed
when I saw
this cabinet sized plate because it struck me how the specimen was divided into thirds
with each portion
playing host to a grouping of crystals. The blue Aquamarine crystal cluster catches your
eye first, followed
by the hot pink Apatite cluster to the upper right. The soft pink Fluorite (octahedral
crystals) adds the
finishing touch and was perfectly placed atop the white Albite to the lower right. A
natural art palette!
From Nagar, Hunza Valley, Northern Areas of Pakistan.
Measures 22 cm by 27.7 cm by 8.4 cm in size.
Price $14,500
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MIN#Tucson2009-3 NEW!
Brilliant, glassy, emerald-green crystals
of Dioptase in cluster!
From the Tsumeb Mine, Tsumen, Namibia, SW Africa.
Measures 3.7 cm by 3.6 cm in size.
Price $645
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MIN#Tucson2009-4 SOLD!
Beautiful specimen of Beryl var. Aquamarine crystals on Albite!
A gorgeous cluster of gemmy crystals with pure sky-blue coloration!
From Rio State, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Measures 4.6 cm by 4.7 cm.
Ex. Martin Zinn Collection.
Price $1250
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Cabinet sized plate of Rhodochrosite,
Hubnerite, Tetrahedrite, and needle Quartz!
Beautiful combination plate with a lot of isolated
red rhombs of Rhodochrosite! There are
more than a dozen of the translucent rhombs scattered atop the bed of fine needle Quartz
crystals. Toss in some Hubnerite blades (far left) and sparkling Tetrahedrite clusters and
you have an impressive large plate with a lot of eye appeal but at a very reasonable
price!
From the Hedgehog Pocket, Main Stope Drift, Sweet Home
Mine, Alma Colorado.
Measures 10 cm by 15.7 cm in size.
Come with a custom made base.
Price $7500
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MIN#Tucson2009-6 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
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MIN#Tucson2009-7 NEW!
Lustrous Stalactite of "Bisbee
Ice" Calcite!
Unfortunately, many of these beautiful specimens were destroyed by mining operations.
This specimen is actually a Malachite included Calcite
Helectite which grew in the old Holbrook
Copper Mine in Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona. Most were mined through and crushed.
Measures 9.5 by 11 cm in total size.
Price $785
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MIN#Tucson2009-8 NEW!
Perfect crystal of dark red Spessartine
Garnet perched atop Muscovite blades!
From the Dassu Valley, Baltistan, Northern Pakistan.
Measures 3.5 cm by 2.2 cm in size.
Price $485
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MIN#Tucson2009-9 NEW!
Pseudomorph!! Killer specimen of Goethite
ps after Selenite crystals!
There's no mistaking this specimen! The Selenite form is very evident, although the color
is quite different.
From Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Measures 9.5 cm by 7.4 cm in size.
Ex. Hansen Mineral Collection
Price $1850
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MIN#Tucson2009-10 SOLD!
Scarce! Smoky Quartz crystal with
Amazonite and Fluorite!
To see a Fluorite attached to the Smoky isn't that common, especially when you add in
the Amazonite crystals. The Smoky point is also doubly terminated with only 1 repair.
From the Smoky Hawk Mine, Crystal Peak, Teller County,
Colorado.
Measures 8.4 cm by 5.4 cm in size.
Price $685
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MIN#Tucson2009-11 NEW!
Golden Calcite crystal on Chalcopyrite
accented Dolomite with a Galena cube!
Awesome Tri-State specimen from Joplin, Missouri!
Measures 5.7 cm by 4.5 cm in size.
Ex. George White Mineral Collection
Price $750
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MIN#Tucson2009-12 NEW!
Lustrous crystals of Spessartine Garnet on
Albite with scattered Calcites!
The entire specimen sparkles with flash and the small Calcites are doubly terminated.
From Gilgit, Gilgit District, Northern Areas of Pakistan.
Measures 4.4 cm by 7 cm in size.
Price $585
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MIN#Tucson2009-13 NEW!
Powder-blue specimens of Anhydrite
(Angelite)!
This is a 2-1 deal! A beautifully polished specimen of Anhydite and its companion, a cut
and
polished egg of the same. Angelite is the trade name for the gem variety of Anhydrite.
From Lima Department, Peru.
Measures 7 cm by 5.7 cm by 4.3 cm / 2.5 cm by 3.6 cm in sizes.
Ex. Eduard Gübelin Collection
Price $485
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MIN#Tucson2009-14 NEW!
EXCEPTIONAL! Gorgeous criss-crossing crystals of pinkish-red Tourmaline!
The beauty and flash of this specimen is easily seen in the above photographs. Both
crystals are doubly terminated and as the far right photo illustrates, the top
terminations
formed around a third horizontal Tourmaline crystal! Pretty unique to say the least.
The backside of the specimen has some purple Lepidolite and Albite for contrast.
From the Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County,
California.
Measures 8.2 cm by 4.3 cm in size.
Ex. Bill Larson, Perry Collections
Price $7450
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MIN#Tucson2009-15 NEW!
Thick, curling wire of Native Silver!
For an off-matrix specimen, I think this wire is superb!
It has pronounced striations with excellent luster and a beautiful patina.
From the San Martin Mine, San Martin, Zacatecas, Mexico.
Measures 3.6 cm by 2.1 cm in size.
Price $850
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MIN#Tucson2009-16 NEW!
Cute specimen of raspberryish-purple
Fluorite cubes with Sphalerite on matrix!
From the Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee.
Measures 5.2 cm by 5 cm in size.
Price $585
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MIN#Tucson2009-17 NEW!
At first glace, this would be a great
looking plate of Sweet Home Rhodochrosite!
It's actually a Chinese Rhodochrosite specimen however and the finds from there
continue to amaze as they get better and better. I wouldn't call them Sweet Home
quality but they are getting very close. These 1 cm rhombs are translucent with
the best color to yet appear from China. Also, the matrix is now a more sturdy
Quartz needle on Chalcedony in contrast to the slightly fragile Dolomitic matrix
of years past. This was one of the finest plates available at this year's show!
From Wuzhou, Guangxi Province of China.
Measures 6 cm by 10.4 cm in size.
Price $3250
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Native Gold wire with a Gold crystal emerging from
Quartz matrix!
Impressive specimen with a lot of pizzazz! The wire itself measures a full
2.5 cm in length
and features a small Gold crystal attached to its right side. Cute specimen and quite
scarce!
From the Pamour Mine, Porcupine Camp, Cochrane District,
Ontario, Canada.
Measures 5.8 cm by 3.4 cm in size.
Ex. Van Cleave
Mineral Collection
Price $2450
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Exceptional Russian Combo!
Large, crystal-clear Fluorite dodecahedron
perched between Green Quartz
(Hedenbergite included) and atop Calcite! The glassy Fluorite itself is pristine and very
lustrous, measuring nearly 4 cm across the front. A smaller sidecart crystal is incomplete
on the backside but this doesn't affect the large Fluorite. Most of the Green Quartz
crystals are terminated with the largest being doubly terminated. The Calcites near
the bottom add a nice touch to what is a very attractive specimen of bygone mining.
From Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia.
Measures 7.4 cm by 6 cm in size.
Ex. Edward David Collection
Price $2500
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