The Tucson Show 2010 Mineral Rooms!
Updated July 8th, 2010
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Aesthetic specimen of orange Wulfenite
blades with a salmon colored Barite cluster!
A VERY cute specimen which definately has that "look" that collectors search
for.
From the Mibladen Mine, Atlas Mountains, Morocco.
Measures 5 cm by 6 cm in size.
Price $785
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Gemmy cluster of sky-blue Fluorite
crystals with Tetrahedrite on Quartz!
One of the best clusters I've seen on a Sweet Home
miniature! The Fluorites are all modified
with multiple stepped corners and a beautiful blue color highlighting glassy crystal
faces.
From the 04-16 Pocket, Tetrahedrite Decline, Sweet Home
Mine, Alma, Colorado.
Measures 5 cm by 7.6 cm in size.
Price $785
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Fine specimen of Native Silver atop
Epidote laden Native Copper!
Very pretty halfbreed which still retains the
original look of it's antique age.
From the Tamarack Mine, Houghton County, Michigan.
Measures 5.4 cm by 3.8 cm in size.
Ex. Gerald Clark Mineral Collection
Price $485
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VERY LUSTROUS and aesthetic combo
featuring Arsenopyrite crystals alongside a large Ferberite!
A dazzling specimen, these combos appeared around
seven years ago and have virtually disappeared
from the current marketplace. This specimen features a cluster of lustrous Arsenopyrite
crystals on
the far left edge with the largest upright and terminated crystal measuring some 5 cm in
length!!
The large 5.4 cm by 4.5 cm Ferberite crystal is heavily striated which accounts for its
heavy luster.
It is partially rehealed on two sides and complete two others. The nickel-silver color of
the
Arsenopyrite crystals contrasts beautifully with the shiny black color of the Ferberite.
From the Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province of China.
Measures 5.3 cm by 8 cm by 6.2 cm in size.
Price $2850
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Aesthetic specimen featuring well defined
Malachite ps. Azurite crystals!
Amazing sharp crystals of pseudomorphed Azurite with well preserved
faces and satiny
surfaces. Usually I find these specimens banged up or scuffed but this one is nearly
pristine!
From the Tsumeb Mine in Tsumeb, Namibia. SW Africa!
Measures 6 cm by 5.5 cm in size.
Ex. Carlton M. Davis, Sussman Mineral Collections
Price $1500
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Stunning specimen featuring a perfect
Muscovite crystal draped with pink Rose Quartz crystals!
What a gorgeous miniature! The Muscovite blade is a
perfect diamond and it beautifully framed
by gemmy, terminated Rose Quartz crystals which also cover the entire backside.
Very sweet!
From Mina Pitorra, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Measures 4 cm by 4.5 cm by 2.9 cm in size.
Price $850
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Fine combo of Scheelite with transparent
Fluorite on Muscovite!
These combos are so rare these days and the perfect matching size of both crystals is
really nice!
Numerous smaller Scheelites are scattered atop the matrix on both sides.
From Ping Wu, Sichuan Province of China.
Measures 6 cm by 6.2 cm in size.
Price $1450
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Gorgeous cluster of
raspberryish-purple Fluorite set atop Sphalerite!
These cubes feature a satiny luster which rolls
light across textured surfaces - textured
by the hundreds of small crystal faces! The interiors are very clear and gemmy, right down
to the Sphalerite beneath. There are a couple of very tiny contacts which are barely worth
mentioning and the backside is completely rehealed except for a small spot on the far
left.
I should point out that the Sphalerite is much redder than usual. Almost Rubyjack-like in
areas.
From the Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee.
Measures 7.5 cm by 7.8 cm in size.
Price $850
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Beautifully pastel cluster of yellow
Fluorite accenting by bluish-lavender zoning near the edges!
A lovely cluster which could be displayed from with
side but I prefer this side with the larger cubes.
Nearly free on contacts with some edge etching and rehealed growth at bottom.
Some minor inclusions of tiny Chalcopyrite crystals are also present.
From the Minerva #1 Mine, Hardin County, Illinois.
Measures 6.5 cm by 8.5 cm in size.
Price $650
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Exceptional!! Dramatic specimen of
"Cave Calcite" fingers and crystals from Bisbee, Arizona!
This is one of the finest examples of mining Calcite
that I've seen from the old Copper mines in
Bisbee! The rounded Calcite fingers are topped by sharp Aragonite crystals which glisten
in even
faint lighting. The specimen is pristine overall with no visible damage. It was preserved
with
great care by the former owners. The story behind these specimens - Most were encountered
deep inside the mines at Bisbee and unfortunately, most were also destroyed or
blasted away
during the mining process. A specimen of this quality is rarely encountered and is a true
prize.
From the Holbrook Shaft, Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise
County, Arizona.
Measures 12.2 cm by 9.8 cm by 6.4 cm in size.
Comes with a custom made, engraved base
Price $3500
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Colorful mix of rootbeer-colored
Sphalerite crystals on pink Rhodochrosite!
The color of the Sphalerite crystals is an intense
amber-brown and is quite gemmy in some
locations. The pink Rhodochrosite covers almost the entire matrix with a beautiful
contrast.
From the Manuelita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli
Province, Junin Department, Peru.
Measures 7.2 cm by 5.1 cm in size.
Price $585
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Glassy green Prehnite clusters atop white
Calcite on Quartz points!
Without a doubt, this is the finest Prehnite to yet appear from China. The quality is very
high
and I love the combination with Calcite and Quartz much better than the solid Prehnite
plates.
From an area near Meigu, Xichang Area, Sichuan Province of
China.
Measures 7 cm by 5.3 cm in size.
Price $785
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RARE AND UNUSUAL!! Doubly
terminated Golden Calcite partially covered by Orpiment crystals!
In all the shows and thousands of Chinese specimens I've seen, this is the ONLY specimen
of small
Orpiments crystals on Calcite that I've come across. The specimen also appears to be a
floated
because there is no definative point of contact or attachment. A stunning and possibly
unique specimen!
From Shimen, Hunan Province of China.
Measures 8.5 cm by 14 cm in size.
Price $2450
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RARE specimen featuring wires of
Native Silver atop Quartz matrix from Creede, Colorado!
Now this is something you don't see very often.
Silver specimens from Creede are no uncommon but
specimens with wire Silver rising nearly 3 cm above the Quartz-Sulfide mixed matrix are a
true prize!
I would date this specimen back to the mid 1900's and it's a rich one with Silver
scattered throughout.
From the Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado.
Measures 5.5 cm by 7.2 cm by 6 cm in size.
Ex. Kevin Ward Silver Collection
Price $5500
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Impressive plate of phantomed Fluorite
cubes on Dolostone!
Beautiful cabinet sized plate featuring perfectly
formed cubes of transparent (gemmy) purple Fluorite!
Each Fluorite sits atop a surface covered by white Dolomite crystals and exhibits a darker
purple phantom.
From the Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee.
Measures 13.5 cm by 14.4 cm in size.
Price $1250
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Wild clusters of stacked Halite
crystals with orange Gypsum accenting!
Look at the crazy stacked Halite growths jutting out from the amazing specimen!
Opaque white Halite cubes in all shapes and sizes have clustered together to form
a literal work of art. Tiny orange Gypsum crystals accent every nook and cranny!
From Inowroclaw, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland.
Measures 9.2 cm by 6 cm in total size.
Ex. J. Hoppner Mineral Collection
Price $985
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Classic specimen of Golden Calcite hugging
a cluster of lustrous Galena crystals!
What a gorgeous combo! The Calcite is a shiny translucent gem
with complete crystal faces
on all sizes and no damage. The Galena crystals beneath display a wonderful secondary
growth atop the original cube. Patterns of hoppering are quite visible along the top
faces.
From the Tri-State District, Joplin, Missouri.
Measures 6 cm by 4.8 cm by 4 cm in size.
Price $685
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Beautiful light pink crystals of Fluorite
in cluster with Pyrite and Galena!
These rounded and modified Fluorite crystals are incredibly gem and
flashy!
The Pyrites at top are covered with tiny Galena crystals.
From the Huanzala Mine, Huanuco Department, Peru.
Measures 4.2 cm by 3.5 cm in size.
Price $585
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Impressive specimen featuring several
Staurolites on Schistic matrix!
This cabinet sized plate features a large Staurolite cross right in the middle!
Very aesthetic and definately not as common these days!
From Keivy Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia.
Measures 6.5 cm by 5.3 cm in size.
Price $685
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Large cherry-red Rhombs of
Rhodochrosite on Tetrahedrite/Pyrite matrix with Quartz!
What a gorgeous rock!! These rhombs display that
deep reddish color that Sweet Home rhodo
is famous for. The rhombs (there are three of them!) measure 2.7 cm, 2.3 cm, and 3 cm in
size.
The dark Tetrahedrite mixed with Pyrite matrix beneath really sets off the color of all
three
semi-gemmy rhombs. The surfaces are lustrous with a mix of smooth and satin texture.
In excellent condition overall and priced at a level that should excite most if not all!
From Nate's Pocket, Mini King Raise, Sweet Home Mine, Alma,
Colorado.
Measures 4.5 cm by 3.2 cm by 3 cm in size.
Price $4500
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VERY RARE combination of iridescent
(blue-purple) cubic Galena with Siegenite!
The cubic Galenas and rare Siegenite sit along side a larger octahedral habit Galena
crystal.
I love the bluish-purple iridescent coating on the smaller Galenas. It really sets off the
piece!
From the Bonneterre Formation, Viburnum Trend, Missouri.
Circa 1996 - Measures 3.7 by 3 cm in size.
Price $585
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Gorgeous Spessartine crystal perched atop
Albite!
The Spessartine is complete on all sides and displays a beautiful
semi-gem color!
From the Little Three Mine, Ramona, California.
Measures 2.7 cm by 2 cm in size.
Price $385
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Beautifully balanced and attractive
specimen of Calcite ps. after Barite!
The crystals are sharp, well formed, and undamaged! One of the
finest cabinet sized
specimens I've ever seen of this material and definately in the best condition overall.
The Barite crystal balls atop the large Calcite rhombs have been completely pseudomorphed.
From Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Measures 10 cm by 13 cm by 6.5 cm in total size.
Ex. J. Kassionas Mineral Collection
Price $1450
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