The Tucson Show 2010 Mineral Rooms!
Re-Updated March 12th, 2011
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Stunning large cabinet specimen of
multi-colored Fluorite cubes on Albite with Smoky Quartz!
These Fluorites are amazing!! Under direct lighting,
they exhibit a mix of colors one wouldn't
expect to see in a Colorado Fluorite. Blues, greens, yellows, and violet pop out in the
photograph
and highlight every portion of the large cubes. I can't remember seeing another Colorado
specimen
that displayed the same mix of colors. The Fluorites are also quite large, measuring
around 7 cm
each, and are complete on all faces with some rehealed on the backside against the matrix.
From the Dreamtime Claim, Teller County, Colorado.
Measures 12 cm by 15 cm by 17 cm in size.
Currently in the Kevin Ward Mineral Collection
Comes with a custom made, labeled base
Price $6500
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EXCEPTIONAL!! Amazing combination of
Barite and Gypsum crystals on Yellow Calcite!
This is a prize specimen worthy of the finest
collections. The amber Barites are perfectly
terminated as are the transparent Gypsum crystals. They're also very gemmy, with the
largest Barite being transparent. All sit atop a matrix of bright yellow Calcite crystals
and there are no serious contacts to speak of. This specimen appeared in the American
Mineral Treasures display in Tucson (click
here for a photo of the display) and I've not
seen another like it. Barite and Gypsum combos are VERY RARE and plates of this size
with both are almost unheard of. A rare opportunity to acquire a true American classic.
From the Elk Creek locality, Dalzell, Meade County, South
Dakota.
Measures 7.5 cm by 15.3 cm by 12.5 cm in size.
Ex. Korpi Mineral Collection
Currently in the Kevin Ward Mineral Collection
Comes with a custom made, engraved base
Price $15,000
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Brilliant cluster of Malachite colored
Calcite crystals over Aragonite!
The crystals are lustrous and flashy, exhibiting a
translucent minty-green color.
Very beautiful specimen and one of the better examples I've seen from Mapimi.
From Mapimi, Durango, Mexico.
Measures 11.3 cm by 6.6 cm in size.
Price $485
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Wow! Large cabinet plate of Azurite on
Malachite!
Big and impressive with numerous dark blue Azurite
clusters set against a fibrous green Malachite
surface! The Azurite crystal clusters are lustrous and flashy under even the
faintest lighting.
This is by far the largest plate of Moroccan Azurite-Malachite I've offered on the
website.
From the Bou Bekker Mine, Touissit, Oudja-Angad Province,
Morocco.
Measures 18 cm by 17 cm in size.
Ex. Revelle Mineral Collection
Price $3850
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Stunning specimen of iridescent Native
Silver leaves and crystals with Calcite!
A gorgeous and very colorful specimen from this old, classic locality.
There may be a slight Bornite coating responsible for the color.
From the Dolores Mine, Chanarcillo, near Copiapo, Atacama
Province, Chile.
Measures 2.5 cm by 2.6 cm in size.
Ex. Willard J. Perkin Collection
Ex. Minette Collection
Price $1500
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Attractive cluster of Calcite crystals
atop a Barite tab!
Fine, terminated crystals of Calcite spray out in
all directions from the large Barite.
Both are translucent and allow light to pass through but the Calcites are a lighter
yellow.
From the Capital Quarry, Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri.
Measures 5.3 cm by 3.6 cm in size.
Price $285
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Beautiful bi-colored Tourmaline
crystal with Lepidolite!
Gemmy crystal exhibiting a strong luster and
glassiness with a mint-green termination
leading into a gorgeous rose-pink color! When placed under lighting, this crystal
glows!
From Paprok, Kunar Province of Afghanistan.
Measures 7.6 cm in length by 1 cm in size.
Ex. Matthew Webb Collection
Price $2850
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Exceptional! Brilliant crystals of
Native Silver extending outwards atop Native Copper!
The cluster of Silver crystals measures 2.6 cm in
size and consists of a dozen distinct
crystals. The positioning of the cluster atop the massive Native Copper matrix is
absolutely perfect and explains why the specimen has such an impressive provenance.
It was priced at $3750 in 1994 and the price remains the same today, 16 years later!
From the Copper Mining Region of Keweenaw County, Michigan.
Measures 4.8 cm by 5.2 cm in size.
Ex. Lawrence Conklin, Gene Schlepp, and Edward David
Collections
Price $3850
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Lustrous bladed crystals of
Azurite on Malachite!
Gorgeous, glassy crystals of Azurite cover this plate from top to bottom with
a small amount of Malachite pseudomorphing present at the very bottom.
The quality of this specimen could have it easily mistaken for a Bisbee piece
but it comes from the early workings at Morenci, making it even rarer!
From the 4160 bench of the Morenci Mine, Greenlee
County, Arizona.
Measures 6.2 cm by 8 cm in size.
Price $2450
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Impressive large cabinet plate
featuring light green Aragonite crystals on matrix!
The crystals of Aragonite are large, averaging 4 cm
in size, and most are doubly terminated.
The matrix appears to be a micro-crystalline surface of yellow Aragonite with Sulfur on
the backside.
From the Caltanissetta Mine, Giomentaro, Sicily, Italy.
Measures 13.8 cm by 16.4 cm in size.
Ex. Marvin Rausch, Revelle Mineral Collections
Price $2500
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Lustrous curling wires of Native
Silver with a slight antique patina!
Very aesthetic specimen featuring numerous winding
wires, twisting their way
upwards from just a small bit of matrix. The old label dates this specimen back
at least 50 years but it is probably much older. A great looking Silver miniature!
From the Himmelsfurst Mine, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge,
Saxony, Germany.
Measures 6.3 cm by 1.8 cm in size.
Ex. Gerald Clark, Revelle Mineral Collections
Comes with an original Staatl.
Mineralien-Niederlage, Freiberg, Sa. label
Price $4250
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EXCEPTIONAL!! Large crystal of deep
orange Scheelite on Muscovite!
What a crystal this one is! Glassy, translucent,
deeply colored, and perfect! If you're
looking for a specimen of Scheelite and Scheelite only, I highly recommend this one.
The crystal itself measures 6 cm at the base!! The termination is complete and stepped.
From the Mt. Xuebaoding Mine, Pingwu, Sichuan Province of
China.
Measures 5.6 cm by 10.2 cm in size.
Price $9500
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Misty-blue Barite crystal set atop
reddish (Hematite accented) Dolomite covered matrix!
A stunning example which is doubly terminated
with an internal rainbow! The crystal is large
and impressive and set aesthetically atop a crevice in the matrix. The faces are glassy
and complete.
From Frizington, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and
Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England.
Measures 9.6 cm by 6.2 cm in size.
Price $4500
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Stunning cavern of botryoidal
Chalcedony and fine Millerite crystals!
A spectacular example of metallic needles from one
of the world’s premier localities.
The Chalcedony lined vug completely protects the
lustrous, brassy Millerite needles
and provides a beautiful border for the specimen! The mining locality for this specimen
is now closed making cabinet sized specimens of Millerite very rare in today's market.
From Halls Gap, Lincoln County, Kentucky.
Measures 7.2 cm by 11 cm by 6.8 cm in size.
Price $4500
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Exceptional specimen of Calcite crystals
on Sphalerite covered Chert!
The Calcites are in excellent condition with a wet, waxy luster and many are translucent
or even semi-tranparent! Most of the Sphalerites are of the reddish Ruby-Jack variety.
Cabinet sized plate from the Tri-State Area of Picher, Oklahoma.
Measures 12.5 cm by 10.5 cm in size.
Price $985
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