Chris Tucker Minerals
Specializing in minerals from
Montana
Specimens added on
5/29/2008
Available
01899 Galena, Galt Mine, Cascade County,
Montana. Several skeletal crystals of galena sit on a quartz covered
matrix. Minor chalcopyrite is present as well. No noticeable damage. Measures
5 x 4 x 4cm $15.00 Email
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01900 Quartz, Sunday Mine, Beaver County,
Utah. Thumbnail sized quartz crystal with a pleasant smoky color.
The quartz crystals has an unusual skeletal termination. No noticeable damage. Measures 2.5cm tall. $15.00 Email
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01902 Quartz, Sunday Mine, Beaver County,
Utah. Etched white quartz crystal with numerous smoky overgrowths, no
damage. Measures 4.8cm tall. $20.00 Email
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01904 Scheelite, Perry Canyon Mine, Madison County,
Montana. Thin matrix of fibrous crystals of actinolite is host to a few
rounded crystals of scheelite. The scheelite crystals are generally cream
colored with darker interiors , no damage. Measures 4 x 2 x 2cm. $10.00 Email
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01905 Calcite, Near Myers, Treasure County,
Montana. Stalactite-like growth of calcite. The calcite is present
as a very thin layer and is completely lacking any matrix, no damage. Measures
7.5 x 8 x 3cm. $45.00 Email
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01906 Malachite, China. Several
groups of acicular crystals of malachite are present on both sides of the piece.
The only locality information that came with the piece is simply "China". Measures
7 x 5 x 3cm. $7.00 Email
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01907 Sphalerite, Creede District, Mineral
County, Colorado. An older piece from Colorado's Creed mining district.
Numerous crystals of green sphalerite are present in a quartz lined vug.
Several colorless octahedrons of fluorite are present as well; where the
sphalerite is present near the fluorite, the crystals are rounded, and where the
sphalerite is not near the fluorite, the crystals are very sharp. Minor
microcrystals of galena are present as well. Minor damage is present. Measures
7 x 4.5 x 5.5cm. $50.00 Email
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01908 Sphalerite, Queen of the Hills Mine,
Cascade County,
Montana. Several crystals of yellow-green sphalerite lie partially buried
on a matrix covered with quartz crystals. Scattered damage. Measures
7.5 x 7 x 4cm. $45.00 Email
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01911 Barite, Near Rock Creek, Jefferson County,
Montana. The front of this piece has a thick covering of golden barite
crystals. The barite crystals tend to be on the blocky side and several
have noticeable phantoms. No damage. Measures 8 x 9 x 4cm. $75.00 Email
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01912 Sphalerite, Black Warrior Mine, Park County,
Montana. Crystals of very dark sphalerite are present on a matrix of
crude galena crystals. Although the best crystals are present on one end
and could easily be trimmed into a nice smaller piece, I left this one a bit
large as there are several microcrystals of sphalerite scattered about the piece. Measures
8 x 8 x 2.5cm. $25.00 Email
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01913 Quartz, Daisy Mine, Park County,
Montana. This piece is composed of nothing but a jumbled group of slender
quartz crystals. A few of the crystals are reverse-scepters.
Scattered damage. Measures 7 x 3.5 x 3.5cm. $15.00 Email
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RNa1 Heulandite-Ca with calcite and mordenite,
Rat's Claim, Custer County, Idaho. The Rat's Nest claim is the United
States premier locality for Heulandite-Ca and Mordenite.
The Heulandite-Ca has a soft, almost two-toned color, grading from a clearish -
white to a wonderful pinkish color in sharp, beautiful crystals which are
associated with minor amounts of soft, almost yellowish, colored crystals of
Calcite. Crystals of Heulandite-Ca range up to an impressive 5cm long and are
quite lustrous, catching and flashing in the light. This specimen has a shape
which is very reminiscent of specimen # RNa6. Measures 28.8 x 19 x 16.5cm.
$675.00
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RNa2 Heulandite-Ca with mordenite, Rat's
Claim, Custer County, Idaho. . The Rat's Nest claim is the United States premier
locality for Heulandite-Ca and Mordenite. The Heulandite-Ca has a soft, almost
two-toned color, grading from a clearish - white to a wonderful pinkish color in
sharp, beautiful crystals. Crystals of Heulandite-Ca average 2 centimeters in
size and are quite lustrous, catching and flashing in the light. This specimen
has a presence and displays very well. Measures 33 x 21.6 x 28cm.
$1400.00
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RNa3 Heulandite-Ca with calcite and
mordenite, Rat's Claim, Custer County, Idaho. The Heulandite-Ca has a
soft, almost two-toned color, grading from a clearish - white to a wonderful
pinkish color in sharp, beautiful crystals. Crystals of Heulandite-Ca average 2
centimeters long and are quite lustrous, catching and flashing in the light. A
patch of translucent butterscotch-colored Calcite impressively accents the
overlying pocket and is quite unique. This specimen has the most impressive,
exceptional matrix this claim has ever produced and is quite lively, displaying
very well. Measures 26.7 x 17.5 x 15cm. $550.00
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RNa4 Heulandite-Ca with mordenite, Rat's
Claim, Custer County, Idaho. This specimen has crystals of Heulandite-Ca
with minor accessory Mordenite in two pockets, one on each side of the specimen!
The Heulandite-Ca has a soft, almost two-toned color, grading from a clearish -
white to a wonderful pinkish - orange color in sharp, beautiful crystals.
Crystals of Heulandite-Ca reach 4 centimeters in size and are quite lustrous,
catching and flashing in the light. This specimen is one of 3 such
double-pocket, double-sided geodes. This specimen displays a fluid roundish
shape. Measures 25.4 x 26.7 x 21cm. $525.00
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RNa5 Heulandite-Ca with mordenite, Rat's
Claim, Custer County, Idaho. The Heulandite-Ca has a soft, almost
two-toned color, grading from a clearish - white to a wonderful pinkish color in
sharp, beautiful crystals. Crystals of Heulandite-Ca reach 2 centimeters in
length and are quite lustrous, catching and flashing in the light. This specimen
has a main pocket and another underlying, partially opened pocket beneath it
which is seen through small openings within the crystals lining the main pocket.
Measures 28 x 19 x 22.8cm. $575.00
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RNa6 Quartz pseudomorphs of apophyllite,
Summer Storm Claim, Custer County, Idaho. The Summer Storm claim is
the World's premier locality for Quartz after Apophyllite pseudomorphs, and this
is one of the claim's larger specimens. The Quartz has a soft, almost two-toned
color, grading from a white to a deeper, more grayish colored hue in sharp
pseudomorphic replacements. This replacement is complete externally for the
majority of the specimen's crystals. A smaller percentage of individuals display
cavernous, incomplete terminations which intriguingly revealing Quartz and
Calcite interiors. Crystals are nearly 1cm wide and up to approximately 2.5cm
long and have a somewhat drusy texture which can catch and flash in the light.
Minute sugary Quartz aggregates accent the specimen, forming bright little white
colored bursts between larger pseudomorph crystals. This specimen has a flattish
feel which is accented and offset by subtle rising groups of crystals
attractively. As an additional comment, this specimen has a superficial
resemblance to specimen # RNa1. Measures 30 x 21.25 x 12.5cm.
$575.00
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RNa7 Quartz pseudomorphs of apophyllite,
Summer Storm Claim, Custer County, Idaho. This is second largest specimen
ever recovered from the Summer Storm Claim. The Quartz has a soft,
almost two-toned color, grading from a white to a deeper, more grayish colored
hue in sharp pseudomorphic replacements. This replacement is complete externally
for the majority of the specimen's crystals. A smaller percentage of individuals
display cavernous, incomplete terminations which intriguingly revealing Quartz
and Calcite interiors. Crystals range up to just over 2.5cm long and have a
somewhat drusy texture which can catch and flash in the light. Minute sugary
Quartz aggregates accent the specimen, forming bright little white colored
bursts between and enveloping larger pseudomorph crystals. This specimen has a
wide open cupped shape which is minorly accented and offset by subtle rising
groups of crystals attractively. Measures 36 x 26.5 x 20cm. $600.00
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RNa8 Quartz pseudomorphs of apophyllite,
Summer Storm Claim, Custer County, Idaho. The Quartz has a soft, almost
two-toned color, grading from a white to a deeper, more grayish colored hue in
sharp pseudomorphic replacements. This replacement is complete externally for
the majority of the specimen's crystals. A smaller percentage of individuals
display cavernous, incomplete terminations which intriguingly revealing Quartz
and Calcite interiors. Crystals range up to about 2.5cm long and have a somewhat
drusy texture which can catch and flash in the light. Minute sugary Quartz
aggregates accent the specimen, forming bright little white colored bursts
between larger pseudomorph crystals. This specimen has a wide open bowl-like
shape which is minorly accented and offset by subtle rising groups of crystals
attractively. Measures 31.75 x 23 x 19cm. $625.00
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RNa9 Heulandite-Ca with mordenite, Rat's
Claim, Custer County, Idaho. Heulandite-Ca with minor accessory
Mordenite in two pockets, one on each side of the specimen. The
Heulandite-Ca has a soft, almost two-toned color, grading from a clearish -
white to a wonderful pinkish color in sharp, beautiful crystals. Crystals of
Heulandite-Ca go up almost 4cm and are quite lustrous, catching and flashing in
the light. This specimen is one of 3 such double-pocket, double-sided specimens
and is the second largest geode-like pocket recovered from the Rat's Nest claim.
The front pocket here is very attractive, while the back pocket, a large pocket,
is much less attractive due to a coating of calcite while obscures some
Heulandite-Ca crystals. This specimen displays a long shape very reminiscent of
a peanut.. Measures 45.7 x 16.5 x 28cm. $1250.00
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D1 Calcite, Dead Indian Hill, Park
County, Wyoming. Cavity lined with colorless and milky white
crystals of calcite. Although most of the crystals are only a centimeter
or two in length, this piece is dominated by a single large calcite crystal
which is roughly 12cm in length and has a smaller, but richly colored 5cm
crystal perched upon the larger calcite. Measures 36 x 12.5 x 17.5cm. $450.00
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D7 Calcite, Dandy Mine, Carbon County,
Montana. This piece is composed of just interlocking crystals
of calcite. The front and back of this piece are both covered with
crystals. The front is host to crystals which have a pleasant light brown
color while those on the back are a bit lighter in color. The crystals on
the front are generally perfect while several on the back are damaged. The
calcite crystals reach as much as 5cm in size. Measures 60 x 29 x 10cm. $500.00
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D10 Calcite with fluorite, Dead Indian
Hill, Park County, Wyoming. The front of this piece is host to a
shallow curving cavity lined with colorless and white crystals of calcite, the
largest being roughly 6cm. Scattered across the top of the calcite
crystals are thousands of 1-2mm crystals of fluorite. Measures 40 x 21.25
x 20cm. $250.00
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D11 Calcite, Dandy Mine, Carbon County,
Montana. Knob like growth of coarsely crystalline, golden yellow
calcite which has been overgrown by a later growth of finely crystalline white
calcite. Measures 32.5 x 20 x 21.25cm. $100.00
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D12 Barite, Pack Rat Mine, Carbon
County, Montana. Large flattish plate which is host to numerous
rosettes of root beer colored barite crystals. The larger barite crystals
are generally about 5cm in size. This is one of the best large pieces ever
recovered at the mine. Measures 37 x 38 x 13cm. $2000.00
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D13 Barite, Pack Rat Mine, Carbon
County, Montana. This large piece is thickly covered with tabular
crystals of barite that are generally in the 1.5cm range. Scattered about
the barite crystals are small growths of white calcite, generally along the edge
of the piece. The barite crystals are present along much of the edges and
a few crystals are present on the back side. Not as bright and lustrous as
the above piece, and a few minor areas of damage prevent this from being an
outstanding piece. Measures 39 x 39 x 14cm. $750.00
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D14 Vanadinite, Thanksgiving Pocket
Extension, North Home Mine, Broadwater County, Montana. The
single largest specimen ever recovered from the North Home mine, and likely the
largest vanadinite specimen from Montana. The front of this piece is
covered with countless small acicular crystals of vanadinite, where there are
larger cavities, the vanadinite tends to form larger crystals. Scattered
microcrystals of calcite are present on and among the vanadinite crystals.
Measures 41 x 39 x 14cm. $5000.00
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D15 Hemimorphite, Elkhorn Mine,
Jefferson County, Montana. This piece has several small
pockets lined with pale blue crystals of hemimorphite. The hemimorphite
crystals are very clean and have excellent luster and are generally in the 1cm
range. Minor malachite is present among the hemimorphite crystals.
The crystals on the outer surfaces have suffered some damage, which is not
surprising considering that this piece was mined over a century ago.
For more information on the Elkhorn mine, see the January-February 2008 issue of
Rocks and Minerals magazine. Measures 27 x 21 x 17cm. $1250.00
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