The Tucson 2018 Mineral Showrooms

* Re-Updated April 7th, 2020 *

MIN#TUCSON2018-141 Sold!

Spectacular crystal of reticulated Cerussite "snowflake"!
This specimen is nearly pristine which is incredible for a Cerussite, with a full structure on both
the front and back sides. The point of matrix attachment was on the bottom, perfectly preserving
the snowflake shape and glassy-lustrous surfaces. The crystal sits upright on its own and is fully
360 degrees displayable as shown in the pictures above. In excellent condition very few tiny contacts.
From the Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia.
Measures 4.6 cm by 6.3 cm by 4.2 cm in total size.
Price $3500

MIN#TUCSON2018-143 NEW!

Fine specimen large Covellite crystals perched atop one another!
As described, this piece is all Covellite and the main crystal is very impressive measuring
in at 3.8 cm in size from top to bottom! It is extremely iridescent with brilliant hues of blue,
purple, and red, and displays an elongated hexagonal form. The Covellite blades are layered
one atop the other from front to back in various sizes but all exhibit the same iridescence.
The specimen displays upright and can also be displayed from either the front or back.
Circa 1971 - From the the 3859 Level, Leonard Mine, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana.
Measures 4 cm by 3 cm by 1.7 cm in total size.
Price $1850

MIN#TUCSON2018-144 NEW!

Beautiful blue Celestine crystals with frosted accents sitting atop a golden Calcite cluster!
These blue tabs are flashy-lustrous with a textbook tabular crystal habit. They are frosted
and accented by bright white Calcite drusy as they sit atop a cluster of golden Calcite crystals.
I love the color combination of this piece and the blue of the Celestines is incredible. in great shape.
From Clay Center, Ottawa County, Ohio.
Measures 9 cm by 6.3 cm by 6 cm in total size.
Ex. Kay Robertson Collection
Comes with a custom made, labeled display base
Price $1500

MIN#TUCSON2018-145 NEW!

Glassy cluster of light blue Celestine rising upwards with brilliant crystals of Native Sulfur!
Usually these attractive specimens are damaged with incomplete crystals and lots of contacts
but this is one of the finer pieces I've seen. Almost every chisel-tipped termination is picture
perfect with an intense, glassy luster over translucent interiors. Small crystals of brilliant
yellow. Native Sulfur accent the left faces of the vertical Celestine crystals. Very flashy!
From the Floristella Mine, Enna Province, Sicily, Italy.
Measures 7.8 cm by 8.6 cm by 4.6 cm in total size.
Price $1450

MIN#TUCSON2018-146 NEW!

Awesome crystalline fan of Native Copper!
This is a beautifully formed dendritic Copper crystal fan which is displayable from both sides.
The picture above says it all. There is no damage and the patina is an original chocolate-brown.
From the Copper Mining District of Houghton County, Michigan.
Measures9.2 cm by 7.2 cm by 2.1 cm in total size.
Price $985

MIN#TUCSON2018-147 NEW!

Beautiful combo of bluish-green Smithsonite crystals and colorless Hemimorphite sprays inside a large vug!
This is easily the largest specimen of this combination that I've seen. The rice grain Smithsonites are lustrous
with a slight drusy sparkle and contrast perfectly with the lustrous, albeit colorless Hemimorphite crystals.
They exhibit a gorgeous color that leans a bit towards the bluish-green side of sea green. Both the Smithsonite
and Hemimorphite are well protected by the large concave opening in the Limonite matrix. This specimen
is literally the matrix vug, as found, in its entirety! In excellent condition with very few contacts to speak of.
From Level 8 of the San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Measures 12.7 cm by 11.7 cm by 9.8 cm in total size.
Price $2850

MIN#TUCSON2018-148 NEW!

Large cabinet sized plate from a new find of frosted purple Fluorite from Weardale!
This aesthetic specimen displays numerous twinned Fluorite cubes, all of which display a wonderful
fluorescence under UV. The cubes are purple with frost-like inclusions near the centers. In excellent shape.
From the Weardale, North Pennines, Co. Durham, England.
Measures 10.6 cm by 14.2 cm by 5.3 cm in total size.
Price $1850

MIN#TUCSON2018-149 Sold!

Superb specimen of Native Copper crystal dendrites sitting atop a large Copper spinel-twin!
The structure of the very sharp Copper crystals is somewhat skeletal indicating high speed
formation and crystallization. They sit atop a super sharp, elongated spinel-twin crystal measuring
9 cm in total length! The Itauz Mine has produced some of the finest and most elegant Native Coppers
in the world and this specimen is truly stunning, with a gorgeous reddish-brown patina over surface luster.
From the Itauz Mine, Zhilandy group, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan.
Measures 7.7 cm by 4.2 cm by 1.4 cm in total size.
Comes with a custom made display base
Price $1500

MIN#TUCSON2018-150 NEW!

Exceptional and extremely rare specimen of Schorl Tourmaline with Spessartine Garnet on pink Albite!
This is quite simply the finest combination specimen from this obscure Colorado locality that I've ever seen.
The Schorl Tourmaline crystals in the center are doubly terminated and exhibit super glassy-lustrous surfaces
from top to bottom. Around the periphery are reddish crystals of Spessartine Garnet in varying sizes. This is
an amazing locality piece and one that is a must have for Colorado collectors and all mineral collections.
From the Texas Creek area, Fremont County, Colorado.
Measures 6.2 cm by 8.6 cm by 4.6 cm in total size.
Price $2450

MIN#TUCSON2018-151 NEW!

Beautiful plate of gemmy green Fluorite octahedrons in cluster with Calcite crystals lining the top!
This is the finest Fluorite plate from Sweden I've ever offered on the website and it displays so well with a full
coverage of the green crystals. The Calcites at top are hexagonal in habit and add color contrast to the excellent
eye appeal. In excellent condition with only the normal contacts along the trimming edges. Great locality Fluorite!
From Malmberget, Gällivare, Lappland, Sweden.
Measures 6.1 cm by 10.5 cm by 3.8 cm in total size.
Comes with a custom made, engraved display base
Price $2850

MIN#TUCSON2018-152 Sold!

Rare specimen featuring brilliant orange Smithsonite atop Goethite with Limonite!
Smithsonite is not a common mineral from the Ojuela Mine and this is the first reddish-orange Smithsonite
I've seen from the locale. The Smithsonite is very botryoidal in form and almost nodule-like in nature with
many isolated sections atop the dark brown Goethite and yellowish Limonite. The surface luster is dazzling.
This is an old plate and may have come out in the early to mid 1900's. It's in great shape and I know of no other.
From the Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico.
Measures 5.8 cm by 12.5 cm by 4.8 cm in total size.
Price $2500

MIN#TUCSON2018-153 NEW!

Gemmy, bluish-green cluster of Beryl var. Aquamarine crystals!
What a unique looking cluster! And the color is definately towards the greenish side of Aquamarine which is quite lovely.
The largest crystal is perfectly doubly terminated with a complex back side which steps down naturally. As a matter of
fact, every crystal here is terminated on both sides except for the one elongated crystal which intersects the main Aqua
near the top. A couple of the smaller crystals display complex terminations from matrix contact but there are no broken
tips. Even the bottom on the main crystal which appears uneven in the picture is a perfect, multi-stepped termination.
One interesting feature is that there is a hollow portion in the bottom of the main Aqua crystal. In excellent condition.
From Hiro Bruk, Nyet, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Northern Areas of Pakistan.
Measures 5 cm by 4.7 cm by 4.6 cm in total size.
Ex. Wallace Mineral Collection
Price $3850

MIN#TUCSON2018-154 NEW!

Large crystals of Sulfur set atop Aragonite covered matrix!
Great looking specimen with Sulfur crystals measuring 3.5 cm, 3.3 cm, and 3.2 cm in size!
All three crystals are doubly terminated with great looking faces and only one minor contact
which does not detract. The surfaces are satiny lustrous with a fine internal translucence.
From Agrigento, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy.
Measures 4.6 cm by 6.6 cm by 3.8 cm in total size.
Price $2500

MIN#TUCSON2018-155 NEW!

Exceptional Calcite crystal sitting atop Barite from Colorado!
This is a rare specimen featuring a large Calcite crystal atop Barite from Otero County, Colorado.
This is the finest specimen I can remember offering from Otero County and they are definately not
common in this size or quality. Most are found by cracking open nodules/concretions in the local
Cretaceous-aged Pierre Shale. This large 7.5 cm Calcite is lustrous, translucent and exceptional.
From La Junta, Otero County, Colorado.
Measures 9.5 cm by 7.4 cm by 5.7 cm in total size.
Ex. H. R. McBroom Collection
Price $1850

MIN#TUCSON2018-156 NEW!

Excellent mix of Fluorite with Quartz crystals and Ferberite!
A great looking combination of minerals from the Yaogangxian Mine. The Ferberite
crystals are sharp, shiny black, and lustrous. They are bordered along the front with
crystal-clear Quartz points and modified purple Fluorite cubes. In excellent condition!
From the Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China.
Measures 6 cm by 4.5 cm by 5 cm in total size.
Price $685

MIN#TUCSON2018-157 NEW!

Fine locality specimen of white Calcite crystals over brown Calcite stalactites!
The inner cores of these two lustrous pillars are brown Calcite stalactites and this is visible
from the bottom side. The outer layer consists of very lustrous and glassy Calcite crystals
of the purest white. These crystals completely cover all sides and form a "mushroom" top at
the tip of the stalactites with the left side tip being the largest and widest. Virtually pristine.
From the Buffalo Mine, Lion Hill area, Ophir District, Oquirrh Mts, Tooele County, Utah.
Measures 7 cm by 6.2 cm by 4.5 cm in total size.
Price $985

MIN#TUCSON2018-158 NEW!

Gorgeous specimen displaying a large vertical golden Calcite atop zoned Fluorite!
This is a wonderful large cabinet sized display piece featuring two glowing and semi-gemmy golden
Calcites atop a matrix of slightly etched and zoned bluish-purple Fluorite. The largest Calcite measures
10.5 cm in size and is perfectly doubly terminated. The smaller Calcite to its left lays horizontally across the
matrix. Both have very lustrous and glassy crystal faces. In excellent condition with no visual detractions.
From the Denton mine, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois.
Measures 18 cm by 13.4 cm by 8.2 cm in total size.
Ex. Charles M. Noll Mineral Collection
Price $3500

MIN#TUCSON2018-159 NEW!

Gemmy cluster of deep red Realgar crystals with Pararealgar along the edges on matrix!
This is the first Realgar on matrix I've seen in years so they have become scarce. The crystals are sharp and very
glassy with a rolling luster highlighting the intensely red surfaces. There about a dozen crystals here and all are
complete with several showing some edge alteration to Pararealgar framing the centers. In excellent condition.
From the Jiepaiyu Mine (Shimen Mine), Shimen County, Changde Prefecture, Hunan Province, China.
Measures 5.4 cm by 8 cm by 6.5 cm in total size.
Ex. Charles M. Noll Mineral Collection
Price $1850

MIN#TUCSON2018-160 NEW!

Fine specimen featuring a transparent Topaz crystal on Smoky Quartz with Albite!
Talk about gemmy, this crystal is so clear that I can read through it with ease. It's as clear as
come of the finest Quartz crystals I've seen and it is completely doubly terminated with a perfect,
textbook termination and glassy crystal faces. The Topaz is hugged by Smoky Quartz on the back side.
From Erongo Mountain, Erongo Region, Namibia.
Measures 4.8 cm by 2.9 cm by 2.4 cm in total size.
Price $1850

MIN#TUCSON2018-160b NEW!

Aesthetic specimen featuring tan Quartz crystals atop Galena and Pyrrhotite crystals!
Classic old combination piece and one that is well balanced and completed damage free.
From the Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Measures 6.8 cm by 7 cm by 5.4 cm in total size.
Price $750

MIN#TUCSON2018-160c NEW!

Impressive large plate featuring dozens of sharp Native Copper crystals with Atacamite accenting!
This is a gorgeous specimen which displays beautifully and is covered with numerous well formed Copper crystals,
all clustered atop a solid Copper base. The patina is an original mix of reds and oranges with green Atacamite accents
imparting addition color. There is also minor white Calcite between most of the Copper crystals which are somewhat
tabular in form, almost chisel-tipped. A classic specimen from the 1890's mining period. It can also stand on its own!
From the Phoenix Mine, Phoenix, Keweenaw County, Michigan.
Measures 17.6 cm by 16.5 cm by 7.7 cm in total size.
Price $3850

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