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Epidote, old well-formed piece, from the Calumet Iron Mine, Chaffee Co., CO. 1.5"x1"x3/4". Large epidote crystal from this famous
locality, considered one of the best in the U.S. Material from there used to be abundant, but has pretty well petered out at this point, as the mine has not
been worked for years, and access is limited. You can still find a few pieces there, but not many over 1/2". Anything over 1" or so was considered large.
Self collected. $40.00 (Stock # EpiodotCalumet1) Other View: EC1b |
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Epidote, Calumet Iron Mine, Chaffee Co., CO, old find. An even larger crystal than above. ~1.5x1"x 7/8". Considered very large for the
locale. Epidote is not black, but crystals are very dark pistachio green that often appear so. It formed in skarn deposits along with sometimes grossular
garnet, corundum (sapphire), calcite, quartz, diopside, and other intesting chrystallized minerals.
Self collected. $45.00 (Stock #EpidoteCalumet2.) |
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NEW. Aquamrine, Mt Antero, Colorado. Gem grade, 18.1 cts, terminated, ~9/16"x5/8". From a friend's old estate stash, found at the SW Ridge area, what we used to call "The Slide", around 1980 or so. Most crystals from here were not too attractive externally, so when you found a nice terminated gemmy one, it was a real prize. Terminations are mostly simple basal and frosty or slightly etched. Note that this area is under mining claim currently by other individuals, so is off limits to collecting. (Stock #AQXL18.1) $90.00 |
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NEW. Aquamrine, Mt Antero, Colorado. Fine icy blue gem grade, 15.9 cts, 5/8"x1/2", terminated. Shows several contact points. From a friend's old estate stash, found at the SW Ridge area, what we used to call "The Slide", around 1980 or so. Most crystals from here were not too attractive externally, so when you found a nice terminated gemmy one, it was a real prize. Terminations are mostly simple basal and frosty or slightly etched. (Stock #AQXL15.9) $75.00 |
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NEW. Aquamrine, Mt Antero, Colorado. Gem grade, 21.0 cts, terminated, 3/4"x7/16". Pale icy blue. From a friend's old estate stash, found at the SW Ridge area, what we used to call "The Slide", around 1980 or so. Most crystals from here were not too attractive externally, so when you found a nice terminated gemmy one, it was a real prize. Terminations are mostly simple basal and frosty or slightly etched. (Stock #AQXL21.0) $80.00 |
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NEW. Aquamrine, Mt Antero, Colorado. Gem grade, 21.3 cts, ~5/8"x9/16", terminated in a darker blue. From a friend's old estate stash, found at the SW Ridge area, what we used to call "The Slide", around 1980 or so. Most crystals from here were not too attractive externally, so when you found a nice terminated gemmy one, it was a real prize. Terminations are mostly simple basal and frosty or slightly etched. (Stock #AQXL21.3) $105.00 |
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NEW. Aquamrine, Mt Antero, Colorado. Gem grade, 19.4 cts, terminated, ~7/8"x3/8". Upper half is gem. Termination actually has some shine to it. From a friend's old estate stash, found at the SW Ridge area, what we used to call "The Slide", around 1980 or so. Most crystals from here were not too attractive externally, so when you found a nice terminated gemmy one, it was a real prize. Terminations are mostly simple basal and frosty or slightly etched. (Stock #AQXL19.4) $50.00 |
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NEW. Aquamrine, Mt Antero, Colorado. Gem. 6.5 cts, ~1/2"x5/16", from the recent North Face finds. Actually is a small xl inside a larger one, with a separate slightly elevated termination above the other. Really nice. (Stock #Aqu6.5) $100.00 |
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NEW. Aquamrine, Mt Antero, Colorado. 4.9 cts, gem grade, ~3/4"x3/16", perfectly transparent, with just a couple tiny veils. Really cool termination showing a number of "c" faces (sometimes referred to as "diamond cut"). From recent finds at the North Face of Antero. (Stock #Aqu4.9) $100.00 |
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NEW. Aquamrine, Mt Antero, Colorado. 18.75 cts, ~5/8"x3/8", lustrous termination with nice extra "c" faces. Another cool select piece. From recent finds on the North Face. (Stock #Aqu18.75) $140.00 |
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NEW. Aquamrine, Mt Antero, Colorado. Three small (up to 1/2" long) but lustrous medium dark gem grade terminated xls from the North Face. These shows extra "c" faces and one actually has a rare pointed termination. You get all three examples in one perky. (Stock #AQ3pcs) $150.00 |
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NEW. Aquamrine, Mt Antero, Colorado. Gem grade, 21.7 cts. total for both crystals. From a friend's old estate stash, found at the SW Ridge area, what we used to call "The Slide", around 1980 or so. Most crystals from here were not too attractive externally, so when you found a nice terminated gemmy one, it was a real prize. Terminations are mostly simple basal and frosty or slightly etched, but one of these has a fairly lustrous termination and is very gemmy, almost clean. Longest xl is ~9/16" (Stock #AQXLS21.7) $75. |
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NEW. Phenacite, Mt Antero, Colorado. Partial xl, 45.95 cts, 26x19 mm. Rare. Light yellow. From the North Face. Shows 6 faces, rest of surface is contact or broken. (Stock #MAPhen45.95) $25.00 |
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PYRITE t/n's. Leadville, CO. I have several flats of these old dump collected crystals from years ago and several mines, like the Ibex, the Fanny Rawlins, the Mikkado, and the Adelaide. Most are distorted cubes or pyritohedrons (Adelaide and Mikkado), depending on the source mine. Interesting shapes. All properly cleaned and put into perkies and labelled. Average good ones start at $5 each, but can go up to $15 or more, depending on quality, size, perfection, etc. Your chance to own some Colorado history. I will try to list some individually as time permits. $25 minimum purchase. |
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PHENACITES, Mt. Antero, CO. Lots of perky t/n's. Mostly white, colorless, or grayish areas. Many pieces will be clustered & perched with adularia or microcline. Properly cleaned & labelled. Prices vary considerably. Hopefully, time will permit me to list a number of these individually. |
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I plan to have more entries in this category soon, including agates. In the meantime check out my ebay account (ID respomer) for more items for sale. |
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