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Mixed North American minerals from the 2011 Tucson show.
NA455 - Quartz scepter $ 290 SOLD Crystal Park, Beaverhead Co., Montana small cabinet - 5.2 x 2.5 x 2 cm ex. Carl Acosta 
Fat scepter Quartz that grades from Amethyst at the tip to smokey quartz at the base. Complete all around.
NA456 - Legrandite $ 450 Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico miniature - 3.2 x 1.6 x 2.0 cm 
A 1.7cm long terminated Legrandite on matrix. Translucent and undamaged.
NA457 - Malachite after Azurite $ 240 Milpillas, Cananea Dist., Sonora, Mexico small cabinet - 6 x 4 x 4 cm 
Aesthetic cluster of velvety Malachite replacing Azurite. Very end of one tip missing, otherwise undamaged.
NA458 - Covellite $ 600 Leonard Mine, Butte, Silverbowe Co., Montana small cabinet - 8.5 x 5 x 3 cm 
Irridescent purple/blue blades of Covellite to 12mm on matrix.
NA459 - Covellite $ 450 SOLD Leonard Mine, Butte, Silverbowe Co., Montana small cabinet - 6.5 x 4.5 x 2 cm 
Irridescent purple/blue blades of Covellite to 14mm on matrix.
NA460 - Covellite $ 0 Leonard Mine, Butte, Silverbowe Co., Montana thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm 
1cm wide cluster of Covellite crystals on matrix. The irridescent blades are well centered on a professionally trimmed and cleaned thumbnail sized specimen.
NA461 - Cuprian Adamite $ 200 SOLD Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico small cabinet - 7 x 5 x 4 cm 
Bright green Adamaite crystals on limonite matrix. Crystals reach 1cm in size and are very nicely colored.
NA463 - Clinoclase $ 100 Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing Co., Nevada miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 2 cm 
Fat, lustrous dark blue Clinoclase on matrix.
NA464 - Fluorite $ 90 Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee small cabinet - 6 x 5.3 x 3.5 cm 
Translucent purple Fluorite cubes on matrix. Crystals reach 2.7cm in largest dimension.
NA465 - Grossular on Diopside $ 240 SOLD Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada miniature - 4 x 4 x 2 cm 
Pink Grossular crystals to 9mm on green Diopside. These were found some time ago, are highly prized, and are now hard to find. A better, pure pink than the photos indicate.
NA466 - Stibnite in Quartz $ 300 SOLD near Fallon, Churchill Co., Nevada thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm ex. Carl Acosta 
Stout, transparent Quartz crystal well included by silvery needles of Stibnite. Although only 3cm, this is a good szied crystal for the locality and is richly included with Stibnite.
NA467 - Caledonite with Perite $ 120 SOLD Reward Mine, Inyo Co., California thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm 
Blue/green Caledonite crystals on matrix, well formed crystals at top reach 4mm.
NA468 - Wulfenite $ 200 Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico thumbnail - 2.0 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm 
Elongated 1.4cm Wulfenite crystal on matrix. High quality thumbnail specimen, undamaged with good luster.
NA469 - Wulfenite $ 120 SOLD Red Cloud Mine, Trigo Mtns., La Paz Co., Arizona thumbnail - 2.4 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm 
Undamaged single crystal with great color and luster.
NA470 - Wulfenite $ 80 SOLD Red Cloud Mine, Trigo Mtns., La Paz Co., Arizona thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.4 x 0.4 cm ex. Mike Keim 
Undamaged single crystal with great color and luster.
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