The Tucson Show 2010 Mineral Rooms!
Re-Updated October 4th, 2010
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VERY RARE! Lustrous specimen of Native
leaf Gold on Pink Granite matrix!
The color combination between the Gold and Pink
Granite is always a sight to see and makes
this mine one of my favorite localities for Gold specimens. Unfortunately, it's also a
very difficult
locality to find specimens from because it's now closed. In addition to this, many
specimens were
reclaimed by the mine owners due to property rights so the number available was greatly
reduced.
This is a rare opportunity to add an attractive and seldomly seen Gold locality to your
collection.
From the Nugget Pond Gold Mine, Betts Cove, Baie Verte
Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada.
Measures 5 cm by 4.3 cm by 5 cm in size.
Price $6500
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Stunning specimen featuring three crystals
of Forsterite var. Peridot atop a Magnetite!
Very unique specimen featuring multiple terminated green crystals of gemmy Peridot!
The dark Magnetite crystal serves as the center base and measures 1.6 cm in size.
From Sapat Gali, Naran-Kagan Valley, Kohistan District,
North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan.
Measures 2.7 cm by 3.2 cm in size.
Price $1450
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Sweet specimen featuring a large,
shiny Sphalerite crystal set among Fluorite cubes on Dolostone!
In excellent conditional overall, the Sphalerite it
aesthetically surrounded by the zoned Fluorites!
From the Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee.
Measures 7.5 cm by 7.4 cm in size.
Price $550
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Beautiful golden-brown Barite mixed
with Calcite crystals!
The Barites are gemmy at the tips and glassy from
top to bottom. The white Calcite
crystals make for a great color contrast and also contrast texturally with satiny
surfaces.
From Silius, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy.
Measures 7.8 cm by 5.8 cm in size.
Price $685
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Beautifully patinaed specimen of
crystalline Native Copper on Copper spinels!
The color of the Copper crystals changes from bright
Copper to reddish Copper as you move towards
the bottom. The largest crystals have the deepest patina color and all are sharp with
lustrous faces.
I love the way the crystal habits change with each level of growth, mimicking the color
change.
From the Centennial Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan.
Measures 6 cm by 6 cm by 3.4 cm in size.
Price $3850
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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 $985
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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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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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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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Unique specimen featuring a
doubly terminated Golden Calcite 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 $3500
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