Quartz “cast” after AnhydriteA beautiful small cabinet sized specimen from the famous Silver Point Mine that produced some of the most well known Quartz casts from the state. These specimens have been labeled as being Quartz after Baryte pseudomorphs but, given the fact that Baryte is chemically inert and nearly impossible to dissolve, it is almost certain that these pseudomorphs are Quartz replacing Anhydrite. Finally, it appears that somebody else is on board with me as I read

Specimen # BOL711B19

This large cabinet display specimen is packed with over 100 (

The piece was difficult to photograph

Specimen # AMAZWH111904

but our friend doesn't want to divulge the information yet as he is trying to keep it under wraps until he feels that he was able to collect everything

000 feet tall and gets its name from an Aimara word meaning "golden eagle"

and only a few of them are seen on the market coming out of old collections

and the classic desirable internal black "phantom" makes for a great touch

Virtually no notable damage that I can see with the naked eye

but in great shape on the display side

This piece hosts a pair of sharp

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