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03edd37a - Franklinite in Willemite, Zincite, and Calcite - $ 5000 SOLD Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensberg, New Jersey, USA cabinet, 9 x 9 x 8 cm ex. Dr. Edward David
An exceptionally dramatic piece with a stark 4 cm franklinite just sitting nicely in matrix of zincite, willemite, and calcite. The crystal is remarkably free of cracking, which happens often in larger crystals; and also free of shoe polish and glue fill in said cracks - a more frequent occurence than we specimen collectors like to admit. But, in the old days, it was almost a tradition to fake and build up broken franklinite crystals in matrix! Luckily, this one survived and was never played with. It probably dates to older workings in the late 1800s to early 1900s, and is not recently found.
07edd26bc - Emerald on Calcite - $ 9200 SOLD Las Penas, near Cosquez, Boyaca Dept, Colombia miniature, 5.1 x 3.6 x 2.6 cm ex. Dr. Edward David
This is a most unusual emerald specimen, featuring dark green crystals in narrow stairstep growth , one upon and reachng out from the next, extending elegantly out from a well trimmed matrix! I have never seen the like! This is not a major gem emerald perhaps, but is really a special piece because it so draws the eye with the combination of color and sculptural aesthetics. It is as impactful as an emerald miniature could be, aside from a gem crystal of much higher price point. NOTE : there is ONE CLEAN REPAIR to this specimen, in the middle of the cluster. It is hard to notice and I am sure that Ed himself never realized it.
30eddx2 - Barite on Calcite - $ 9500 SOLD Elk Creek, Meade County, South Dakota, USA cabinet, 11.8 x 10.9 x 7.6 cm ex. Dr. Edward David
This large specimen features a stunning 9 x 2.5 x 2 cm crystal on matrix...3.5 inches tall, rising straight up like a rocket! The crystal has the best deep color and gemminess that you can ask for, and is razor sharp and pristine. Unlike most barites from this locality which tend to lose the sharp terminations with size, this retains a perfectly sharp point, with lustre. Many gain matted faces, for some reason I have never heard explained. But again, this crystal has not only the sharp termination but retains the glassy faces even at the tip. It is a superior calibre, even alone; and the crystal is perched on contrasting calcite crystals as well, which adds to the aesthetics. Comes with custom base. I should also add that this piece, along with other similarly notable pieces from other famous collections, will be in the Tucson 2008 tribute case to the locality.
3D28 - Cerussite (red), Malachite & Calcite - $ 900 Tsumeb, Namibia thumbnail, 2.8 x 2.4 x 2.2 cm ex. Marilyn Dodge
Excellent example of this rare form of Cerussite! The red color is due to microscopic inclusions of chalcotrichite. THis pocket was hit a LONG time ago now and just once, over 30 years back. They are extreemly hard to obtain and NEVER have I seen a red ceru admixed with such a nice assemblage of associated minerals as we have here. The Cerussites are very sharp, have good luster, and the largest is about 1.2 cm! They are very nicely accented by the Malachite and Calcite. Important thumbnail piece!
3D32 - Manganoan Calcite - $ 85 SOLD Magma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA thumbnail, 3.6 x 3 x 1.6 cm ex. Marilyn Dodge
Stunning set of what appear to be intergrown clusters of scalenohedron Calcites interspersed on matrix. The Calcites, which are up to 1.4 cm!, have superb luster and translucence, and the overall quality and aesthetics of this is exceptional. A killer.
3D47 - Calcite (ex. Neeld) - $ 150 SOLD Egremont, Cumbria, England miniature, 3.3 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm ex. Marilyn Dodge
This is really quite remarkable. The good luster and attractive pearly translucence would add to the quality of any calcite, but the form of this crystal is what really makes it special. This specimen is really a stack of poker chips that are all miniatures of the sceptered termination. As I said, quite remarkable – and better in person! From the 19th-century collection of Colonel Joseph Neeld.
3D70 - Dioptase on Calcite - $ 125 SOLD Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia miniature, 3.6 x 2 x 1.2 cm ex. Marilyn Dodge
Gemmy 1 mm Dioptases spread liberally on a matrix of sharp .6 cm white Calcite Rhombs. Classic Tsumeb all the way, and getting harder to find!
3D75 - Copper in Calcite (ex. Brown Univ.) - $ 95 SOLD Houghton County, Michigan, USA thumbnail, 1.8 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm ex. Marilyn Dodge
Intergrown Copper and Calcite that this region is so noted for. The presentation side had good clarity and superb striations in the Calcite, but the back is unusual for its Copper intergrown with sharp scalenohedron Calcite faces. Nice thumb, and actually better in person yet.
4JB12-LC70 - Calcite on Quartz - $ 150 SOLD St. Andreasberg, Harz Mtns., Germany small cabinet, 8.5 x 6.5 x 3.3 cm
Old (1936) twinned nailhead Calcite on a matrix of multi-generational quartz sprinkled with Chalcopyrites. An important piece from a classic locality for the serious Calcite collector. The striated faces have good vitreous luster, and only very minor wear in just a few spots.
4JD22 - Sodalite in Calcite - $ 450 SOLD Sar-E-Sang, Badakshan Valley, Laghman Province, Afghanistan miniature, 4.7 x 4.4 x 2.4 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This specimen is one of the most elegant examples I have seen in a long time, from the famous early 1980s finds at the New Nevada Mine in the old Batopilas silver District. These specimens were brought to market by John Whitmire at the time. Steven Sinotte was a collector and part-time dealer at the old Desert Inn when they came out, and obtained this for his collection in the early picks. It is elegantly balanced, on just the right amount of calcite matrix pedestal. It shows a CLASSIC, and very fine, herringbone pattern of crystallized spinel-twinned silver crystals interlinked with one another. The crystal cluster is robust, not fragile and "bendy" as are so many from these finds (particularly from silvers found a few years later). This specimen was pictured in the Mineralogical Record article on the find, in 1982: Mineralogical Record vol 12, May-June, page 178, figure 6. It has remained in his collection, and that of his wife, noted glassmaker Rebecca Stewart, ever since a few weeks after it was mined in the early 1980s. Comes with a lucite base for custom display
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