The Tucson-Houston Show 2010 Rooms!
Re-Updated July 4th, 2010
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Fine dendritic crystal clusters of Native
Gold with Limonite on matrix!
I rarely see these beautiful Gold specimens anymore so this is truely a unique
opportunity!
These crystalline Golds are some of the most beautiful to ever come from Nevada in my
opinion.
From the Slumbering Hills, Humboldt County, Nevada.
Measures 3.3 cm by 4.8 cm in size.
Price $485
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Graceful sprays of satiny Malachite atop
pearly Calcite crystals!
The Calcite crystals are incredibly glassy with flashy, reflective
faces. The Malachite
is extremely fine and appears as crystalline-needle balls atop the Calcite crystals.
An incredibly beautiful specimen which is nearly pristine in every respect!
From the Tsumeb Mine in Tsumeb, Namibia. SW Africa!
Measures 7 cm by 6.5 cm in size.
Price $2500
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EXCEPTIONAL! Amazing specimen of
Native Silver with Argentite from Kongsberg!
This incredible specimen features an elogated
crystal topped by a large 2.3 cm Silver crystal!
The elongated crystal below shows the obvious influence of matrix or Calcite, giving it an
angular
appearance. The crystal at top is more textbook with well defined faces! Both are accented
by
a beautiful antiquish-golden patina which displays the age and originality of this classic
Silver.
From Saggrenda, Kongsberg Silver Mining District,
Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway.
Measures 5 cm by 2 cm by 1.7 cm in size.
Ex. Peter Farquhar Mineral Collection
Price $8500
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Breathtaking specimen of pink Manganoan
Calcite on matrix with Pyrite!
Graceful specimen with jagged crystal faces and terminations perched atop Pyrite accented
matrix! One of the most attractive Manganoan Calcite clusters I've seen recently.
From the Pachapaqui District, Ancash Department, Peru.
Measures 9 cm by 7.5 cm in size.
Price $985
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Doubly terminated Golden Calcite
crystals on matrix!
Super glassy and gemmy, this 5.6 cm crystal is
pristine with a slight accenting of Pyrite!
Smaller Calcite crystals surround the largest crystal near the top matrix.
From the Meshberger Stone Quarry, Bartholomew County,
Indiana.
Measures 7.3 cm by 7.3 cm in size.
Ex. Russell Mineral Collection
Comes with a custom made, labeled base
Price $485
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Attractive specimen of Andradite
Garnet with Diopside crystals!
The Garnet crystals are reddish-brown in color and
exhibit a good amount of glassy flash.
They sit nestled between hundreds of green Diopside crystals and both are in excellent
shape with very few contacts. This is the largest plate of this material that I've seen to
date.
From the Xi Cheng Mine, Sichuan Province of China.
Measures 9.5 cm by 13.6 cm in size.
Price $685
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Beautiful specimen featuring Rhodochrosite
in cluster atop fine Quartz crystals!
Good quality Rhodochrosite with decent color is getting almost impossible to find at the
shows.
The translucent-gem rhombs here average 1 cm to 1.5 cm in size and I count at least twenty
of them.
This specimen displays enough Rhodochrosite to impress anyone and the price is still
reasonable!
From the Hedgehog Pocket, Main Stope Drift, Sweet Home Mine,
Alma, Colorado.
Measures 6.5 cm by 6 cm in size.
Price $5250
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Very aesthetic specimen featuring
lavender Fluorite with Quartz points on Calcite!
Beautiful combo piece here. The Fluorites are gem
and octahedral in habit. They are accented
by a light sprinkling of Pyrite and protected by at least five terminated Quartz points!
From the San Martin Mine, Zacatecas, Mexico.
Measures 5 cm by 5.5 cm by 5.3 cm in size.
Price $685
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EXCEPTIONAL!! Amazing large cabinet
sized plate of Amber Calcite crystals!
Definately the finest plate of this material I've
ever offered, this specimen is a true
centerpiece. The top crystal measures 14 cm from tip and tip and is pristine! The surfaces
of every Calcite crystal are lustrous with a satiny sheen. As the Calcites get smaller,
the color
because less amber and more golden and all are in excellent condition. I barely see a
cleave
anywhere and the bottom is flat so the specimen sits upright without the need for a stand.
From the Pugh Quarry, near Custar, Wood County, Ohio.
Measures 20.5 cm by 16 cm by 11.6 cm in size.
Price $1850
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Fine crystal ball of Barite set atop
lustrous Sphalerite crystals!
An attractive combo featuring a 5.4 cm Barite ball!
The Sphalerite crystals
are all sharp with no contacts or bruises. The same can be said for the Barite.
From the Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee.
Measures 9 cm by 7 cm in size.
Price $650
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Rare and colorful mix of Native Gold with
Atacamite on matrix!
This specimen looks like paint spots on matrix! These appeared about seven years ago and
have since disappeared from the market. A rare opportunity to purchase a very unique Gold!
From a locality near the Faride Mine in Sierra Gorda, Chile.
Measures 4 cm by 4 cm in size.
Price $485
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Glassy red Rhodochrosite rhombs with
Quartz and Tetrahedrite!
Gorgeous little specimen with plenty of color and
more than it's fair share of flash!
The Rhodochrosite rhombs are sharp and reflective. The tiny Quartz points accent the
tops of some of the rhombs and a lustrous Tetrahedrite crystal is located to the far
right.
From the Celebration Pocket, Fluorite Raise, Sweet Home
Mine, Alma, Colorado.
Measures 3 cm by 4 cm in size.
Price $485
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Rare! Lustrous crystals of Native
Copper with Chrysocolla and Malachite!
Scarer locality for Copper, this is the first I've
offered and the only from a museum collection.
The crystals are very lustrous and somewhat rounded in appearance with Chrysocolla
throughout.
From Calaveras County, California.
Measures 4.2 cm by 2.6 cm in size.
Ex. University of Arizona Mineral Museum Collection
Comes with the original museum label
Price $485
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Attractive specimen of orange Gypsum
crystals on colorless Halite cubes!
The Gypsum crystals spray out in all directions atop
the Halite cubes which average
2 cm in size. All in all, a great looking mineral combo from a classic salt locality.
From Inowroclaw, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland.
Measures 6.4 cm by 9.5 cm in total size.
Ex. J. Hoppner, Vorpahl Mineral Collections
Price $650
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CLASSIC SILVER!! Old time specimen
featuring Argentite crystals with Polybasite and Quartz!
These large, grey, lustrous crystals measure 2 cm and 3 cm in size! They both sit atop a
Quartz
matrix with a mix of small Polybasite and Quartz crystals on the left side of the
specimen.
A wonderful old classic specimen which dates back to the mid 1800's.
From the Himmelsfurst Mine, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge,
Saxony, Germany.
Measures 4.8 cm by 5.4 cm in size.
Price $2500
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Gorgeous seam featuring crystal sprays of
lustrous Orpiment!
The color is deep glassy orange and the terminations are complete!
The crystals
appear to sprout up and outwards from a matrix seam. The contrast is beautiful!
From Cut 20, North Zone, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt County,
Nevada.
Measures 4.7 cm by 7.2 cm in size.
Price $850
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Dramatic and very aesthetic Native Silver
Wire perched atop Calcite!
This curling wire is sturdy and lustrous with a light coating of Acanthite drusy.
The matrix actually consists of terminated Calcite crystals with complete faces.
From Mine #45, Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.
Measures 4.5 cm by 2 cm in size.
Price $1250
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Amazing specimen featuring transparent
Halite cubes on Gypsum crystals!
This is an incredible specimen considering the
placement of the Halite on the thin Gypsum
crystals. Actually, the specimen is pretty sturdy too. The Gypsum blade at top is covered
by Halite cubes of various size and rises better than 7 cm above the matrix. The base of
the specimen is a mix of thin Gypsum crystals and Halite cubes - at least a couple dozen.
Note: The photo on the right shows the reddish glow given off under UV lighting!
From Inowroclaw, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland.
Measures 13 cm by 6 cm by 6.3 cm in size.
Ex. J. Hoppner Mineral Collection
Price $985
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