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Rosasite from fall '09 & a cherrypicked stash of Green Mimetite from 2008-2009 finds While wulfenite aplenty has flowed out of the Ojuela Mine now for about 2 years, the flow has seemingly slowed to a trickle, and it seems that the zone is passed (at least for now). I have tried to keep in good contact with Ojuela miners during the whole period. During this production, much of which we bought, we set aside many of these specimens with good green mimetite to make an accumulation for a future offering - such specimens being generally rare in any particular pocket or batch found here. To this stash of about 30 pieces, I have recently added a mine foreman's collection/stash of green mimetite specimens, purchased in late 2009 (another 2 dozen specimens). These specimens thus were found between late 2007 and late 2009, and come from an array of pockets, all with slight differences. For every 100 wulfenite specimens, only one occurred with good green mimetite, to give you an idea of the rarity of the combination in context. The variety and breadth shown here is therefore NOT typical (even for a dealer to see), and is not a sign of one big find. It is, rather, the careful selection of pieces over 2 years of production. Also presented here are 4 top specimens from a small pocket of rosasite, found in November 2009, that are among the darkest and most velvety specimens of the species I have seen from any locale. In an experiment at offering the highest-quality photography on the site, we commissioned professional photography of these pieces, because it captures better their natural shimmering lustre. All (enlargeable) photos are by Joe Budd, and high resolution images can be provided on request, with purchase
OJUELA2010-21 - Rosasite - $ 1500 SOLD Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico small cabinet, 7 x 5 x 5.5
Draped on a limonite matrix are surprisngly thick botryoids of velvety, rich, intensely TEAL-BLUE rosasite, in balls to 3 cm across. Superb color, velvety luster, and an overall undulating, flowing form that is quite aesthetic make this a world class rosasite specimen. Most rosasites are small crystals, smears on rock, or pseudomorphs. This pocket , however, produced some of the very best I have seen to date for the species - AND the color is intense so one could love it, without even caring about the larger context of rarity
OJUELA2010-22 - Rosasite - $ 750 Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico small cabinet, 6 x 4 x 1.25
This rosasite specimen, features a solid carpet of thick growth upon a thin crust of limonite. It has spheres to 1.0 cm across, that are deeply colored,intense TEAL -BLUE. not just blue - intense blue! Around the periphery of the specimen the spheres exhibit a lighter blue color, thus giving the piece a two-tone appearance. These few specimens of intense color are surprising, and rare in this quality.
OJUELA2010-23 - Rosasite - $ 750 SOLD Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico miniature, 5.25 x 3 x 2.5
An aesthetic, alive-looking piece with INTENSE TEAL-BLUE botryroids of rosasite, to 2.25 cm across , emplaced on limonite. Not just blue - intense blue! Around the periphery of the specimen the spheres exhibit a lighter blue color, thus giving the piece a two-tone appearance. These few specimens of intense color are surprising, and rare in this quality.
OJUELA2010-24 - Rosasite stalactite - $ 1250 Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico miniature, 5.5 x1.75 x 1.5
Unusual and attractive - I have NEVER seen such a rosasite stalactite, from any locale! This is nearly a complete floater, with just a tiny contact at the tapering base on bottom. This specimen of botryoidal, rich TEAL-BLUE, REALLY-BLUE rosasite exhibits an undulating, snake-like form and has intense color. The largest baroque-shaped botryoid measures 2 cm across. It is surprisingly elegant. Most rosasite from worldwide locales of any quality is simply ballshaped, or thin crusts on rocks...this is unusual and different and stands out, by any standard
OJUELA2010-01 - Wulfenite on Mimetite - $ 600 Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico small cabinet, 7.5 x 6 x 1.5 cm
A thin crust of matrix is covered on all sides by a druse of beautifully velvety, rich olive-green mimetite. Upon it are emplaced SUPER-GLASSY , sparkling and translucent, amber-colored wulfenite crystals to 5mm across. This is one of the most sparkling and beauytiful combo specimens of this material we have seen, and of an uncommon wulfenite style for the locality.
OJUELA2010-02 - Mimetite - $ 2000 Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico miniature, 5.5 x 5.5 x 1.25
A superb specimen of the best color, and lustre, for this find - and in a perfect large miniature size. This crust of matrix is totally covered by botryoids, to.7 cm acoss of velvety, rich green mimetite. There are a few scattered glassy and translucent, amber-colored wulfenite crystals as accent but it is first and foremost a mimetite specimen and....one of my favorites of the whole lot. Priced at a premium, to others here, but worth it to my eye.
OJUELA2010-03 - Wulfenite on Mimetite - $ 900 Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico small cabinet, 7 x 5.5 x 2.25
Sculpturally aesthetic, as a whole, this specimen displays with a lot of sparkle. Botryoids of rich green mimetite to 5mm across are studded with equant, glassy and translucent, amber-colored, wulfenite crystals, to.3 cm across.
OJUELA2010-04 - Mimetite with Wulfenite - $ 175 Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico miniature, 4.5 x 4 x 3
An ocherous limonite is the host for a few discrete, translucent spheres of rich green, mimetite, to .7 cm across along with associated equant, glassy and translucent, amber crystals of wulfenite, to .5 cm acoss. BOTH species are present sparsely on the piece, but in such stark isolation that they are dramatic and present with more impact than the size might indicate, making this a superb miniature for the find, if not the richest in color or quantity. It is a special piece despite that it is not priced highly
OJUELA2010-05 - Mimetite with Wulfenite - $ 300 SOLD Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico miniature, 5 x 5 x 1.2
A druse of velvety, rich green mimetite hosts a cluster of glassy and translucent, amber-colored wulfenite crystals, to .7 cm in length. Beautiful association piece, classic for this find, and a fine miniature without a full price
OJUELA2010-06 - Mimetite with Wulfenite - $ 1200 SOLD Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico small cabinet, 8 x 7 x 4.5
One of my favorite pieces overall, this is a very 3-dimesnional specimen with lots of color and crevasses. It is covered by a solid crust of mimetite in velvety, rich green spheres to .5 cm across ; and then accented by equant, glassy and translucent, amber-colored wulfenite crystals. The contrast in form , in geometry, and in color is striking. This is the epitomy of the qualities of this new find. BETTER IN PERSON, one of the best in this update overall.
OJUELA2010-07 - Wulfenite on Mimetite - $ 450 SOLD Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico small cabinet, 9 x 6 x 4
Nestled in a vug of sparkling, drusy, olive-green mimetite are equant, glassy and translucent, amber-colored crystals of wulfenite, to 1 cm across. I really like the architecture of this specimen, hosting those blockish crystals in a curving cavity. It is a wulfenite specimen, with mimetite being only the background, but the color contrsat is still striking and for the wulfenites, these are very high quality for the mine.
OJUELA2010-08 - Mimetite with Wulfenite - $ 250 Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico small cabinet, 8 x 3 x 3
A solid mass of rounded mimetite hosts spheres of translucent. rich green mimetite, to .5 cm across. Covering the mimetite are equant, glassy and translucent, amber-colored crystals of wulfenite, to 3mm in length. The color contrast is striking, and the association typical of this new find
OJUELA2010-09 - Mimetite with Wulfenite - $ 900 Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico small cabinet, 8.5 x 7.5 x 3.4 cm
A very richly colored specimen with thick mimetite covering galena-rich , surprisingly heavy, matrix. The piece is rich with hills and valleys of spherical, velvety, rich green mimetite to 5mm across. Associated with the mimetite are equant, glassy and translucent, amber-colored wulfenite crystals, to.5 cm in length, for a sharp contrast in color and geometry. It all sparkles! This is a solid, very showy plate with excellent display appeal , perhaps better in person
OJUELA2010-10 - Mimetite with Wulfenite - $ 750 Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico small cabinet, 9 x 6 x 5
Architecturally aesthetic, on a curving crust of limonite, are spheres of rich green mimetite to 3mm across upon which are emplaced glassy and translucent, bi-pyramidal, amber-colored crystals of wulfenite, to .8 cm in length. They sparkle like jewels! A few of the acicular wulfenite crystals are doubly terminated. Fascinating form and color contrast!
OJUELA2010-11 - Wulfenite - $ 2000 Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico small cabinet, 7 x 5 x 3
Emplaced on ocherous limonite is a striking pincushion cluster of lustrous and translucent, elongated, bi-pyramidal, amber, wulfenite crystals, to 2.0 cm in length. Superb example of this rare crystal habit for wulfenite, and one of the most dramatic examples we have handled out of perhaps 1000 specimens from this locality in the last 3 years since it has really started to produce again. This is a habit quite unlike past finds, though, and rare by worldwide standards as well. with minor rich green, spherical mimetite in association, this is from the recent finds, an aberration really, and not from the 2007-2008 finds (most of smaller crystals, without such size to them). An important Ojuela specimen
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