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ex. Marilyn Dodge
Highly lustrous and complete all the way around save for one small area, this is an excellent example of a habit of Pyrite is hard to find.
Extremely rare tabular mass of massive native iron; this is from remote Disko Island. It may not be pretty, but this is an important specimen for the species. Supposedly it was Carl Bosch's though no old label survives to prove it.
ex. Chuck Houser ex. Gerry Clark ex. Jesse Fisher and Joan Kureczka
This is the almost unattainable Holy Grail of tourmaline collectors, to own one of the famous 1972 San Diego bluecaps - and not just any bluecap; but an unrepaired specimen with the best lustre and glassy top. Only a few dozen of this calibre were mined by Bill Larson and Ed Swoboda with their team of helpers, that winter. Most are singles, with no accenting matrix. Of the larger pieces, most are now housed in institutions. What comes to market today are few and far between, seldom any of consequence. This is the best one I have had to offer since 1998, when the Barlow collection was dispersed. It is an intensely colored crystal with the best color atop, a thick band of riveting blue. More importantly, it is from the core pocket, with the lustrous terminations, as opposed to the several dozen further pieces recovered in nearby pockets (which had less lustre and less intense color). This specimen is accented nicely by a bit of lavender lepidolite encrusting over the top, and by a swirl of white Albite at the base. Despite its thickness, it has intense color (as you can plainly see...the pics are NOT taken with backlighting except for the bottom photo). The reason for this unusual intensity in such a fat crystal is that the piece tapers towards the base, from the more equant termination, thus allowing more light to come through. Else, it would be as opaque as these generally are, except at the tips.
ex. Klaus Neumann
This piece is from the edge of the famous Blue Cap pocket in the 1970s, what we in San Diego called affectionately the greycap pocket. It is a faint blue in color a tthe termination, but really more a mix of pale green and lavender with a colorless zone atop that gives the illusions of the hint of blue. This piece is a very robust single crystal, complete all around but for a small ding on one corner. Part of the value of these pieces also lays in teh intense pink core, which was traditionally often used for carving rough
ex. John White
Extremely rare mass of terrestrial native iron in rock; this is from remote Disko Island. It may not be pretty, but this is an important specimen for the species. Native iron is EXTREMELY RARE in igneous rocks, even though it forms the majority of the earth’s core. This is from the Type Locality, remote Disko Island, Greenland and is richly speckled with bright, metallic native iron in basalt matrix. This is old, rare, and seldom seen. Most native iron is extra-terrestrial. This one, however, is from some of the oldest crustal elements humans will ever access, and is a rare find to make it into the hands of specimen collections. (TYPE LOCALITY for a major native element , which i find amazing!!!). The old David New label is overwritten by White's notes that the piece is very rich (even the photos here show you the reddish blebs visible in the matrix).
6.5 x 6.0 x 3.5 cm. A showy and excellent specimen of lustrous, parallel-growth hematite "iron roses" from the famous Morchnerkar area of Austria. Complete all-around, essentially pristine with only one point of attachment. This is a VERY DRAMATIC PIECE with incredible 3-dimensionality and a stark contrast of the thin, metallic, red rutiles against the jet black hematite. The rutiles, though small, are very flashy and complexly reticulated. Ex. Wein the noted Alpine collecting specialist Rolf Wein. Wein purchased this fine piece in July, 1982 from Alois Steiner.
2.9 x 2.4 x 1.7 cm. From the accompanying literature: "Nantan iron meteorites represent one of the rare witnessed iron meteorite falls in the world. The fall was vividly recorded (in Chinese records): ''During summertime in May of Jiajing 11th year, stars fell from the northwest direction, five to six fold long, waving like snakes and dragons. They were bright as lightning and disappeared in seconds.'' These records show the meteorite to have fallen in the year 1516 AD. The fall site was not discovered until much later, in 1958. The specimens have a coarse octahedral structure, and contain 92.35% iron and 6.96% nickel, belonging to IIICD classification of Wasson et al. (1980’s)." Own a piece of both natural AND human history! This specimen weighs 26 grams.
7.8 x 3.5 x 0.6 cm. Native iron is EXTREMELY RARE in igneous rocks, even though it forms the majority of the earth’s core. This OLD-TIME, sawed slab is from the Type Locality, remote Disko Island, Greenland and is richly speckled with bright, metallic native iron in basalt matrix. This specimen dates to the late 1800s and has a fine provenance. Ex. American Museum of Natural History and Larry Conklin Collections. This is old, rare, and seldom seen. Most native iron is extra-terrestrial. This one, however, is from some of the oldest crustal elements humans will ever access, and is a rare find to make it into the hands of specimen collections.
7.9 x 4.2 x 3.9 cm. A LARGE meteorite from a witnessed fall! From the accompanying literature: "Nantan iron meteorites represent one of the rare witnessed iron meteorite falls in the world. The fall was vividly recorded (in Chinese records): “During summertime in May of Jiajing 11th year, stars fell from the northwest direction, five to six fold long, waving like snakes and dragons. They were bright as lightning and disappeared in seconds.'' These records show the meteorite to have fallen in the year 1516 AD. The fall site was not discovered until much later, in 1958. The specimens have a coarse octahedral structure, and contain 92.35% iron and 6.96% nickel, belonging to IIICD classification of Wasson et al (1980’s).” This is a VERY LARGE one, weighing 223 grams!
3.0 x 2.2 x 0.9 cm, 2.4 x 2.0 x 1.2 cm, 2.1 x 2.1 x 2.0 cm. Three meteorites from Nantan, China. From the accompanying literature: "Nantan iron meteorites represent one of the rare witnessed iron meteorite falls in the world. The fall was vividly recorded (in Chinese records): ''During summertime in May of Jiajing 11th year, stars fell from the northwest direction, five to six fold long, waving like snakes and dragons. They were bright as lightning and disappeared in seconds.'' These records show the meteorite to have fallen in the year 1516 AD. The fall site was not discovered until much later, in 1958. The specimens have a coarse octahedral structure, and contain 92.35% iron and 6.96% nickel, belonging to IIICD classification of Wasson et al (1980’s)." These 3 specimens weigh a total of 30 grams.
2.4 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm, 2.4 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm, 2.2 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm, 2.2 x 1.4 x 0.4 cm. From the accompanying literature: "Nantan iron meteorites represent one of the rare witnessed iron meteorite falls in the world. The fall was vividly recorded (in Chinese records): ''During summertime in May of Jiajing 11th year, stars fell from the northwest direction, five to six fold long, waving like snakes and dragons. They were bright as lightning and disappeared in seconds.'' These records show the meteorite to have fallen in the year 1516 AD. The fall site was not discovered until much later, in 1958. The specimens have a coarse octahedral structure, and contain 92.35% iron and 6.96% nickel, belonging to IIICD classification of Wasson et al (1980''s)." Own a piece of both natural AND human history! These 4 specimens weigh a total of 25 grams.
4.2 x 1.9 x 0.7 cm. From the accompanying literature: "Nantan iron meteorites represent one of the rare witnessed iron meteorite falls in the world. The fall was vividly recorded (in Chinese records): ''During summertime in May of Jiajing 11th year, stars fell from the northwest direction, five to six fold long, waving like snakes and dragons. They were bright as lightning and disappeared in seconds.'' These records show the meteorite to have fallen in the year 1516 AD. The fall site was not discovered until much later, in 1958. The specimens have a coarse octahedral structure, and contain 92.35% iron and 6.96% nickel, belonging to IIICD classification of Wasson et al (1980''s)." This specimen weighs 13 grams.
3.2 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm (largest). From the accompanying literature: "Nantan iron meteorites represent one of the rare witnessed iron meteorite falls in the world. The fall was vividly recorded (in Chinese records): ''During summertime in May of Jiajing 11th year, stars fell from the northwest direction, five to six fold long, waving like snakes and dragons. They were bright as lightning and disappeared in seconds.'' These records show the meteorite to have fallen in the year 1516 AD. The fall site was not discovered until much later, in 1958. The specimens have a coarse octahedral structure, and contain 92.35% iron and 6.96% nickel, belonging to IIICD classification of Wasson et al (1980''s)." These 2 specimens weigh 10 grams each.
2.4 x 2.0 x 0.8 cm. Native iron is extremely rare in igneous rocks, even though it forms the majority of the Earth’s core. This old-time specimen is from remote Disko Island, Greenland and is a nodule richly speckled with bright, metallic, rust-brown native iron. The native iron formed as nodules in basalt. This specimen dates to the late 1800s and comes with an old, faded, printed label. The collection this came out of was a museum stash dating to prior to World War I.
3.3 x 2.4 x 1.4 cm, 2.6 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm, 1.5 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm. From the accompanying literature: "Nantan iron meteorites represent one of the rare witnessed iron meteorite falls in the world. The fall was vividly recorded (in Chinese records): ''During summertime in May of Jiajing 11th year, stars fell from the northwest direction, five to six fold long, waving like snakes and dragons. They were bright as lightning and disappeared in seconds.'' These records show the meteorite to have fallen in the year 1516 AD. The fall site was not discovered until much later, in 1958. The specimens have a coarse octahedral structure, and contain 92.35% iron and 6.96% nickel, belonging to IIICD classification of Wasson et al (1980s)." These 3 specimens weigh a total of 25 grams.
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