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ArgentumAuctioneers: Catalogues: Carnegie Auction 2003 

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No. Name: Description:
27 Meteorite
5.5 x 4.0 x 0.75 inches(140 x 105 x 23 mm). Canyon Diable, Winslow, AZ. Approximately 1100 g. $600-750
6 Native Copper
2.5 x 1.5 x 1.25 inches (65 x 38 x 31 mm). Arborescent crystals to 0.75 inches (21 mm). Keweenaw Peninsula, Lake Superior District, Michigan . $750-1000.
3 Native Gold Selection of crystalized leaf gold aggregates. Empire Star Mine, Grass Valley, Nevada County, CA. Purchased at The Mineralogical Record, Tucson, AZ. on 2/17/78. Ex. Webster and Pala Properties. $200-300.
17 Native Silver
2.75 x 1.75 x 1.5 inches (72 x 49 x 43 mm), Heringbone xls. to 10 mm. San Martin Mine, Department Lima, Peru. $2000-3000.
67 Neptunite

3.5 x 1.75 x 1.5 inches (91 x 41 x 39 mm) with a xl. to 1.75 x 0.4 x 0.2 inches (42 x 10 x 6 mm). Rare at this xl. size.Dallas Gem Mine (Gem Mine; Benitoite Mine), New Idria District, San Benito Co., California, USA. $500-750.
24 Orpiment 4.25 x 3.5 x 1.25 inches (110 x 90 x. 35 mm). Yellow-brown xls. Twin Creek Mine, Winnemucca, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA. $300-500.
61 Orthoclase var. Adularia 4.75 x 4.25 x 3.0 inches (122 x 110 x 80 mm) with the crystal group to 4.25 x 3.5 x 2.25 inches (110 x 90 x 60 mm). Switzerland. $500-750.
33 Pyromorphite
2.5 x 2.0 x 1.25 inches(67 x 53 x 35 mm). Deep green branching xled. aggregate. Mine des Farges, Ussel, Corrèze, Limousin, France. $750-1000.
30 Pyrrhotite
3.5 x 2.5 x 2.0 inches (90 x 65 x 55 mm). Sharp, bright xls. Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia. $500-750.
32 Quartz group 5.25 x 4 x 2.75 inches (130 x 100 x 70 mm). Consisting of a gemmy plate of smoky (Rauchquartz) xls. with two intersecting gwindlels, one 3.5 x 2.75 x 1 inch (89 x 70 x 25 mm) the other 1.75 x 1.5 x 0.75 inches (89 x 44 x 19 mm). A great Canton, Uri, Switzerland. $600-800. European classic!
54 Quartz
4.75 x 2.25 x 1.75 inches (120 x 56 x 46 mm). Gemmy, dbl. term., rock xls. Puyva, Polar Urals, Russia. $300-500.
57 Rhodochrosite
3.25 x 1.75x 1.5 inches (83 x 43 x 41 mm) with largest rhombohedral xl. to 1.75 inch (45 mm) on edge. On a matrix of small Quartz xls. Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Alma District, Park Co., Colorado, USA. 1500-2000.


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