The Tucson Show 2012 Mineral Rooms
Updated April 5th, 2012
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Exceptional specimen of Native Silver
wires atop Acanthite covered matrix!
True museum quality, this incredible German Silver has been in a private
collection for years but was offered to me
during the Tucson Show and I was happy to acquire it for the website! The aesthetics are
stunning and it's difficult to
walk away from the specimen without taking several glances as many people found out for
themselves while it was on
display in my showcase. The wires rise up from the Acanthite and climb upwards to create a
unique variation of the classic
tree shape! The bottom wires are very thick and the second photo to the right even shows a
perfect little "ram's horn"!
The specimen is a true prize for any collection and the antique patina and slight
sprinkling of Pyrite are really nice.
From the Himmelsfürst Mine, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge,
Saxony, Germany.
Measures 10.7 cm by 4.8 cm by 3.3 cm in size.
Ex. Wolfgang Wendel, Scott Werschky, Kevin Ward Mineral
Collections
Price $35,000
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EXCEPTIONAL! Beautiful plate featuring
blue Aquamarine and pink Fluorite crystals on Muscovite!
This eye catching specimen is in excellent
condition, with perfectly terminated Aquamarine crystals
which exhibit a much better than average blue coloration. The Aquamarines emerge outwards
from
between sharp Muscovite blades and are draped by transparent pink Fluorite crystals! The
Fluorites
are octahedral in form and also accent near the bottom on the left side. I can't really
find a single
negative thing to say about this piece. It's everything you see in the photo and even
better in person.
From Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District,
Northern Areas of Pakistan.
Measures 7.8 cm by 12.3 cm by 6 cm in total size.
Ex. Martin Zinn, Saltzgaber Mineral Collections
Price $10,500
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Sharp crystals of dark red Zircon in
Biotite and Quartz matrix!
Deeply red, especially near the outer edges and
tips, these Zircons display very well
against the dark Biotite mica crystal background. The close-up above shows the largest
of the Zircons, measuring 2.2 or nearly an inch in size! The surfaces are glassy smooth.
From Gilgit, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
Measures 9.3 cm by 7.3 cm by 7.8 cm in total size.
Price $1850
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Cute specimen featuring a Beryl var.
Emerald crystals perched on hard matrix!
This gemmy Emerald crystal measures 1.7 cm in
length. It is doubly terminated and displays
glassy faces and a good internal glow with a rich coloration. There are a few tiny chips
on the
top termination but you would need a 16X loupe to see them. This is a good looking
specimen!
From the Muzo Mine, Mun. de Muzo, Vasquez-Yacopí Mining
District, Boyacá Department, Colombia.
Measures 2.6 cm by 2.1 cm by 2.4 cm in total size.
Ex. R. R. Stoddard Mineral Collection
Price $2450
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Large, terminated crystal of
Microcline with an attached Golden Topaz!
Also with some Quartz and Cleavelandite, the
Microcline crystal measures over 13 cm
in length and features a textbook perfect termination at the top! The Topaz crystal
is
gemmy and doubly terminated. It measures 2.1 cm in length from top to bottom termination.
From Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District,
Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
Measures 13.1 cm by 4.2 cm by 4.8 cm in total size.
Ex. Ordway Mineral Collection
Price $485
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Fine plate of Golden Calcite crystals
on Chert matrix!
This borderline large cabinet sized plate features
dozens of transparent-translucent
barrel shaped Calcite crystals on a sparkling Chert matrix with some minor Sphalerite.
Many of the Calcite crystals are doubly terminated and they are all in excellent
condition.
There are a few cleaves but only on the backside where the plate was split from the host
matrix.
From the Tri-State Mining District, Picher Mine, Ottawa
County, Oklahoma.
Measures 12 cm by 19.5 cm by 5.3 cm in total size.
Price $785
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Large Chalcopyrite crystals with
greenish-yellow Sphalerite!
The largest Chalcopyrite is 3 cm in size and there is a definate flash of iridescence atop
its
lustrous, striated surfaces. The Sphalerites are gemmy and accent the upper portion of
the dark, sparkling matrix. In excellent condition and from the find that appeared in
2007.
From the Emperious Vein, Commodore Mine, Creede, Mineral
County, Colorado.
Measures 6 cm by 8 cm by 3.7 cm in total size.
Price $895
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Rare specimen featuring Zincian
Dolomite crystals on Calcite stalactites!
A seldom seen variety of Dolomite, this Tsumeb
specimen features over a dozen crystals of
Zincian Dolomite to 1.8 cm atop the sparkling pinkish-tan Calcite fingers. The crystals
are
hexagonal in habit and I don't see a single point of contact anywhere. In excellent
condition.
From the Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia.
Measures 7 cm by 5.6 cm by 5.2 cm in total size.
Ex. Marshall Sussman Mineral Collection
Price $1450
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Rare specimen of purple Fluorite in
cluster from Greece!
Greek Fluorite specimens are few and far between and
a plate of this size and quality usually
only comes to market from an older collection. This one is from the Obodda Collection and
is
completely undamaged with an attractive trimming and brilliant luster atop the purple
faces.
From the Megala Pefka Mine No. 28, Lavrion District Mines,
Lavrion District, Attikí Prefecture, Greece.
Measures 6 cm by 9.6 cm by 2.7 cm in total size.
Ex. Herbert Obodda Mineral Collection No. 3308
Price $1850
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