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16edd23a - Malachite pseudo. after Copper, with Wulfenite - $ 6000 SOLD Tsumeb, Namibia cabinet, 9.6 x 7.9 x 5.0 cm ex. Dr. Edward David ex. Marshall Sussman
How many malachite pseudos have we seen form Tsumeb? hundreds? thousands? and almost all after Azurite, too. This one features malachite of velvety nature having completely replaced intricate fans of crystallized copper! It has superb aesthetics, and is even complete on both sides! At one time this was in the Marshall and Charlotte Sussman Collection. Ed obtained it from Stuart Wilensky in 1998, Ed always felt this to be a littl emore unique than other Tsumeb malachites he had owned over the years. If in doubt that it was from Tsumeb at all,the wulfenites prove the point!
34edd114c - Copper - $ 12500 SOLD Champion Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA cabinet, 15.4 x 6.3 x 4.1 cm ex. Dr. Edward David
This is one of the largest AND most dramatic coppers i have ever seen in museums or private collections for this style - a style so characteristic of this mine that it is immediately identifiable to a single mine in a manner so few Michigan coppers are. The intricate networking of the copper crystals is mesmerizing. I have always loved this piece for the dramatic spiral of the major central spinel twin, which curls up through the specimen with other crystals around it and is then cradled at the top in a nest of intricately crystallized smaller copper crystals. That central spinel twin is complete, from top to bottom, with both terminations ticking out! This is a MAJOR copper of a style seldom seen beyond miniature sized specimens, and I cannot emphasize enough the display impact of the 6 inch twin in the middle, in person.
3D34 - Copper ps. Azurite (ex BMNH) - $ 750 SOLD near Georgetown, Grant County, New Mexico, USA miniature, 3.2 x 2.4 x 2.2 cm ex. Marilyn Dodge
Many of these fine pseudos were collected by George English and A.E. Foote in the 1890's and were sold to Eastern collectors and also to European collectors. Note the old label, showing how they compared these to the azurite roses, or "chessylite", more common from France at the time. Today, us Americans are trying to find them and buy them back, by and large! They are from the Rose or Copper Rose mine which is east of the Chino mine. This is a classic New Mexico locality. It isn’t hard to see that with a little cleaning (hard to imagine it wasn’t done before!) this will turn into a prettier specimen with an important provenance. However, given the old history with it, I haven't done the cleaning as I like the old-old look of the set. The blades of copper are amazingly sharp, and their appearance is diminished by the clay attached. In person, its more obvious how sharp they are underneath. NOTE - NOT A THUMBNAIL!
3D38 - Copper (unusual growth) - $ 400 SOLD Central Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA thumbnail, 2.7 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm ex. Marilyn Dodge
Exceptionally well-crystallized specimen of copper, with the largest crystal being a full 1.9 cm! tall. Any larger, and this specimen would be considered a major copper. As it is, it is a major thumbnail. Just look at those crystal faces and that patina. Turn the wrong way in a case, and get comments...
3D63 - Copper, Quartz, Epidote - $ 120 SOLD Phoenix Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA thumbnail, 2.8 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm ex. Marilyn Dodge
Superlative Copper from one of the world’s great localities. The Copper is very well-crystallized, led by a sharp euhedral 1 cm , HOLLOW, crystal. These crystals are intergrown with numerous quality quartz crystals. This is a great thumb!
3D72 - Copper ps. Azurite - $ 600 SOLD Rose Mine, Georgetown District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA thumbnail, 3.4 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm ex. Marilyn Dodge
Stunning pseudo and one of the best of these old classics that I have had – looks like someone just cast the copper in the form of an Azurite rose. It is that sharp and well-defined, with moderate luster and a rich chocolate-brown patina to it. Many of these fine pseudos were collected by George English and A.E. Foote in the 1890's and were sold to Eastern collectors and also to European collectors. This one from the Rose Mine which is east of the Chino mine. This is a classic New Mexico locality, now gone.
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.
3D8 - Copper - $ 350 SOLD Tourjinsk Mine, Bogoslovsk , Perm, Ural Mts., Russia miniature, 4.1 x 2.8 x 2.1 cm ex. Marilyn Dodge
Remarkably complex and aesthetic copper specimen. There are many sets of sharp dentritic growths, large crystals, and possibly even some twinning. With such good luster and habit, 3-dimensionality not to mention the remote locality, this is an excellent miniature (NOT a thumbnail, please note!).
4MC20 - COPPER PS. AFTER ARAGONITE - $ 65 SOLD COROCORO, BOLIVIA thumbnail, 1.5 X 1.3 X 1.2 cm
Classic replacement, of copper completely casting and filling in after the aragonite disappears. Floater!
AGAU-29 - Copper - $ 2750 Champion Mine, Painesdale, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA small cabinet, 8.1 x 3.4 x 3.4 cm
The Champion Mine coppers are quite distinct among worldwide coppers, as you can see here from the style of copper shown. The copper crystals are twinned, and thickly intergrown like in a weaving, all supporting the others to make for a robust, skyscraper-bones-like cluster. A slight cuprite patina gives this one its typical reddish color. To the copper-lover, the Champion Mine pieces (such as this one) are absolutely distinct and recognizable. They seldom turn up for sale, only in old collections . This is aparticularly gracile-looking and attrractive example with its original patina, whereas many have been acid-cleaned over the years to make them in my opinion, too bright.
AZMEX04 - Copper ps. after Cuprite on copper - $ 1500 SOLD Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA miniature, 5.0 x 3.7 x 2.4 cm ex. George A. Koenig ex. Les and Paula Presmyk ex. Seaman Mineralogical Museum
This type of pseudomorph is exceedingly rare in nature. It is an old time specimen that was once part of the Koenig collection at the Seaman Museum at Michigan Tech. Sparkling modified cubes, to .50 cm across, of what was once cuprite, now exhibit the rich brown color of copper. Looking closely at the matrix affords the viewer with glimpses of native copper. This unusual specimen is further enhanced by its pedigree as if it wasn't enough to be originating in America’s premier secondary copper deposit, Bisbee.
AZMEX11 - Copper - $ 2000 New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Pima County, Arizona, USA small cabinet, 6.4 x 4.7 x 4.6 cm ex. Gerald Herfurth ex. Les and Paula Presmyk
This very aesthetic floater is superbly crystallized with modified dodecahedrons, to 2.0 cm across, just a really elegant example of Ajo copper. It was once in the collection of the late Gerald Herfurth and later in Les Presmyk’s possession. I particularly like the free form way the specimen sits up.
AZMEX15 - Copper - $ 2100 SOLD Ray Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, USA small cabinet, 6.3 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm
ex. Jason New collection Very closely resembling Christmas trees is this aesthetic cluster of parallel growth, spinel twinned, lustrous, copper crystals with variegated patina. The largest of the spinel twins measures 5.0 cm in length. True there are larger groups, rarely available, but for sheer quality and beauty, this specimen is just hard to beat. It is one of the most elegant such specimens I have seen, and is a large miniature or small small cab. It has much more style than most, as they tend to be singles and this is a nice triple!
AZMEX38 - Copper - $ 150 SOLD Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA miniature, 4.6 x 3.5 x 2.6 cm ex. Chuck Youngblood ex. David and Emily Stoudt
This copper exhibits fine sculptural form along with a bright, metallic luster. It even has a spinel twin crystal, measuring 2.0 cm across. Chuck Youngblood owned a rock and jewelry shop in Bisbee for decades and sold his personal Bisbee collection to the Stoudts some years ago, 1998. .
AZMEX39 - Copper - $ 95 SOLD Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA thumbnail, 3.0 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm ex. Chuck Youngblood ex. David and Emily Stoudt
I particularly like the branching or dendritic appearance of this specimen. But make no mistake about it, this piece is composed of individual crystals, to .6 cm across. It has bright metallic luster along with its outstanding form. Chuck Youngblood owned a rock and jewelry shop in Bisbee for decades and sold his personal Bisbee collection to the Stoudts some years ago, 1998. .
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