Colorado Collector Sale · One specimen each

Specimens with a place, a story, and a presence.

Distinctive mineral specimens from documented Colorado localities, personally selected and photographed by YiaYiaMinerals in Leadville.

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Colorado mineral specimens

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Leadville Mining District · Lake County, Colorado

Hemimorphite & Chrysocolla Veins in Jasperoid Gossan

$495Exact three-piece collection

Three substantial float specimens showing translucent-to-milky hemimorphite and vivid cyan-blue chrysocolla in distinct fracture-fill veins through iron-rich jasperoid gossan.

Total weight
Approx. 1 lb 7 oz · 652 g
Contents
3 natural, partially prepared specimens

St. Kevin Mining District · Lake County, Colorado

Leadville Turquoise Rough Parcel

$495One exact parcel

A vibrant 56-gram parcel of natural, unpolished Leadville turquoise in varied blue-green tones, with portions of natural matrix remaining.

Weight
56 g · 1.98 oz
Condition
Natural rough

St. Kevin Mining District · Lake County, Colorado

Leadville Turquoise Specimen

$325One of one

Vivid blue-green Leadville turquoise in natural matrix, mostly left rough with a small area lightly hand-polished to reveal the turquoise.

Weight
35 g · 1.23 oz
Finish
Mostly rough · lightly hand-polished reveal

St. Kevin Mining District · Lake County, Colorado

Leadville Turquoise Hand-Polished & Lapidary Parcel

$350Firm · exact 17-piece parcel

A curated group of Leadville turquoise: many pieces were individually hand-polished to reveal their blue-green color and natural matrix, while several remain as small specimens or lapidary pieces for further work.

Weight
21 g · 0.74 oz
Contents
17 hand-polished and natural pieces

Leadville · Lake County, Colorado

Possible Chrysocolla in Gossan–Jasperoid Matrix

$225Exact five-piece collection

Five natural float specimens with vivid cyan-blue to blue-green secondary-mineral crusts, seams, and fracture fillings in a rusty brown, iron-rich silicified matrix consistent with gossan and jasperoid. The blue-green material is visually consistent with chrysocolla but has not been laboratory confirmed.

Weight
121 g · 4.27 oz
Condition
Natural · unstabilized · handle gently

Climax Mine · Colorado

Fluorite with Pyrite

$425One of one

Pale blue fluorite and bright metallic pyrite with changing crystal faces and natural matrix detail.

Size
Approx. 2.5 × 1.5 in
Weight
4.75 oz

Climax Mine · Colorado

Blocky Striated Pyrite

$300One of one

A strong irregular blocky form with broad reflective faces, stepped parallel striations, and varied crystalline edges.

Size
Approx. 2.5 × 1.5 × 2 in
Weight
5⅜ oz · 152 g

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