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TUCSON 2011 February 5, 2011 · 15 specimens Mixed North American minerals from the 2011 Tucson show. |
NA455 - Quartz scepter sold
Crystal Park, Beaverhead Co., Montana
Small Cabinet - 5.2 x 2.5 x 2 cm
Fat scepter Quartz that grades from Amethyst at the tip to smokey quartz at the base. Complete all around.
NA456 - Legrandite sold
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Miniature - 3.2 x 1.6 x 2.0 cm
A 1.7cm long terminated Legrandite on matrix. Translucent and undamaged.
NA458 - Covellite sold
Leonard Mine, Butte, Silverbowe Co., Montana
Small Cabinet - 8.5 x 5 x 3 cm
Irridescent purple/blue blades of Covellite to 12mm on matrix.
NA459 - Covellite sold
Leonard Mine, Butte, Silverbowe Co., Montana
Small Cabinet - 6.5 x 4.5 x 2 cm
Irridescent purple/blue blades of Covellite to 14mm on matrix.
NA460 - Covellite sold
Leonard Mine, Butte, Silverbowe Co., Montana
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm
1cm wide cluster of Covellite crystals on matrix. The irridescent blades are well centered on a professionally trimmed and cleaned thumbnail sized specimen.
NA461 - Cuprian Adamite sold
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Small Cabinet - 7 x 5 x 4 cm
Bright green Adamaite crystals on limonite matrix. Crystals reach 1cm in size and are very nicely colored.
NA465 - Grossular on Diopside sold
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
Miniature - 4 x 4 x 2 cm
Pink Grossular crystals to 9mm on green Diopside. These were found some time ago, are highly prized, and are now hard to find. A better, pure pink than the photos indicate.
NA466 - Stibnite in Quartz sold
near Fallon, Churchill Co., Nevada
Thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
Stout, transparent Quartz crystal well included by silvery needles of Stibnite. Although only 3cm, this is a good szied crystal for the locality and is richly included with Stibnite.
NA467 - Caledonite with Perite sold
Reward Mine, Inyo Co., California
Thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm
Blue/green Caledonite crystals on matrix, well formed crystals at top reach 4mm.
NA468 - Wulfenite sold
Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Thumbnail - 2.0 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm
Elongated 1.4cm Wulfenite crystal on matrix. High quality thumbnail specimen, undamaged with good luster.
NA469 - Wulfenite sold
Red Cloud Mine, Trigo Mtns., La Paz Co., Arizona
Thumbnail - 2.4 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm
Undamaged single crystal with great color and luster.
NA470 - Wulfenite sold
Red Cloud Mine, Trigo Mtns., La Paz Co., Arizona
Thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.4 x 0.4 cm
Undamaged single crystal with great color and luster.
NA471 - Azurite sold
Milpillas, Cananea Dist., Sonora, Mexico
Miniature - 3.7 x 2.5 x 2 cm
Unusual, elongated Azurite with pyramidal termination.
NA472 - Calcite with Marcasite sold
Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico
Thumbnail - 3.0 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm
Cool old time specimen of a single scalenohedral Calcite coated by irridescent Marcasite witha later generation of Calcite.
NA474 - Topaz sold
Mina Veronica, Copelito, Zacatecas, Mexico
Thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm
Choice thumbnail with a 2.3cm double terminated Topaz at front right, with 4 other lesser Topaz crystals on matrix.