MIN#Tucson2024-11 NEW!

Breathtaking arrangement featuring a crystalline, leafy cluster of Native Silver sitting atop a Quartz crystal covered matrix!
Now this is the kind of Silver I look for in Moroccan Silver specimens! Incredible display and aesthetics which are highlighted
by a perfectly placed cluster of Native Silver leaves atop a curving matrix. To find a Quartz point covered matrix is also quite
rare for the locality. In excellent condition with no damage and a beautiful light golden patina. One of my favorites from Tucson!
Locality: Bouismas (Bouismass), Tazenakht, Bou Azzer mining district, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.
Measures: 7.2 cm by 9 cm by 4 cm in total size.
Comes with a custom made, labeled display base
Price $8500

MIN#Tucson2024-12 NEW!

Gorgeous specimen of crystalline Native Gold leaves on matrix!
This specimen is from the scarcer locality of Willow Creek. The Gold is gleaming and brilliant
with a great amount of luster and flash atop the mirror-like Leaf Gold. The Gold sits atop some
white Quartz and dark matrix which makes for a wonderful contrast. Very impressive specimen!
Locality: Willow Creek, Pershing County, Colorado.
Measures: 5.2 cm by 3.3 cm by 3 cm in size.
Price $4500

MIN#Tucson2024-13 NEW!

Aesthetic plate featuring flattened discs of Azurite on Kaolinite matrix!
These flattened discs of Azurite are formed between layers of Kaolinite which forced them to grow in a laterally
compressed, radiating manner. There are two well formed discs on this small cabinet sized plate, measuring to
3.8 cm in size. This is one of the best balanced plates of this material that I found in Tucson, In excellent condition.
Locality: Malbunka Copper Mine, Alice Springs, Gardiner Range, MacDonnell Shire, Northern Territory, Australia.
Measures: 7.2 cm by 6.6 cm by 4.2 cm in size.
Price $685

MIN#Tucson2024-14 NEW!

Exceptional specimen feauring a large orange Calcite on Dolomite with deep red Cinnabar crystals!
Just simply an amazing combination piece the likes of which I've not seen before. The Calcite crystal
is translucent to light and measures 5 cm in width. It compliments the red Cinnabar crystals that sit atop
the Dolomite covered matrix to its left. Calcite-Cinnabar specimens of this calibre are very rare. No damage!
Locality: Tongren Mine, Bijiang District, Tongren, Guizhou, China.
Measures: 4.5 cm by 8.7 cm by 4.6 cm in total size.
Ex. Dr. Francesco Bedogne Mineral Collection
Price $3500

MIN#Tucson2024-15 NEW!

Brilliant and very gemmy crystal of bi-colored Precious Topaz on hard matrix!
I love the aesthetics of this amazingly rare Topaz specimen. The pink and orange vertical
crystal is like clear glass it's so transparent and gemmy. It measures 3.5 cm in size with a
perfect termination. In excellent condition. The only bi-colored Katlang Topaz I've seen.
Locality: Shamozai, Katlang, Mardan District, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan.
 Measures:
Price $25,000

MIN#Tucson2024-16 NEW!

Classic rarity! Acanthite with Quartz from the Comstock Lode in Nevada!
These specimens are so incredibly rare. Few were preserved from the mining heydays
of Virginia City but every now and then a specimen slips out from a collection. This is a
fine, lustrous miniature which has Quartz crystals on both sides. The Acanthite is a seam
of Silver Sulfide that formed between the Quartz matrix and the latter imparted its shape
into the Acanthite surface on both sides, in a cast-like pattern. I see Comstock specimens
maybe once or twice a decade so to say this is a rare opportunity would be an understatement!
Locality: Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada.
Measures: 3.5 cm by 4.2 cm by 1 cm in size.
Ex. Kleine Mineral Collection
Price $985

MIN#Tucson2024-17 NEW!

Lovely specimen featuring reddish-pink Fluorapatite crystals atop Quartz covered matrix!
Richly covered Quartz accented matrix plays host to nearly a dozen gemmy pink Fluorapatite
crystals, measuring to 1.4 cm in size. The crystals are sharp and very fluorescent, glowing a
bright yellow under UV lighting. No damage to the pink crystals and in excellent condition.
Locality: Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
Measures: 9.5 cm by 8.4 cm by 4.2 cm in size.
Ex. Rock Currier, Spann Mineral Collections
Comes with a custom made, engraved display base
Price $1450

MIN#Tucson2024-17b SOLD!

Rare specimen of snowy-white Smithsonite on matrix!
White Smithsonites are extremely difficult to find. I think this is only the second specimen
I've seen in the past several decades. This one was personally collected circa 1960 by George
and Jim Loud at the famous Monte Cristo Mine. It has pristine surfaces with a matted surface.
Locality: Monte Cristo Mine, Rush Creek District, Marion County, Arkansas.
Measures: 7.8 cm by 12.2 cm by 2.8 cm in size.
Ex. George Loud Collection
Price $1500

MIN#Tucson2024-19 NEW!

Gorgeous cubes of purple zoned lavender Fluorite with Quartz!
An attractive specimen featuring boldly zoned cubes of Fluorite with modified edges.
The crystal surfaces are glassy and reflective with a lavender coloration and purple phantoms.
In excellent condition with no detractions to the cubes that flow across the front and down the back.
Locality: Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China.
Measures: 6 cm by 5.2 cm by 3.6 cm in total size.
Price $895

MIN#Tucson2024-20 NEW!

Lovely specimen featuring transparent blue cubes of Fluorite with white Barite crystals and Calcite on Sphalerite!
Very lustrous and in excellent condition, these cubes are as clear as blue glass. The color is a deep sky-blue accented
by stark white Barite crystals. There is a little bit of lavender zoning near the centers of some of the Fluorite cubes
along the Sphalerite matrix, This adds a beautiful contast to the blue coloration and is very clear due to the transparency.
The white Calcites accenting the sky-blue Fluorite give the piece a bright and clean appearance.
Locality: Minerva #1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois.
Measures: 14.6 cm by 12 cm by 6.1 cm in total size.
Ex. Roy A. Smith Mineral Collection
Price $8500

MIN#Tucson2024-21 NEW!

Fine specimen featuring Native Silver crystals with Quartz from Kongsberg!
A fascinating specimen, featuring large crystals of Natve Silver on the front side
with imbedded Quartz along the left side. The crystals display well defined faces
with some matrix influence as to be expected. There's even wires of Silver inside
the back side recess! One of my favorite miniatures from the show at a very fair price.
From the Kongsberg Silver Mining District, Svene, Flesberg, Buskerud, Norway.
Measures 5 cm by 3 cm by 2.1 cm in total size.
Price $3450

MIN#Tucson2024-22 NEW!

Beautiful large cabinet combination of Calcite crystals perched atop lavender-purple Fluorites!
Gorgeous specimen, the Calcites at the top are doubly terminated and frosted with a glassy luster
covering translucent yellow interiors atop the gemmy Fluorite cluster. Many of the large Calcites display
a frost pattern that is unique and aesthetic. One of the prettiest examples and definately largest plates
I've seen from this locality in Pakistan. In excellent condition with full tips. A centerpiece for any collection.
Locality: Mekhtar, Loralai District, Balochistan Region, Pakistan.
Measures: 25 cm by 21.2 cm by 13.8 cm in size.
Price $2850

MIN#Tucson2024-23b SOLD!

Exceptional combination of Greenockite with Cadmium Smithsonite ps Dolomite!
An amazing plate, probably the best I've seen of this combination. It was collected
several decades ago and has been displayed in a single collection for nearly 25 years.
The surfaces are clean and the Cadmium Smithsonite ps Dolomite crystals are sharp.
Locality: Philadelphia Mine, near Rush, Marion County, Arkansas.
Measures: 9.3 cm by 13.3 cm by 7.8 cm in size.
Ex. Vic Neville, George Loud Collections
Price $3500

MIN#Tucson2024-24 NEW!

Impressive specimen featuring large Alexandrite crystals on matrix!
These Chrysoberyl var. Alexandrite crystals exhibit a lovely color change and glow a raspberry
red when given a direct light along the edges. I count at least five Alexandrite crystals sitting atop
the schistic matrix, including a full sixling at center top measuring 3.5 cm! The crystal surfaces
display a glassy-lustrous brilliance and there are no contacts to speak of along the reflective faces.
Locality: Carnaiba Mining District, Pindobacu, Bahia, Brazil.
Measures: 7 cm by 5 cm by 3.5 cm in total size.
Price $6500

MIN#Tucson2024-25 NEW!

Beautiful plate of large deep purple Fluorite cubes with Sphalerite and Calcite on matrix!
This was one of the most attractive Fluorite specimens at the show and I love the placement
of the cubes on the grey matrix. The largest cube at top measures over 5 cm in size across
the corners and all the cubes display a lovely internal phantoming with reddish-purple zoning
beneath glassy-lustrous surfaces. I don't see many of this variety anymore. In excellent condition.
Locality: Denton Mine, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois.
Measures: 9 cm by 17.8 cm by 5.1 in size.
Ex. L. Baria Mineral Collection
Price $985

MIN#Tucson2024-25b NEW!

Glassy crystals of rosy-pink Fluorapophyllite crystals on matrix!
What an eye catcher this old classic cabinet sized piece is. Completely covered from one side to
the other with gemmy pink Fluorapophyllite crystals, almost all of which are perfectly terminated.
This is the best of these clusters I've seen in a long time. In excellent condition with no contacting.
Locality: San Martin Mine, Zacatecas, Mexico.
Measures: 6.6 cm by 9 cm by 6.1 cm in size.
Price $895