Arizona Mineral Specimens

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A great state for minerals (and mineral shows).  Minerals from Arizona often have wonderful history and fine aesthetics.  Great mines and classic specimens!

 

OKI-620

OKI-620     Rosasite     Silver Bill Mine, Cochise County, Arizona.  Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection.  A very display worthy ball of light blue rosasite sits high on a small piece of matrix.  The matrix is botryoidal goethite and the piece measures 2.8 x 2 x 2 cm.  No damage and mounted in a perky box.  Nice example in a TN sized specimen.  70$

 

 

 

 

 

OKI-500

OKI-500      Pyrite    Magma Mine, Superior, Pinal Co., Arizona.  Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection.  A perfect floater with no damage measuring 2.4 cm in its maximum diameter.  Complex pyritohedron with typical sunken, stepped faces.  Attractive.  40$

 

 

 

 

 

OKI-384

OKI-384    Chalcanthite    Globe, Arizona.  Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection.  A 9 x 6.5 x 3 cm plate of nice blue material.  This micro crystalline material is attractive and translucent.  A colorful addition to any collection.  60$

 

 

 

 

 

 

OKF-576

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OKF-576    Chalcedony Rose    Saddle Mountain, Maricopa Co., Arizona.  Ex Dr. Steve Chamberlain collection.  Circ. 1990.  Unusual location.  Highly fluorescent specimens of concentric form.  These pieces are very translucent, thin and better than most of the new material we are seeing on the market.  Nice specimens to handle, wire wrap or display.  This one measures 7.5 x 3.9 x 1.6 cm and has a light pink cast.  No damage.  20$

 

 

 

 

 

 

OKF-577

OKF-577    Chalcedony Rose    Saddle Mountain, Maricopa Co., Arizona.  Ex Dr. Steve Chamberlain collection.  Circ. 1990.  Unusual location.  Highly fluorescent specimens of concentric form.  These pieces are very translucent, thin and better than most of the new material we are seeing on the market.  Nice specimens to handle, wire wrap or display.  This one measures 5.8 x 4.7 x 1 cm and has a light pink cast.  No damage.  20$

 

 

 

 

OKF-347

OKF-347    Quartz Scepter    Fat Jack Mine, Yavapai Co., Arizona.  Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain collection.  An attractive 4 cm crystal which barely fits into a perky box.  Milky gray color, nice form, minor scepter development, good luster and stepped growth on the prism faces.  Chip to back of specimen along a junction between two termination faces.  Good example.  $40

 

 

 

 

OKF-181

OKF-181    Cuprite    Bisbee, Arizona.  Ex.  Jim Turek collection.  An uncommon specimen for Bisbee this piece measures 6.5 x 5 x 2.8 cm.  It contains a primary vug measuring 3 cm which contains cuprite crystals 2.4 cm each.  No damage within the openings to any of the crystals.  A great example of this rare Bisbee mineral.  $400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OKF-069

OKF-069     Azurite, Malachite and Quartz        New Cornelia Pit, Ajo, Pima Co., Arizona. Ex. Dr. Steven Chamberlain collection.  Here is a both old and beautiful specimen of a desirable mineral. Several large double terminated crystals make up the bulk of the piece which measures 3 x 2.8 x 1.4 cm.  The big crystals are 2.1 to 2.4 cm each.  They run in roughly parallel directions and are attached to a small piece of matrix.  They are of the highest luster and complex in their crystallography.  A tiny cluster of quartz crystals are attached to the base of one of the azurites.  The malachite alteration on several of the azurite’s surfaces adds nice contrast in colors.  Its luster is lower and the surfaces created by the pseudomorph is not as smooth as the original azurite.  This is an exceptional TN specimen from an unusual location.  500$

 

 

 

 

 

OKF-066

OKF-066     Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite    Morenci Mine, Greenlee Co., Arizona. Ex. Dr. Steven Chamberlain collection.  For the Morenci Mine this is a very unusual piece.  The entire specimen is a single azurite crystal measuring 2.4 x 2.4 x 1.7 cm which has been replaced by malachite. The surface has a satin like luster which in combination with the curved crystal faces produces a play of colors ranging from almost black to a very light green when turned.  This unusual characteristic is impossible to show in photos.  A very attractive specimen from an important mining district.  Damage free.  Specimen is glued into the Perky box’s base…possibly a floater.  275$

 

 

 

 

 

 

OKF-046

OKF-046    Hematite   Quartzite, Yuma Co., Arizona.  Impressive, competition grade TN specimen from an unusual locale.  This cluster just fits in a TN case when sitting at an angle.  It measures 4.8 x 2.8 x 2 cm.  Really nice specimen.  110$

 

 

 

 

 

 

OKD-368

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OKD-368     Azurite and Malachite      Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona.  Ex. Nancy Collins Collection.   This large specimen appears to be from a seam where the display face had a few minor contacts with the opposing wall. These are the brown spots where matrix shows through, not damage.  The crystals are sharply formed azurites and malachites between .2 and .5 cm each in length.  The entire specimen measures 16.5 x 8.5 x 6 cm and has the one primary display face.  It sits up well for display.  There is some mineralization on the back but there is really only one display face.  A nice large North American classic.  5,000$

 

 

 

 

 

OKD-369

OKD-369     Azurite and Malachite      Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona.  Ex. Nancy Collins Collection.   This block of azurite matrix has large regions which are hollowed out and filed by azurite crystalline druze.  Measures 8 x 9 x 6 cm.  Very bright.  1,500$

 

 

 

 

 

 

OKD-361

OKD-361   Azurite   Morenci, Arizona.   Ex. Nancy Collins Collection.  A nice big block with a couple of dozen balls of deep blue azurite crystals to .8 cm each.  Most are very clean while a few have some coatings.  There is minor green malachite coatings for contrast in the form of druze on the sides of the block and some on the display face.   Top left of specimen has a vug which is also lined with crystals.  The piece could be displayed in several ways, none requiring support.  12 x 9 x 9 cm with the display face measuring about 10 x 7 cm.  No damage.  Very attractive piece.  500$

 

 

 

 

 

OKD-341

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OKD-341    Wulfenite   Red Cloud Mine, Yuma Co., Arizona.   Ex. Nancy Collins Collection.   This fine thumbnail sized specimen measures 1.6 cm on edge.  There is a tiny spot of matrix on this fully terminated crystal making it perfect for mounting.  Good color, no damage, nice form and luster all make this a desirable specimen.  65$

 

 

 

 

 

 

OKD-129

OKD-129    Andradite  Stanley Butte, Graham County, Arizona.  Good piece with crystals to 1.2 cm each which are intergrown, as always at this location, and cover entire front of specimen and much of one side.  Fine luster and form.  Damage free on display face.   40$

 

 

 

 

 

 

OKB-590

OKB-590    Malachite pseudo after Azurite   Bisbee, AZ   Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection.  3.2 x 2.2 cm blade of malachite with a small rider blade on one side.  Classic.  45$

 

 

 

 

 

 

OKB-220

OKB-220    Wulfenite    Red Cloud Mine, Arizona.   Fantastic, translucent red/ orange crystals to almost 2 cm rise off brown matrix.  Very aesthetic.  250$

 

 

 

 

 

OKB-280

OKB-281

OKB-282

OKB-283

OKB-284

OKB-280 thru OKB-284   Glauberite   Camp Verde, Arizona.  These specimens are good ones for the location.  They range in size from 8 to 5 cm each and are a pseudomorph of selenite.  Very stable for glauberite.  Price is posted by each image.

 

 

 

 

 

OKA-836

OKA-836 Azurite Morenci, Arizona. This is one of the nicest small crystal balls I have seen from this site lately. Big crystals to over 2.5 cm compose the 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm ball. Deep blue color is quite showy on this piece from this mine now closed to collectors. 55$

 

 

 

 

 

 

OKB-006

OKB-006 Quartz Scepters Washington Camp, Arizona. I have seen crate after crate of poor specimens from this site. Here is one of the best I have seen. It is 9 x 8 cm plate of scepters to over 4 cm each. They stand off of and lay sideways at various angle creating a nice display. Stems are horizontally striated and milky while the caps are clear. There is still some cleaning needed mud stains remain on some of the stems. Some damage to points at edges where it shoud be expected but central points are fine. Excellent example. 110$

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