This is one of the first shows I have
digital images from; humble beginnings for Great Basin Minerals!
Spring Denver Show, 2000
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This is one of the first shows I have
digital images from; humble beginnings for Great Basin Minerals!
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A somewhat sparse, yet beautiful display
of minerals, including Himalaya mine tourmalines, Elmwood fluorites and
calcites, Meikle barites, Twin Creeks orpiments, and a fabulous, vintage
Blackbird mine (Idaho) stock certificate and a fine Blackbird ludlamite
smcab with a handwritten Fred Pough label!!
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Yes, I still have that dealer's badge!
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Back when fine cabinet specimens of 1075'
level Meikle mine gemmy barites were still available. Not any more!!
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Getchell realgars, Junnila fresnoites,
Moroccan azurites, Canadian manganites, Dee mine barites and a MONSTER,
20cm Elmwood fluorite cube on matrix!
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This was a memorable and unique collector's
set, as the Blackbird stock cert was one of the only known from this Idaho
mine, accompanying the fine ludlamite smcab with Fred's label!
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A Chinese malachite "mouth",
along with Colorado Quartz mine golds, a Zaire libethenite, and Sapo mine
(Brazil) blue-cap tourmalines
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