Mixed Minerals from Tucson

Mixed Minerals from Tucson
March 14, 2026 · 13 specimens

R822 - Chalcocite sold

970 level, Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Wisconsin, USA
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm

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Stacks and stacks of platy, pseudo-hexagonal Chalcocite crystals from the long closed Flambeau Mine. In top condition with irridescent purple and blue coloration. Ex. Gene LaBerge, Mike Keim collections.

R823 - Cuprite on Copper with Silver $2,500 available

Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe deposit, Siberia, Russia
Miniature - 4 x 3 x 3 cm

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Large Cuprite crystals grown atop a stalk of thick Copper crystals. The largest Cuprite is 2.3cm in size. This is a floater with great crystals all around and no points of contact. There is an area of attached Silver as an added bonus. This is a really nice example!

R824 - Quartz on Epidote $1,500 available

Kharan Mtn., Balochistan, Pakistan
Miniature - 5 x 4.0 x 4.0 cm

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Highly aesthetic example (my favorite I've ever seen) from this find in Pakistan. Lustrous deep green fans of Epidote with clear Quartz crystals attached and sticking straight out of the Epidote fans. This is an undamaged specimen and a near floater with many of the Epidote fans crystallized at the narrow bases too. Ex. Mike Keim.

R825 - Quartz $750 available

Goboboseb Mtns., Namibia
Cabinet - 11 x 4 x 3 cm

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Large, well terminated single Quartz crystal with both Smokey and Amethyst coloration. What makes this one so special is a large 7mm bubble that travels in a 2cm wide, triangular water-filled pocket. Importantly, the pocket is not hidden deep in the crystal as many are, it's located right under the main termination display face! Undamaged and complete all around though with some angular notches on the back side where other crystals grew.

R826 - Feldspar var. Moonstone with Tourmaline sold

Namalulu, Tanzania
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 6.5 x 5 cm

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From a recent find of crystallized moonstone from Tanzania, this is easily the best example I've seen or owned. The specimen is composed of a large central crystal with a few smaller crystals above and below. These have been found here in the past, but this find has much higher quality, porcelain-like lustrous crystals than those found previously. There are also small crystals of brown Dravite Tourmaline attached. The crystals display a satiny blue 'Schiller effect' of color when turned under lighting.

R827 - Leifite on Serandite sold

Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
Miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm

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Rare radial group of Leifite crystals on salmon pink Serandite crystals. The Leifite hemisphere is 2.2cm wide, lustrous and undamaged. Finding a good Leifite is hard enough, let alone one getting one on colorful pink Serandite! Ex. Gilles Haineault collection.

R828 - Quartz sold

Himalaya Mtns., India
Cabinet - 10 x 10 x 7.5 cm

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Gorgeous, stout Quartz crystal rising vertically from smaller crystals that adorn the base. Selected from tables of hundreds of crystals, this cluster immediately stood out as 'the one'. It's amazingly colorless and internally near-flawless. Complete all around and undamaged. Much more bright and glassy than the photos!

R829 - Wulfenite with Willemite $400 available

Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Thumbnail - 3 x 2.8 x 1.5 cm

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Transparent orange Wulfenite crystals on matrix covered with white Willemite crystals. Outstanding example from 2025 finds at the mine.

R830 - Cuprite with Silver $4,500 available

Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe deposit, Siberia, Russia
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm

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Cluster of large Cuprite crystals with attached Silver masses. The largest Cuprite is 3cm in size. This is a near floater with great crystals all around and just a few points of contact on the base and lower backside. An excellent example from this find! Ex. Mike Keim.

R831 - Clinozoisite sold

Tormiq, Skardu, Pakistan
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 1.4 x 0.7 cm

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Glass-like single Clinozoisite crystal from Pakistan. Well terminated and highly transparent. Complete all around and undamaged with some irregular growth hillocks on the very base of the back side. Way better than normal for this material.

R833 - Grossular on Chrysocolla sold

Mazourka Canyon, Inyo Mtns., Inyo Co., California, USA
Thumbnail - 2.0 x 2 x 1.5 cm

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Sharply-formed Grossular crystals to 7mm set in bright blue Chrysocolla. Colorful, uncommon California specimen.

R834 - Manganite on Quartz $200 available

Caland pit, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
Thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm

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Isolated 1.2cm single Manganite crystal on a Quartz crystal coated matrix. Usually found in dense groups, finding an isolated crystal on matrix is uncommon. Ex. Marty Zinn collection.

R836 - Diaboleite sold

Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
Thumbnail - 2.4 x 2.2 x 2.0 cm

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Platy blue crystals of Diaboleite in a vug. Ex. Ben Schumer, Gene Reynold collections.

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