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The
Tucson Show 2023
Showrooms
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Updated September 14th, 2022 *
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MIN#Tucson2023-1 NEW!
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
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Price $15,000
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MIN#Tucson2023-2 Sold!
Classic and
quite exceptional plate featuring large Azurite crystal blades with Malachite
accents!
Covered from one side to the other with glassy, reflective Azurite blades which
are virtually pristine and
exhibit translucense along the edges, this specimen is easily one of the finest
Bisbee Azurites I've ever
offered on the website. There are no contacts of note and the presentation is
stunning. In excellent condition.
Locality: Bisbee, Warren District,
Mule Mtns, Cochise County, Arizona.
Measures: 8.2 cm by 9.3 cm by 2.8 cm in total size.
Comes with a custom
made, engraved display base
Price $12,500
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MIN#Tucson2023-3
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Gorgeous combination specimen featuring a glowing Pink Kunzite crystal perched
against a Green Tourmaline with Quartz and Lepidolite!
One of the most dramatic specimens I saw in Tucson this year, the doubly
terminated Kunzite is completely gem and exhibits a rich color
against the colorless Microcline crystal base. The gemmy tipped olive-green
Tourmaline stands vertically in the center and rises up and
out of the large terminated Quartz crystal along the top left side. Purple
Lepidolite accents the very bottom of the specimen in addition
to the recess between the Kunzite and Tourmaline with a perfect, final touch of
color. This is a true centerpiece. In excellent condition.
Locality: Papra Mine, Paprok,
Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan.
Measures: 11.3 cm by 13.2 cm by 12 cm in size.
Price $18,500
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MIN#Tucson2023-4 Sold!
Bi-colored Pyromorphite crystals in
cluster on matrix!
Gorgeous and SUPER lustrous specimen of yellow and orange Pyromorphite clustered
on a small bit of matrix. The color of this specimen is eye catching and ranges
from a slightly
oranish-yellow near the top before changing over to Arsenian orange near the
center. The eye
is immediately drawn to the shimmering surfaces of each dazzling crystal! In
excellent condition.
Locality: Bunker Hill Mine,
Kellogg, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho.
Measures: 5.5 cm by 9.3 cm by 2.7 cm in size.
Price $4500
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MIN#Tucson2023-5 Sold!
Gemmy specimen
of Rhodochrosite on matrix from Mexico!
This is the finest Mexican Rhodochrosite from the show and one of the finest
I've ever seen. The color
and number of crystals resembles a specimen from Peru but this gorgeous
Rhodochrosite is from Santa Eulalia!
The crystal tips are a deeper red which is a unique feature to the locale and
they completely fill the brown matrix
vug with a dazzling richness of color and flash from their numerous glassy
crystal surfaces. In excellent condition.
Locality: Potosi Mine, Francisco
Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdan Municipality,
Chihuahua, Mexico.
Measures: 5 cm by 6.6 cm by 4.4 cm in size.
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Price $4500
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MIN#Tucson2023-6 Sold!
Brilliant tabulars crystals of
orange Wulfenite on sparkling grayish-white Calcite matrix!
Fine specimen featuring numerous sharp, blocky tab crystals on a dazzling
rolling Calcite surface.
The crystals are complete and incredibly glassy with barely a visible contact to
speak of. The contrast
between the white Calcite with its grayish accenting and the vibrant orange
crystals is incredible!
Locality: Ahumada Mine, Los
Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Measures: 10 cm by 9 cm by 3.7 cm in size.
Price $2450
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MIN#Tucson2023-7 NEW!
Gorgeous crystals of
raspberry-purple Fluorite with Quartz accenting!
A wonderful cabinet specimen which displays darker purple phantoms beneath
stepped exteriors
and super lustrous crystal faces. The Fluorite is accented by sparkling Quartz
matrix and sits atop a
drusy surface at its base. This is a very gemmy specimen that displays
beautifully under all lighting.
Locality: Cueto del Aspa, La
Cabana, Berbes, Caravia-Asturias, Spain.
Measures: 7 cm by 12.5 cm by 6.1 cm in size.
Price $1500
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MIN#Tucson2023-8 NEW!
Lovely
specimen featuring
crystals of Celestine atop a bed of Native Sulfur crystals!
This is an great looking old classic from the mining peak of Sicily and
specimens of this
calibre have become few and far between in today's marketplace. This cabinet
plate features
numerous terminated crystals of white Celestine, standing upright atop the
bright yellow Sulfur
crystals. All are in excellent condition with smooth tips and glassy luster.
Very scarce these days.
Locality: Racalmuto, Agrigento,
Sicily, Italy.
Measures: 6 cm by 7.9 cm by 4.8 cm in size.
Price $985
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MIN#Tucson2023-9 Sold!
Exceptional plate of glassy Azurite
crystals perched atop Malachite covered matrix!
A stunning small cabinet sized plate from the famous Milpillas Mine. Azurite
crystals measuring to 3 cm
in size cover the entire top portion of the green Malachite. This really
accentuates the color and glassy luster.
This specimen exhibits the color and eye appeal that this locale has become
famous for. In excellent condition.
Locality: Electric Blue Pocket,
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico.
Measures: 5 cm by 9.6 cm by 4.7 cm in size.
Price $4500
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MIN#Tucson2023-10 NEW!
Rare cabinet
sized specimen of Vanadinite atop glassy Quartz crystals!
I can't recall ever seeing a Vanadinite on Quartz from Morocco before so this
one caught my eye at first glance.
The Vanadinite crystals cover the Quartz almost like a crust layer and climb up
the stacked Quartz features on
the top left side of the specimen. Really unique and bizarre specimen. In
excellent condition with no detractions.
Locality: 2003 Find, Taouz Caïdat,
Er-Rissani Cercle, Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.
Measures: 11 cm by 15 cm by 8.4 cm in size.
Price $3500
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MIN#Tucson2023-11 NEW!
Rare and
aesthetic
specimen of Native Lead on Mica!
Native Lead in any form is a very rare native element. This specimen,
although not crystalline, is an
aesthetic sheet situated atop Epidotic matrix and Mica. The Native Lead
sheet curls upwards, displaying
its fine greyish color. This is a classic Swedish locality, not be confused
with the better known Långban.
Locality: Garpenberg Norra Mine (North), Garpenberg, Hedemora, Dalarna
County, Sweden.
Measures: 5 cm by 7 cm by 3.6 cm in size.
Price $895
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MIN#Tucson2023-12 NEW!
Exceptional
specimen of lavender-purple Fluorite cubes on Calcite from Greece!
One of the finest Greek Fluorites I've seen in recent years, this one caught my
eye for its color and Fluorite
cube size. The specimen is aesthetically arranged with translucent Fluorites
climbing atop one another over a
layer of orange and white Calcite. The bottom side looks cave-like with its
stark white stalactic Calcite formations.
Locality: Fernando 1 Mine, Botsari
Area, Lavrion District, Attika, Greece.
Measures: 6.5 cm by 11.4 cm by 6.4 cm in size.
Price $1450
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MIN#Tucson2023-13 NEW!
Classic specimen
featuring frosty-green cubes of Fluorite with Quartz from Colorado!
Seldom seen specimen of Fluorite from the old American Tunnel with over a dozen
glassy cubes
of green Fluorite atop a Quartz druse covered matrix. They're in very good shape
with a good dose
of luster, measuring to 2.3 cm in size. Powder druse accenting on the back edge
adds a frosty appearance.
Locality: Sunnyside Mine (American Tunnel), Bonita Peak,
Gladstone, Eureka Dist., San Juan Co., Colorado.
Measures: 9.3 cm by 6.8 cm by 3.2 cm in size.
Ex. Trimingham (Purchased in Silverton 8/6/1966),
Oleszczuk Mineral Collections
Price $1500
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MIN#Tucson2023-14 NEW!
Gorgeous large and gemmy tabs of
Golden Barite atop cream-colored Calcite blades!
This is quite the cabinet sized plate. The crystals are all complete with full
terminations
on the front side and display an incredible amount of golden flash. An excellent
classic
example of the Meikle Mine Barite combinations that appeared well over a decade
ago.
Locality: Rustbucket Cavern, 1375
Level, Meikle Mine, Elko County, Nevada.
Measures: 8 cm by 9 cm by 6.9 cm in size.
Price $2450
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MIN#Tucson2023-15 NEW!
Fascinating
specimen featuring a pink Morganite crystal nestled between several Lepidolite
formations on Microcline!
I've not seen another combination like this from Brazil. What appears to be
Calcite crystals are actually clusters of
dark purple Lepidolite surrounding the Morganite. My first though is that they
are pseudomorphing the original
dogtooth Calcites that have been completely replaced by the Lepidolite. The form
is correct but this one leaves
me wondering. The Morganite crystal is perfect and quite lovely with a pink
coloration and glassy surfaces free
of any serious etching. The aesthetics of this odd combo piece are superb and
there is no damage to speak of.
Locality: Colonel Murta, Minas
Gerais, Brazil.
Measures: 7.5 cm by 7 cm by 7.8 cm in size.
Price $3250
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MIN#Tucson2023-16 NEW!
Rare and very
beautiful combination of silverish-gray Calcite crystals with golden Pyrite
pyritohedrons!
This Calcite specimen is from a very small collection of Colombian Calcites
which were actually saved from destruction
due to their quality and aesthetics. Most Calcites from this locale are
destroyed during the mining process for prized
Emerald crystals and very few survive. This one is in excellent condition with
dozens of lustrous, translucent Calcites
and over a dozen mirror-brilliant Pyrite crystals. The Pyrites measures to 3 cm
in size and are blindingly reflective.
Locality:
Chivor Mine, Mun. de Chivor,
Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacá Department, Colombia.
Measures: 6 cm by 8.2 cm by 8.5 cm in size.
Price $1850
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MIN#Tucson2023-17 Sold!
Classic old
style Fluorite with Anglesite and Galena on orange Quartz from New Mexico!
This variety of large cubes of blue to sea-greenish blue Fluorites came out of
the Blanchard Mine in the 1970s-80s.
They rarely appear at the shows and this older collection piece was the first of
its kind I've seen in years. I acquired it
for the website as soon as I saw it. It's cabinet sized and in excellent
condition. I can't guess when another will come along.
Locality: Blanchard Mine, Socorro
County, New Mexico.
Measures: 9.5 cm by 14.6 cm by 6.7 cm in size.
Ex. Jim McEwen Collection
Price $2500
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MIN#Tucson2023-18 Sold!
Fine
cluster of golden Calcite crystals from Norway!
These attractive specimens appeared over a decade ago from Norway and I
cherry-picked this
one at the show as having the best crystal terminations and balance overall. The
luster is intense and
very satiny and virtually every translucent Calcite crystal is terminated. Grab
this one while you can!
Locality: Dalen-Kjorholt Limestone
Mine, Kjorholt, Telemark, Norway.
Measures: 5.6 cm by 6.7 cm by 3.2 cm in size.
Price $685
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MIN#Tucson2023-19 Sold!
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!
Locality: Malmberget, Gällivare, Lappland, Sweden.
Measures: 6.1 cm by 10.5 cm by 3.8 cm in size.
Comes with a custom made, engraved display
base
Price $1500
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MIN#Tucson2023-20 NEW!
Large,
lustrous Calcite crystal set atop green Celadonite covered matrix!
One of the largest Calcites I brought home from the show this year. this complex
rhomb measures 10 cm across
the axis. There appears to be another large Calcite emerging from the left side
but I'm not certain if this is an
enveloped twin or an addition to the original structure. Either way, it's a
fascinating specimen. In pristine condition.
Locality: Frederico Westphalen, Rio
Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Measures: 10.9 cm by 17.3 cm by 7.8 cm in size.
Price $1850
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MIN#Tucson2023-21 NEW!
Flashy
specimen of brilliant
orange crystals of Orpiment on matrix!
This is a great looking specimen from the famous Nevada find. The crystals are
highly lustrous and in excellent condition.
Outside of the normal incompleteness along the trimming edge, I only see a
couple of tiny contacts on the main body of
the specimen. The sharp crystals are bright orange and display a good amount of
translucency. They cantilever outwards
from the dark matrix beneath along the right side, creating a very dramatic and
3-dimensional display. Very well trimmed.
Locality: Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi
District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada.
Measures: 6.5 cm by 10.4 cm by 4.4 cm in size.
Price $1250
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MIN#Tucson2023-23 Sold!
Lovely plate
of gemmy zoned purple raspberryish-purple Fluorite cubes climbing matrix!
Also with Barite, these cubes measure to 3 cm in size and exhibit a luster that
ranges from glassy to
satiny. Aesthetically placed atop the tan matrix, this specimen can be displayed
in a myriad of ways.
Locality: La Cabaña, Berbes Mining
Area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain.
Measures: 12.2 cm by 8 cm by 7.7 cm in size.
Price $985
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MIN#Tucson2023-24 NEW!
Beautiful
Calcite crystal on golden Fluorite with Dolomite!
The Calcite is perfecly sized for the Fluorite at 4.7 cm. It's glassy-lustrous
and complete on
all sides. The Fluorite is in excellent condition and highlighted by Dolomite
and Pyrite accents.
Locality: Moscona Mine, Solis,
Asturias, Spain.
Measures: 6.3 cm by 7 cm by 5.3 cm in size.
Price $985
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