The Tucson Show 2013 Mineral Rooms
ALL TUCSON 2013
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Re-Updated August 11th, 2014
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MIN#Tucson2013-1 Sold!
Brilliant specimen of crystalline
Native Gold on Quartz!
This specimen represents the famous Eagle's Nest
Mine very well indeed. It's completely crystalline from
top to bottom with flatterned trigons and crystal leaves. The edges are crystal covered as
well and all display
a rich, beautiful color with a vibrant luster. The Native Gold rises upwards from a
matrix of white Quartz
and presents itself perfectly with the large crystalline leaf on the lower right being the
diagnostic feature.
From the Eagle's Nest Mine, Placer County, California.
Measures 9.3 cm by 4.2 cm by 2.4 cm in total size.
Ex. Bernardi Mineral Collection
Comes with a custom made, labeled display base
Price $17,500
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Aesthetic specimen featuring a
phantomed Fluorite cubes with a perfect Sphalerite crystal!
Studded with Calcites, this visually pleasing
specimen boasts the most lustrous 4 cm Sphalerite
crystal imaginable overlooking two complete and well zoned Fluorite crystals. Only one
minor
corner cleave to speak of on the top Fluorite. Otherwise, this specimen is in perfect
condition.
From the Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee.
Measures 7.2 cm by 5.5 cm by 4 cm in total size.
Ex. Steve Neely Mineral Collection
Price $2500
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MIN#Tucson2013-3 New!
Fine specimen featuring crystals of
Manganoan Calcite on matrix!
This is a pleasing specimen which displays deep pink
Calcite crystals set against
a sparkling drusy matrix. It's in excellent condition overall with only a couple of
trivial contacts. The specimen can mount as shown or horizontally in its display.
From Aranzazu, Mun. de Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas,
Mexico.
Measures 6.5 cm by 4.5 cm by 3.8 cm in total size.
Price $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.
From the 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
Price $3500
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MIN#Tucson2013-5 New!
A Native Silver crystal
"heart" with white Calcite on matrix!
This is a really cute miniature. The two
Silver crystals are sharp and distinct. Together
they form the shape of a heart set against the stark white Calcite to the right. Both
crystals
are patinaed, attesting to the specimen's age, but they could easily be brightened if so
desired.
From the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan.
Measures 3.4 cm by 2.8 cm by 4.4 cm in total size.
Ex. University of Arizona Collection
Price $1500
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Gorgeous cluster of larger hot-pink
Cobaltian Calcite crystals on matrix!
These 1+ cm crystals are in excellent shape with
full terminations and lustrous, vibrant surfaces.
The Cobaltian Calcite specimens from Morocco have really taken a large step up in quality
recently and this specimen is from the recent find of high quality specimens with the best
color.
From the Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer District, Morocco.
Measures 12 cm by 8.2 cm in size.
Price $4500
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Finely crystalline specimen of Native
Copper with reddish Cuprite crystals!
The Native Copper crystals make up the majority of
this specimen but the Cuprite crystals
hold their own, covered a good portion of the Copper in the center. In great condition
overall,
this is one of the largest Coppers I've seen from Chile in recent years and at this years
show.
From the Manto Cuba Mine, Inca de Oro, Chaņaral Province,
Atacama Region, Chile.
Measures 9 cm by 8.5 cm in size.
Price $685
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MIN#Tucson2013-9 New!
Cute combo of raspberry colored
Fluorite with yellow Fluorite, Calcite, and Sphalerite!
This specimen has a lot going on. The glassy
Fluorite near the center features a raspberry
colored exterior over a partially etched yellow Fluorite. The top faces are accented by a
scattering of small Calcite crystals and two distinct varieties of Sphalerite can be seen
along the far right edge - blackjack at bottom and reddish-brown rubyjack along the top.
From the Minerva #1 Mine, Hardin County, Illinois.
Measures 4 cm by 6.5 cm by 3.7 cm in total size.
Ex. Goings Mineral Collection
Comes with a labeled acrylic display base
Price $895
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MIN#Tucson2013-10 Sold!
Attractive cluster of bi-colored
Fluorite cubes with modified edges!
This is a lovely cluster that appears more
reddish-purple at the corners in normal
incandescent lighting and a deep emerald-green when held up to sunlight. The surfaces
are glassy reflective to lustrous satiny and in excellent condition. This is a specimen
that
can be displayed in a variety of ways and looks incredible when given its own light
source.
From the Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Region, Karibib
District, Namibia.
Measures 8 cm by 7.1 cm by 5 cm in size.
Price $785
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Glossy surfaces of botryoidal Arsenian
Pyromorphite on matrix!
These surfaces are incredibly lustrous with the
light literally jumping off the yellow to orange
coloration! There are some minor bumps here and there but most are mainly along the
trimming
edge and these could be taken out with additional fine tuning. Overall, this is a very
nice plate.
From the Bunker Hill Mine in Kellogg, Shoshone County,
Idaho.
Measures 7.2 cm by 8 cm by 2.8 cm in total size.
Ex. Ben de Wit Mineral Collection
Price $2500
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Fine wires of Native Copper coated by
red Cuprite crystals!
Cute miniature displaying both minerals in an
aesthetic mix of wires and cubes.
The luster is intense and the Cuprite surfaces are very reflective and red under lighting.
From the Chino Mine, Santa Rita District, Grant County, New
Mexico.
Measures 4.8 cm by 5.2 cm by 4 cm in total size.
Price $585
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UNIQUE! A true mineral oddity
featuring Calcite ps Fluorite partially overgrown by a new Fluorite!
One of the most interesting specimens I've seen from
Yaogangxian. The first Fluorite was quite large at
nearly 7 cm in size! It was later pseudomorphed by a layer of tan Calcite before a
second Fluorite crystal
began to engulf both. It completed about 3/4 of the job but fortunately left a small
portion of the original
surface to show the various growth phases of this unique specimen. The latter Fluorite is
a pretty violet
and purple coloration and the translucent surfaces are in excellent shape with no damage
to speak of.
From the Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou
Prefecture, Hunan Province, China.
Measures 9.5 cm by 9.2 cm by 10.5 cm in total size.
Price $1500
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MIN#Tucson2013-16 New!
Gemmy crystal of Beryl var. Heliodor
perched atop Albite matrix!
A smaller Heliodor can be seen rising vertically upwards on the left side of the matrix.
The main gem crystal measures 3.3 cm in size and is doubly terminated with a complex
termination on the right side. It is glassy and transparent with a glowing yellow color.
In excellent condition with only a couple of tiny contacts which are unnoticeable.
From Rangkul, Tien Shan Mts, Region of Republican
Subordination, Tajikistan.
Measures 3 cm by 2.8 cm by 1.4 cm in total size.
Price $1250
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Stunning plate of lustrous Galena
cubes with Sphalerite on drusy coated Chert matrix!
A great looking cabinet specimen from the bygone
days of mining in the Tri-State District. The mining
towns of the Tri-State are rapidly disappearing with the government completely destroying
some in
order to clean up heavy metal waste piles from last century's mining activity. A
tornado ripped through
Joplin last year and caused extensive damage to the town. As the history of the Tri-State
District is
learned by collectors and specimens of quality become scarcer every year, plates of this
size will
only become more desirable. This specimen is in good condition with only a few contacts
for the size.
From the Joplin Field, Tri-State District, Jasper County,
Missouri.
Measures 10.8 cm by 14.2 cm by 5.5 cm in total size.
Ex. Kessler Mineral Collection
Price $985
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HUGE crystal of Yellow Wulfenite with
attached smaller Wulfenite blades!
This is an amazing crystal blade measuring 9 cm
across! Is's in very good condition for its size
with only a scattered of minor edge chips. The large blades plays host to smaller
Wulfenites and
a cluster of blades to the far right where the specimen was apparently attached to matrix.
I've seen
many specimen of Glove Mine Wulfenite but I've never seen a Wulfenite crystal of this size
before!
From the Glove Mine, Santa Rita Mountains, Santa Cruz
County, Arizona.
Measures 6.3 cm by 8.9 cm by 3.2 cm in total size.
Ex. Gerry McLoughlin Mineral Collection
Price $1850
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MIN#Tucson2013-19 New!
Fine halfbreed featuring crystals of
Native Silver perched atop crystals of Native Copper!
This is a really unique looking specimen. The small
rounded Silver crystals look like drops
atop the elongated Copper crystals. They are scattered about the specimen but most are
located atop the left edge. Under magnification, I can see angular crystal faces and a
vibrant
luster. The Copper crystals have a wonderful antiquish patina which contrasts very well.
From the White Pine Mine, Ontonagon County, Michigan.
Measures 3.7 cm by 4.3 cm by .7 cm in total size.
Ex. Liebetrau Mineral Collection
Price $1250
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MIN#Tucson2013-20 New!
Large specimen of stacked Golden
Fluorite with Calcite and Chalcopyrite!
This is a lovelym glassy Fluorite plate that
could be displayed either as shown or horizontally on
its side. It looks great either way. It's balanced with gemmy Calcite crystals and
Chalcopyrite,
most of which is included inside the Fluorite cubes. The Fluorite is mostly golden with a
slight
reddish-purple zoning right near the surface of each crystal face. I should point out that
there
actually is very little trimming along the edges. Most is naturally trimmed with rehealed
surfaces.
Circa 1988 - From the Denton Mine, Hardin County, Illinois.
Measures 18 cm by 9.2 cm by 7 cm in size.
Ex. Goings Mineral Collection
Price $2500
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