The Tucson Show 2010 Mineral Rooms!
Re-Updated July 4th, 2010
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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 $12,500
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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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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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Attractive specimen of Blue Barite
crystals atop yellow Calcite matrix!
The 3 cm upright Barite crystal near the center
really makes the piece but there are
several other smaller Barites scattered about the Calcite. The terminations are all there.
From Stoneham, Weld County, Colorado.
Measures 6.5 cm by 7.5 cm in size.
Ex. Rizzo Mineral Collection
Price $385
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Fine, doubly terminated crystal of
Beryl var. Aquamarine with Quartz and bits of Schorl!
From a small lot of cherry-picked Namibian Aquas,
this crystal is both fat and glassy.
From the Erongo Mountains, Namibia, SW Africa.
Measures 6.2 cm by 3.2 cm in size.
Price $685
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Unique specimen of Native Copper in
sheet form atop Native Copper crystals!
What a strange Copper! The Copper sheet extends all
the way from one end to
the other and was later covered by the small crystals. I've not seen another like
it!
From the 1220 Level, 26J Stope, Cole Shaft, Bisbee, Cochise
County, Arizona.
Measures 6.7 cm by 4.4 cm in size.
Price $895
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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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Lustrous specimen featuring
crystalline Native Gold atop Quartz matrix!
Flattened crystals of bright, flashy Gold can be
easily seen extending all the way down the backside!
From the Pamour Porcupine Mine, Timmins, Ontario, Canada.
Measures 3.4 cm by 2 cm in size.
Price $585
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Flashy, gemmy green cluster of
Apophyllite crystals in stalactite form!
This specimen was featured in a well known
stalactite collection some years
back and there's no doubt about it - it is a true stalactite. There is no matrix
attachment along the entire length, only at the very bottom. The tip appears to
indicate a Quartz drusy covered Chalcedony center since a small bit peeks though.
From the Pune District, Maharashtra State, India.
Measures 10.2 cm by 5 cm in size.
Ex. Martin Zinn Stalactite Collection
Price $1500
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Clear-corner Fluorite cube with Galena
and Barite!
A wonderful Elmwood combo specimen, the Galena is
lustrous and extends all
the way to the backside below the Fluorite which is completely rehealed there.
A smaller cube of Galena is embedded in the Barite cluster on the far right side.
From the Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee.
Measures 6.5 cm by 7.4 cm in size.
Price $485
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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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Gorgeous specimen featuring sky-blue
Fluorite crystals with Arsenopyrite and Sphalerite!
There's also a little bit of Quartz in the mix, while a very slight purple accent shows up
here and there among
the translucent cubes. The sharp, lustrous crystals of Arsenopyrite can be seen to the top
left and far right.
From the Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province of China.
Measures 9.2 cm by 10.2 cm in total size.
Ex. Martin Zinn Mineral Collection
Price $3500
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Bright yellow crystals of Brazilianite
sitting atop white Albite!
Without a doubt, this is one of the finest cabinet
sized Brazilianite specimens I've offered
in recent years. The main crystal measures a whopping 6.3 cm in height by 3.6 cm in width
- very large for a matrix crystal. The thickest portion is slightly included with gem
portions
near the edges and tip. The smaller crystals are all gemmy and nearly every one of them
is perfectly terminated or doubly terminated. A few dark Cassiterite crystals add
accenting.
From the Telírio Mine, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas
Gerais, Brazil.
Measures 11.8 cm by 15.8 cm by 10 cm in size.
Ex. S. Lawrence Mineral Collection
Comes with a custom made, labeled base
Price $10,500
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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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