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MIN#Tucson2024-26 Sold!
Tremendous
combination of Native Gold crystals with Arsenopyrite crystals on white Quartz!
Easily one of the most impressive Diltz Mine specimens I've seen in years.
Dozens of lustrous Native Gold
crystals are accompanied by numerous dark grey Arsenopyrite crystals which cover
the center of the Quartz
matrix. The crystals cover all sides so the specimen is easily displayable in a
360 degree setting. Exceptional!
Locality: Diltz Mine, Whitlock
Mining District, Mariposa County, California.
Measures: 6 cm by 4.5 cm by 3.9 cm in size.
Ex. A. Day Collection
Price $18,500
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MIN#Tucson2024-27 NEW!
Gorgeous specimen of deep
blue Sleeping Beauty Turquoise with Pyrite crystals!
One of my favorite varieties of Turquoise, this specimen is studded with
briliant golden crystals of Pyrite,
Including a large 1 cm crystal at the top of the specimen. It's not easy to
find Sleeping Beauty Turquoise
with this much Pyrite and the combination of the two is beautiful. Turquoise
blue doesn't get much richer.
Locality: Sleeping Beauty Mine,
Globe, Gila County, Arizona.
Measures: 6.3 cm by 7.5 cm by 3.3 cm in size.
Ex. Larry Lawrence Collection
Price $1250
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MIN#Tucson2024-28 NEW!
AMAZING specimen featuring a
pillar of Calcite crystals climbing up and out of a brilliant Pyrite vug!
One of my favorite specimens from this year's show! This specimen is an eye
catcher the minute you see
it and I've also never seen anything like it from Chihuahua. The specimen
resembles a geode of brilliant
pyrite crystals but is actually a mineral pocket or vug because there is NO
matrix. It's ALL Pyrite. Solid
Pyrite all the way through with a dazzling, lustrous, mirror-bright lining
of pristine Pyrite crystals which
measure to 2.5 cm in size. From the deepest part of the vug rises a nearly 9
cm pillar of white Calcites,
spraying out in all directions. The Calcites are perfect and terminated,
matching the pristine nature of
the entire specimens. This is a major Mexican classic and would be a
centerpiece in any collection.
Locality: Tajo Mine, Hidalgo de
Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Measures: 14.5 cm by 10.2 cm by 9.3 cm in size.
Ex. Presmyk, George Witters Collection
Price $6850
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MIN#Tucson2024-29 Sold!
Gorgeous cluster of
Raspberry Fluorite crystals with Arsenopyrite sitting atop white matrix!
The crystals are fully translucent to nearly transparent in spots and the
color is rich and
consistant throughout. The crystals are dipyramidal in habit with lustrous
satiny faces
and a glowing raspberry-purple color with some darker patches. In excellent
condition.
Locality: Huanggang Fe-Sn
Deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China.
Measures: 11.5 cn by 10 cm by 8.3 cm in size.
Price $2500
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MIN#Tucson2024-30 NEW!
Super aesthetic display of Native
Silver crystals with Calcite!
This fine specimen is from the world famous Kongsberg locality and it has all
the presence
of a larger Silver at a reduced size. The crystals have a lovely antiquish
patina and quite a bit
of surface luster. They rise upwards on both sides with the Calcite rhomb in the
center. A small
wire can be seen curling atop the upper right crystal fan. An exceptional
minature Silver.
Locality: Kongsberg Silver Mining
District, Svene, Flesberg, Buskerud, Norway.
Measures: 4.2 cm by 3.9 cm by 2.3 cm in size.
Price $4500
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MIN#Tucson2024-31 NEW!
Beautiful
specimen featuring an Orange Fluorite with violet accents atop Hematite speckled
Quartz crystals!
This unique Fluorite specimen is actually from Reimvasmaak which is the locality
famous for it's bright green
Fluorites. It's the first Fluorite I've seen from there that displayed an orange
coloration. The Fluorite is a
highly modified crystal displaying numerous stepped faces with a soft glassy
luster. It sits atop a cluster of
white Quartz crystal points which are accented by red Hematite speckles. In
excellent shape and well trimmed.
Locality: Riemvasmaaak, Kakamas,
Northern Cape, South Africa.
Measures: 9 cm by 9.2 cm by 7.8 cm in size.
Ex. Lou Conti Collection
Price $1500
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MIN#Tucson2024-32 NEW!
Beautiful
light golden crystals of Calcite on Calcite covered matrix!
Lovely specimen from a classic German locality. Schlema is known for fine Silver
specimens but
it also produced some exceptional Calcites. This specimen features two large,
attached, and highly
glassy Calcites which exhibit just a touch of golden coloration. They sit atop a
Calcite studded matrix.
Locality: Schlema, Erzgebirge,
Saxony, Germany.
Measures: 10.8 cm by 6.8 cm by 6 cm in size.
Price $985
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MIN#Tucson2024-33 NEW!
Exquisite
specimen of crystalline Native Silver with Calcite crystals!
This specimen is crystalline dendritic form in all its
wonder and glory. It's incredibly aesthetic
and the sharp crystal dendrites are some of the best I've seen recently from
this classic locality.
They cover the majority of the Calcite matrix which displays numerous
terminations between the
Silver dendrites. There's also a green mineral coloring part of the Calcite that
may be Malachite.
Locality: White Pine Mine,
Ontonagon County, Michigan.
Measures: 6 cm by 5.1 cm by 2.8 cm in size.
Price $4500
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MIN#Tucson2024-34 NEW!
ExcLovely
combination piece featuring a glassy Cassiterite with a gemmy pink Apatite
crystal on Muscovite!
These Cassiterite with Apatite combination plates appeared about 20 years
ago and were originally thought
to be Cassiterites with Morganite because the pink Apatite crystals were
mimicking the classic Beryl habit.
This plate features both crystals in excellent condition and represents a
very rare opportunity for collectors.
These specimens are almost impossible to find at the shows anymore and this
is the first I've seen in years.
Locality: Pingwu Beryl Mine, Huya Township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu
Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China.
Measures: 9 cm by 12 cm by 4.5 cm in size.
Photographed
for ‘What’s New at St Marie 2004’ section of the magazine ‘Le Règne Minéral’,
pg 50 of number 58.
Price $3500
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MIN#Tucson2024-35 NEW!
Vibrant green Fluorite crystals in cluster with Quartz accentd and
lustrous Galena cubes at the top center!
Deep
green Fluorite with super glassy luster and a translucent interior all
the way through, this entire plate
lights up even under normal room lighting. It's one of the deepest
colored, stepped face Fluorites I've seen in
years and the addition of two large, mirror faced Galena crystals at top
center is incredible. In excellent condition.
Locality: Taolin Mine,
Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China.
Measures: 10.2 cm by 10.4 cm by 4.8 cm in size.
Price $1500
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MIN#Tucson2024-37 NEW!
Lovely California classic combo featuring Morganite with Aquamarine
on Quartz with Albite and Microcline!
I
love Pegmatites and when you are fortunate enough to get multiple
Beryls on the same matrix, you've found
a great specimen. While these Beryls are usually lighter in color
than what you'd see from other localities, they
are still among the finest Calfornia has to offer and the Elizabeth
R is a classic locality. In excellent condition.
Locality: Elizabeth R
Mine, Pala, San Diego County, California.
Measures: 6.4 cm by 10 cm by 5.4 cm in size.
Ex. Bryant Harris Collection
Price $2850
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MIN#Tucson2024-38 NEW!
Exceptional
miniature of Native Silver on Calcite from Kongsberg!
This Kongsberg SIlver is an amazing sight to see. It's a cluster of large
lustrous Silver
crystals with numerous Silver wires between the crystals and of course at
the very top!
The crystals sit atop a matrix of Calcite and large cubes of Galena which
cover the majority of
the back side. The largest Galena cube measure 1.5 cm in size. This is a
prize for any collection.
Locality: Kongsberg Silver Mining District, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway.
Measures: 5 cm by 3.1 cm by 2.1 cm in size.
Price $3500
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MIN#Tucson2024-39 NEW!
Beautiful mix of reddish-pink Cobaltoan Smithsonite crystals draped
over lustrous Galenas!
I don't too many of
these combinations and honestly I can't remember the last
Smithsonite with
Galena I offered from Tsumeb. The Smithsonite crystals are are a
soft reddish-pink and climb the
right side of the mostly Galena matrix and are even translucent with
some of the Galena crystals
showing through from beneath. The top Smithsonite crystals even hug
the Galenas. Very nice!
Locality: Tsumeb Mine,
Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia.
Measures: 6 cm by 5.7 vm by 3.7 cm in size.
Price $985
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MIN#Tucson2024-40 NEW!
Gorgeous cluster from a new
find of Beryl var. Aquamarine crystals!
Glassy crystals of pure blue cluster together like a wheat sheaf with over a
dozen perfect, flat
top terminations. The surfaces are brilliant and glassy and the crystals are
completely transparent.
Locality: Shigar Valley, Skardu
District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Northern Areas of Pakistan.
Measures: 9.2 cm by 3.7 cm by 2.6 cm in size.
Price $1850
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MIN#Tucson2024-41 NEW!
Aesthetic plate
featuring a combination of Cerussite crystals with Barite and
Quartz drusy!
I love these flashy and
very colorful combinations from Morocco and this rates as one of
the best
I've seen recently. Numerous glassy crystals of smoky Cerussite
sits atop a dazzling, sparkling
matrix in association with burnt orange colored Barite blade
clusters. This specimen is beautifully
trimmed with almost no contacting and even sits upright without
a stand. It's just a lovely specimen.
Locality: Touissit,
Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco.
Measures: 9.1 cm by 10 cm by 5 cm in size.
Price $1500
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MIN#Tucson2024-42 NEW!
Aesthetic
specimen of Copper included Calcite crystals with Native
Copper!
The crysta;s actually sit
atop a base of Native Copper which also appears to the left
side
of the Calcites, nearly completely framing the gemmy pink
included crystals. The Calcite
crystals themselves are in excellent condition with full,
complete terminations. The 2 cm
crystal at the very top even displays an internal rainbow at
just the right angle. Very nice!
Locality:
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Houghton County, Michigan.
Measures: 5.1 cm by 5 cm by 3.7 cm in size.
Price $1850
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MIN#Tucson2024-43 NEW!
Elegant
specimen of elongated Blue Barite crystals with yellow Calcite!
This is a stunning specimen, with two interconnected Barites rising top the
Calcite displaying full terminations.
Both are completely visible on the back side where they are doubly
terminated, translucent, and lustrous.
Locality: July of 1989 Leeson Pocket, Stoneham, Weld County, Colorado.
Measures: 8.4 cm by 5.5 cm by 4 cm in size.
Price $1250
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MIN#Tucson2024-44 NEW!
Spectacular combination of Pyrite pseudomorphing
Arsenopyrite crystals with an elongated lemon-yellow
Apatite!
What an incredible
specimen this is. The yellow Apatite lays almost
horizontally in front of the vertical Pyrite Pseudos
and measures 4.5 cm in length! It's glassy surfaces
contrast beautifully with the sparkling Pyrite ps
Arsenopyrite xls
which are all complete with full terminations and
flashy surfaces. This is the first of these unique
combos I've seen.
Locality: Panasqueira Mines, São Jorge da Beira,
Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Measures: 3 cm by 6.2 cm by 4.2 cm in size.
Price $1500
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MIN#Tucson2024-45 NEW!
Fine sceptered
crystal of Quartz var. Citrine perched atop a Smoky Quartz crystal!
This perfectly formed bi-colored crystal is a gorgeous example of Halluluah
Junction Citrine.
In excellent condition with great color and glassy faces at top and satiny,
dark surfaces below.
Locality: Petersen Mountain, Hallelujah Junction area, Washoe Co., Nevada.
Measures: 11.8 cm by 4.8 cm by 4.3 cm in size.
Price $895
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MIN#Tucson2024-46 NEW!
Exceptional
large sized plate of light green Fluorite with
intermingled sparkling cubes of Galena!
Very impressive specimen from the Mex-Tex Mine
in New Mexico. This mine has produced some
incredible Fluorte-Galena combos over the years
and this one rates very highly in terms of
overall
presentation and crystal size. The Galenas are
large and complete and placed perfectly to
compliment the
frosty-green modified Fluorite crystals. In
excellent shape with no visible damage. A great
centerpiece.
Locality: Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Socorro County,
New Mexico.
Measures: 12.8 cm by 15 cm by 9 cm in size.
Price $2450
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MIN#Tucson2024-47 NEW!
Brilliant, lustrous crystals of super sharp
Native Gold on matrix!
This is a very impressive small miniature
and heavy too considering its size. The
crystals are
bright yellow indicating a high purity and
clustered today with a myriad of well formed
faces.
This is the first Gold I've offered from the
Volcanoville locality and I must say I'm
very impressed!
Locality: Volcanoville, Volcanoville Mining
District, El Dorado County, California.
Measures: 2.6 cm by 3.2 cm by 2.3 cm in
size.
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MIN#Tucson2024-48 NEW!
Gloriously
rich display of dark red, metallic lustered Pyrargyrite crystals on matrix!
There are dozens of Pyrargyrite crystals atop this matrix and many exhibit a
good
amount of reddish glow. The terminations are complete with very little
contacting
to the reflective surfaces. The bottom side of the matrix also displays
Pyrargyrite.
Locality: Colquechaca (Aullagas), Chayanta Province, Potosi,
Bolivia.
Measures: 7.2 cm by 6.3 cm by 5.3 cm in size.
Ex. W. Wendel Collection
Comes with a custom
made, engraved display base
Price $4500
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MIN#Tucson2024-49 NEW!
Super aesthetic specimen featuring
brilliantly lustrous crystals of
Pyrargyrite set amongst dramtatic
sprays of Quartz needles!
What
a beauty this specimen is! The
Quartz needles add flash to what
were already mirror-reflective
Pyrargyrite crystals.
The specimen is sight to see and the
white Quartz sprays are complete and
in excellent condition as are the
Pyrargyrites.
Locality: Proaño Mine, Santo Nino
Vein - 475 Level, Fresnillo,
Fresnillo Municipality, Zacatecas,
Mexico.
Measures: 6.3 cm by 5.2 cm by 4.3 cm
in size.
Ex.
Jack Nieburger Collection
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MIN#Tucson2024-50 NEW!
Beautifully crystallized Native Copper
"fan" on Native Copper crystals!
This specimen is somewhat unusual for the
White Pine Mine which is usually known for its
wires and fine dendrites. The top portion is an impressive crystalline fan that can be
displayed
from either the front or back sides. The fan sits atop a more typical dendritic crystal
formation at
the bottom and I love the visual impact of a large fan-like arrangement of crystals atop a
smaller
dendritic growth. This is the way the specimen is displayed on its acrylic base as well.
The surfaces
are lustrous and the crystallization is sharp and distinctive. A lovely antique patina
covers all surfaces
and also allows the reddish color to peak through between the crystal faces. This is a
great display piece.
From the White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County,
Michigan.
Measures 19.7 cm by 8.7 cm by 1.8 cm in total size.
Comes with a custom made, labeled display base
Price $4500
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MIN#Tucson2024-50b NEW!
Lustrous, glassy crystals of
Mimetite var. Campylite with
Barite blades on matrix!
A superb miniature with
excellent balance and
aesthetics. The Campylite
crystals are
in very good condition with only
a few contacts on the backside
and one small contact
on a crystal near the top
center. These are usually
cracked and scarred very badly!
Locality: Dry Gill Mine,
Caldbeck Fells, Caldbeck,
Cumberland, England.
Measures: 7.5 cm by 5.5 cm by
5.1 cm in size.
Ex. Jack Nieburger Collection
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MIN#Tucson2024-50c NEW!
Exceptional specimen of
Native Silver dendrites
(feathers) on Native Arsenic
covered matrix!
Fine Natives Silver
dendritic feathers cover
this matrix of Native
Arsenic from one side to the
other. They appear
as both isolated and stacked
atop one another and all
display a perfect,
incredibly intricate
crystalline structure.
This is one of the better of
these Silvers that I've seen
recently and I don't offer
them unless they are of high
quality.
Locality: Pöhla-Tellerhäuser
Mine, Pöhla, Schwarzenberg
Mining District, Erzgebirge
District, Saxony, Germany.
Measures: 9.3 cm by 6 cm by
5.2 cm in size.
Ex. Bill and Carol Smith
Collection
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MIN#Tucson2024-50d NEW!
Colorful specimen featuring orange
Wulfenite with yellowish-orange Mimetite on matrix!
The old Rowley Mine has produced many specimens of beautiful Wulfenite over the
decades,
and this piece is very good for both the number of Wulfenite crystals and for
the association
of deep orange Mimetite. The specimen is in great shape with only a few
scattered contacts
thanks to its concave vuggy structure which has protected the freestanding
blades quite nicely.
Locality: Rowley Mine, Theba,
Painted Rock District, Maricopa County, Arizona.
Measures: 10.7 cm by 8.8 cm by 5 cm in size.
Ex. R. E. Reynolds Collection
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MIN#Tucson2024-50e NEW!
Attached crystals of pink
Manganocalcite!
Beautiful specimen of stacked Calcites which formed two larger doubly
terminated
Manganocalcites over a central core of Sphalerite with Quartz. I don't
believe these
are twins but they do intersect. In very good condition with a rolling,
satiny luster.
Locality: Droujba Mine, Lakai, Bulgaria.
Measures: 8 cm by 9.8 cm by 5.8 cm in size.
Price $685
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MIN#Tucson2024-50f NEW!
An amazing
geode featuring botryoidal Malachite draped around pillars of sparkling
Chalcedony!
This large cabinet display piece is from my person collection and is the only of
its kind I've seen from the
Katanga Region. The intense sparkle is noticeable, even in the picture above and
there is no contacting to
the pillars within the open vug. The green Malachite within the vug is simply
incredible. A true centerpiece!
Locality: Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo.
Measures: 16.5 cm by 18.3 cm by 15.6 cm in total size.
Ex. Kevin Ward Mineral Collection
Comes with a custom made,
labeled display base
Price $9500
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MIN#Tucson2024-50g NEW!
Vibrant orange
Calcite
encrusting
fossilized
shells from
Florida!
Fascinating
specimen from a
state not known
for many mineral
specimens. This
would actually
be considered a
mineral/fossil
specimen since
the sparkling
orange Calcite
has formed
around
fossilized
shells from the
local waters.
The matrix is
concave in the
center,
providing solid
protection
for the Calcite
surfaces which
are mostly clean
of contacts or
scuffing. This
is the first of
these I've seen.
Locality:
Everglades
Airport, Dade
County, Florida.
Measures: 9 cm
by 11.8 cm by
7.2 cm in size.
Price $985
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