The American Tunnel was driven after World War II and has since produced the world famous Rhodochrosite specimens.  This is a typical cabinet sized specimen of opaque pink rhomboheral crystals of Rhodochrosite.  The main crystal is cleaved exposing the darker pink interior with the the rest of the specimen having some pink Rhodo druse and white Quartz druse.  Ex Gil Griffin collection.  

A choice miniature with a 4 cm Fluorite.  The specimen is a pristine undamaged floater.  The old contact areas have  since regrown.   Wonderful contrasting Barite makes this an aesthetic and choice Elmwood miniature.

cm3.ag   Azurite - $200   SOLD AUCTION
Dos Amigos Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico
11 x 8 x 5 cm

 

A beautiful Azurite cabinet specimen and former Dan Belcher specimen.  Surface is covered with fine dark blue lustrous Azurite crystals terminated and double terminated from 3 to 8 mm.  This is a great Mexican Dos Amigos Azurite.  

cm4.ea    Native Copper drill scar, Serpentine - $225   SOLD AUCTION
Caledonia Mine, Rockland, Michigan
19 x 13 x 11 cm

 

A  large sculptural cabinet sized copper.   The piece has alot of copper and is quite heavy with green Serpentine and base rock combination with the copper.  A highly collectable Drill Scar is also present.  ex Gil Griffin collection. 

5cm Calcite - $175
Verchiny Mine (Upper Mine), Dal'negorsk, Primorsky Kray, Russia
5.5 x 2.7 x 1.2 cm

A water clear terminated Verchiny Calcite.  The front is smooth and lustrous while the back has some small sand grain inclusions which can also be seen through front view.  There is some edge wear on the termination.  These are a must for the Calcite Collection.

cm6 4294 Aquamarine - $400
Mimoso du Sul, Espirao Santo, Brazil
8 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm  SOLD

An unusual tapered habit for Aquamarine.  These classic Brazilian Aquas come in light blue and sea green. This is an uncommonly large crystal which is undamaged and the sea green color.  The tip of the tapered hexagonal crystal has an excellent small flat termination with beveled sides.  

cm7 Beryl variety Heliodor - $125
Orissa, N E India, India
3.5 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm

How many Indian Heliodors have you heard of?  A few were available back in 1999.  Most of these were heavily damaged and crystal sections.  I've only seen the ones that I ended up getting as part of a large purchase of other Indian specimens in 1999.  This is a well formed hexagonal transluscent crystal with a flat termination.  The flat termination has hexagonal grownths similar to the trigonal growths on the India Ruby crystals.  

cm8 Wulfenite - $600
Erupcion Mine, Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
7 x 6 x 5 cm

 

Superb, lustrous, double terminated, orange Wulfenite crystals to 1.5 cm from classic Los Lamentos.  Wulfenites are usually jumbled together but here are three isolated crystals and one isolated cluster of three crystals.  This can be displayed a couple of different ways.  This is an old specimen from the Gil Griffin collection which dates back at least 20 years.  Choice aesthetic specimens with the fabulous orange color are stunning and hard to come by.  

cm9 Quartz pseudomorph after Barite with Pyrite - $450
Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco, La Libertad, Peru
13 x 13 x 8 cm

 

Impressive large cabinet sized pseudomorph.  Four large Barite blades completely pseudomorphed to undamaged  Quartz. Hundreds of lustrous Pyrite crystals contrast with the white Quartz and cover much of the Quartz.   Some of the Pyrite is missing but mostly on the back and bottom.  Overall the Pyrite is in v ery good shape.  Only a few of these came out back in 1999.  They are almost never available any longer.  Great for the pseudomorph or Peru collector.  

cm10 Azurite, Malachite - $175
Sioux Ajax Mine, Tintic District, Eureka County, Utah
8 x 6 x 5 cm  SOLD

 

A druse of gemmy, sparkling Azurite crystals 1 to 2 mm and mounds of velvety green Malachite.  Tintic is a historic and classic Utah mining district.  Old specimens from collections are almost impossible to find.  Limited access to collecting has yielded only a few new specimens during the past 10 years.  Although small crystals, still a  very beautiful specimen, especially when the sunlight intensifies the sparkling gemmy Azurite.  SOLD

cm11 Hubnerite, Quartz - $275
Pasto Bueno, Ancash Department, Peru
5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm

Several terminated Hubnerite crystals perched in a maze of terminated Quartz crystals, making an elegant and aesthethic miniature.  Only damage I can see is to the lower back Hubnerite which is at or near the contact area.  All the many Quartz crystals are amazingly perfect.  This is a fine Peruvian miniature.

cm13 Arsenopyrite, Fluorite - $175
Yaoguangxian Mine, near Chenzhou, Yizhang County, Hunan Province, China
5 x 5 x 3 cm

A choice aesthetic miniature Arsenopyrite which is complete on all sides.  Completely undamaged except for one 2 mm spot on one of the edges.  The silver Arsenopyrite is somewhat lustrous but has a light patina.  The associated Fluorite is lustrous, light purple and has minor edge damage.

cm14 Quartz - Japan Law Twins - $450
Mina Flor del Peru II, near Pampa Blanca, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Dept., Peru
8 x 6 x 5 cm

cm15 4617- Copper - $425
Houghton County, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
6 x 3.5 x 3 cm

A choice sharp elongated Copper crystal makes this sculpturally aesthetic miniature.    This is an older specimen found in the Gil Griffin collection.

cm16 Acanthite, Quartz, Calcite - $175
San Juan de Rayas Mine, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
3 x 2.6 x 1.5 cm

 

Beautifully well formed crystals of this Silver Sulfosalt make up this floater.  Lustrous crystal faces at various angles of Acanthite have an association of small white Calcite crystals and small white Quartz crystals forming this aesthetic small miniature.  

cm17- 4342, Aquamarine - $100
Erongo Mountains, Namibia
3.4 x 1.1 x 1 cm  SOLD

A gemmy miniature double terminated Aquamarine.  The flat termination has beveled modified edges.  The on edge (side) of the specimen has contact areas and minor damage at the one end.  Displays well with the contact/damage to the back.   

cm18 Topaz Floater Cluster - $400
Topaz Mountain, Maynards Claim, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah
5.4 x 3 x 1.1 cm  SOLD

A remarkable and aesthetic Thomas Range floater Topaz cluster.  It is almost 6cm and double terminated with smaller crystals forming an X.  Other than one small crystal on the back which is missing (cleanly cleaved), this specimen is perfect.  It also lacks any internal fractures and is extremely lustrous.  Best of all the top third of the main crystal is the wonderful gemmy sherry color that makes Utah Topaz so desirable.  There has been no new Topaz pockets found at Maynard's, source of the best Topaz Mountain Topaz, for over 3 years.  Quality miniatures of this size are extremely uncommon and are usually several times this price when found. 

19cm Domeykite (Mohawkite) - $325
Mohawk Mine, Mohawk, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
10 x 9 x 6 cm  SOLD

A large, rich, quality Michigan Domeykite, formerly know as Mohawkite.  Five sides of the specimen are natural and show the rich veining of the bronze colored Domeykite.  The bottom, depending on how displayed is cut and polished further showing the veining with more of a brass color than bronze.  This one is an older specimen found in the Gil Griffin collection.  SOLD

cm20.gn   Tennantite ps after Enargite, Pyrite - $350   SOLD AUCTION
San Genaro Mine, Huancavelica Dept, Peru
8.5 x 7.5 x 3 cm

An excellent cabinet specimen of well formed 3D pseudomorph of Tennantite after Enargite.  A dozen or more terminated crystals (one double terminated) to 2.5 cm protruding in all directions.  Minor damage to the tops of two crystals, otherwise would be $500 to $600.  Contact on two of the edges but the backside does not appear to be a contact.  Back and some areas on  the front have an association of small lustrous Pyrite crystals.