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Tucson Show 2023
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Updated August 17, 2023 *
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MIN#Tucson2023-51 NEW!
Stunning
combination of a large pink Fluorapatite crystal with Siderite nestled among
Quartz points!
This is from a recent discovery in Bolivia and I've not seen anything like it.
The Pink Fluorapatite crystal
measures 7 cm in width and displays both gemminess and good depth of color. A
perfect bypyramidal octahedron
of brown Siderite sits atop the left corner which is nearly equally as amazing
as the Fluorapatite itself. Both are
surrounded by a nest of crystal-clear Qyartz points, all of which are fully
terminated. In excellent condition.
Locality: Ayopaya Province,
Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Measures: 9.7 cm by 12.9 cm by 5.7 vm in size.
Price $8500
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MIN#Tucson2023-52 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 right at a dozen here on this small
cabinet sized plate, measuring to
3.8 cm in size. This is one of the best covered plates in the cabinet size
range that I found in Tucson and the
discs are in excellent condition with a radiating luster. The color of these
Azurite "suns" is a deep royal blue.
Locality: Malbunka Copper Mine, Alice Springs, Gardiner Range, MacDonnell
Shire, Northern Territory, Australia.
Measures: 15.7 cm by 18.7 cm by 4.2 cm in size.
Price $2450
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MIN#Tucson2023-53 NEW!
Brilliant plate featuring a
dramatic display of lustrous
yellow botryoidal Brucite!
Gorgeous Brucite specimen and one of the few that really has the aesthetics that
I look for. The specimen
resembles a winged bird and has exceptional balance which makes
all the difference in the world in my opinion.
With so many specimens on the market, look for something special.
Glassy-lustrous surfaces with no scuffing.
Locality: Kharan District,
Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan.
Measures: 6 cm by 7.8 cm by 2.1 cm in total size.
Price $895
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MIN#Tucson2023-54 NEW!
Very rare
specimen of Native Wire Silver from Cobalt!
Wire Silver specimens from the Cobalt Mining District are very rare and
specimens featuring wires of this size
and width are almost never seen in the marketplace. These wires are most like
Silver ropes, measuring 1.2 cm
and 1.6 cm respectively! Numerous smaller wires are intertwined atop the
surfaces and both wires curl into what
almost looks like ramshorn tips. I was stunned to come across this specimen and
quickly acquired it for the website.
Locality: Nipissing Mine (RL400), Coleman Township, Cobalt
Area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming Dist., Ontario, Canada.
Measures: 4 cm by 3.7 cm by 1.2 cm in total size.
Ex. Graeber Collection
Price $3500
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MIN#Tucson2023-55 NEW!
Impressive and
quite large
specimen featuring a thick Native Gold crystals in cluster!
This lustrous Gold displays at least 4 distinct crystals to 3.2 cm in total
length. All features sharp terminations with
the spinel twin crystal along the bottom having the most angular faces atop a
dendritic structure to the flatterned portion
below. The entire crystal cluster weighs 22 grams and the flatterned structure
makes it one of the largest I've seen.
Locality: Kilometer 88, Santa Elena de Uairen,
Bolívar Province, Venezuela.
Measures: 3.5 cm by 3.1 cm by .7 cm in total size.
Ex. Jahfrey Gold Collection
Price $4850
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MIN#Tucson2023-56 NEW!
Sweet
combination of Rhodochrosite with Tetrahedrite, Chalcopyrite and Quartz needles!
A well balanced, aesthetic small miniature from the famous Sweet Home Mine. The
reddish rhombs
are gemmy with stepped exteriors and glassy-luster. In very good condition with
great eye appeal.
Locality: Corner Pocket, Sweet Home Mine, Park County,
Colorado.
Measures: 2.8 cm by 2.6 cm by 3 cm in total size.
Price $785
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MIN#Tucson2023-57 NEW!
Stunning
specimen of lustrous Acanthites atop a Quartz crystal
cluster!
At least a dozen Acanthites are featuring here atop a bed
Quartz crystals on white Quartz matrix.
The Acanthites measures to 1.2 cm in size and display brilliant, lustrous
surfaces. In excellent condition.
Locality: Fresnillo de González Echeverría (Fresnillo),
Fresnillo Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico.
Measures: 5.4 cm by 7.2 cm by 4.5 cm in total size.
Price $1850
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MIN#Tucson2023-58 NEW!
Super
aesthetic combination of scalenohedral Calcite with green Fluorite spheres on
Quartz covered matrix!
This lovely specimen displays one of the best balanced Calcite with Fluorite
combinations I've seen in a long
time from India. The center Calcite is nearly surrounded by the vibrant green
Fluorite spheres. It displays a
perfect tip with lustrous-glassy golden faces. The backdrop is colorless Quartz
crystals. In excellent condition.
Locality: Mahodari, Sinnar, Nashik District, Maharashtra,
India.
Measures: 9.7 cm by 10.7 cm by 4.2 cm in total size.
Comes with a custom
made, engraved display base
Price $3500
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MIN#Tucson2023-59 NEW!
Large, thick
crystals of orange Wulfenite on Dolomitic covered matrix!
An attractive specimen with translucent Wulfenite crystals measuring to 2.5 cm
in size.
The crystals are glassy lustrous and in great shape for their size. Only some
scattered trival
contacts are visible along the sharp crystal edges but none of these detract
from the specimen.
Locality: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb,
Otjikoto Region, Namibia.
Measures 9.5 cm by 6.4 cm by 4.3 cm in total size.
Ex. Tsumeb Mineral Museum - Schatz,
Arrington Mineral Collections
Price $1850
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MIN#Tucson2023-60 NEW!
Exceptional crystal
of Quartz var. Amethyst with a large moveable enhydro!
Incredibly gemmy purple Amethyst crystal on a small amount of matrix. The
surfaces are super glassy
and transparent which allows for easy viewing of the large enhydro which moves
back and forth when the
crystal is turned on end and rotated side to side. In excellent condition with a
full termination and no damage.
Locality: Goboboseb Mts, Brandberg
Area, Erongo Region, Namibia.
Measures: 5.4 cm by 8.5 cm by 3.2 cm in total size.
Price $1500
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MIN#Tucson2023-61 NEW!
Rare specimen of the Silver bearing Mineral Freibergite on Pyrite from
Colorado!
Sharp, highly lustrous triangular crystals of Freibergite sit atop the
golden Pyrite. This is
a very rich specimen from the old Eagle Mine which is now closed and
surrounded by an
abandoned mining ghost town which is visible just below Highway 24 on the
drive south to
Leadville. The Gilman Mine closed in 1981 and the townsite is now off limits
to collecting.
Locality: Eagle Mine, Gilman, Gilman District, Eagle County, Colorado.
Measures: 3.3 cm by 2.1 cm by 2.3 cm in total size.
Price $785
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MIN#Tucson2023-62 NEW!
Fine cluster of modified Fluorite
crystals atop drusy coated Quartz needles and Calcite accents!
I love the aesthetics of this specimen from Dal'negorsk. The colorless Fluorites
all display clear windows
between matted corner modifications. This allow viewing into the center of the
transparent crystals. Tan drusy
covers the sharp crystals of Quartz which spray outwards from beneath the
Fluorites. Small white Calcites are
also present and scattered about the various surfaces. In excellent condition
with no detractions or contacts.
Locality: Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky
Krai, Russia.
Measures: 11 cm by 10.2 cm by 5.5 cm in total size.
Price $1500
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MIN#Tucson2023-63 NEW!
Lustrous bluish-purple blades of
Covellite stacked in cluster on matrix!
This is a Summitville Covellite cluster and look at the incredible color of
those blades.
Vibrant and very lustrous blades of blue and purple roll and reflect the light
when rotated.
Many of the blades are also free standing and actually point towards the viewer.
In great shape.
Locality: Summitville, Rio Grande
County, Colorado.
Measures: 8.5 cm by 4.1 cm by 3 cm in total size.
Price $685
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MIN#Tucson2023-64 NEW!
Great looking
combo featuring red Cuprites and green Malachite atop a dendritic Native Copper!
This is a real cool specimen and one of my favorites from the show! The heavy
Native Copper structure
is a dense dendritic and can be displayed from either side. Reddish Cuprite
covers the exposed portions
and Malachite coats the rest on both sides. In great condition with no
detractions and very impressive.
Locality: Tenke-Fungurume area, Kolwezi mining district,
Lualaba, DR Congo.
Measures: 8.5 cm by 6.8 cm by 2.8 cm in total size.
Ex. Jacques Berg Mineral Collection
Price $1850
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MIN#Tucson2023-65 NEW!
Large cabinet sized plate from a new find of frosted purple Fluorite from Weardale!
This aesthetic specimen displays numerous twinned Fluorite cubes, all of which
display a wonderful
fluorescence under UV. The cubes are purple with frost-like inclusions near
the centers. In excellent shape.
From the Weardale,
North Pennines, Co. Durham, England.
Measures 10.6 cm by 14.2 cm by 5.3 cm in total size.
Price $1850
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MIN#Tucson2023-66 NEW!
Exceptional and extremely rare
specimen of Schorl Tourmaline with Spessartine Garnet on pink Albite!
This is quite simply the finest combination specimen from this obscure Colorado
locality that I've ever seen.
The Schorl Tourmaline crystals in the center are doubly terminated and exhibit
super glassy-lustrous surfaces
from top to bottom. Around the periphery are reddish crystals of Spessartine
Garnet in varying sizes. This is
an amazing locality piece and one that is a must have for Colorado collectors
and all mineral collections.
From the Texas Creek area, Fremont County, Colorado.
Measures 6.2 cm by 8.6 cm by 4.6 cm in total size.
Price $2450
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MIN#Tucson2023-67 NEW!
Impressive
Native Silver "feather" with Acanthite crystals!
This dendritic feather is incredible with well proportioned crystals all lined
up
in matching sizes and a spinel jutting off to the center right. Acanthite
crystals
to .5 cm are scattered about atop both sides and the entire structure rises up
from
a dense bed of Silver wires and dendrites. Beautifully displayable from both
sides!
Locality: Batopilas, Andres del Rio
District, Mun. de Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Measures: 7.7 cm by 4 cm by 3.2 cm in total size.
Ex. Terry Szenics Collection
Price $2850
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MIN#Tucson2023-69 NEW!
Fine clusters of stacked Native Silver
crystals with white Calcite on matrix!
This is an attractive specimen which features a
heavy coverage of Native Silver crystals climbing atop
one another. The crystals are clustered atop the entire matrix with just a small
amount of white Calcite.
Locality: Bouismas Mine, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province,
Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.
Measures: 5 cm by 6 cm by 4.3 cm in total size.
Ex. Kleine Collection
Price $3500
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MIN#Tucson2023-70 NEW!
Awesome crystalline fan of Native
Copper!
This is a beautifully formed dendritic Copper crystal fan which is displayable
from both sides.
The picture above says it all. There is no damage and the patina is an original
chocolate-brown.
From the Copper Mining District of Houghton County,
Michigan.
Measures9.2 cm by 7.2 cm by 2.1 cm in total size.
Price $985
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MIN#Tucson2023-71 NEW!
Beautiful combo of
bluish-green Smithsonite crystals and colorless Hemimorphite sprays inside a
large vug!
This is easily the largest specimen of this combination that I've seen. The rice
grain Smithsonites are lustrous
with a slight drusy sparkle and contrast perfectly with the lustrous, albeit
colorless Hemimorphite crystals.
They exhibit a gorgeous color that leans a bit towards the bluish-green side of
sea green. Both the Smithsonite
and Hemimorphite are well protected by the large concave opening in the Limonite
matrix. This specimen
is literally the matrix vug, as found, in its entirety! In excellent condition
with very few contacts to speak of.
From Level 8 of the San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia
District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Measures 12.7 cm by 11.7 cm by 9.8 cm in total size.
Price $2850
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MIN#Tucson2023-72 NEW!
Glassy
yellow-orange
Wulfenite blades snug between Goethite covered matrix!
This is a classic specimen from the old Glove Mine and features fine glassy
blades measuring to 2.2 cm.
The blades are well formed and sharp with the normal scattered contacting
usually seen with these specimens.
The blades climb one another and fill both sides of a Goethite lined
crevice which also offers protection for the Wulfenite.
Locality: Glove Mine (Sunrise
Mine), Cottonwood Canyon, Tyndall District, Santa Rita Mts, Santa Cruz Co.,
Arizona.
Measures: 7 cm by 7.2 cm by 5 cm in total size.
Price $685
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MIN#Tucson2023-73 NEW!
Fine Native Silver
dendrites in and on Calcite matrix!
This attractive specimen from the frigid far north displays a dendritic
crystalline structure in addition to
several spinel-twin crystals which branch out from the top of the matrix. Silver
was mined for a brief period
at this locality in the 1970's and produced around 75,000 ounces. This specimen
is one of the few I've seen.
Locality: Roberts Bay Mine (New Hope Bay Mine), Roberts
Bay, Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada.
Measures: 5.4 cm by 4.3 cm by 3.8 cm in total size.
Price $1850
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MIN#Tucson2023-74 NEW!
Glassy cluster of light blue
Celestine rising upwards with brilliant crystals of Native Sulfur!
Usually these attractive specimens are damaged with incomplete crystals and lots
of contacts
but this is one of the finer pieces I've seen. Almost every chisel-tipped
termination is picture
perfect with an intense, glassy luster over translucent interiors. Small
crystals of brilliant
yellow. Native Sulfur accent the left faces of the vertical Celestine crystals.
Very flashy!
From the Floristella Mine, Enna
Province, Sicily, Italy.
Measures 7.8 cm by 8.6 cm by 4.6 cm in total size.
Price $1450
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MIN#Tucson2023-75 NEW!
Gemmy crystals of golden-brown Sphalerite sitting atop fine grey cubes of
Galena!
This is an exceptional plate from the famous Creede Mining District and it
displays
some of the gemmiest Sphalerite crystals I've ever seen from Creede. They
look more
like gemmy Garnets than Sphalerites. The Galenas are sharp and lustrous and
the entire
specimen has a very impressive appearance with no damage or detractions
anywhere.
From the Emperius Mine, Creede District, Mineral County, Colorado.
Measures 8 cm by 6.5 cm by 2.8 cm in total size.
Ex. Kay Robertson Mineral Collection
Price $1500
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MIN#Tucson2023-75b NEW!
Large crystals of Sulfur set atop
Aragonite covered matrix!
Great looking specimen with Sulfur crystals
measuring 3.5 cm, 3.3 cm, and 3.2 cm in size!
All three crystals are doubly terminated with great looking faces and only one minor
contact
which does not detract. The surfaces are satiny lustrous with a fine internal
translucence.
From Agrigento, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy.
Measures 4.6 cm by 6.6 cm by 3.8 cm in total size.
Price $2850
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MIN#Tucson2023-75c NEW!
Visually
stunning specimen featuring an Acanthite crystal cluster sitting atop a bed of
Quartz!
I choose this specimen for its stark contrast between the dark grey Acanthite
and bright white
quartz crystals. Another cool feature is the Quartz crystal mound to the right
of the Acanthite
cluster which is perfectly matched sizewise. Just a really neat specimen and
it's damage free.
Locality: San Juan de Rayas Mine, Guanajuato,
Mun. de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Measures: 5 cm by 8.1 cm by 3.1 cm in total size.
Price $985
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MIN#Tucson2023-75d NEW!
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.
Price $1450
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