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February 2007 Update
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OKE-016 Barite on Calcite Barrick’s Meikle Mine, unknown pocket(labeled BGM-1678), Elko, Nevada. Great gemmy yellow barites to 2.5 cm moderate calcite overgrowths.. Displays from all sides. Fine damage free specimen which is much better than the photos indicate. Measures 8 x 6 x 4.5 cm. Great aesthetics in this specimen from what will soon be an American classic. 160$
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OKD-018 Quartz Jeffrey Stone Quarry, North Little Rock, Arkansas. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. Beautiful, gemmy, alpine style quartz. This one is damage free and a complete floater with everything having wonderful double terminations. 10.6 cm long. There was a decent supply of these three decades ago but no longer. They were seldom this perfect. The serious quartz collector needs several of these in the collection. 120$
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OKD-019 Quartz Jeffrey Stone Quarry, North Little Rock, Arkansas. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. Beautiful, gemmy, alpine style quartz. This one is damage free and a complete floater with everything having wonderful double terminations. 9 cm long. This fine piece has some of its crystals are in parallel growth and tabular in form. There was a decent supply of these three decades ago but no longer. They were seldom this perfect. The serious quartz collector needs several of these in the collection. 165$
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OKE-021 Skeletal Herkimer Diamond Treasure Mountain Mine, Little Falls, New York. 4.2 x 2.6 x 1.8 cm. Small but very interesting and complex. This grouping of parallel growth crystals is highly skeletal both internally and externally. Externally the piece almost appears etched. Internally one of the larger crystals is almost hollow. One edge has an internal anthraxolite patterning which makes it look like an internal shaft scepter. Zero damage floater. A very uncommon example. 90$
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OKE-022 Calcite on Dolomite Lockport, New York. Ex. Jim Turek collection. A far better than normal piece for this location. A lagre gouping of double terminated, parallel growth, skeletal calcites of a pleasing light yellow color. Crystal measure to 4.4 cm and are on a matrix coated by white dolomite. 11 x 7 x 4.5 cm. Sawn flat base. Fine displayable specimen. 100$
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OKE-023 Pyromorphite Phoenixville, PA. Ex. Jim Turek collection. Classic east coast specimen in an unusually large and well formed piece. Crystals to .8 cm many of which are hollow. 6.4 x 4.4 x 4.6 cm overall. Some minor contact spots but no real damage. 400$
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OKE-025 Quartz on Rhodochrosite Butte, Montana Ex. Nancy Collins collection. Beautifully formed quartz sprays on pink rhodos to 1.3 cm each on edge. No damage and very displayable. Old collection number and some Styrofoam on base of piece. 8 x 6.5 x 5 cm. Another American classic. 700$
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OKE-026 Barite on Calcite Barrick’s Meikle Mine, unknown pocket, Elko, Nevada. Ex. Jim Turek collection. A huge plate of damage free crystals to 1.8 cm on edge. These crystals do not have the high luster and gemmy interiors typical of this location but are still quite nice. They have light phantoms. A good specimen from what will soon be an American classic. 16 x 12 x 6 cm plate. 275$
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OKE-024 Pyrolusite Taylor Mine, Baraga Co., Michigan. Ex. Nancy Collins collection. A exceptionally fine cluster of well terminated crystals to over 2 cm each. The grouping measures 3.8 x 3.5 x 2.6 and is coated by nice crystals with only a couple on the periphery showing damaged (when displayed right these don’t show). Bright metallic luster. Very rare to find pyrolusite this nice and especially from Michigan. A rare find. 395$
