The Tucson Show 2011 Mineral Rooms!
Updated June 10th, 2011
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Dazzling plate of gemmy orange Hessonite Garnet
crystals in cluster!
What a gorgeous arrangement of naturally faceted gems! The color is some of the richest
you
will ever see from the Jeffrey Mine and the surfaces are incredibly glassy and reflective.
Hundreds of striations, all reflecting light at the same time, grace the specimen with an
amazing flash when tilted side to side. The interior of each crystal is very gemmy and I
can't
find a single bad thing to say about this specimen. The Hessonite at top measures 1.7 cm!
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Lovely specimen of two-toned Azurite
balls and nodules on Azurite-Malachite matrix!
You could almost call this specimen three-toned
because the Azurite ranges from light blue
to blue to dark blue. The lighter colored balls are satiny while the darker Azurite balls
are
sparkling which increases the contrast between the colors. Unique and in excellent shape!
The backside is cast-like and full of seamed vugs (dry bone matrix)!
From Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona.
Measures 4.2 cm by 10 cm by 4.4 cm in total size.
Ex. Gerald Clark Mineral Collection
Price $985
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Exceptional specimen featuring dozens
of Native Silver dendrites atop matrix!
Fine crystalline Silver dendrite and feathers
completely cover the top portion of
this hard matrix and drape over the sides halfway down to the bottom. An antique
patina beautifully covers the lustrous surfaces and the dendrites become so heavy in
concentration towards the center that they actually begin to pile up atop one another!
From the Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile.
Measures 5.7 cm by 7.4 cm by 4.4 cm in total size.
Ex. Universite de Louvain, Mark Feinglos Mineral
Collections
Price $6500
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Fine crystals of Vanadinite set atop
Barite blades!
Attractively arranged and in excellent condition
with only one tiny incomplete crystal.
From the Mibladen Mine, Mibladen, Meknes-Tafilalet Region,
Morocco.
Measures 6.6 cm by 6.4 cm in size.
Ex. Martin Zinn Mineral Collection
Price $585
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Sharp and distinctively freestanding
blades of iridescent Covellite inside a Quartz vug!
The majority of the blades and in excellent
condition. The reddish-purple color is consistant
throughout but does change to blue in certain areas. All in all, an impressive Covellite
miniature
which resembles what you'd normally from Butte but this one is actually from Summitville,
Colorado!
From Summitville, Summitville District, Rio Grande County,
Colorado.
Measures 4 cm by 4.4 cm in size.
Price $985
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Beautiful specimen of Aquamarine
crystals with Muscovite!
The color is an excellent rich blue and much deeper
than normal for Afghanistan Aqua.
The largest crystal on the left measures 6 cm in length and has a unique stepping
(modification)
along the top edges. This stepped is somewhat darker in color and nearly circles the
entire termination!
The bottom side of the main crystal is rehealed as are the backsides of the smaller
crystals to the right.
From the Nuristan Province of Afghanistan.
Measures 6.2 cm by 8.2 cm by 5 cm in total size.
Ex. Ben de Wit Mineral Collection
Price $2850
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Superb combination featuring Analcime
crystals atop Native Copper crystals!
I don't come along fine specimens like this very
often and the combination of Analcime
with Native Copper is pretty scarce, especially in this quality.
From the Phoenix Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan.
Measures 7.7 cm by 7 cm by 5.2 cm in total size.
Ex. Schlichter Mineral Collection
Price $1850
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Classic and very rare specimen of lustrous
gray Acanthite crystals with Chalcopyrite on matrix!
The largest crystal in the middle measures 1.8 cm in length! The remainder of this very
rich
Silver Sulfide is covered with smaller Acanthites and patches of iridescent Chalcopyrite.
From the Eldorado Mine, Port Radium, Mackenzie District,
Northwest Territories, Canada.
(This locality was discovered in 1900 and mined as a source of Silver and Radium in the
1930's.
It was dewatered in 1976 and mined again for its Silver and Copper reserves before closing
for
good in 1982. The mine and its settlement were destroyed by fire and no longer exist
today.)
Circa 1930's - Measures 4.7 cm by 5.2 cm in size.
Ex. Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences Collection
Ex. Kevin Ward Mineral Collection
Price $8500
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Exceptional large crystals of
yellowish-orange Wulfenite on matrix with Bisbeeite!
The blades are clustered together and elongated with the largest
measures 7 cm in
width!! Smaller blades are scattered about the foreground with Bisbeeite coatings.
Very few contacts along the tips of the Wulfenite and no real detractions.
Classic specimen from the Tsumeb Mine in Tsumeb, Namibia, SW
Africa.
Measures 6 cm by 8.5 cm in size.
Ex. Rolf Wein Mineral Collection
Price $2500
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Aesthetic specimen featuring a mix of
Galena crystals with Ankerite!
The Galena cubes are slightly drusy covered and sparkle while small
Quartz crystals
accent the top two crystals. The specimen is in excellent shape with 3 dimensionality!
From Waterblast Flat, Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria,
England.
Measures 6.5 cm by 5.2 cm in size.
Price $685
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Stunning specimen of lustrous Galena
with attached Fluorite crystals and Barite!
The Galena cube is perfect on all sides and the
Fluorites add the perfect balance at each
corner. Both Fluorites are completely rehealed on the outer edges and the Barite adds the
perfect touch of contrast to the overall specimen. Very aesthetic Elmwood combo piece!
From the Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee.
Measures 7.1 cm by 9.6 cm by 6 cm in total size.
Price $3250
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Eye catching combination of bright
reddish-orange Spessartine Garnet with dark Smoky Quartz!
This combination always attracts but when you see
dark Smoky crystals with intensely colored
Garnets of this quality, the eye appeal is spectacular! No damage with full,
complete terminations.
From Tongbei, Yunxiao County, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian
Province of China.
Measures 6.5 cm by 10.1 cm in size.
Ex. Matthew Webb Mineral Collection
Price $2450
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Well balanced combination of Golden
Calcite and Galena cubes on a Sphalerite crystal!
In excellent condition and undamaged on all sides!
The Golden Calcites are gemmy and
and the Galenas are complete and lustrous. Only a couple of minor bumps on the Sphalerite.
From the Tri-State Mining District, Joplin, Granby County,
Missouri.
Measures 3.3 cm by 3.3 cm by 2.9 cm in total size.
Ex. Scott J. Williams Mineral Collection
Price $285
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Outstanding small plate of Native Silver
crystals with Native Copper!
There are well over a dozen Silver crystals here with distinct, slightly rounded faces.
The backside is mainly Native Copper and matrix but there are additional Silver crystals
there as well. I love the way the crystals grew together and formed holes on the left
side.
The luster is excellent with a lovely antique patina atop the crystals.
From the Wolverine Mine, Houghton County, Michigan.
Measures 6.5 cm by 6.5 cm in size.
Price $3500
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Amazing specimen of Ram's Horn
Selenite perched atop matrix!
I purchased this specimen about ten years ago for my
personal cabinet and it has stayed there
ever since, always receiving a great number of compliments and questions regarding the
price.
I decided the pull it out and finally let it see the light of day on the website.
The specimen is
in perfect condition with two complete ram's horn curls at the top. Smaller curls can be
seen
among the smaller Selenites at the base. The matrix is Selenite covered and quite
lustrous.
From the Bou Bekker Mine, Touissit, Oujda-Angad Province,
Oriental Region, Morocco.
Measures 15.5 cm by 8.2 cm by 5 cm in total size.
Ex. Kevin Ward Mineral Collection
Price $4500
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Pristine cluster of Pyrrhotite
with Calcite crystals on tan colored Quartz points!
The main attraction of this superb miniature is the pristine and
very lustrous 3.4 Pyrrhotite rossette!
In the photo it appears silverish but under room lighting takes on more of a golden-bronze
coloration.
The tan Quartz points are also in excellent condition with few contacts as are the white
Calcites.
From the Nikolaevsky Mine, Primorskiy Kray, Russia.
Measures 7 cm by 5 cm by 5.2 cm in total size.
Ex. Martin Zinn Mineral Collection
Price $1500
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Fine German plate of Golden Fluorite
with purple accenting and Barite crystals!
In excellent condition with only a couple of minor
contacts on the Fluorite. The grayish
Barite crystals frame the upper portion of the specimen, adding a nice color
contrast.
From Freiberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.
Measures 8.8 cm by 12.8 cm by 5.9 cm in total size.
Ex. Ben de Wit Mineral Collection
Price $950
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Beautiful combination of green
Apophyllite, Stilbite, and a spray of Scolecite shooting upwards!
The Apophyllite crystals are in excellent condition
with gemmy, clear tips! There are a few flat top
Apophyllites but these are natural cleavages from the pocket. If you look closely at the
Apophyllite
just below the Scolecite, that was a flat top crystal at one time but a clear tip actually
grew atop
the old cleavage. I think the clear tips are present due to this fact. They represent
rehealing
and later growth which formed the colorless terminations. All in all, a very
aesthetic Zeolite!
From Chalisgaon, Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India.
Measures 9.8 cm by 9 cm by 8 cm in total size.
Comes with a custom made, labeled base
Price $1500
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Large Almandine Garnet crystal set
atop Schistic matrix!
These Garnets come from the Sedalia Mine, a
Copper-Gold-Silver Mine located some
4 miles north of Salida, Colorado. The crystal is in great condition with sharp faces and
only one
small area of matrix influenced irregularity on the back side. The Garnet measures
3.5 cm in width.
From the Sedalia Mine, Sedalia District, Chaffee County,
Colorado.
Measures 5.2 cm by 3.8 cm by 4.8 cm in total size.
Ex. Berry Mineral Collection
Price $185
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Fine yellow crystals of Native Sulfur
perched atop blades of Barite in ball clusters!
Two large crystal balls sit atop a third crystal
ball cluster in the middle. The Barite crystals are
lustrous and in excellent condition with few contacts and the Sulfur crystals have nestled
themselves between and atop many of the blades. A scarce combination in a unique
format!
From the Machów mine, Tarnobrzeg, Podkarpackie, Poland.
Measures 9 cm by 14.7 cm by 6.4 cm in total size.
Price $2500
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Impressive meteorite from the
world famous Canyon Diablo impact!
Superb meteorite with excellent form and
aesthetics! Most Canyon Diablo specimens
don't do much for me but this one has well formed regmaglypts and two large impressions
on the front which most likely were Carbon nodules which either burned out or weathered
loose. Whatever the reason, the specimen certainly benefitted from the process and also
sits upright without the aid of a base or stand. Silver-grey surfaces with orange accents.
From the Canyon Diablo impact (Meteor Crater) near
Winslow, Arizona - discovered in 1891.
Weighs 1,450 grams.
Age is between 20,000 to 40,000 years old.
Measures 10.3 cm by 10 cm by 6 cm in size.
Price $2500
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