Impressive, elongated Corundum var. Ruby crystal on marble matrix!
Perfectly terminated, this red gem measures 3.5 cm tall and is accompanied by other
smaller Ruby crystals around the periphery. These are also terminated. The crystals
display a waxy luster along the vertical faces fluoresce beautifully. Beautiful miniature.
Locality: Jegdalek Ruby deposit, Surobi District, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Measures: 5 cm by 4.2 cm by 3 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $985

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Gorgeous gemmy blue Aquamarine perched between Schorl Tourmaline and Smoky Quartz with Albite!
This specimen is visually gorgeous with a large vertical deep blue Aquamarine crystal sitting alongside
gemmy Smoky Quartz crystals and accented by a black, glassy-surfaced Schorl Tourmaline on the left.
Locality: Erongo Mountain, Erongo Region, Namibia.
Measures: 5.2 cm by 5.7 cm by 4.3 cm in size.
Ex. Bahmann Collection

Fair Market Value $3500

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Lustrous crystals of Stibnite cris-crossing at top with Quartz accenting!
Elegant specimen from a locality I haven't offered before. The crystals are in excellent
condition with a blinding luster that rolls up and down the surface striations. The Quartz
add additional dazzle to the specimen. Very well balanced cluster with great eye appeal.
Locality: Kadamjay District, Batken Region, Kyrgyzstan.
Measures: 8 cm by 8 cm by 1.8 cm in size.
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl Collection

Fair Market Value $1450

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Fine miniature featuring standing blades of iridescent Covellite on Quartz matrix!
I rarely find Butte Covellites with freestanding blades and those that I do find are usually not very iridescent.
This specimen is both! The color is iridescent with brilliant flashes of blue, red and purple. In excellent condition.
Locality: Leonard Mine, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana.
Measures: 3.1 cm by 2.7 cm by 2 cm in size.
Ex. Carter Rich, Robert Jenkins, George Loud Collections

Fair Market Value $1500

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Absolutely gorgeous specimen of three pink and green Tourmalines on Cleavelandite!
The colors are super rich and consistant throughout the gemmy interiors from top to bottom.
Each termination is picture perfect on all three Tourmaline crystals and the interiors glow under
any lighting. This is easily one of my favorite Tourmaline specimen from this year's show.
There is a repair, professionally done, and nearly invisible. I didn't even see it until it was
pointed out to me. Most of these are repaired so it doesn't detract from the specimen at all.
Locality: Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan.
Measures: 5.2 cm by 4.3 cm by 3.6 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $8500

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Aesthetic specimen of crystalline Native Silver crystals perched high atop matrix!
A beautiful miniature, featuring well crystallized crystals of Native Silver rising atop a matrix
of Epidoite, Calcite and scattered Native Copper. The surfaces are bright and lustrous and can
be displayed from both the front and back due to the unique nature of its crystal display. There's
actually another Silver crystal located on the back side behind the largest one at top. Very nice!
Locality: National Mine, Rockland, Ontonagon County, Michigan.
Measures: 6.2 cm by 4.2 cm by 3.9 cm in size.
Ex. Rolf Wein Collection

Fair Market Value $4500

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Incredibly aesthetic specimen of Native Gold on white Quartz matrix!
This is one of the most attractive specimens I've seen from the famous Colorado Quartz Mine.
It's a lustrous semi-crystalline work of natural art and was featured as one of the top specimens
in an article about the Colorado Quartz Mine in Rocks and Minerals Magazine. The Gold is brilliant
and flashy and a deep yellowish-gold with just a hint of orange in areas. It contrasts beautifully with
the bright white Quartz matrix which provides the a stark backdrop and accents the Native Gold.
From the Colorado Quartz Mine, Whitlock District, Mother Lode Belt, Mariposa Co., California.
Measures 7.2 cm by 4.4 cm by 3.2 cm in total size.
Ex. J. Webb, Rigatti, Arrington Mineral Collections
Featured in Rocks and Minerals, Sept. 2009 issue, pg 397
Comes with a custom made, labeled display base

Fair Market Value $24,500

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Large gem crystals of Beryl var. Emerald with Biotite Mica in Quartz!
These amazing Emerald specimens came to market during the Denver Show 2009 and I was impressed with what
I saw at the time. They have great Emerald color, being colored by Chromium like their Colombian counterparts,
and most were 3 cm in length with some measuring up to 8 cm! This is a cluster of moderately intergrown crystals
of dark green Emerald with crystals to 4 cm in length. The crystals on this piece are gemmy, lustrous and terminated
by the pinacoid form (flat tops). In excellent condition with superb color contrast between the black Mica and Quartz.
Locality: Kagem Emerald Mine, Copperbelt Province, Zambia.
Measures: 5.2 cm by 7 cm by 3 cm in total size.

Fair Market Value $8500

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Exceptional specimen of zoned Fluorite cubes with rounded amber-white Calcite crystals framing the edges!
A completely dfferent look for the locality, this specimen displays textured purple Fluorite cubes which are
completely surrounded on all sides by these wonderful golden-white Calcite spheres. In some areas they join
together to became a grape-like clusters of Calcite against the deep purple Fluorites. In excellent condition.
Locality: Loralai District, Balochistan Region, Pakistan.
Measures: 9.3 cm by 6.6 cm by 4.8 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $1250

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Brilliant gemmy crystals of sherry Topaz in cluster from Utah!
I can't remember the last time I offered one of these Thomas Range gems and this one
is one of the finest I've come across in a long time. Around a dozen super gemmy and
glassy, perfectly terminated Topaz crystals make up this cluster with tips pointing out in
all directions. This is a gorgeous specimen and they haven't been on the market in years
Locality: Maynard's Mine, Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah.
Measures: 4 cm by 4.2 cm by 2.3 cm in total size.

Fair Market Value $985

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Dazzling specimen of Precious Opal from Australia!
Brilliant flashes of green, purple, blue, red, and yellow pop out under normal room lighting. Under
a direct light source, the colors leap off the brown surface. The purple colors contrast with the
brighter yellows and reds and the middle seam really sets this specimen off. Great minature Opal!
Locality: Coober Pedy, Coober Pedy - Everard Range Regions, South Australia, Australia.
Measures: 5.6 cm by 3.7 cm by 1 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $1250

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Brilliant specimen featuring sharp crystals of Native Sulfur inside an Aragonite covered vug!
The crystals are well formed and translucent to transparent with flashy, lustrous faces. There
are over a dozen xls in varying sizes atop a well trimmed matrix. The white Aragonite creates
a frame which is very bright, clean and visually pleasing. One of my favorites from the show.
Locality: Racalmuto Mine, Racalmuto, Agrigento Province (Girgenti Province), Sicily, Italy.
Measures: 7 cm by 7.3 cm by 3.7 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $1250

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An American Classic! Mint Green cubes of Fluorite with lavender accenting from Colorado!
This is by far the largest Fluorite plate I've ever seen from the Sunnyside Mine near Silverton.
It's covered from one end to the other with dozens of semi-transparent green cubes with accents
of lavender-purple here and there in the mix. Just a very impressive classic Fluorite specimen
from an old American locale that no longer exists. In excellent condition and beautifully trimmed.
Locality: Sunnyside Mine, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado.
Measures: 26 cm by 14.3 cm by 5.3 cm in size.
Ex. Alvan Pranschke, George Loud Collections

Fair Market Value $5750

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Luscious cluster of gemmy green-tipped Tourmaline crystals perched among white Albite!
Dramatic looking specimen! There are six perfectly terminated Tourmaline crystals here and all
share the same gemmy green caps atop darker green lengths. The vary in size and are aesthetically
set atop stark white Albite crystals which makes for an amazing visual contrast. In excellent condition.
Locality: Stak Nala, Haramosh Mtns., Baltistan, Northern Areas of Pakistan.
Measures: 7.5 cm by 6 cm by 3.5 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $2500

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Extraordinarily rare specimen featuring a deep blue Aquamarine crystal perched horizontally atop Topaz crystals!
I saw two of these unique specimens from Russia at the show and this one was by far the best of the two. The Aquamarine
crystal exhibits a deep blue coloration and it is also doubly terminated, measuring over 7 cm in length. It sits or lays atop
a bed of numerous Topaz crystals which are mostly pale blue but they also show some golden accents or inclusions. Very
beautiful and unusual specimen and a rare combination as well. In very good condition with loads of glassy flash and color.
Locality: Adun-Cholon Range, Nerchinsky District, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.
Measures: 10 cm by 13.5 cm by 5.2 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $4500

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Pink tipped grassy-green Tourmaline on Quartz matriz!
Beautiful complex termination which exhibits a rich pink coloration before
changing over to a light green and then solid green. The bottom side displays
a flat matrix influenced termination. The crystal exhibits a vibramt luster along
its 5.2 cm length with a chatoyant appearance rolling with the surface striations.
Locality: Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan.
Measures: 5.4 xm by 4.7 cm by 2.2 cm in size.
Ex. Gerhard Wagner Collection

Fair Market Value $1850

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Double ball of orange Aragonite needles in cluster on matrix!
Unusual and beautiful specimen of Spanish Aragonite, In pristine condition.
Locality: La Serna Quarry, La Serna, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.
Measures: 4.5 cm by 2.6 cm by 2.7 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $485

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Golden crystals of Rutile needles spraying out around a Hematite center!
Eye catching specimen with great form and crystal length, backed by a hard matrix
which adds stability in addition to being an excellent backdrop. In excellent condition.
Locality: Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil.
Measures: 5.7 cm by 6.1 cm by 2.3 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $985

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Eye catching specimen of gem Spessartine Garnets atop dark Smoky Quartz!
One of the most unique of these combo specimens that I've seen - the glassy Smoky Quartz is actually a
rehealed shard covered by isolated gemmy reddish-orange Spessartine Garnets. In excellent condition.
Locality: Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China.
Measures: 4 cm by 7.9 cm by 2.5 cm in total size.
Ex. L. Baria Collection

Fair Market Value $895

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NEW FIND! Amazing combination of Dioptase with Shattuckite, Calcite and SILVER crystals and leaves!
I have never seen a Silver on Dioptase specimen before until this show where this incredible new find
just appeared for the first time. The Diopside crystals here are spinkled with numerous Silver crystals,
top to bottom. Calcite rhombs can be seen at the very top with blue Shattuckite as well. Unique and rare!
Locality: Gautala, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo.
Measures: 9.3 cm by 5.7 cm by 5.5 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $2850

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Rare locality specimen of reddish-purple Fluorite with micro-Fluorite accenting!
This is the first Kentucky Fluorite I've seen at a show in years and it's very aesthetic.
The specimen is a custer of 2.5 to 3 cm sized cubes of reddish-purple topped out by a
sugar styled coating of micro-Fluorite crystals. In excellent condition with no contacting.
Locality: Eureka Prospects, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky.
Measures: 6 cm by 9.5 cm by 7.2 cm in size.
Ex, Mike Royal, Geourge Loud Collections. Circa 2013.

Fair Market Value $1500

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Fine combination specimen of dark red Spessartine Garnets on Muscovite with Microcline!
The Spessartines average 1 to 1.2 cm in sze and contract beautifully atop the golden Muscovite
blades and whte Microcline crystals. The Muscovite exhibits a rolling luster. In excellent condition.
Locality: Shengus, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
Measures: 8.7 cm by 6 cm by 2 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $985

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VERY RARE! Beautiful combination of Elbaite Tourmaline with Pollucite and Lepidolite!
Pollucite crystals are very rare indeed and to find a combination with Tourmaline is spectacular
to say the least. They resemble glassy snowballs and this one measures over 4 cm in size. The
two Tourmalines are gemmy and change from red at the bottom to green at the top terminations.
In excellent condition, this is a very aesthetic combination that doesn't come along very often.
Locality: Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan.
Measures: 8.7 cm by 12 cm by 4.8 cm in size.
Ex. Neil Levett Collection

Fair Market Value $8500

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Fine cluster of lavender accented Fluorite cubes with Ruby-jack Sphalerite crystals!
Great looking specimen from the famous Elmwood Mine but this one has a bit more than your average
Fluorite cluster. The Fluorite cubes have a slightly golden internal coloration which glows with direct
lighting in additional to a speckled lavender accenting atop many of the crystal faces. Red crystals of
garnet-like Ruby-jack Sphalerite are scattered about, adding additional color to the Fluorite cluster.
Locality: Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee.
Measures: 11 cm by 10.4 cm by 9.8 cm in total size.

Fair Market Value $1850

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Golden-yellow Fluorite cubes with Sphalerite atop Hematite colored Barite blades!
In excellent shape with good luster and a great looking presentation. The Fluorites are
quite gemmy and glassy and shift towards a lavender hue near the upper right edge.
Locality: West Pastures Mine, Weardale, Co. Durham, England.
Measures: 9.8 cm by 17.4 cm by 6.5 cm in total size.
Ex. Rolf Wein Mineral Collection

Fair Market Value $1500

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Gorgeous Golden Calcite cluster sitting atop Lavender Fluorite with orange Oripiment coloring!
This is a beautiful specimen with so much color. The orange Orpiment atop the golden-yellow
Calcite surfaces is the perfect touch for the highly lustrous crystal surfaces. No damage whatsoever.
Locality: Loralai District, Balochistan Region, Pakistan.
Measures: 11.4 cm by 11.2 cm by 6.2 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $2450

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TWO rich specimens of Native Gold from historic Cripple Creek, Colorado!
The first specimen at top is a rich example of Roasted Gold from Telluride minerals, most
likely Calaverite. Prospectors and miners would often "roast" pieces of Telluride bearing ore
causing the Tellurium in the Telluride minerals to be driven off as a gas, leaving behind bubbles
of nearly pure Gold! The Gold bubbles in this specimen can be seen all over the reddish matrix.
Measures: 4.6 cm by 5.7 cm by 3.5 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $785

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Stunning large cabinet plate of Quartz var. Prase Quartz crystals in cluster!
A beautifully arranged Quartz crystal cluster with glassy green faces and olive green interiors.
All but one crystal along the bottom edge are terminated. The green coloration is the result of
inclusions of Actinolite or possibly Hedenbergite. This is the finest plate of Prase Quartz from the show.
Locality: Huanggang Fe-Sn Deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China.
Measures: 7.7 cm by 18.6 cm by 10 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $4500

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Impressive large cabinet sized centerpiece specimen of lustrous Acanthite crystals atop a white Quartz covered matrix!
Dozens and dozens of sharp Acanthite crystals measuring to 2.1 cm sit atop a bed of Quartz crystals on hard rock matrix.
This is an incredibly rich specimen but also one that is incredibly aesthetic. It has been professionally  trimmed and is free
of contacts. The Acanthites are rounded and hoppered as they form a seam that winds its way across the entire surface.
Locality: Fresnillo de González Echeverría (Fresnillo), Fresnillo Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico.
Measures: 11.2 cm by 17 cm by 9.3 cm in total size.

Fair Market Value $12,500

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