Kevin Conroy Minerals    

10076 Barberton Dr.

Saint Louis, Missouri 63126

    For more information or to order email me at: k.conroy@worldnet.att.net   

All measurements are in cm.   Click on any small photo for a larger view.

C1    Copper & Copper after Cuprite - Itauz Mine, Djezkazgan, Kazakhstan    $75;    Several extremely sharp copper after cuprite crystals to .6 cm are scattered on most sides of this specimen.    The matrix is comprised mainly of distorted and pitted copper crystals, but there are some sharp ones present as well.   I think this and the next specimen are very aesthetic, and qualify as two of the neatest pseudomorphs that I've seen in quite a while!    Size:  10 x 4 x 2

C2    Copper after Cuprite - Itauz Mine, Djezkazgan, Kazakhstan    $125;    This specimen is entirely comprised of copper after cuprite  pseudomorphs to 1.3 cm.   There isn't a distinct hole in the bottom but this sure looks like a stalactite!   The copper has a good natural patina, and there's just a bit of malachite staining present.       Size:  3.4 x 1.5 x 1.2    Reserved

C3    Copper - Itauz Mine, Djezkazgan, Kazakhstan     $25;    Branching flattened crystals comprise this specimen.   This would look great in a mirror-back case so you could see both sides!    Size:  5.3 x 3.9 x 1

C4    Copper - Chengmenshan Mine, Jiangxi Province, China     $45;    This group of copper crystals has an odd shape to it, almost like it's a cast of some larger crystal.   I'm not familiar with specimens from this mine though, so I can't say with any certainty if it's a cast or not.    The crystals have a darker brown patina (almost exactly the same color as the previous specimen) in person than what my camera picked up.    Size:  6.2 x 5 x 2

C5    Copper - Central Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan     $50;    Elongated sharp copper crystals make up this specimen.   Some show twinning, and the one on the middle photo of the bottom row shows "herringbone".       Size:  9 x 3 x 1.5

C6    Copper - Central Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan     $50;    Several sharp copper crystals to 1.5 cm are scattered across a matrix that's comprised of smaller copper crystals.   The all have a good natural patina with an iridescence.    Size:  7 x 4.5 x 3

C7    Copper - Central Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan     $60;    Sharp copper crystals that have a good natural patina cover the specimen, with the best crystals being in the upper half of the piece.    They shown a number of different crystal habits, and even some twinning!    Size:  8.3 x 6 x 1.2

C8    Copper - Central Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan     $50;    This copper specimen shows casts all over it.    From the angles and the number of sides of the casts I think they're of calcite.   I tried but couldn't get a clear photo of the bottom of the large cast, but in it you can clearly see the sharp angles of the previous crystal's termination.   This has a great natural patina that also shows fine iridescence.     Size:  6.5 x 3 x 2