The Tucson Show 2010 Mineral Rooms!
Re-Updated October 20th, 2011
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Bright and lustrous specimen of
crystalline Native Gold on matrix!
A very rich seam of Gold in Quartz with well defined
crystals along the exterior!
The crystallization took place everywhere the matrix widened and apparently
this was mostly along the periphery of the main seam. Hoppered crystals and
numerous octahedrons can be easily seen among the incredibly flashy surfaces.
From the Mockingbird Mine, Mariposa County, California.
Measures 6 cm by 4.7 cm in size.
Price $5750
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Lustrous specimen featuring Pyrite
crystals stacked in clusters on matrix!
This a brilliant specimen with an aesthetic growth
habit and a beautiful golden-brown
patina. The surfaces are very lustrous and each crystal stack is firmly attached to the
matrix.
From the St. Joe #27 Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County,
Missouri.
Measures 3.8 cm by 4.9 cm in size.
Price $385
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Fine crystal of golden Spodumene rising
from a matrix of Albite and Muscovite!
This unique crystal displays a slight bend as it rises 5 cm above the Albite. The rehealed
lower crystal portion is visible just below the large Muscovite blade near the center.
From Kala, Darrah Pech, Kunar Province of Afghanistan.
Measures 10 cm by 6.5 cm in size.
Price $985
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Fine specimen featuring Natrolite
needle clusters atop Prehnite!
A good looking plate of two minerals I don't see
together very often. The Natrolite needle
balls are in good condition with only a few minor contacts. The Prehnite is uncontacted.
From Paterson, Passiac County, New Jersey.
Measures 14 cm by 10 cm in size.
Ex. Gerald Clark Mineral Collection
Comes with a custom made, labeled base
Price $785
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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 $685
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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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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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VERY RARE! Aesthetic specimen of
Luanheite on matrix!
Luanheite is a rare Amalgam of Native Silver and Mercury and Chile is one of the
best locales in the world for fine specimens. Luanheite is normally not very attractive
but this one has great form, good luster, and a wonderful golden patina! It sits atop
a small amount of host matrix. This mineral is roughly 62% Silver and 38% Mercury.
From the Elisa de Bordos deposit, Pabellón, Copiapó
Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Measures 7.5 cm by 3.6 cm in size.
Currently in the Kevin Ward Mineral Collection
Price $3500
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Pretty specimen featuring a bi-colored
Aqua-Morganite on Microcline with Albite!
This gemmy 1.6 cm crystal shows much better pink and
blue coloration than what I normally
see in bi-color Beryls from this locale. It's perfectly terminated at top and rehealed on
the
bottom where it fractured in the pocket millions of years ago. The Microcline has a sharp
termination with shiny crystal faces. Jagged Albite crystals add a nice contrasting
texture.
From Baha, S. W. Buspar Peak, Baltistan, Northern Areas of
Pakistan.
Measures 5 cm by 5.6 cm in size.
Price $585
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Exceptional specimen of crystalline
Native Copper with gemmy clear Calcites!
What an impressive specimen! The Copper is very well
crystallized with a lovely antique
patina while the Calcite crystals are both doubly terminated and transparent! A small
accenting band of blue Chrysocolla covers the right side matrix and completes the picture.
From the Centennial Mine, Houghton County, Michigan.
Measures 5 cm by 7.5 cm in size.
Ex. Carl Bentley Mineral Collection
Comes with a custom made, labeled base
Price $4500
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Gorgeous, gemmy crystals of Forsterite
var. Peridot on Magnetite!
I count at least eight gem Peridots on this
impressive specimen and all are complete
and tranparent. I would imagine you could cut some wonderful gemstones from these crystals
but why would anyone want to do that?? The Magnetite crystal is also complete and
lustrous!
From Sapat Gali, Naran-Kagan Valley, Kohistan District,
North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan.
Measures 5 cm by 3.6 cm in size.
Ex. Scott Wallace Mineral Collection
Price $2500
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Attractive specimen featuring a large
Fluorite cube set atop and between Quartz crystals!
Unusual and rare combination from Illinois, the
Fluorite measures 3.7 cm by 3.3 cm in size.
There are some scattered bumps along the front edge but these are natural and from the
pocket.
I can count the number of Illinois Fluorite on Quartz crystal specimens I've seen on just
two hands.
From Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois.
Measures 6 cm by 7 cm by 6.6 cm in size.
Price $785
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