Recently Handled Minerals
Pre-Tucson 2017
Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
Size: 6.6 x 5 x 2.9 cm
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Superb botryoidal goethite featuring amazing iridescent colours!
Tiefengletscher, Furka, Kanton Uri, Switzerland
Size: 7 x 5.8 x 2.3 cm
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Fantastic smoky gwindel from classic swiss locality! Great condition and gorgeous twist! the piece is a full floater, a few small regular quartz crystals are attached on the back side.
Zinggenstock, Grimsel, Haslital, Berner Oberland, Switzerland
Size: 14.7 x 10.5 x 8.5 cm
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Striking cabinet sized specimen featuring 2 rosafluorites placed right in the center of clear smoky quartzes. The piece comes from the famous Rufibach pocket found in 1962. Great condition and visual impact!
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Size: 8.3 x 7.4 x 4.9 cm
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Superb fluorite cubes to 3.6 cm on edge perched on a wonderful sphalerite matrix. Note the clear and sharp phantom lines inside! Great condition and aesthetics!
Cavnic Mine (Kapnik), Cavnic (Kapnic; Kapnik), Maramures Co., Romania
Size: 7 x 5.9 x 4 cm
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A thick mass of gold flakes perched on quartz matrix. The gold body is minimum 1 cm thick on all sides and almost completely covers the quartz matrix. Sphalerites set a nice accent on top. The entire piece is firm and sturdy, the gold leaves are well connected by intergrown quartz crystals. One of the very best gold specimens I have ever seen from Cavnic!
Cavnic Mine (Kapnik), Cavnic (Kapnic; Kapnik), Maramures Co., Romania
Size: 3.6 x 3.1 x 2.1 cm
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Amazing cluster of composite gold leaves from Cavnic! The gold has superb luster and is very well formed all the way around.
Csordakúti Mine, Bicske-Csordakút, Bicske-Zsámbéki Basin, Fejér Co., Hungary
Size: 6.1 x 4.8 x 2.5 cm
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Sharp and lustrous mellite crystals to 31 mm forming a very fine floater aggregate. Well crystallized on both sides! Ex Walter Knobloch, two old labels are coming with the specimen.
San Francisco Mine, Mexico
Size: 7.8 x 5.5 x 4.8 cm
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Very showy combo specimen of wulfenite and botryoidal mimetite on matrix. The main wulfenite crystal atop is 2.9 cm wide.
Red Cloud Mine, Silver District, Trigo Mts., La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
Size: 6.3 x 4.5 x 3.2 cm
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Highly lustrous and partially transparent red wulfenite crystals richly scattered on matrix! The main crystal measures 17.5 mm across. Great condition and visual impact! Ex Bosch, Marty Zinn (no.1624) and Helmut Brückner collections.
Red Cloud Mine, Silver District, Trigo Mts., La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
Size: 6.6 x 5.6 x 5.2 cm
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Deep orange wulfenite crystal to 27 mm across on matrix. Small chipping is present along the edges, but it is mainly on the rear side and not a detraction in context. Very good aesthetics and visual impact!
Illinois, USA
Size: 5.2 x 4.9 x 3.8 cm
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A lovely bi-colour fluorite from a famous American locality. Great condition, and very 3-dimensional.
Lake Superior Mine, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA
Size: 4 x 2 x 1.8 cm
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Stunning miniature featuring a beautiful contrast of silver and copper crystals. Both species are equally fine developed and very well balanced.