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Scott Kleine showed an entire collection of 20 Nevada gold specimens in the Great Basin Minerals Room 169 at the Arizona Mineral and Fossil Show at the InnSuites Hotel. Photographs of twelve of the specimens from this collection were recently featured in an article by Scott on "Specimen Gold from the Olinghouse District, Washoe County, Nevada" appearing the January/February 2004 Rocks & Minerals magazine Special Issue on Gold.

Above left breccia vein filled with wire gold, Zeolite vein, 6,030 foot level, 813 pit, approximately 3 1/2 inches overall. Above center nest gold, Zeolite vein, 6,030 foot level, 813 pit, approximately 2 1/2 inches overall. Above right nest gold, Zeolite vein, 6,030 foot level, 813 pit, approximately 1 3/4 inches overall.

Above left leaf and nest gold with heulandite, Zeolite vein, 6,030 foot level, 813 pit, approximately 4 inches overall. Above right large cabinet sized nest gold, Zeolite vein, 6,030 foot level, 813 pit, approximately 7 inches overall.

Above left approximately 2 1/2 inches overall. Above center nest gold on quartz, Zeolite vein, 6,030 foot level, 813 pit, approximately 3 inches overall. Above right wire gold on quartz, Green Hill, approximately 4 1/2 inches overall.

Above left nest gold, Zeolite vein, 6,030 foot level, 813 pit, approximately 1 1/4 inches overall. Above right wire gold with laumonite, Zeolite vein, 6,030 foot level, 813 pit, approximately 3 1/4 inches overall.

Above a vial of gold wires which were recovered by Scott during the process of cleaning and preparing specimens from the 180 pound Green Hill boulder. Scott reported that a number of browsers checking out these gold specimens in his room inquired as to whether individual wires from this vial were available for sale.

Above nest gold, Zeolite vein, 6,030 foot level, 813 pit, approximately 2 inches overall.

The label in the case with these Olinghouse District golds stated "price upon request". When I requested it, Scott replied he was offering this entire collection of 20 specimens on a collection only basis for $200,000.

Depicted at left is a gold from another locality, the Alhambra mine, Auburn, California, which was also shown by Scott. This specimen of crystallized gold in quartz is approximately 3 inches overall and weighs in at 193 grams. This one wanted $6000 to go home.

Great Basin Minerals, Ltd. - Arizona Mineral and Fossil Show at the InnSuites Hotel Room 169 - WWW: www.greatbasinminerals.com Email: scottkleine@greatbasinminerals.com 3895 Lisa Ct., #C, Reno Nevada 89503-1125 - Phone: 775.322.9067

Shown above left gold on quartz, Mockingbird mine, Mariposa County, California, approximately 3 inches overall. Shown above right is a Colorado gold from the Harvard Collection. Approximately 3 1/2 inches overall.

Shown at left gold on quartz, Colorado Quartz Mine, Mariposa County California, approximately 6 inches overall.

Wayne Thompson Fine Minerals - Westward Look Resort Mineral Show - Phoenix, Arizona - Phone: 602.678.0156 Fax: 602.861.3774

Above left Red Ledge mine, Nevada County, California, approximately 2 inches, $1000. Above center El Callao District, Southeast Venezuela, approximately 2 1/2 inches, $4500. Above right Red Ledge mine, Nevada County, California, approximately 1 1/2 inches, $950.

Above left and right Eagle's Nest Mine, Placer County, California, approximately 3 inches overall, $6100

Above left and right Red Ledge mine, Nevada County, California, approximately 3 inches overall, $4000

Miner's Lunchbox - Westward Look Resort Mineral Show - WWW: www.minerslunchbox.com Email: info@minerslunchbox.com - 5655 Riggins Court, Suite 15, Reno, Nevada

Above left Eagle's Nest Mine, Placer County, California, approximately 2 inches overall, $2850. Above right Colorado Quartz Mine, Mariposa County, California, approximately 2 1/2 inches overall, $8500.

Mike Bergmann Minerals - Westward Look Resort Mineral Show - WWW: www.galenarockshop.com Email: mike@galenarockshop.com - 312 South Main Street, Galena, Illinois 61036 - Phone: 815.777.1611

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