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OKG-678

OKG-678    Gypsum     Roncari Quarry (Tilcon Quarry), Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut.  A fine example of a relatively common mineral which is exceedingly rare at this quarry.  I know of only five, three of which I have acquired.  This would rank as the second best of the lot.  Nice babingtonites are even more common!  This specimen is a floater which was encased in mud.  Only three tiny spots show contact, through the mud onto matrix.  All matrix contacts are on back and none of these are distracting, even if viewed from the back.  Essentially a floater.  Gemmy and clear internally.  Etched surface which looks like a clear Afghani spodumene crystal.  Attractive, interesting but first and foremost, a rare piece for this locale.  6.9 x 3.7 x 3 cm.  400$

 

 

 

 

OKG-105

OKG-105     Calcite and Quartz Stalactite     Roncari Quarry (Tilcon Quarry), Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut.  A nicely formed stalactite measuring 12 cm.  Small crystals of calcite and quartz coat every surface.  One of the rare stalactites from Roncari which are totally clean.  No damage.  Very large for the location.  495$

 

 

 

 

 

OKI-749

OKI-749     Calcite and Quartz      Roncari Quarry (Tilcon Quarry), Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut.   This plate of crystals is composed of large schalenohedral calcites to 4 cm each which were followed by tiny quartz crystals.  The calcites are a tan to cream color and very translucent.  The luster is high and the piece is damage free.  Edge contacts only and back of specimen shows casts after some botryoidal mineral now gone.  12 x 11.6 x 5.5 cm.  The piece stands on edge for display.  Quite extraordinary for Roncari.  795$

 

 

 

 

 

OKG-346

OKG-346     Quartz and Chlorite     Roncari Quarry (Tilcon Quarry), Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut.  There was a single pocket of these odd things found in the early 2000s.  Most were grown together and unsuitable as collector’s specimens due to the extensive damage they suffered.  This nice miniature, however, is quite attractive.  It is 4.6 x 2.8 x 2 cm overall.  Big crystal is single terminated.  There are several quartz points which are clipped off and healed over by chlorite.  Only one crystal on backside of piece looks broke and not healed.  This is very clean for the material to have come from this pocket.  Damage wise, the best piece.  295$

 

 

 

 

 

OKG-297

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OKG-297     Babingtonite and Prehnite after Anhydrite      Roncari Quarry (Tilcon Quarry), Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut.  The Roncari Quarry does not produce the nicest babs in the region.  Several road cuts and the Lane Quarry hold those rights.  This is the finest TN specimen from the Roncari of this rare mineral of which I am aware.  It is fantastic for any east coast locality.  The piece is compsed of one, possibly two, complex crystal(s) which are high in luster and free of damage.  The back shows the crystals are overgrown on missing anhydrites and partially filled in by an unknown, tan/ gold mineral (likely stipnomeline).  The back is just plain ugly.  Minor prehnite on base which shows contact.  A fine, big, completion grade, east coast TN.  3.2 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm.  1,750$

 

 

 

 

 

OKG-144

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Bottom showing casts

OKG-144    Quartz Casts after Anhydrite with Hematite    Roncari Quarry (Tilcon Quarry), Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut.  A visually stunning piece which is numerous exceptional quartz casts after anhydrite crystals in a slightly divergent cluster.  The piece measures 4.8 x 4 x 2 cm.  Great condition.  One cast on back is incomplete.  I've captured this well in the photo of the back...it looks worse than it is...almost all of these casts tend to have some open or broken areas.  This aesthetic piece stands on edge for display.   A truly beautiful specimen which shows how fine these rare specimen can be.  Out of all the different specimens found here, these are likely to be the ones which reach "classic" status.  They are as nice as any quartz casts from anywhere in the world and better than almost any.  I would highly recommended this specimen.   395$

 

 

 

 

 

OKG-137

OKG-137    Calcite and Quartz casts after Anhydrite     Roncari Quarry (Tilcon Quarry), Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut.  This is one of the nicer pices of this uncommon material.  It measures 8.4 x 5 x 3.4 cm.  Several very attractive double terminated calcites, the biggest being 3.6 cm.  They are translucent and lustrous.  The piece is very clean with the exception of a couple small quartz crystals being missing on the backside near the base.  The backsides of the casts are open and the piece is mounted on acrylic (temporary or permanent, depending on what the new owner would prefer).  Great piece!  750$

 

 

 

 

 

OKG-271

Close up, top crystal point toward left "Wilbur"

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OKI-748    Calcite and Quartz     Roncari Quarry (Tilcon Quarry), Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut.  This piece is coated by a druze of calcite, quartz and hematite and followed by larger crystals of white to clear quartz of exceptional quality.  The quartz is the most rare form for the quarry with only about a dozen known specimens.  They are stepped in growth on their prism faces similar to the modern Russian quartz and up to 3.1cm each and both single and double terminated.  Very unique.  There are five of these fine crystals on the matrix front.  All except one are clustered together and the smallest is separated.  The calcites are twins to .7 cm each and are selectively coated by hematite.  This piece is a small plate measuring 7.1 x 5.1 x 2.3 cm overall.  The only contact is approx. 25 to 30 % of the edges.  There is a tiny pin head sized chip on one termination of the top crystal.  There is only one specimen of this material which is known that I feel “may“ be better.  That one only has one single terminated crystal and was retained by it‘s finder, his feeling it, or this one, rank as the most important specimens found at Roncari.  I think this is the best of the two.  You’d think there would be more of this form of calcite out there, but I’m convinced that they are exceedingly rare.  Reasonably aesthetic…super rare.  1,900$

 

 

 

 

 

Specimen 1

NEW Specimen 1... is a large "hedgehog" of Quartz on Calcite with Hematite.  The collector has held this in his personal collection until several weeks ago (new house, new son, lots of new expenses) when he decided to sell it along with the rest of his Roncari suite.  Circ. 2000, this specimen was probably one of the first really substantial specimens collected at Roncari.  The piece measures 15.5 x 12.5 x 9 cm.  There is one tiny quartz point missing that can be noticed with close inspection.  It is on the top, toward the very back edge.  It does not show when the specimen is displayed properly and is trivial when overall consideration is given to how impressive this specimen is with its many hundreds of points jutting in all directions.  Other than one large calcite most of the calcites are not very noticeable, or aesthetic, but they do provide good contrast for the alpine quality quartz.  There are tiny hematite balls in red and black all over the quartz and calcite.    There were two pieces recovered from this pocket, both in this cabinet to large cabinet size range.  This and the other are equally nice.  $2,000

 

 

 

 

 

Specimen 2

NEW  Specimen 2... is one of the the best Hematite coated Quartz on Stipnomeline with Calcite which I have seen from this quarry.  I am only aware of a handful of specimens with the same characteristics as this one.  They are common minerals (except the stipnomeline from this zone at the quarry) but they normally do not form aesthetic displays like this one.  The specimen is 9.7 x 6.7 x 5 cm overall.  It should probably be described as a hematite encrustation pseudomorph after quartz.  The quartz are the color of dried blood... a deep, brownish red.  One crystal has a healed crack near the base of the specimen that is totally stable.  All crystals, even those on the edges are in great shape.  No damage.  You own the other fine piece of this type.  $1,300

 

 

 

 

 

Specimen 3

NEW  Specimen 3...    Calcite on Quartz Cast after Anhydrite with Hematite   This is truly an exceptional piece for the Roncari and for that matter a fine specimen for almost any world-wide locality.  The quartz are beautifully formed, large (to 2 cm each) crystals which are encrustation pseudomorphs after anhydrite.  They are darkened by red hematite creating a nice color contrast between these two common mineral species.  On this a large, complex calcite with hematite phantoms and coatings is wrapped.  It is very translucent with a waxy to glassy luster, depending on which surface you are viewing.  It is a thing of beauty and will be a treat for the collector of exceptional miniatures to small cabinet sized pieces.  It is a double terminated floater with only a small area of contact which is now completely healed.  5.4 x 4 x 3.5 cm.  Common minerals create this piece, which here, are perfection in every regard.  Absolutely spotless.  Impressive in person...only so, so in photographs.  800$

 

 

 

 

 

OKG-043

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Edge with monor contact near base

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OKG-043    Quartz, Calcite and minor Hematite on Quartz Stalcatites   Roncari Quarry (Tilcon Quarry), Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut.  This large dome of crystals is a spectacular specimen for this local.  It measures 13 x 10 x 10 cm and has minor edge base contact which is actually the cross sections of several stalactites.  I’ve searched the specimen with 10x and only find only one tiny quartz crystal partially missing.  I don’t think this can be noticed with the eye unless pointed out.  It is in exceptional condition and views great from any side and back.  It is a big sparkling ball of crystals!  The calcites are complex and both single and double terminated.  They are very translucent approaching transparent and reach 3.5 cm each.  The quartz is of alpine quality and has minor hematites in areas (most on back of piece).  An amazing east coast specimen that is definitely in the top ten ever collected from this locale.  Certainly a museum caliber specimen.   $3,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

OKG-016

OKG-016    Prehnite on Calcite Scepter     Roncari Quarry (Tilcon Quarry), Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut.  This is the largest and finest single crystal recovered from this unique pocket.  One side of the crystal is coated with prehnite balls which have a moderate hematite coating of a brownish red color.  There is no damage.  I purchased this entire pocket and there may have been three or four specimens total without damage (collapsed pocket with no clay).  None were nearly as nice as this one.  It was so lucky that the largest crystal from the find was one of the few without any problems.  How rare is that!?  The luster is glossy to satin depending on what face you observe.  This contrast is nice and the selective face hematite coatings around the tip also add appeal and increase the aesthetic value of the piece.  9 x 5 x 4.2 cm overall.  This is an rare treasure which would be a killer in any top calcite collection.  2,100$

 

 

 

 

 

OKI-743

NEW  OKI-743    Quartz and Calcite and Hematite     Roncari Quarry (Tilcon Quarry), Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut.  This large quartz and calcite cluster measures 15.6 x 10 x 7 cm.  The double and single terminated crystals which compose this fine specimen are of alpine quality and are up to and over 2 cm each.  They are spotted with red and black hematite balls which create a nice visual appear providing a means to better differentiate the individual crystals.  The calcite is light gray to clear and dominates one edge of the specimen.  There in no damage to the main body of the piece.  All contacts, and a couple of small missing crystals are along the edges and not distracting.  The backside is partially mineralized as well but not display worthy.  Certainly an exceptional specimen from this unusual find.   $1,800

 

 

 

 

 

OKG-057

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OKG-057    Calcite on Calcite and Quartz with Hematite    Roncari Quarry (Tilcon Quarry), Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut.  A large domical plate of calcite in two generations.  The piece measures 13 x 10 x 7.3 cm overall and sits flat, displaying wonderfully.  The dome of crystal shows complex calcites to 2.2 cm each on primary light gray calcites and clear quartz.  This piece is a real winner…I have only seen approximately a half dozen calcites that exhibit this form and have these fine phantoms on selective faces.   This specimen eclipses all others being at least twice as big and having large, more displayable, clear, damage free crystals.  Some of the phantoms are internal while others are on the crystal surfaces.  Edge contacts… along one edge that encroach into the body of the piece slightly.  This would be the backside of the specimen anyways.  I find two tiny dings, “Wilbers”, with 10x.  Eye clean.  A wonderful display piece that is the finest specimen of its kind from the Roncari Quarry.  $1,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

OKI-746

NEW  OKI-746    Calcite on Quartz Casts after Anhydrite with Hematite    Roncari Quarry (Tilcon Quarry), Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut.  A visually stunning piece which is a section of matrix coated by several exceptional quartz casts after anhydrite crystals nested within a grouping of hematite phantom calcites.  The specimen measures 10.5 x 8 x 7.4 cm.  Most contact surfaces are regrown and the frontal face and side views are killer.  There is a cleaved calcite on backside which won't show if displayed with the correct side forward.  The casts are the best I have seen from Roncari.  The clear crystals are both double and single terminated and have an attractive hematite coating.  The calcites are sharply formed and show selective face coatings.  Beautiful in person.  A truly beautiful specimen which shows how fine these rare specimen can be.  $2,500. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OKI-443

OKI-443     Amethyst      RESERVED     Rose Street, Bellingham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.  Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection.  Intense purple crystal measuring 2.4 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm.  It is a floater with a tiny backside ding and rub.  Minor crystal contact on base and tiny rub on front.  Exceptional even with the small problems…most of which don’t show from the front, anyway.  The color is the best of any TN sized specimen from this locale which I have seen.  A fine piece for 95$

 

 

 

 

 

OKI-439

OKI-439     Pyrite      RESERVED    Magma Mine, Pinal Co., Arizona.  Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection.  A beautiful floater of impeccable form.  The luster is great and each face is very slightly concave.  There are a couple of very tiny chips that are no distraction to this outstanding specimen.  2.2 cm in average diameter.  Very symmetrical.  40$

 

 

 

 

 

 

OKI-433

OKI-433    Pyrite     RESERVED    Chester, Windsor County, Vermont.  Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection.  An exceptionally fine example with zero damage and aesthetic galore.  There are about a half dozen pyrites to 1.7 cm each here that are intergrown on the upper surface of the schist matrix.  Perfectly trimmed.  Pyrites are dominated by cubic form with very minor octahedral modifications to each corner.  Moderate luster.   2.9 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm overall.  A killer pyrite specimen.  120$

 

 

 

 

 

OKI-462

OKI-462    Chalcanthite     RESERVED    Santa Rita Mts., Pima County, Arizona.  Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection.  Prev. Dr. George Robinson, exhibited Burlington show, 2000.  2.2 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm overall.  Strong curve to this specimen which displays nicely.  Rich blue color in several shades.  No Damage.  Deeply striated and attractive.  90$

 

 

 

 

 

OKI-459

Close up of fluorite seam

OKI-459    Witherite    RESERVED     Minerva Mine, Cave In Rock, Harden Co., Illinois.  Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection.  A shapely TN specimen composed of one crystal.  Minor purple fluorite fills a healed seam on one side.  3 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm overall.  Typical color, translucence and form.  Single terminated, zero damage. 80$

 

 

 

 

 

OKI-458

OKI-458    Realgar     RESERVED    Getchell Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada.  Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection.  A beautiful floater which measures 2.4 x 1.5 x .7 cm.  It is composed of bright red crystals in a semi-parallel growth aggregate.  A rare find of exceptional quality.  No damage.  170$

 

 

 

 

 

OKI-455

OKI-455     Pyromorphite    RESERVED   Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, PA.  Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection.  Prev. Dr. George Robinson.  This 1.5 cm cluster is a floater with fantastic crystal form.  What makes it truly exceptional is the vibrant green color, which is much darker than any other Wheatley piece I’ve seen.  Although small, thing of beauty!  140$

 

 

 

 

 

OKI-453

OKI-453     Pyrite and Sphalerite   French Creek Mines, St. Peter, Chester County, PA.  Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection.  Circ. 1979.  A showy example composed of what I would describe as a grouping of crystals measuring 2.5 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm.  The specimen shows wonderfully when viewed from any direction.  Very fine, no pyrite disease issues with good specimens like this from this classic east coast locality.  No damage.  50$

 

 

 

 

 

OK-008

OK-008    Vesuvianite    RESERVED    Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada.  If you have been looking for a killer TN from here, then you’ve found it.  This single crystal is a brilliant green and of the highest luster.  3.2 cm overall.  Totally damage free the aesthetic piece tapers down form its large (.8 cm on edge) to a narrow base.  Looks like a club or baseball bat.  The termination is fantastic!  This is one of those specimens which you will spend a lot of time staring at thinking, how could something ever form so perfectly like this!?  Worth every penny…and more.  280$

 

 

 

 

 

OKI-193...this is the true color (clear)

OKI-193    Phenacite   RESERVED   Mt. Antero, Chafee Co., Colorado.  Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection,  Ed Over collector circ. 1979.  A beautiful, yet small double terminated crystal on mica books.  The crystal is generally gemmy but has moderate inclusions, is sharp in its form and measures 1.2 cm.  The piece is a TN specimen measuring 1.8 x 1.1 x .9 cm overall.  A tiny aquamarine is embedded in one side of the phenacite (only a couple of mm long).  No damage.  200$

 

 

 

 

 

OKF-082

OKF-082    Copper pseudo. After Azurite    Georgetown District, Grant Co., NM.  Ex. Dr. Steven Chamberlain collection.  These are such neat specimens…the azurite rose is completely replaced by the low luster copper yet its form is preserved in most details.  This one measures 3.1 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm and ahs crystals to approx. 1.5 cm wide.  These are not veryy common anymore so damage free, well formed pieces like this one are becoming difficult to find except in old collections.  100$

 

 

 

 

 

OKI-086

OKI-086    Scheelite     Xiang Fang Pu Mine, Chen Zhou, Hunan Prov., China.  This is the second of the two of these fine specimen which I have.  Both are truly exceptional mineral specimens: rare, aesthetic, damage free, lustrous, highly fluorescent….I could go on.  This one is a cluster of crystals to 5.3 cm on edge which measures 8.1 x 6.5 x 6 cm.  Floater!  There might be one tiny rub on the edge of one crystal but it looks clean to me.  Exceptional contemporary specimen which I have seen no more of over the past couple of years.  There may be no more of these and there were only a handful in the first place!  850$

 

 

 

 

 

OKE-057

OKE-057    Selenite    Red River Floodway, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  9 cm cluster with one large swallow-tail twin.  One ding to a crystal in the body of the ball.  85$

 

 

 

 

OKI-584

OKI-584    Petarasite    RESERVED De-Mix Quarry, Mt. St-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada.  Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection.  A type locality piece fairly complete crystal of this exceptionally rare mineral.  The blocky crystal measures 1.2 x 1.2 x .4 cm and it sits high on a small section of calcite.  Aegerine needles present as an accessory.  The crystal has on edge missing but is otherwise complete and in decent shape, which is quite uncommon in itself.  2.3 x 1.3 x 1.4 cm overall.  Good color and luster to the petarasite.  A real find for the MSH collector.  150$

 

 

 

 

 

NOVS-4 RESERVED

Front and back view of great cluster with red uvites. 25$

 

 

 

 

 

OKI-565

This pic shows the propper color

OKI-565    Titanite    RESERVED     Divino, Brazil.  Ex. Nancy Collins Collection.  A fine twin of titanite measuring 3 x 1.5 x .9 cm.  Gemmy in areas.  A rich greenish yellow color with very high luster and balanced form.  Base contact and a couple tiny abrasions but overall in nice shape.  Several pics are too dark.   90$

 

 

 

 

 

OKB-205

OKB-205    Rhodocrosite on Sphalerite   RESERVED    Peru.  Druze of pink rhodo. fully covers a 6.5 x 5 x 4 cm piece.  15$

 

 

 

 

OKF-218

OKF-218   Pyrite     RESERVED    Huanzala, Peru.  Ex Dr. Steve Chamberlain collection.  Although specimens from this location are common, beautiful floater groupings such as this are not.  There are no contact marks and only a couple small dings on the superb specimen.  The piece measures 8.7 x 4.7 x 3 .6 cm.  The cubes are highly striated with a few showing minor modifications by octahedrons and dodecahedrons.  A top display cluster which would add flash to any collection.  $195

 

 

 

 

OKB-260 Front and Back

OKB-260   Garnet    RESERVED    Wrangell, Alaska.   Nice red garnets in gray schist.  Largest garnet is 3.5 and second garnet is 1.5 cm. 14 x 8 cm piece.  Classic material.  45$

 

 

 

 

 

OKD-432

OKD-432    Azurite    RESERVED   Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona.  Ex. Nancy Collins Collection.   2.2 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm rose of bright blue, high luster azurite.  Well formed crystals on minor amount of matrix.  What looks like some minor matrix contact or possible damage on a upper/ back surface.  Front view is fabulous.  120$

 

 

 

 

OKF-068

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OKF-068     Wulfenite    RESERVED    Red Cloud Mine, Yuma Co., Arizona. Ex. Dr. Steven Chamberlain collection.  What a gorgeous little gem… this specimen has a primary crystal measuring    2.3 cm on edge and a smaller (.4 cm) crystal on the back of the piece.  Both are attached to a tiny piece of the brown gossen which serves as a matrix for almost all specimens from this locale.  Specimen is glued onto the Styrofoam of a Perky box.  100$

 

 

 

 

 

OKE-404

OKE-404    Topaz    RESERVED   Thomas Range, Delta, Utah.  Ex. Nancy Collins Collection.  There are plenty of these around on the market but few of this size and quality.  The piece is composed of numerous crystals to 2.5 cm each.  All are very gemmy and of a nice champagne color.  This floater group measures 3.4 x 2.8 x 2 cm.  Very nice!  90$

 

 

 

 

 

OKF-213

OKF-213    Amethyst Scepters    Denny Mountain, King Co. Washington.  Ex Nancy Collins collection.  This is one of the rare finds which is written about in a chapter of the new book, “American Mineral Treasures”.  Some of these outstanding specimens were also on display at this year's, 2008, Tucson gem and mineral show.  It is extremely rare to see any of these for-sale in fact is one of the few I have ever seen.  It came to me as part of a collection which was built in the 1950s and 60s.  This piece is an absolute killer with the primary show been put on by three beautifully formed scepters with deep purple caps.  The stems are lustrous smoky quartz.  The piece itself beautifully for display and really draws your eye to it.  The caps to the crystals have tiny skeletal growth zones.  The edges of the base of the piece at peripheral breakage from where was removed from its host rock.  This said, it is outstanding damage free small cabinet specimen.  The piece measures 5.2 cm in height is 4.2 cm wide and 3.4 cm deep.  This is a rare a beautiful specimen and this is your opportunity to add to your collection.  $1600

 

 

 

 

 

OKD-362

OKD-362    Manganocalcite    RESERVED   Silverton, Colorado.  Ex. Nancy Collins Collection.  This fine  classic has stepped growth schalenohedral crystals to 3 cm each totally coating one face of the specimen.  The color is a light translucent pink.  The specimen is pinker than the photo indicates.  No damage.  12 x 10 cm and 5 cm thick.  A nice addition to any Colorado collector’s collection.  625$

 

 

 

 

 

OKI-193...this is the true color (clear)

OKI-193    Phenacite   RESERVED   Mt. Antero, Chafee Co., Colorado.  Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection,  Ed Over collector circ. 1979.  A beautiful, yet small double terminated crystal on mica books.  The crystal is generally gemmy but has moderate inclusions, is sharp in its form and measures 1.2 cm.  The piece is a TN specimen measuring 1.8 x 1.1 x .9 cm overall.  A tiny aquamarine is embedded in one side of the phenacite (only a couple of mm long).  No damage.  200$

 

 

 

 

 

 

OKE-330

OKE-330    Galena, Calcite, Dolomite and Chalcopyrite     RESERVED    Sweetwater Mine, Missouri.  Ex. Michael Walter Collection.  Great specimen of high luster composed mostly of cubes modified by octahedrons.  One highly octahedral crystal of slightly lower luster.  Embedded gemmy yellow crystal of calcite and other minerals in minor for,  Cubes reach almost 5 cm each.  9 x 6.6 x 5.5 cm overall.  No damage.  Great specimen!  250$

 

 

 

 

 

OKF-622

OKF-622    Galena    RESERVED    Joplin, Missouri.    Ex New York State Museum.  Approx. 20 well formed cubes to 1.2 cm on edge.  The piece is on a matrix of limestone.  6 x 4.5 x 2.3 cm thick.  A few cubes have minor modification by octahedrons and most have complex surfaces which exhibit a pitted growth pattern.  A nice luster and a very displayable, interesting specimen for a reasonable price.  45$

 

 

 

 

OKD-554

OKD-554     Quartz        RESERVED    Ron Coleman’s Mine, near Hot Springs, Arkansas.   Ex. Michael Walter Collection, Collected by Michael Walter.        What look like small icicles are really small shards of the prism faces of a larger quartz crystal.  These have fully regrown into sharp!! Little pieces which I refer to as “hypodermic needles”.  I field collected these from large shattered pockets about ten years ago.  Very dangerous extracting material from this pocket.  There weren’t many of these but they were there and had to be watched out for.  6.5 and 5.3 cm each.  Double terminated.  Very cool specimens for the quartz collector.  30$

 

 

 

 

 

OKF-426

OKF-426       Pyrite    RESERVED    French Creek Mine, St. Peter, Chester Co., PA.  Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection.  Prev. Alvia E. Schortmann collection.  Here we go again with another fine example of an east coast classic of outstanding quality.  This pyrite cluster measures 3.9 x 3 x 3 cm and has to be perfectly positioned in order to fit in a perky box (but it does fit!).  Probably a floater but there is some Styrofoam attached to the base still.  Damage free with one thin strip of massive pyrite on backside.  Views great form all angles.  Beautiful curved faces with a silky luster.  Amazing thumbnail…probably the best I have seen of hundreds from this classic locality.  Very reasonably prices for such an outstanding example…170$

 

 

 

 

OKI-730

Top down view

OKI-730    Quartz       Kidder Lane, Southborough, Massachusetts.  Ex. Ernie and Vera Schlichter Collection.  A fine New England quartz specimen measuring 6.3 x 5.7 x 4 cm.  The quartz crystals on the top are largest, to 1.3 cm each, and have wisps of purple throughout.  The quartz are well formed and high in luster.  There is no damage and the piece displays very nicely.  There is a small wedge of Styrofoam mounted on the back to assist the specimen in standing up.  I’ve left it in place as it doesn’t show and does prop the specimen up nicely.  An uncommon locality specimen in superb condition and form.  350$

 

 

 

OKG-748

OKI-748    Calcite and Quartz     Roncari Quarry (Tilcon Quarry), Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut.  This piece is coated by a druze of calcite, quartz and hematite and followed by larger crystals of white to clear quartz and clear, twinned calcites.  The quartz is the most rare form for the quarry with only about a dozen known specimens.  They are stepped in growth on their prism faces similar to the modern Russian quartz and up to 1.4 cm each and both single and double terminated.  Very unique.  The calcites are up to 1.2 cm and gemmy.  The specimens sits on edge and displays very nicely.  There is no damage and only minor edge contacts.  Approx. 30% of back is crystallized but these crystals are not as nice.   8.9 x 5 x 4 cm.  No damage.  425$

 

 

 

 

Specimen 1

Specimen 1... is a combination specimen including Calcite, Quartz and Prehnite with Hematite coatings and phantoms.  There is one small area of contact, otherwise a floater piece.  No damage.  The specimen measures 7.2 x 4.7 x 4.5 cm and is very aesthetic.  The calcites are quite complex with a stepped surface texture and a satin luster.  They show minor hematite, selective face coatings and phantoms, as well as prehnite ball inclusions.  The quartz is clear and of Arkansas habit with minor overgrowths of hematite.  The prehnites are all in small green spherules some with hematite coatings.  There was one large pocket of this material found and this is the best piece in the small cabinet to cabinet size range.  Probably the finest piece of a rare find.   $2,400

 

 

 

 

Specimen 4

One of the quartz pseudos

Specimen 4…  is a large plate of Quartz pseudomorphs after Anhydrite on Quartz and Calcite with Hematite.  The collector has held this in his personal collection until two weeks ago (new house, new son, lots of new expenses) when he decided to sell it along with the rest of his Roncari suite.  Circ. 2000, this specimen was probably one of the first really substantial specimens collected at Roncari.  The piece measures 17 x 12 x 5.3 cm.  The occasional calcite found on this specimen is not very noticeable, and tends to blend in with the alpine quality quartz.  There are tiny hematite balls in red and black all over the quartz and calcite.  There were three pieces recovered from this pocket all in this cabinet to large cabinet size range.  What really makes this piece unique, and different from the other two, are the quartz pseudos after anhydrite.  They present themselves as small plates of quartz crystals, coated on both sides, which are perched up on the points of the primary quartz crystals which compose the specimen.  There are four of these pseudos and they are all located near the top of the specimen.  There is a single tiny edge contact on one of the pseudos which is near the edge of the piece.  No damage to any of these amazing quartz crystals.  Some edge contact.  Entire back of piece is crystallized bit most of it is very minor druze on the matrix.  Needs a stand or an acrylic mount to display well.  $2,000

 

 

 

 

Specimen 5

 

 

Specimen 5… This is a unique piece exhibiting a Quartz and Calcite Stalactite with Hematite on matrix!  Probably due to the fact that this is an active quarry which blasts, there never seems to be stalactites preserved on matrix.  Certainly no substantial stalactites like this fine one, but, here lies the exception.  In fact, most stalactites, especially ones as large as this, are nearly always broken into two or more pieces.  Here is the only matrix stalactite, which is not repaired, of which I am aware.  This beautiful damage free piece has a fine stalactite composed mostly of single and double terminated quartz crystals with a couple large calcites and plenty of hematite balls in both a brownish red and orange/ red color.  The stalactite stands off the matrix at an angle which enhances its display qualities.  When the stalactite is displayed upright one can get a great view of the crystallized matrix, as well.  A stalactitic column of crystals lies on its side extending from the base of the stalactite as an added bonus.  The top of the stalactite appears to have grown across the pocket and that wound is now healed.  The piece measures 14 x 10 x 9 cm overall and the stalactite is 7.5 cm in length.  There is no damage to this impressive piece (a certain miracle in itself) and it creates an impressive display.  Needs a stand or an acrylic mount to display well.   Amazing specimen.  3,000$

 

 

 

 

 

OKG-416

OKG-416    Quartz and Calcite and minor Hematite     Roncari Quarry (Tilcon Quarry), Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut.  This piece is a small cabinet specimen which measures 8 x 5.5 x 5 cm.  There is zero damage and the calcites are just beautiful.  It is very three-dimensional considering that the crystals are on a plate of brown hematite.  The specimen in crystallized on all sides including come crystals on base.  The calcites are complex with the largest being 6 cm long, highly lustrous and transparent at the tip transitioning to translucent at its base.  Sits well and displays from all sides equally well.  Probably the best small cabinet piece of this form of calcite which I have ever seen from this site.  The specimen is much better in hand and very difficult to evaluate from photographs.   This specimen is way beyond what most knowledgeable collectors of Connecticut minerals is even aware exist from the Roncari Quarry.  It gets my strongest recommendation for both aesthetics and rarity.   $1,200

 

 

 

 

 

OKG-419

OKG-419    Calcite Twins      Roncari Quarry (Tilcon Quarry), Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut.   Large clear to translucent penetration twins on a thin matrix plate also coated by calcites.  Most crystal faces are mirror like while some are more of a satin luster.  The piece measures 8.2 x 6.2 x 2.5 cm with double terminated calcites to 4.4 cm each.  The bottom side of the piece shows casts after some form of botryoidal mineral.  Zero damage.  Perfect condition.  This is the most displayable example of this form of calcite (one of the rarest forms) from the quarry.  $800

 

 

 

 

 

OKG-135

OKG-135    Calcite on Quartz Stalactite with minor Hematite     Roncari Quarry (Tilcon Quarry), Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut.  Five small quartz stalactites have a twinned calcite measuring 2 cm plunked on one end.  The piece measures 4.2 x 2 x 1.7 cm.  The luster is nice and the form appealing.  There is the most minor of contacts on each end which are visible with 10x.  The piece views as a floater.  No damage.  A fine miniature.  195$

 

 

 

 

 

OKG-131

OKG-131    Quartz and Hematite     Roncari Quarry (Tilcon Quarry), Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut.   A small dome of beta form crystals to 1 cm each.  The quartz is smoky and has several nice ball shaped inclusions of hematite in brown and red colors.  Some external hematite as well.  The luster on the specimen is excellent in all areas.  4.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm.  Backside has a pinhead sized mark on one edge of a single quartz crystal so it can’t be described as damage free… I’m being REALLY picky to mention this.  It is as nice a miniature as I have seen from here.  Smoky crystals are uncommon and seldom this aesthetic.  350$

 

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