Updated September 25th, 2007

Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences Specimens

This last update completes the entire updates for the 2007 Denver Show.

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Specimens from this show will be shipped after September 26th.
 

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	This link will take you to the specimens listed from $2500 and Up. This category will be updated regularly!
	This link will take you to the specimens listed from $1000 to $2500.   This category will be updated regularly!
	This link will take you to specimens listed from $500 to $1000.  This category will be updated regularly!
Fluorite from Russia Chalcophyllite from Nevada Azurite from Tsumeb Beryl from Pakistan Kunzite from Afghanistan	September 25th  Mixed specimens from Denver -  You will find everything from a to z in this group. I have stratified them by price to speed up sifting through this large group of specimens.
Gold	September 25th  Gold from California & Nevada -  I found some nice specimens with Kristalle from the Eagles's Nest mine and also found a couple of Round Mountain specimens in my drawers here...
Villyaellenite	September 25th  Villyaellenite from Chile -  This is one of the rarer arsenates in nature and like most of them it has good color.  Villyaellenite has been found in a few places around the globe but the Veta Negra Mine has produced some of the world's finest specimens of this rare species.
Chrysocolla ps Selenite	September 25th  Chrysocolla ps Selenite from Arizona -  That mad Cuban Isaias Casanova had all of these at the show and I loaded up on them.  Partial to complete pseudomorphs of chrysocolla after selenite from the San Manuel Mine in Pinal County, Arizona. Weird stuff!
Amethyst Scepters	September 25th - 33% OFF MARKED PRICES - (Sometimes you pay too much for new stuff and I guess I did it this time. The price reduction reflects essentially what I paid Dennis for these specimens... ) New Find - Amethyst Scepters from Mexico -  Dennis Beals always can be counted on for something new from Mexico.  He is best known for the specimens of amethyst from Las Vigas and other localities.  This year he managed to come up with some exceptional amethyst scepters from Las Vigas, Veracruz.  Many of the specimen have a fenster habit and almost all have liquid and gas phase inclusions.
Skeletal Galena	September 15th New Finds - Skeletal Galena from Bulgaria - All of these were brought to Denver by Ivan Pojarevski who is a Bulgarian dealer.  I  learned that these were actually found about 20 years ago and ignored until someone in Bulgaria figured out how to remove the encasing clay without damaging the delicate features of these remarkable specimens.  They are just absolutely incredible and easily the most impressive new thing here at the show.
Malachite ps Azurite	September 15th New Finds - Malachite pseudomorphs of Azurite from Mexico - Evan Jones obtained some new specimens of malachite pseudomorphing azurite from a new mine near Nacozari, Sonora Mexico.
Grossular	September 15th New Finds - Grossular from California - Tehachapi dealer John Seibel went digging and found a new locality for grossular. These are a rich cinnamon brown color and all have bright luster with dodecahedral form modified by trapezoihedral faces.
Caledonite on Perite	September 14th New Finds - Caledonite from California - Steve Perry had some new specimens of caledonite from the Reward mine in Inyo County, California.  These are typically associated with bright canary yellow perite and many have gold and/or chlorargyrite associations.
Apatite Apatite	September 13th New Finds - Apatite from Brazil -  Brazilian dealer Luiz Menezes had two new finds of apatite from the same mine!  These were actually first seen at the East Coast Show but Luiz held his best specimens back for the Denver Show. The elongated specimens are quite odd with most having a hollow tube running the length of the specimen.
Celadonite inc. Stilbite	September 13th New Find - Celadonite included Stilbite - Dr. Hemant Merchant of Mineral Decor, India had some unusual floater specimens of celadonite included stilbite from Sakur, Maharashtra, India. They have an almost gelatinous appearance.  When backlit they appear to be sea green in color.