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Denver Show - Dudley Blauwet Posted by: johntveev
Video duration: 33 seconds Dudley describes his coming large sale in Tucson in 2009 while I video specimens he sold to Bill and Carol Smith. Related: mineral, specimens |
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El Fuego Gold Specimen Posted by: johntveev
Video duration: 18 seconds This specimen was on display at the 2008 Denver Show in the Collector's Edge booth. Whoa... Related: gold, mineral, specimen |
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California Gold Posted by: johntveev
Video duration: 16 seconds This is a fine crystallized specimen of native gold with quartz from the Eagle's nest mine in California. just about 1 inch (2.5 cm) across. Related: california, crystals, gold, minerals |
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dancin Beltre Posted by: johntveev
Video duration: 36 seconds Hilarious video of a fan and a baseball poster dancing in unison. Related: adrian, baseball, beltre, daning, fan, rally |
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Round Mountain Gold Posted by: johntveev
Video duration: 8 seconds This specimen has brilliant mirror luster with sharp octahedral faces. For more information about this and other gold specimens visit trinityminerals.com Related: gold, mineral, minerals, specimens |
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Gold from Australia Posted by: johntveev
Video duration: 25 seconds Display at the 2008 Munich Show Related: gold, mineral, specimen |
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Ubahn to the Munich Show Posted by: johntveev
Video duration: 67 seconds The last leg on the U-Bahn to Messestadt Ost station and the 2008 Munich Show. Related: german, the, u-bahn |
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Crocoite 2 - 2008 Munich Show display Posted by: johntveev
Video duration: 11 seconds Another display of crocoite from the 2008 Munich Show Related: minerals |
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2008 Denver Show Posted by: johntveev
Video duration: 15 seconds English dealer Ian Bruce and mineral collector Gail Spann say hello and briefly state that they have enjoyed the 2008 Denver Gem & Mineral Show Related: mineral, specimens |
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Shattuckite from Namibia Posted by: johntveev
Video duration: 17 seconds This specimen consists entirely of shattuckite. The shattuckite habit is spherical crystalline masses with several actually separated by open spaces. This is a very delicate and aesthetic little critter. Related: mineral, specimens |
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Benitoite specimen with lots of gem rough Posted by: johntveev
Video duration: 13 seconds This specimen of natrolite and crossite is host to several crystals of benitoite to 1.7 cm across and a few crystals of neptunite. A few of the crystals have a considerable amount of gem rough. The top crystal has a particularly large cutter in it. I am setting the reserve bid at approximately 1/2 the gem rough value in this specimen. http://auction3.m ineral-auctions.com/ item.php?itemID=57 Related: crystals, gem, mineral, specimen |
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Sphalerite from Russia Posted by: johntveev
Video duration: 19 seconds This specimen hosts a striking single crystal of very dark brown sphalerite. There is a quartz crystal and tabular calcite crystal associated with the undamaged sphalerite. Comes with an original Marty Zinn collection label. Related: mineral, specimens |
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Crocoite - 2008 Munich Show display Posted by: johntveev
Video duration: 16 seconds specimens of crocoite on display at the 2008 Munich Show Related: minerals |
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Eagles Nest Gold specimen Posted by: johntveev
Video duration: 12 seconds This is a 3 x 2 2 cm specimen of native gold with quartz. Total weight is 9.9 grams. Related: gold, mineral, specimens |
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Gem Sphene from Pakistan Posted by: johntveev
Video duration: 19 seconds This specimen of crystalline calcite is host to a 2.7 cm twin crystal of gemmy titanite (sphene). One of the crystal faces on the titanite has hoppered faces. The specimen stands upright without support. http://auction3.m ineral-auctions.com/ item.php?itemID=3 Related: crystals, gem, mineral, specimen |
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2008 Denver Show - Holiday Inn Posted by: johntveev
Video duration: 19 seconds Entry into the parking lot at the 2008 Denver Gem & Mineral Show at the Holiday Inn. Related: minerals |
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Rhodochrosite from Greece Posted by: johntveev
Video duration: 10 seconds This specimen has drusy quartz intermixed with bright rose pink colored crystals of rhodo closely packed together. The crystals have distinctive rhombic form under magnification. There are larger quartz crystals also covered with both rhodochrosite and drusy quartz. Very attractive specimen. http://auction3.m ineral-auctions.com/ item.php?itemID=4 Related: mineral, specimens |
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Eagle's Nest mine Gold Posted by: johntveev
Video duration: 15 seconds This specimen consists of all crystallized gold with arborescent and falttened octahedral forms. There is one hoppered octahedral crystal that is not flattened that is 0.8 cm across. A very striking gold specimen. I have set the reserve price just a little above the gold content value. http://auction3.m ineral-auctions.com/ item.php?itemID=11 Related: gold, mineral, specimen |
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native copper from Namibia Posted by: johntveev
Video duration: 11 seconds This specimen is comprised of lustrous copper crystals that are dominantly dodecahedral. The surface of the specimen has golden hues which may imply that there is in fact, a thin surface layer of gold. This has not been verified however. There are numerous small spinel law twins also on this specimen. Related: mineral, specimens |
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Swiss Gold display 1 - 2008 Munich Show Posted by: johntveev
Video duration: 13 seconds gold on display from a recent find in Switzerland on display at the 2008 Munich Show Related: gold, mineral, specimen |
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Libethenite from Zambia Posted by: johntveev
Video duration: 8 seconds nice 180 turn to display a 1.3 cm crystal of libethenite from Zambia. Related: mineral, specimens |
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Vanadinite from Arizona Posted by: johntveev
Video duration: 18 seconds This specimen is nearly covered with lustrous blood red to reddish orange colored crystals of vanadinite. The largest is 0.8 cm in length. There is also a 1 cm crystal of cerussite on the specimen as well. No damage. http://auction3.m ineral-auctions.com/ item.php?itemID=69 Related: mineral, specimens |
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Swiss Gold display 2 - 2008 Munich Show Posted by: johntveev
Video duration: 15 seconds Swiss gold on display at the 2008 Munich Show Related: gold, mineral, specimen |
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Fluorite from Naica, Mexico Posted by: johntveev
Video duration: 14 seconds This specimen has some interesting crystal forms modifying the cube with dodecahedral and tetrahexahedral faces. Also found in the fluorite is a phantom defined by scattered small lustrous crystals of sphalerite and micro crystals of jamesonite which is visible under magnification. The rest of specimen has crystalline sphalerite, pyrite and calcite on it. A Naica classic! Related: mineral, specimens |
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