Very aesthetic display of blue Chrysocolla over spherical Malachite on Chysocolla covered matrix!
I love these beautiful specimens and this one is extremely fine in both its appearance as well as
its condition. The smooth spherical Chrysocolla is blemish free with light color banding and none of
the common harsh scuffing one often sees in these specimens. Comes with a black display stand.
Locality: L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Measures: 7.5 cm by 5.5 cm by 3.7 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $1850

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Very cute specimen featuring several crystals of deep blue Lazurite with Pyrite and Mica!
Also with Fosterite on bright white Marble, this is a showy miniature with incredible color contrast
between the vibrant blue Lazurite crystals at top and white Marble matrix. In excellent condition.
From Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e Sang, Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan.
Measures 5.8 cm by 5.5 cm by 3.2 cm in total size.
Ex. Kalaskie Mineral Collection

Fair Market Value $985

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Fine specimen featuring deep orange blades of Wulfenite perched atop Barite matrix!
This is an attractive specimen which is free of damage and displays the orange blades
in a vertical display above the tan matrix. The blades are translucent and gemmy at the
edges. The largest blade just right of center measures 1.8 cm in size. Very nice miniature.
Locality: Adeghoual, Mibladen, Aït Oufella Caïdat, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.
Measures: 2.5 cm by 5.3 cm by 3.2 cm in total size.
Ex. B. Lockhart, Bernardi Mineral Collections
Comes with a custom made, labeled display base

Fair Market Value $1850

* Our Suggested Reserve Price Level - $785
Minimum Increment - $25

Beautiful cabinet plate of green Tourmaline crystals sitting atop Cleavelandite!
These came out several years ago and the Green Tourmaline crystals vary in both size
and transparency. The largest Tourmaline is lustrous, well striated, and translucent with a
perfect termination. It sits atop white Cleavelandite blades, surrounded by smaller, gemmier
green Tourmalines. In excellent condition with no detractions or visible damage to speak of.
Locality: Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Measures: 6.8 cm by 8.5 cm by 8.2 cm in total size.

Fair Market Value $2450

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Minimum Increment - $25

Gorgeous cabinet sized plate of Quartz var Amethyst with red Hematite accenting!
I love Thunderbay Amethyst specimens but they appear so rarely at the shows that I almost
never have any to offer on the website. When I do, they are usually contacted or bruised. This
specimen is nearly pristine however with a beautiful form and exceptional brilliance over richly
Hematite accented surfaces of purple and red. The crystal points are sharp and complete as well.
Locality: Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada.
Measures: 16 cm 14.2 cm by 5.7 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $1450

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Beautiful combination of fine Polybasite blades with Pearceite!
Also with an accenting of Pyrite, this specimen displays a myriad of Polybasite blades
intermingled with Pearceite. The combination creates a dazzling display, full of sparkle
atop lustrous crystal surfaces. The cluster is in excellent condition with complete, well
formed freestanding blades and very few incomplete edges. Displayable from either side.
Locality: La Sirena Mine, Guanajuato Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Measures: 4.5 cm by 3.9 cm by 2.5 cm in size.
Ex. Jack Nieburger Collection

Fair Market Value $1250

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Super lustrous and aesthetic specimen of brilliant Native Gold on white Quartz matrix!
The Gold is semi-crystalline and butter-yellow atop the bright white Quartz. The contrast
reminds me of a 16 to 1 specimen and the richness of coverage can be seen from all sides.
Locality: Oriental Mine, Alleghany, Forest District, Sierra County, California.
Measures: 4.6 cm by 2.5 cm by 2 cm in size. Weighs 30 grams or nearly an ounce.
Ex. Donald Dickey Collection

Fair Market Value $6500

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Dazzling specimen of Quartz crystals with Shattuckite and Malachite!
I love this specimen! The aesthetics are incredible with the perfectly terminated Quartz
crystals centered inside the Quartz pocket with a heavy and totally complete coating of
Sparkling blue Shattuckite and green Malachite in addition to a dusting of micro-Quartz.
All of these colors make for an incredibly aesthetic visual display. In excellent condition.
Locality: Opongguwe Prospect, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia.
Measures: 5 cm by 7.2 cm by 5.9 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $2850

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Superb specimen of Realgar crystals in cluster with Picropharmacolite!
I can't stress enough how hard it is to find fine Realgar specimens in the marketplace.
They mostly disappeared over a decade ago and I rarely see them at the shows. This is
a superb small miniature with deep red Realgar crystals, all of which are in excellent condition.
White Picropharmacolite sprays can be seen around the periphery and these provide an aesthetic
contrast between the two minerals. In excellent condition with excellent color and no scuffing.
Locality: Jiepaiyu Mine (Shimen Mine), Shimen Co., Changde Pref., Hunan Prov., China.
Measures: 4.3 cm by 4.5 cm by 3 cm in total size.

Fair Market Value $4500

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Beautiful cluster of golden Calcite crystals from Florida!
Rarely do I see a Rucks Pit Calcite this good. This specimen features a cluster of over half a dozen
Calcite crystals with glassy surfaces and a glowing golden interior that ranges from translucent to gemmy,
especially at the tips. The crystals are doubly terminated and smaller Calcites accent the upper left side.
Locality: Rucks Pit, Ft. Drum, Okeechobee County, Florida.
Measures: 12.8 cm by 10.6 cm by 7.3 cm in size.
Comes with a custom made, labeled display base

Fair Market Value $1500

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Incredible specimen of Quartz var. Amethyst featuring twin stalactites!
These are not commonly seen in this quality. The surfaces of the specimen are glassy and reflective
with a great deal of brilliance and flash atop the deeply purple colored crystals. There is no damage
or contacts to speak of and both stalactites are all in excellent condition. I love the incomplete stalactites
along the bottom edge which allow for a glimpse of the ringed interiors. Very nice visual effect and contrast.
Locality: Santino Quarry, Artigas, Uruguay.
Measures: 7.4 cm by 9.7 cm by 8.6 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $1200

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Frosted green Fluorite on yellow iron-stained sparkling matrix!
The description and picture says it all. This is a really neat specimen! No damage.
Locality: Unaweep Canyon, Mesa County, Colorado.
Measures: 4.8 cm by 6.5 cm by 3.8 cm in total size.

Fair Market Value $785

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A floater crystal of "Ametrine" Quartz from Bolivia!
Ametrine combines the golden Citrine hue with purple Amethyst hue. These crystals are naturally etched into these weird forms.
This one actually is euhedral with some glassy faces at one end, which is unusual. The color is rich and the termination is complete.
Locality: Anahi Mine, La Gaiba mining district, Ángel Sandoval Province, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
Measures: 9.5 cm by 4.8 cm by 3.6 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $985

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Classic combination plate of Golden Fluorite with lustrous grey Galena crystals!
The Galena crystals along the upper left side actually climb one another, forming stacked
columns of pseudorhmbic and spinel-twinned crystals atop the golden Fluorite covered matrix!
Some purple Fluorite is intermingled with the Golden cubes. A great Illinois specimen, circa 1950s.
Locality: Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois.
Measures: 14.8 cm by 11.4 cm by 5.7 cm in size.
Ex. Phillips Collection

Fair Market Value $1500

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Gorgeous apple-green Fluorite cluster with Pyrite and Dolomite clusters!
One of the prettiest colors of Fluorite I saw at the show, the green is intense and vibrant all the way
through and lights up like a gemstone when backlit. It could definately be faceted  into cut stones
if one so desired but it looks incredible as is. Beautifully accented by golden Pyrite and Dolomite.
Locality: El Hammam, Meknes, Morocco.
Measures: 10.8 cm by 9 cm by 5 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $1850

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Lustrous crystals of Native Silver perched atop Native Copper!
The only halfbreed Silver offered in this auction, this one aesthetically displays almost
all its Silver crystals on the front side of the specimen. The crystals are distinct against the
Copper surfaces, displaying bold, albeit slightly irregular crystal habits. Very fine specimen!
Locality: Wolverine Mine, Wolverine, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan.
Measures: 4.6 cm by 4.4 cm by 1.6 cm in size.
Ex. Jack Nieburger Collection

Fair Market Value $985

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Gorgeous large cluster of sea-green zoned Fluorite cubes with Barite crystals!
This is a very impressive cluster that appears as several shades of green depending on the lighting.
Displayed under incandescent lighting gives it a deep emerald-green coloration that can at times appear to
be sea-green or bluish-green. The surfaces are glassy reflective to lustrous satiny and in excellent condition.
A specimen that can be displayed in a variety of ways and looks incredible when given its own light source.
Locality: Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Region, Karibib District, Namibia.
Measures: 11.3 cm by 13.6 cm by 11 cm in total size.

Fair Market Value $2850

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Very rich slab of Native Gold with Sphalerite, Galena, and Chalcopyrite in Quartz!
This is old classic material, collected nearly 35 years ago when such material could still
be collected at the Sunnyside Mine. The pepper Gold shoots through to both sides so the
specimen could be displayed either way. This is one of the richest slabs I've seen recently.
From the Sunnyside Mine (American Tunnel Mine), Gladstone, Eureka District, San Juan Co., Colorado.
Measures 3.2 cm by 6 cm by .4 cm in total size.

Fair Market Value $985

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Gemmy orange Creedite crystal balls atop matrix!
Orange Creedite is actually rarer than the more famous lavender Creedite and very few specimens are
as aesthetic and damage free as this one. Many if not most of the crystals on the outer edges of each ball
are gemmy and nearly all are terminated and in excellent shape. It measures 4.5 cm in size and sits high
atop the chalky white matrix, surrounded by smaller Creedite crystal clusters. In excellent condition.
Locality: Mina Navidad, Durango, Mexico.
Measures: 8.4 cm by 5 cm by 5 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $985

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Exceptional specimen of Native Wire Silver with Calcite crystals from Schneeberg, Germany!
A true rarity with a structure that resembles Silvers from Freiberg but rarer with an association of Calcite crystals.
I can't recall seeing anything of this dramatic style from Schneeberg since most specimens from here tend to consist
of shorter, squatty wires. These study wires rise up from a base which features several Calcite crystals and a gray
accenting of Acanthite drusy. The aesthetics are superb and for a specimen in the small cab size range, very impressive.
Locality: Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany.
Measures: 6.3 cm by 5 cm by 2.4 cm in size.
Ex. R. Ormjanin, Adam Heber, Bartnik Collections

Fair Market Value $15,000

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Gemmy green crystals of Ludlamite on brown Siderite covered matrix!
This is the first Ludlamite I've offered from this locality and it's a beautiful example.
The crystals are in excellent condition with flashy, glassy faces and great color which
contrasts beautifully against the sarker brown Siderite. Very well trimmed and pristine.
Locality: Cabeca do Cachorro Claim, Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazones, Brazil.
Measures: 7.3 cm by 8.5 cm by 2.3 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $1500

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Aesthetic specimen featuring a large Sulfur crystal perched atop Aragonite matrix!
Sparkling specimen with a nearly 4 cm doubly terminated Sulfur crystal top center.
Smaller doubly terminated Sulfur crystals are scattered about the periphery. Very nice!
Locality: Novoiavorivsk, Yavoriv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.
Measures: 5.7 cm by 7.1 cmby 2.7 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $895

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Rosy-red crystals of Fluorite in cluster with Quartz!
Very pretty plate with good color and lots of glassy faces. The Quartz crystals rise
vertically above the Fluorite covered surfaces and really stand out against the red.
Locality: Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China.
Measures: 6.6 cm by 6.8 cm by 3.1 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $985

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2 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.

The second specimen features Native Gold crystals and wires in Limonite stained Quartz!
I usually see Gold Telluride minerals from the Cripple Creek area but this is a true example
Native Gold crystals. The Gold wire along the upper right edge measures .6 cm in size.
Locality: Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado.
Measures:
Measures: 4 cm by 3.5 cm by 3 cm in total size.

Fair Market Value $1850 for BOTH Gold Specimens!

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Large, lustrous crystal of Acanthite ps after Argentite!
We acquired a collection of this very large, super lustrous Acanthite crystals while in Denver
and they are quite the sight to see. Most if not all display some hoppering indicating a very quick
formation as the Acanthite pseudomorphed the higher temperature Argentite. Exceptional crystal!
From Fresnillo de Gonzalez Echeverria (Fresnillo), Mun. de Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico.
Measures 2.5 cm by 3.1 cm by 2 cm in total size.

Fair Market Value $1500

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Beautiful deep Golden and Purple zoned Fluorite cubes with Chalcopyrite in cluster!
This specimen is cabinet sized with large cubes of golden yellow and inclusions of reddish-purple.
The surfaces are glassy reflective with some slight etching near the center of each cube, resulting
in numerous smaller crystal faces. Very well trimmed along the edges with barely a contact anyway.
Locality: Minerva Mine #1, Hardin County, Illinois.
Measures: 9.5 cm by 13.6 cm by 5.2 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $1850

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NEW FIND! Incredible multi-colored cross section of Smithsonite with Aurichalcite and Rosasite!
This is a new Smithsonite find from the Copper Mining District of the Republic of Congo. The specimen is
a polished cross-section of the purest blue Smithsonite I've seen from this locality. The color is further
enhanced by white banding and a topping of Aurichalcite and Rosasite. I only have a few of these amazing
specimens which could easily be cut into gemstones of exceptional quality. Completely translucent to light!
Locality: Yanga Koubenza Quarries, Mfouati, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of Congo.
Measures: 5 cm by 9.7 cm by 1.8 cm in size.

Fair Market Value $1250

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Exceptional specimen of dark green Epidote crystals with Quartz on matrix!
This is an impressive Epidote to say the least. The largest crystal in this cluster measures a huge 6.3 cm in size
by 6 cm in width across the front crystal face! It displays nearly pristine, highly glassy-lustrous striated surfaces
with a perfect chisel-tip termination. Smaller crystals are present along the left side and back side of the main Epidote
as is a scattering of small Quartz points. In excellent condition and one of the best I've seen from this famous locality.
From Green Monster Mtn, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Dist., Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Borough, Alaska.
Measures 9 cm by 13.2 cm by 6.6 cm in total size.
Ex. Barnett Mineral Collection
Comes with a custom made, engraved display base

Fair Market Value $1850

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CENTERPIECE! Large cabinet sized plate of Honey Calcite crystals on matrix!
What an impressive specimen this is. The Calcites are barrel shaped, doubly terminated,
and quite large at an average of 5 cm in size. They exhibit honey-golden centers with frosted
terminations on both sides. Most lay horizontally atop the matrix except for those at top center
which are nearly vertical. A very impressive specime visuallu and in excellent condition overall.
Locality: Sokolovskiy Mine, Rudny, Kostanay Oblast, Kazajkstan.
Measures: 22 cm by 23 cm by 8.4 cm in size.
Comes with custom made, labeled display base

Fair Market Value $6500

* Our Suggested Reserve Price Level - $3250
Minimum Increment - $35