Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 94

Manuscript & Collectibles Auction

Rocks/Minerals

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 933		Stunning 9 lb. Rutilated Quartz Crystal Specimen From Brazil. Magnificent example of a Rutilated Quartz which is a transparent quartz with golden yellow Rutile inclusions that are in hair-like growths. These inclusions vary greatly but usually appear like thin golden hairs criss-crossing, or forming starburst patterns, ideally dense in formation. This mammoth specimen has it all, weighing nearly 9 lbs. and measuring 9 x 8½ x 1", edges and surfaces smoothly polished to a mirror finish. Quartz crystal is so large that it seems like peering through an aquarium. The colors of the quartz range from transparent to a smokey brown color, and it is dense with golden rutile inclusions through 75% of the specimen. From a private collection, acquired over 30 years ago. $5,000 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 934		Mammoth 32 lb. Pyramidal Calcite and Mordenite Specimen from India. One of the more impressive pieces in the auction, we are pleased to offer this spectacular specimen of pyramidal calcite on mordenite from Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. Measuring 7 x 17 x 11" and weighing 36 lbs., this large shelf specimen impresses in its size and the incredible six substantial crystal clusters that dot the matrix. From a private collection acquired decades ago, this is a rare opportunity for any level of collector to add a truly remarkable piece to his/her collection. $5,000 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 935		Specimen, Elongated Crystal Tanzanite. Gemmy, beautifully formed, elongated, vertical, tanzanite crystal from the Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania, exhibiting a halo of green and deep blues. Weighing an impressive 76 grams and meansuring 6½ x 2½ x 2 cm. A very fine specimen for any level of collector. Comes with a custom lucite base. $3,500 - 5,500 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 936		Fine, Highly Prized Rhodochrosite Specimen from South Africa. This fine example of rhodochrosite in raspberry red hues is one of the most desireable of crystals for collectors. Over 25 crystals form this cluster from the famous N' Chwaning mines, Kalahari manganese fields in Northern Cape Provence, South Africa. Measures 3 x 4 x 4 cm. These specimens can command tens of thousands of dollars, but we are pleased to offer this example at a far more modest price. $3,000 - 5,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $5,000
Lot 937		Exceptional Meteorite Blade Knife. This beautiful 6¾ " long Meteorite Blade Knife has a 2¾" blade made from a slice of the Muonionalusta iron-nickel meteorite along with a polished four inch Eudialyte handle. Muonionalusta is an iron-nickel meteorite that fell thousands of years ago in the far north and was carried by glaciers until it was found in Norrbotten, Sweden in 1906. Eudialyte is a pink, violet or plum colored gemstone from Kola, Russia. The four inch long meteorite blade is 1¼" wide with 2/3 of the blade polished to show the Widmanstatten pattern and 1/3 of the blade of polished reflective iron-nickel. This beautiful and valuable meteorite knife should appeal to both meteorite collectors as well as mineral collectors and comes with a small plastic stand for display. $2,600 - 3,250 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 938		Exquisite Beryl v. Aquamarine on Black Schorl Matrix, Namibia. From the Erongo Mountain in the Usakos and Omaruru Districts comes this especially fine, lustrous specimen. A gorgeous cluster of multi colored beryls emanating from opposing sides. Beryls are sharp, pale white grading to blue and blue-green. One of the best pieces in this auction with a fine provenance. 5 x 11 x 7 cm. $2,000 Ex-Bahmann Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,250
Lot 939		Remarkable Native Silver Dendrites on Sandstone frome White Pine, Michigan. Nice example of crystalline silver dendrites that have formed an arborescent group of three, as if three small branch tips of silver foliage lay on the ground. The silver clusters measure 9, 7 and 5 cm in length and exhibit a silver-gold tone and all thee rise and extend past the sandstone matrix enhancing the speciman's appeal greatly. From the storied White Pine Mine, Ontonogan Co., Michigan, entire specimen base meausures 3 x 8 x 10 cm with two extending well past the edge naturally. $2,000 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 940		Very Fine Aquamarine Cabinet Specimen from Balistan, Pakistan. From the Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan comes this magnificent aquamarine crystal cluster with a a 9 x 5 x 5 cm dramatic single crystal in between two formations. Entire specimen measures 9 x 9½ x 5 cm and is distinguished, certainly by its size, but also the lovely soft translucent shades of light blues. 538 grams. $2,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,250
Lot 941		Specimen Dark Pink/Purple Ruby Crystal, Mogok Burma. Very fine, rough ruby crystal from the Dattaw Hill, Mogok, Burma. Measuring 6 x 3 x 3 cm, and weighing 132 grams specimen boasts dark pink/purplish tones and shiny luster throughout with interesting verticle formation. Ruby crystal comes with a custom lucite stand inscribed with location from where it was mined. $2,000 - 3,000 Arkenstone Gallery. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 942		Beautiful Specimen of Aquamarine Crystal with Schorl and Albite. A wonderful aquamarine with schorl and albite from the Usakos District, Erongo Region, Namibia. Always popular due to the contrast of aqua blues, blacks and whites coupled with the striking natural formation which this piece has in spades. 8 x 7 x 4 cm A find for any level of collector. $1,600 - 2,000 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 943		21 Small /Medium Cabinet Mineral Specimens. A fantastic collection of 21 mineral specimens from all over the world in an upholseterd cabinet drawer. Specimens all display beautifully and most have wonderful natural formation displaying their unique crystaline shapes. Represented are several fluorite specimens, one particularly lovely purple/gray green crystal clustered specimen from the Shangbao Mine in China 9 x 7 x 6 cm. plus several green fluorite specimens in calcite each with unique porperties, a knockout marcasite on clacite from the Brushy Creek Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, two nice specimens with aquamarine crystals, red quartz, barite on quartz 4 Indian stilbite clusters boasting intriguing formations (said to have sprititual and healing properties) and other fine specimens. A great starter grouping for those intrigued by the hobby of collecting minerals. $1,500 - 1,800 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,260
Lot 944		Elabite (Tourmaline) Striking Elongated Cabinet Specimen, Afghanistan. Elbaite, the most valuable of the tourmaline group, is found in a variety of colors and tones. Offered here is a fine and quite striking specimen with elongated prismatic crystals that are heavily striated and in a wonderful purple-red color with similar elbaite crystals clustered to one side and some lepidolite. A very fine specimen from the Paprok Mine, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan. 11 x 2 x 3 cm. $1,500 - 2,500 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 945		Fantastic Collection of Minerals, Metals & Stones in a H. Gerstner & Sons Oak Chest. From an avid collector, a spectacular collection of minerals, crystals, polished stones and some jewelry. Perfect for the aspiring mineral collector. At least 100 -125 specimens of various sizes from many regions of the world. Most identified and with notation cards from professional dealers, many from the Southwest United States. Some of the pieces still have their prices and those few alone exceed hundreds of dollars. Briefly listing the collection includes (and in some cases several examples) Polished slab of Laguna agate with rainbow iris from Mexico, rare mint green petrified wood from Arizona, amigdule rimmed with copper quartz from Wolverine mine in Michigan, Nigerian opal (12 Carats) malachite, lapis lazuli (several large sizes, one tumbled) epidote, azurite, pyrite, a variety of quartz crystals (one especially large and fine), beautiful Citrine crystal amethyst, opal, colcite, benitoite, sphalerite, chrysocolla, barite, garnet, aragonite, tourmaline, beautiful copper specimens, smithsonite and many more. But most impressive is the wonderful collection of turquoise from throughout the US, many cut and polished and ready for mounting exceeding 800 hundred carats total, with one already fashioned into a very nice pendant on 18K gold chain and mounting. Entire collection is housed in a large 9 drawer, H. Gerstner & Sons vinatge oak chest which retails for almost a $1000, minor scuffs and scrapes to the hardware and only a minimum of nicks and dings in the woodwork. Inside of cabinet, excellent. $1,500 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,050
Lot 946		Large 19 lb. Aquamarine Crystals in Quartz, Maine. Boasting large formation of lustrous gemmy blue-green aquamarine crystal, this impressive shelf specimen we believe from Maine boasts in size and visual appeal. At least 5 large aquamarine crystals can be seen frozen in a milky quartz throughout the specimen in lengths 4½ to 8 inches in length and 2 inches thick. Overall piece 6 x 10 x 7" and weighs almost 19 pounds. $1,500 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 947		Superior Azurite Specimen from Zacatecas, Mexico. Exemplary specimen of lustrous cobalt blue crystals of translucent azurite on brown gossan matrix punctuated with malachite crystals throughout from El Cobre Mine, Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico. A knockout piece for any collection, an explosion of colors and aesthetically beautiful 6 x 10 x 8 cm. and boasting a fine provenance. $1,400 - 1,800 Ex- James W. Simpson Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 948		Carbonado - A Black Diamond From Space. Carbonados, dark and uncrystalized diamonds were created by an exploding large star (supernova) before the formation of our solar system and delivered to Earth by an asteroid over two billion years ago. These rare diamonds are only found on the east coast of Brazil and the west coast of the Central African Republic. Because of the lack of crystal structure there are no shear planes in which to facet these fascinating black diamonds. (the color can vary from black to dark grey and dark green depending on their trace elements). The proof of an extraterrestrial origin is the presence of nitrogen and hydrogen in their matrix indicating an origin in a hydrogen-rich interstellar space region and are never found in any diamond mines anywhere in the world which is consistent with their origin from a single asteroid impact over two billion years ago. Most Carbonado black diamonds recovered have been small weighing 3 carats or less. This large 22 x 15 mm, 24.38 carat lustrous charcoal grey stone is certainly the exception and is completely original with a microscopic pebbly appearance of the individual diamond crystals being compressed together within the star during formation and is older than 4.56 billion years. $1,400 - 1,800 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $875
Lot 949		Spectacular Goethite with Quartz, Chihuahua, Mexico. Goethite pseudomorphs after gypsum from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua. Extremly fine specimen boasting great luster measuring 5 x 9 x 8 cm set apart by a skirt of white quartz crystals adding immeasurably to its appeal. Originally purchased from The Arkenstone. $1,000 - 1,500 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 950		Spectacular, Large Crystallized Copper Specimen, Keweenaw, Michigan. Large, impressive cubed copper specimen from the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan once in reference collection of the California Institute of Technology. Specimen measures 2½ x 6½ x 4'' and weighs a whopping and is an explosion of f copper crystal faces in dramatic tones of deep and vibrant copper. Very fine. 1630 grams. $1,000 - 1,200 Ex: T. F. Cole Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 951		Fine, Large, Arborescent Crystallized Copper Specimen, Keweenaw, Michigan. Here is a fine and large crystallized Copper specimen from the Phoenix Mine in Michigan boasting incredible arborescent formation. Branch-like quality and copper luster makes this quite an exceptional specimen. 11 x 9 x 3 cm. $1,000 - 1,500 Ex: Lloyd Tate Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,280
Lot 952		Large Specimen, Extracted Vein of Amethyst Crystals, Humboldt County, Nevada. Striking shelf specimen from the Golden Amethyst Mine in Humboldt County, Nevada. Impressive section of amethyst vein sandwiched in between quartz crystals, acid etched for maximum appeal. Purple terminated crystals form inward toward each other in dogtooth formation. Measures 2 x 10 x 3" and weighs 3¾" pounds. Comes with specimen evaluation and information sheet. $1,000 - 1,500 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 953		Native Silver Crystals on Calcite from White Pine Mine. Delicate silver crystals on calcite cluster from the storied White Pine Mine, Ontonagon County, Michigan. Nice arborescent group with silvery luster. 3 x 10 x 7 cm with silver crystal formations across 60% of the surface. $900 - 1,200 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 954		Gem Quality Crystals in Vesta Meteorite. Vesta is the second largest asteroid in the asteroid belt with a diameter of over 326 miles and a gigantic impact crater at its South Pole that is so deep that it exposes the asteroids interior. There are three types of Achondrites that originate from Vesta collectively known as HED's, Howardites. Eucrites and Diagenites. Diagenites are the rarest of the three types of stony meteorites and originate from deep beneath the surface of Vesta. This 3 x 2" 14.6 gram complete slice from NWA 7831 is from one of the rare Diagenites and is unique as a Diagenite because it contains translucent gem quality yellow- green crystals of orthopyroxene in its stony matrix. This is unique in stony meteorites and looks somewhat like a Pallasite, an iron-nickel meteorite with olivine crystals. This unique and desirable Diagenite is an achondrite and non-magnetic and was found in Morocco in March 2013 with only one 20 Kg meteorite that was broken into 45 specimens. $850 - 1,100 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $525
Lot 955		Very Fine Specimen of Crystallized Native Copper from White Pine Mine. Here's a great specimen of crystallized native copper from the famed White Pine Mine in Ontonagon County, Michigan. Fantastic freeform configuration with sharp larger crystals punctuated throughout with specimen boasting a mixture of deep copper and shine throughout adding immeasurably to the appeal. 3 x 8 x 7 cm. $800 - 1,000 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 956		Large Specimen, Calcite After Quartz Crystals from Humboldt County, Nevada. Striking shelf specimen of a large calcite after quartz crystal from the Golden Amethyst Mine in Humboldt County, Nevada. Recently extracted, specimen has been acid etched and reveals the dogtooth formation of white crystals from a vein from the sides of the mine. Measuring 4 x 8 x 4" and weighing 7½ pounds, this specimen has high visual appeal. Comes with specimen evaluation where evidently it is the first extracted. Two loose crystals included that dislodged in shipping. $800 - 1,200 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 957		Large Octahedral Fluorite Crystal, Northern Cape Provence, South Africa. Riemvasmaak, a small town in the Kakamas district in Northern Cape Province, South Africa, is well known for crystals of green fluorite collected in the region. Offered is a nice, quality specimen in emerald marine which measures 11 x 6½ cm. with the octahedral crystal itself measuring 4 x 7 x 4 cm. $700 - 1,000 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 958		Mirror Bright Cuprite Specimen from Russia. Outstanding octahedral cuprite cyrstals, highly desireable in metallic silver black specimen. From the Poteryaevskoe Mine in Rudnyialta, Western Siberia, Russia, measuring 5 x 7 x 7 cm, and exemplary in its almost silver-wet appearance. $600 - 800 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 959		Gorgeous Quartz and Hematite Specimen Guangdong Province, China. Calcite quartz and bladed hematite, Jinlong hill, Longchuan county, Heyuan prefecture, Guangdong province, China. Longest crystal measures 9 cm in length. Overall specimen base is 8½ x 6 cm, with quartz crystals interspersed and rising from a bed bladed hematite rosettes. Piece displays beautifully. $600 - 800 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 960		Large Copper Octahedron Specimen from Hancock, Michigan. Choice example of a sizeable octahedron copper crystal from the Quincy Mine in Hancock, Michigan. Arising from a small cluster of calcite the specimen is in excellent and gleaming copper tone. Specimen is 7½ x 7 x 4 cm. fairly heft weight and is affixed with clay to a wood base. Very fine. $600 - 800 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $500
Lot 961		Excellent Coral Druzy Shelf Specimen From Florida. Agatized fossil coral is highly prized by gem, mineral, and fossil collectors. Those found in Florida are some of the finest examples of this odd geological formation in the world. The dull exterior when cracked open reveal a wonder of formed coral completely lined with intensely sparkling drusy crystals which have such a dramatic shimmer that the surface appears to be coated in diamonds. With this specimen the cover and the jewel reveal makes for an astounding example. Measuring 8 x 7 x 7" and weighing nearly 4 pounds. Coral druzy is prized in contemporary jewelry making. $600 - 1,200 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 962		Libyan Desert Glass and Indochinite Tektites. Tektites are a mixture of earth rocks mixed with a sprinkling of meteorite material from an immense explosive event that occurred when a very large rocky meteorite vaporized before impacting the earth. The resulting mixture forms glass-like mixture. The color is usually black such as the 473 gram 4 x 3½" large specimen from Thailand. It can also be green or yellow if the tektite is formed from sand (silica) such as the 213 gram 4 x 2¼" large specimen of Libyan Desert Glass. Both specimens are much larger than normally found. The large black Indochinite looks something like a black piece of petrified wood with a bark-like surface and several areas of glossy black glass areas. The yellow-green Libyan desert glass has a surface of small depressions looking something like regmaglypts that resulted from gasses escaping when they were solidifying in the atmosphere before being redeposited on the ground. The large 213 gram specimen of Libyan Desert Glass was found in the Sahara desert near the border between Libya and Egypt. This an opportunity to acquire two large very different types of tektites. $525 - 750 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 963		Azurite and Malachite after Azurite on Bayldonite, Namibia. Rich lustrous crystals of azurite and varied shades of green malachite after azurite crystals from the Tsumeb Mine, Namibia. A wonderful specimen meausuring 3 x 7 x 4 cm with great provenance. $500 - 800 Ex Dr. David Roter Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 964		2 Excellent Copper Crystal Specimens from White Pine, Michigan. The first, an appealing, intricate copper specimen composed of elongated crystals in an organic like growth. The crystals are well formed, thin and form almost a branch like effect. From the historic White Pine Mine in Michigan, specimen measures 1 x 10 x 4 cm and in various shades of dark brown to copper hues. The second is a very fine grouping of copper crystals finely intertwined in a quartz matrix which sets off beautifully the wide diversity of bright copper hues throughout the specimen adding immeasurably to its appeal. Measures 1 x 7 x 3 cm. $500 - 800 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $348
Lot 965		Fine Azurite and Malachite from Milpillas Mine, Mexico. Beautiful black-blue Azurite with malachite, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico. Extremely appealing specimen the greens and blues in dramatic contrast. 2 x 2½ x 2". $500 - 700 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 966		Calcite Cluster Specimen from White Pine Mine. Cluster of calcite crystals from White Pine Mine, Ontonogan Co., Michigan, boasting about a dozen crystals about 5 cm. in height in a variety of hues of orange/copper to smoky grey at tips. Entire specimen 5 x 8 x 6 cm and presents nicely. $450 - 650 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 967		Trinitite From First Atomic Bomb Blast. Trinitite is a glassy light green fused silica sand that was created by the first atomic bomb blast near Alamogordo, New Mexico on July 16, 1945. The intense heat of the resulting fireball depressed a 300 yard in diameter crater transforming the desert sand beneath the crater into one of the rarest minerals on earth, Trinitite. Contained within the Trinitite are melted bits of the first atomic bomb itself as well as the supporting structure. This fairly large specimen is 38 x 29 x 5 mm and weighs 4.47 grams which is considerably larger than most pieces available. There is a green glossy color on top of the specimen and a fused gray stone bottom. All available specimens of Trinitite were collected in the late 1940's and early 1950's. In 1953 the entire site was bulldozed and buried by the United States Atomic Energy Commission. Trinitite resembles meteorite tektites which were also formed at extremely high temperatures when very large meteorites were vaporized before impacting the ground liquefying the ground material which then solidified as it fell from the sky into a glassy substance known as a Tectite. This rare specimen is contained in a 6 x 5" Riker mount with a picture of the actual 1945 atomic explosion. Trinitite is still mildly radioactive but is considered to be safe to handle but should not be swallowed. $425 - 600 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $630
Lot 968		Gorgeous Willemite Acicular Crystals, Chihuahua, Mexico. A lovely specimen of acicular micro crystals of clear willemite that appear reddish brown since the color of the matrix underneath comes thru the crystals. The piece has a most intriguing luster, akin to fish eggs and comes from the Potosi Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico. 3 x 11 x 8 cm. $400 - 600 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 969		Green Apophyllite Crystals on White Stilbite from India. Green Apophyllite on white stilbite matrix from Ahmadnagar District, Maharashtra, India. These occur in rounded mounds of green crystals and are quite striking and have earned the name "Disco Ball Apophyllite" due to their transitional shades of green and their ball like formation. Fun speciment for any level collector. $400 - 500 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 970		Large Libyan Glass Nugget and Carved Scarab. When Howard Carter discovered King Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, one of the precious amulets had a scarab carved out of a green colored glass, clearly special as it was the center stone in the amulet which proved to be Libyan Desert Glass and was dated at 28 million years old. Libyan Desert Glass actually is a tektite of almost pure silica formed by the heat of an exploding meteor. Offered is a scarab carved from the glass in the style and size found in the tomb plus a very large 3.25 x 2.25 inch 203 gram premium pale green nugget of Libyan Desrt Glass with a meteorite-like surface of craters and scoop and presented in a 8 x 6" Riker mount. $400 - 500 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 971		Native Silver on Native Copper, White Pine Mine, Michigan. Nice specimen of native silver on copper from the White Pine Mine in Ontonagon County, Michigan. Piece measures 2 x 6 x 4 cm and is highly appealing with its silve and gold/deep copper tones. $300 - 500 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 972		Silver on Copper Specimen, Houghton County, Michigan. Toenail sample of "halfbreed" native silver on native copper from the Quincy Mine, Houghton County, Michigan. Silver appears pearched on copper making for an appealing specimen. 4 x 2 x 3 cm. with silver exhibiting silver/gold tones. $300 - 500 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $188
Lot 973		Copper Crystals, Excellent Specimen from Houghton Co., Michigan. Established in 1882, from the old Wolverine Mine, Wolverine, Houghton Co., Michigan, comes this large copper crystal specimen with great visual appeal. Nicely formed crystals with branch like appearance. Rich brown and deep copper tones and measures 2 x 10 x 6 cm. $300 - 500 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $780
Lot 974		Flashy Metallic Stibnite Specimen from Hunan Province, China. Striking, interlocking stibnite crystal specimen in shiny metallic silver. Guitar shaped cluster measuring 3 x 6 x 10 cm and boasting infinite complexity in its formation. From the Xikuangxian Mine in Lengshuijiang, Hunan Province, China. $300 - 500 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $188
Lot 975		Native Gold with Sphalerite from the Dixie Mine, Colorado. Thumbnail specimen of native gold with sphalerite with quite nice appeal. Specimen measures 1 x 3 x 2 cm and several leaf-like gold crystal within the cluster. Specimen weighs 7½ grams. $250 - 300 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 976		Classic Native Silver Crystals on Quartz from Mexico. Handsome specimen of silver crystal wire clusters embedded in quartz from Mexico. 4 x 3 x 6 cm with steel grays of silver crystal formation nicely balance throughout the quartz. Custom lucite base positioned to display the specimen at its best vantage. $250 - 400 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 977		Hematite Specimen from Minas Gerais, Brazil. Fine formation of pseudo-cubic hematite crystals. Lustrous steel gray with metallic sheen from the Casa de Pedra Mine Minas Gerais, Brazil. Measures 8 x 5 x 4 cm. $200 - 400 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 978		Apophyllite, Prehnite Crystal Specimen, Phoenix Mine. Very appealing apophyllite crystal, skirted with formation of prehnite crystals on two sides. From an old collection with fine provenance this specimen measures 4 x 8 x 4 cm. and displays beautifully. $150 - 250 T.F. Cole Collection, California Institute of Technology. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $338
Lot 979		Silver Dendrite Crystal. Fine thumb nail silver dendrite crystal with small bit of quartz crystal on verso. Nice tones. 3 x 2 cm. 13.5 grams. $125 - 200 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144
Lot 980		Petrified Rainbow Colored Wood. This large 10 x 9¾ x 5½" agatized and polished partial lob of petrified wood from the Araucarioxylon tree has a wonderful mix of rainbow colors that resulted from many different minerals permeating the wood at different times from the volcanic soil over millions of years. The highly polished top of the 5½" high log has an artistic palette of colors with shades of burnt orange, hues of browns, burgundy and cream. The unusual shades of burnt orange and burgundy colors were produced by replacement by various iron oxides. Most of the original bark still remains on all of the sides of this heavy 39 lb. log. Araucarioxylon arizonicum is an extinct 225 million conifer tree that is the state fossil of Arizona and known to all visitors to the Painted Forest National Park. $700 - 900 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $408
Lot 981		Two Opalized Belemnites. The best quality of fire opal comes from the famous Cooper Pedy region of Australia. As rare as fire opals are, they are much rarer to find in a fossil. This 4 x 2" natural cream colored stone matrix contains two .8 inch long opalized belemnites that have been polished to reveal the fine fire opal of reds, greens and blues. Belemnites are an extinct group of cephalopods that are related to squid and the chambered nautilus. The only part of the extinct belemnite that fossilizes is the torpedo shaped shell that is contained inside its body and makes it rigid for swimming. This is a rare opportunity to purchase gemstones contained in a fossil. $600 - 850 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $375
Lot 982		Crystalline Gold Nugget. Nice example of a crystalline gold nugget with only slight traces of quartz. Specimen has been tested and is of high karat and measures 27 x 16 x 12½ mm. $400 - 600 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $456

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