The Tucson-Houston Show 2010 Rooms!
Re-Updated July 4th, 2010
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Gorgeous rhomb of Rhodochrosite
perched atop Quartz points!
One of the better balanced specimens I've seen from
Pasto Bueno, this specimen
boasts a perfect 2.5 cm rhomb! The faces are complete and glassy and there are smaller
rhombs scattered below the upright Quartz crystals, which are in excellent shape
themselves.
From Pasto Bueno, Ancash Department, Peru.
Measures 5.3 cm by 5.4 cm by 6 cm in size.
Comes with a custom made, engraved base
Price $4500
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Beautiful, transparent blades of Linarite
on Quartz matrix!
A striking specimen of Linarite with that intense blue color that the mineral is known
for.
The largest crystal and the cluster below are all safely tucked away inside the pocket.
From the Grand Reef Mine, Klondyke, Graham County, Arizona.
Measures 5 cm by 5 cm in size.
Ex. Bill and Carol Smith, Evan Jones Mineral Collections
Price $650
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Beautifully banded specimen of
Variscite with Crandallite!
The color of this specimen is gorgeous and the ring
patterns are much better than average!
From the Little Green Monster Mine, Clay Canyon, near
Fairfield, Utah County, Utah.
Measures 9.3 cm by 8.8 cm in size.
Price $1250
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Exceptional specimen of Native Wire
Silver from China!
Without a doubt, the most aesthetic specimen of
Chinese Silver that I've ever seen
in the miniature size range. The specimen looks like a Silver tree and the thick wire
base actually sits on host rock matrix! I can count the number of Chinese Silvers with
matrix that I've seen on only one hand - they are that rare! The wires sprouting
out from
the center are firm and lustrous, with a beautiful golden patina. Exceptional in every
way!
From Lingqiu County, Shanxi Province of China.
Measures 8 cm by 7.1 cm by 3.2 cm in size.
Currently in the Kevin Ward Personal Collection
Price $12,500
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Stunning specimen featuring a
tri-colored Tourmaline with green Fluorite and Albite!
One of the prettiest miniatures in the Tucson
updates! The Tourmaline is pink tipped,
doubly terminated, and measures 5.6 cm in length. The pink tip changes over to a grassy
green and eventually a dark green before changing again to a clear, colorless termination
at the bottom. The Fluorite is a pretty lime green color and is octahedral in habit. Both
the Tourmaline and Fluorite are accenting by white blades of Albite on the backside.
From Stak Nala, Gilgit Division, Pakistan.
Measures 6 cm by 4.6 cm in size.
Comes with a custom made, labeled base
Price $3500
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Graceful specimen featuring deep
pink Rhodochrosite rhombs sitting atop Quartz matrix!
Very attractive miniature with a pair of rhombs measuring 2.3 cm and 1.8 cm in size.
Both are perfect with no damage and sharp, well defined crystal faces. Very nice mini!
From the Sunnyside Mine, Silverton Mining District, San Juan
County, Colorado.
Measures 5 cm by 4.5 cm in size.
Price $1250
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Sweet specimen featuring lustrous
Galena cubes with glowing red Rubyjack on drusy!
Talk about your flashy miniatures! The Rubyjack
Sphalerite crystals look like red Spessartine
Garnets! They match up beautifully with the gray Galena cubes and sparkline Quartz drusy.
From the Eagle Picher #2 Shaft, Tri-State District, Picher,
Oklahoma.
Measures 5 cm by 5.8 cm in size.
Price $685
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Lustrous specimen of botryoidal
Smithsonite on matrix!
The color of this specimen is gorgeous and could
best be described as aqua-green!
The surfaces are incredibly brilliant and lustrous with virtually no contacts. Except for
a small area of overgrowth near the the lower center, the specimen is nearly flawless.
From the Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, New Mexico.
Measures 5.4 cm by 8.8 cm in size.
Price $895
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Gorgeous cluster of Golden Fluorite
with raspberry accenting!
This specimen glows like you wouldn't believe with
backlighting and looks great
even in normal room lighting. The corners are complete and the surfaces lustrous.
The backside of the top Fluorites is covered with a sparkling Quartz drusy.
From the Minerva #1 Mine, Hardin County, Illinois.
Measures 9.6 cm by 11 cm in size.
Price $895
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Incredible crystalline
"feather" of Electrum (Silver and Gold mix) on Quartz matrix!
Looking at this crystal feather under a 10X loupe is
amazing to say the least! The super
fine dendritic growth patterns are incredible and shimmer luster from end to end when
the specimen is rotated. Almost every one of the specimen from this small find in Nevada
were found off matrix. This was the only specimen I found still on the matrix and I made
certain it was stabilized to keep it in place. I rarely offer Electrum specimens
and this
is one I can highly recommend. I seriously doubt I'll find another any time soon.
From Howard's Claim, Manhatten, Nye County, Nevada.
Measures 3.6 cm by 2.3 cm in size.
Currently in the Kevin Ward Personal Collection
Price $2450
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Colorful combination of blue Azurite
crystal balls on green Malachite matrix!
These are some of the most attractive combos but I
rarely see them anymore.
This was the best of a small collection I purchased after the Tucson Show.
From the Lost Lake Claim, Nacimiento Mine, Cuba, New
Mexico.
Measures 6 cm by 7.9 cm in size.
Ex. Vorpahl Mineral Collection
Price $750
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Exceptional specimen featuring gem Barites on yellow Calcite!
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EXCEPTIONAL!! Thick, curling wire of
Native Silver on Calcite matrix!
This is what a Kongsberg Silver should look like!
Thick, striated, and antique patinaed,
rising out from a Calcite seam in matrix. When I think of the miners of yesteryear mining
Silver in Kongsberg, this is the image I have in mind. I can only imagine what they must
of thought when these specimens were discovered by candlelight inside those old mines.
Unfortunately for them, all Silver ore mined was the property of the King. This amazing
specimen features a 1+ cm thick wire which curls its way upwards some 5.6 cm. The
wire narrowed a bit as it grew but kept a nice thickness all the way up. Needless to
say, there's no risk of bending this sturdy wire if handled. Interesting note -
Silver
wires appear on the bottom side of the matrix and this makes me wonder if the wire
extends all the way through the host rock. It's possible but I'd leave the piece as is.
From the Kongsberg Silver Mines, Kongsberg, Buskerud,
Norway.
Measures 7 cm by 3.4 cm by 4.3 cm in size.
Ex. Anton Watzl Sr. Mineral Collection
Comes with a custom made, engraved base
Price $22,500
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Classic, antique specimen featuring blue
Kyanite blades in Quartz!
Fantastic old timer from the Philadelphia Academy, complete with its
original label.
From Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
Measures 15 cm by 8.8 cm in size.
Ex. G. W. Carpenter, Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences
Collections
Price $785
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Beautifully zoned and speckled
specimen of Fluorite!
Golden interiors were overgrown by light raspberry
colored Fluorite and then later zoned by
a darker raspberry layer just beneath the surfaces. Toss in some purple speckles and you
have the makings of a very attractive Illinois Fluorite cluster. The faces are satiny
lustrous and
in excellent condition, I only see one bump worth mentioning and it's located on the upper
right
corner of the far left cube. It doesn't detract in the least from this very attractive
cabinet Fluorite.
From the Minerva Mine #1, Hardin County, Illinois.
Measures 8 cm by 17.1 cm by 7 cm in size.
Price $1850
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Good looking specimen of Green
Fluorite with a terminated Schorl Tourmaline!
White Albite accents the piece and helps to show the
depth of color of this Fluorite.
This is a RICH GREEN Fluorite, not pale like those we see all too often from this
locality. The Fluorite is modified in habit, very gemmy, and satiny lustrous! The
shiny
black Schorl Tourmaline is nearly 4 cm in length and displays a perfect top termination.
From Nagar, Gilgit, Northern Areas of Pakistan.
Measures 5.8 cm by 6.6 cm by 5.5 cm in size.
Ex. Gene Meieran Mineral Collection
Comes with a custom made, engraved base
Price $4500
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Brilliant tabs of orange Wulfenite on
matrix!
Fine specimen featuring nearly a dozen sharp
crystals from the Los Lamentos Mine!
The crystals are complete and incredibly glassy and have barely a bump to speak of.
Any contacts that are present are very tiny and barely noticeable without a 10X loupe.
For a specimen of this size with crystals of this size, this specimen is in incredible
shape.
From the Los Lamentos Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Measures 9 cm by 12.3 cm in size.
Price $4500
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Cute little green Fluorite octahedron
sitting atop Sulfide matrix!
This is an old Sunnyside Mine specimen and I
just thought it was a neat specimen.
On sparkling drusy matrix, this is a great rock from a long closed, classic locality.
From the Sunnyside
Mine, American Tunnel, Silverton District, San Juan Co., Colorado.
Measures 6.2 cm by 9.8 cm by 7.4 cm in size.
Price $285
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c NEW! Sparkling specimen of Green Grossular Garnet in cluster!
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Large cabinet plate of Blue Barite
crystals on yellow Calcite!
One of the largest plates I've seen in years, this
specimen is in good shape with full terminations
and only one missing crystal down near the bottom trimming edge. The Barites crystals are
a
transparent misty-blue in coloration with surfaces that range from glassy to slightly
matted.
From Stoneham, Weld County, Colorado.
Measures 15.5 cm by 13 cm in total size.
Ex. Paul Busch Mineral Collection
Price $1500
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