Mineral Gallery

Last Updated: 7/6/2008

The following is a sample selection of some of

the minerals we offer. Simply click on the thumbnail

picture to see an enlarged version.

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thumbnail Item PS1 - PYRITE with QUARTZ - Morococha Di3trict, Junin Dept., Peru; an exceptional specimen of crystallized pyrite (pyritohedrons) with a slight druse coating to the back of the specimen. Measures 7 x 4.7 x 3.2 cms, and in choice condition. $65.
thumbnail Item PS2 - CALCITE with MARCASITE- Brushy Creek Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri; measuring 12 x 8.5 x 4.5 cms, this specimen is a cluster of grey, scalenohedral calcite crystals with the multi-colored marcasite crystal coating common to this locale. Piece is in good shape. $85.
thumbnail Item PS3 - AMETHYST - Diamond Hill Mine, Antreville, South Carolina; a fist-sized crystal from a recent find. Exhibiting good color and termination (double), this crystal measures 7 x 9 x 5 cms, and in very good condition. Note that lower backside is broken/rehealed, but does not show without turning specimen over. $140.
thumbnail Item PS4 - TOURMALINE and LEPIDOLITE- Cruzeiro Mine, Cruzeiro do Sul, Minas Gerais, Brazil; a fine specimen of green elbaite tourmaline crystals, up to 5 cm in length and 1 cm in width, perched atop and protruding from a pink lepidolite matrix. Matrix is fully loaded with tourmaline - not just a surface layer. This is a "cabinet" size specimen, measuring 17 x 8 x 7.5 cms. Condition is fine. $1,275.
thumbnail Item PS5 - GALENA and CALCITE - Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Russia; a mass of modified galena crystals, partially covered by calcite nodules (as well as a stacked plate form at the back). Condition is good, with dimensions at 10.5 x 9.2 x 4.8 cms. $130.
thumbnail Item PS6 - CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE, SPHALERITE and QUARTZ- Huaron District, Cerro de Pasco, a large, fine combination piece, consisting of many of the Peruvian minerals. Dimensions are 13 x 7 x 6.4 cms. Great is good. $165.
thumbnail Item PS7 - SPHALERITE, BARITE and FLUORITE- Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee; a nice cabinet piece (combination) of assorted minerals from the Elmwood mines. The barite is a full 6.5 cm sphere, set on a crystallized sphalerite matrix. Minor fluorite association as well, with cubes measuring up to 1+ cm in length. Specimen is in very good condition. Dimensions are 13.1 x 15.5 x 8 cms. $245.
thumbnail Item PS8 - STIBNITE - Hunan Province, China; hundreds of long, thin stibnite crystals, many of them terminated, are clustered together in an eye-catching display. Condition is very good, with measurements at 13.5 x 9 x 8 cms. $175.
thumbnail Item PS9 - RUTILATED QUARTZ - Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil; a 5.2 cm (length) rutilated quartz crystal, 1.4 cm in width, terminated and in good shape. Golden rutile inclusions shows well. $21.
thumbnail Item PS10 - CHALCEDONY - Nasik, India; picked up at this year's Tucson show, this small druse quartz coated stalactite reminds me of a dinosaur head (and he sits up straight). An interesting-looking piece. Measures 6 x 3 x 5.5 cms and is in fine condition. $36.
thumbnail Item PS11 - CHALCOPYRITE with SPHALERITE and PYRITE- Huaron District, Pasco Dept., Peru; a neat-looking specimen of chalcopyrite, well-formed and having associated minerals. Measures 8.6 x 5.5 x 3 cms. $85.
thumbnail Item PS12 - SMOKY QUARTZ - Mine #2, Akchatan, Dzezkazgan Oblast, Kazakhstan; deep-chocolate colored smokies ("morian") in a fine cluster best describes this piece. Specimen exhibits high lustre and measures 12.5 x 11 x 3.3 cms. $165.
thumbnail Item PS13 - CALCITE - Nantan, Hunan Province, China; white, semi-translucent "poker chip" calcite crystals are stacked in this specimen. The larger crystal on top creates an almost sceptre-type look. Dimensions are 3.9 x 3.3 c 5 cms, and condition is good. $135.
thumbnail Item PS14 - SMOKY QUARTZ - Paulista Mine, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil; a fine cluster of light-colored smokies, with good terminations and exceptional clarity. Crystallization has occurred around a matrix section, creating interesting inclusions easily viewed through the window-clear quartz. Dimensions are 10 x 7.5 x 8 cms. $105.
thumbnail Item PS15 - VIVIANITE - Morococala, Oruro, Bolivia; terminated, deep-green, bladed crystals of this hydrated iron phosphate are set on a small matrix section in this piece. Condition is good, with measurements at 8.5 x 4.5 x 5.1 cms. $280.
thumbnail Item PS16 - SPHALERITE - Shizhuyuan Mine, Chehzhou, Hunan Province, China; semi-transparant, orange/red crystals of this zinc mineral, up to 1.5 cm in diameter, cover a (quartz) druse-covered matrix in this piece. Minor calcite crystals as well. Total measurements are 11 x 8 x 5.5 cms. Condition is fine. $225.
thumbnail Item PS17 - CALCITE - Sakolovsko-Sarbayskaya Mine, near Rudniy, Kusteni Oblast, Kazakhstan; a nice cluster of vibrant-yellow colored calcite rhombs, showing very good transparancy. Crystals are set on a small, thin matrix section. Dimensions are 6.2 x 4.7 x 3.2 cms. $95.
thumbnail Item PS18 - BARITE - Cerro Warihuyn, Miraflores, Huamalias, Huanuco Dept., Peru; light-grey in color and exhibiting very good transparancy, stacks of tabular barite crystals are set on a small rhyolite matrix piece. Measures 6.5 x 9 x 3.6 cms. $44.
thumbnail Item PS19 - SILVER - Imiter Mine, Dades Region, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco; a very aesthetic, thumbnail-sized specimen of wire silver. Delicate strands of silver twist and bend as they grow off a small matrix section. Condition is very good. $210.
thumbnail Item PS20 - QUARTZ with Chlorite Inclusions- Bahia, Brazil; a great-looking specimen of very clear quartz crystals, where the lower crystals have green/yellow inclusions. Terminations are good; some crystals are doubly-terminated. Condition is very good, with measurements at 9.5 x 3.5 x 7.8 cm. $60.
thumbnail Item PS21 - TOURMALINE - Erongo Mountains, Namibia; a striated, doubly-terminated, black schorl tourmaline from this aqua-producing area. Measures 5.5 cms in length and 2.7 cms wide. Condition is very good. $38.
thumbnail Item PS22 - AQUAMARINE and TOURMALINE on FELDSPAR- Erongo Mountains, Namibia, Africa; a fine specimen of aquas, the longest of which is 3 cms, with associated schorl tourmaline, on a thin, white feldspar matrix. Condition is very good, with measurements at 4.3 x 3 x 3.1 cms. $375.
thumbnail Item PS23 - DIOPTASE - Tantara Mine, Shaba, Zaire (Congo Region); measuring 8.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 cms, this fine specimen of emerald-green dioptase crystals is simply a "killer piece". Picked up in Tuscon in last year's show. $600.
thumbnail Item PS24 - FLUORITE - Huanzala Mine, Huanuco Department, Peru; small, light-purple cubic fluorite crystals are grouped together, covering a rolling mass of pyrite-rich matrix. Measuring 4 x 2 x 3.1 cms and in good condition. Mounted on a plastic base. $28.
thumbnail Item PS25 - AMETHYST - Las Vigas, Vera Cruz, Mexico; a half-dozen amethyst crystals of great color and clarity grow from a matrix section. Largest crystal displays a noticeable phantom. Dimensions are 8 x 6 x 4 cms and condition is very good. $175.
thumbnail Item PS26 - PYRRHOTITE on QUARTZ- Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Russia; thin, tabular (hexagonal) crystal groupings of yellow-bronze-colored pyrrhotite is intermixed with white quartz crystals across the surface of a matrix section in this specimen. Measures 13.5 x 10 x 5 cms; condition is good. $95.

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