The Tucson Show 2011 Mineral Rooms!
Updated May 26th, 2010
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Amazing specimen of Native Silver
wires atop Acanthite covered matrix!
Truely museum quality, this ranks in the top five of
all German Wire Silvers I've sold over the past
decade or so. The aesthetics are stunning and it's difficult to walk away from the
specimen without
taking several glances as many people discovered for themselves at the Tucson Show. The
wires
rise up from the matrix and curl outwards and back inwards to create the classic
"tree" appearance.
The greatest wire rises some 15 cm in the very center of the cluster! Freiberg specimens
of this
calibre are few and far between and this represents a wonderful opportunity to acquire a
very fine
and quite lustrous German Wire Silver or upgrade an existing Silver already in a
collection.
From the Himmelsfürst Mine, Freiberg District,
Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.
Measures 10.4 cm by 9.3 cm by 4 cm in total size.
Ex. Wolfgang Wendel, Kevin Ward Mineral Collection
Price $35,000
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Fine cluster of purple Fluorite cubes
with phantoms and golden interiors!
Luscious, satiny faces of glowing purple Fluorite
cubes in cluster. Beneath the surface a
hint of golden-yellow can be seen and when the specimen is backlighted, it really jumps
out!
In excellent condition overall with a few minor contacts and rehealing on the back side.
From the Denton Mine, Hardin County, Illinois.
Measures 10.7 cm by 11.5 cm in size.
Ex. Matthew Webb, James Vorpahl Mineral Collection
Price $2500
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Dazzling mix of Calcite crystal
clusters set atop yellow Dolomite!
This piece is amazing! At first glance, I thought I
was looking at a Mimetite specimen but the
yellow nodules are actually Dolomite crystals. They sparkle like drusy against the
lustrous Calcites.
From the 100 Level, San Vicente Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Measures 5.2 cm by 6 cm in size.
Ex. Chris Tredwell, University of Arizona Mineral
Collections (Museum label included)
Price $685
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Fine dendrites of Native Silver in and
on Calcite!
Incredibly graceful and delicate in appearance,
these Silver feathers cover the specimen from
top to bottom. Most were etched from white Calcite which can be seen behind the
dendrites.
There are Silver dendrites on both the front and back of this very rich specimen.
From the El Bonanza Mine, Port Radium District, Great Bear Lake,
Northwest Territories, Canada.
Measures 4.5 cm by 2 cm by 2.8 cm in total size.
Price $685
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Super lustrous and shiny Cassiterite
crystals nestled among Muscovite blades!
Super glassy surfaces highlight these Cassiterite
crystals, the largest of which measures
3.6 cm in width! Both crystals are in excellent condition with fully developed faces. They
appear out from between blades of Muscovite with no apparent damage to speak of.
From Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture,
Sichuan Province, China.
Measures 5.6 cm by 4.8 cm by 4 cm in total size.
Price $895
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Textbook specimen of Tri-State Galena,
Sphalerite, and Calcite on Chert matrix!
This specimen could be pictured in a mineralogy
book! The three crystal habits are so
perfect for the minerals featured and the way they are all sitting there together on the
same matrix is amazing. The Galenas are cubes, the Calcite is scalenohedral and
doubly
terminated, and the Sphalerite is tetrahedral. In excellent condition with no visible
contacts!
This specimen was in my personal cabinet for years and I'm pleased to offer it here.
From the Lead-Zine Mines, Tri-State Mining District,
Cherokee County, Kansas.
Measures 8.3 cm by 5 cm by 4 cm in total size.
Ex. Carlton M. Davis, Kevin Ward Mineral
Collections
Price $3500
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Fine specimen featuring Native Copper
atop and inside a large glassy Calcite crystal!
A really neat combo, the Native Copper portion
extends horizontally some 6.3 cm. It also
appear along the left side of the Calcite crystal. The front side of the Calcite is
perfect
while the back side has some cleaves where the specimen was separated from the matrix.
From Houghton County, Michigan.
Measures 6.4 cm by 6 cm by 4.6 cm in total size.
Price $685
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Superb cluster of bright orange
Orpiment crystals on matrix!
Excellent color and luster with no visible contacts
on any of the crystal tips.
As a matter of fact, the only contacts I see anywhere are along the trimming edge where
you'd expect to see them. Very few of these on the market are in such fine condition.
From Cut 62, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada.
Measures 8.6 cm by 6.8 cm in size.
Price $985
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Glassy crystals of colorless Calcite
set atop Calcite matrix!
Pristine and perfect, these four scalenohedral
Calcites are perfectly terminated and very gem!
There is a portion of another small Calcite on the back side but it is just cleave and
unimportant.
From the Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray,
Far-Eastern Region, Russia.
Measures 4.3 cm by 5.3 cm by 3.7 cm in total size.
Price $750
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Attractive cluster of green Fluorite
octahedrons on matrix from California!
This fine plate is from the Felix Mine near Los
Angeles and this is not a common locale
for American Fluorite. I only see a handful of specimens each year and to find one
of this size
and quality is very rare. The color is the typical green and the Fluorites are in
excellent shape
with hundreds of faces throughout. This would make a wonderful addition to any Fluorite
suite.
From the Felix Mine, Azusa (Dalton), San Gabriel Mts, Los
Angeles County, California.
Measures 7.2 cm by 10 cm in size.
Price $985
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Superb specimen of Pyrite cubes with
Fluorite and Dolomite cluster accents!
Visually stunning combo specimen featuring over a
dozen mirror-bright Pyrite cubes in cluster!
The Pyrites are overgrown on the upper left edge by a large Fluorite which is in turn,
framed out
and accented by clusters of Dolomite crystals. In excellent condition with only minor
contacts.
From the Shangbao Pyrite mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang
Prefecture, Hunan Province, China.
Measures 9.5 cm by 14 cm by 8 cm in total size.
Ex. James Vorpahl Mineral Collection
Comes with a custom made, labeled base
Price $8500
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MIN#Tucson2011-115 New!
Rare and classic specimen of Native
Silver dendrites on Native Arsenic with micro-Proustite!
A seldom seem locality for Native Silver, this
specimen displays some of the most intricate
Silver dendrites you'll ever seen. The close-up photo shows the woven-like growth of the
crystals atop the Native Arsenic covered matrix. Very lustrous with an antiquish patina.
The host matrix below is a pinkish color rock which is not something I see often.
From the Vater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg District,
Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.
Measures 6 cm by 3.4 cm by 3.6 cm in total size.
Ex. J. Hoppner Mineral Collection
Price $950
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Impressive Tri-State plate featuring a
large Blackjack Sphalerite atop Chert matrix!
Also featuring Galena and Chalcopyrite, the largest
Sphalerite at top measures 6.4 cm in size!
It is complete and super lustrous with some Chalcopyrite accenting along the upper left
face.
From the Joplin Field, Tri-State Mining District, Jasper
County, Missouri.
Measures 13.8 cm by 15.6 cm in size.
Ex. Ernie and Vera Schlichter Mineral Collection
Price $785
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Graceful specimen featuring lustrous
Stibnite crystals intersecting a golden Calcite!
The above pictures says it all about this fine
specimen. The Calcite is nearly perfect
with only the tiniest of contacts along the top. The indentation on the far left
edge is
natural and covered with stepped growth. There may have been another Stibnite there
at one time which popped out and left it's impression in the Calcite edge. The Calcite is
glassy and gemmy and many of the Stibnites crystals actually appear on both sides of
the Calcite, making a full passage through the Calcite. The Stibnites are also complete!
From Nandan, Hechi Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang
Autonomous Region, China.
Measures 5 cm by 6.2 cm by 3.4 cm in total size.
Price $3500
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Fine glistening surfaces of Arsenian
Pyromorphite on matrix!
Ranging from bright yellow to brilliant orange, the
botryoidal surfaces of this specimen
are near flawless with a lustrous as intense as any you will ever see on a Pyromorphite.
The
Pyromorphite rises upwards in the center, forming a beautiful orange ridge above the
yellow!
From the Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Coeur d'Alene District,
Shoshone County, Idaho.
Measures 4.8 cm by 7.4 cm by 3.6 cm in total size.
Price $2500
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Gorgeous Beryl var. Emerald crystal on
white and tan Calcite matrix!
This 1.5 cm tall Emerald is super gemmy and glows an incredible grassy green coloration!
The termination is complete and smooth and measures 1 cm in width from left to right. The
vertical faces are also very glassy, allowing for a good look into the crystal gemmy
interior.
From the Muzo Mine, north of Santa Fe de Bogotá, Colombia.
The specimen measures 4 cm by 4 cm in size.
Price $7500
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Stunning specimen of Chalcopyrite
crystals with Sphalerite and Galena!
Yellowish-green Sphalerite crystals shine like glass
among the gray Galens cubes and iridescent
Chalcopyrites! This plate is a true classic and has a little bit of almost everything from
the famous
Creede Mining District. In excellent condition with lots of shine and color and only trim
edge contacts.
From the Commodore Mine, Creede, Mineral County, Colorado.
Measures 6.5 cm by 10.2 cm in size.
Price $985
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