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Updated September 20, 2014

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Fluorite on Quartz
 

September 20th - The biggest news at the show was the inky blue fluorite specimens from the Huanggang mine in Inner Mongolia, China.  These were first seen at the 2014 Sainte Marie show this past June.  Jinan Chinese Mineral Trading Company was the source for most of these seen around Denver.  I picked up several from them and a few from Isaias Casanova and Geoff Krasnov who got to him before I did.  The fluorite is set on ivory white quartz that appears to have been moderately altered by a subsequent phase of quartz mineralization or perhaps during the fluorite phase. The fluorite crystals are rounded in appearance due to modifications of the cubic form by numerous other crystal faces.   Anyway, they are quite attractive.

 
Scheelite from California
September 20th Jack Crowley, of Reno, Nevada, had a group of specimens of white scheelite crystals on garnet matrix from the Merril Prospect, Coyote Ridge, Inyo County, California.  The crystal form is somehwat rounded but distinct.  They are brightly fluorescent under SW UV light. Jack made me an offer so I purchased the entire lot.
Mimetite & Wulfenite from Iran
September 20th Ian Bruce had a selection of new mimetite and wulfenite specimens from Iran.  It is not possible for Americans to import specimens from Iran but European nationals can import them.  The only chance for us to get some of these is when they are presented at an American Show.

Fluorite from Iran

September 20th Ian Bruce had a selection of new mimetite and wulfenite specimens from Iran.  It is not possible for Americans to import specimens from Iran but European nationals can import them.  The only chance for us to get some of these is when they are presented at an American Show.  

Botallackite
September 20th
Lastly from Ian are specimens of botallackite from Cligga Head in Cornwall, England.  Botallackite is a rare species containing copper     

Gold from Calfornia

Gold from Nevada

Gold from Nevada
 

September 20th 
GOLD! - I picked up a number of interesting specimens including several very rare pieces from the Olinghouse mine in Washoe County, Nevada.  There are also some interesting locality specimens from California, Colorado and Montana in this group.
 

Altaite
September 20th
When was the last time you saw new slabs of variscite from the famous Clay Canyon locality? Nevada dealer Alan Day had these.
Rhodochrosite - South Africa
Rhodochrosite - South Africa
Leadhillite from Scotland
 
September 20th
Mixed Minerals -   Here is a mixed group of interesting specimens found at the show.
Past Shows & Reports
PLEASE NOTE: The minerals that were offered on these pages are all sold
1999
Munich Show
2000
Sainte Marie Show
Munich Show
2001
Sainte Marie Show
Munich Show
2002
Tucson Show
Sainte Marie Show
Denver Show
Munich Show
2003
Tucson Show
Sainte Marie Show
East Coast Show
Denver Show
Munich Show
2004
Tucson Show
West Coast Show
East Coast Show
Denver Show
Munich Show
2005
Tucson Show
West Coast Show
East Coast Show
Denver Show
Munich Show
2006
Tucson Show
Bologna Show
Sainte Marie Show
East Coast Show
Munich Show
2007
Tucson Show
Dallas Show
East Coast Show
Denver Show
Munich Show
2008
Tucson Show
West Coast Show
East Coast Show
Denver Show
Munich Show
2009
Tucson Show
West Coast Show
East Coast Show
Denver Show
Munich Show

2010
Tucson Show
San Francisco Show
East Coast Show
Denver Show

Munich Show

2011
Tucson Show
San Francisco Show
East Coast Show
Denver Show
Munich Show

2012
Tucson Show
West Coast Show
East Coast Show
Denver Show  
Munich Show

2013
Tucson Show
Sainte Marie Show
Crystal Days (Poland)
Munich Show

  2014
Tucson Show
Denver Show 

 



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