ÿþ<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 97"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Mozilla/4.7 [en] (WinNT; I) [Netscape]"> <title>THE SPHERICAL WORLD</title> </head> <body text="#FFFF00" link="#000FFF" vlink="#FF0000" background="blckmrbl.jpg" <B> <center><font color="#FFFF00"><font size=+4>THE SPHERICAL WORLD</font></font> <br><font color="#FFFF00">A Publication of ATMOSPHERE</font> <br><font color="#FFFF00">THE SOCIETY FOR THE APPRECIATION OF MINERAL SPHERES</font> <br><font color="#FFFF00">Volume 19</font> <br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; <p><font size=+3>ALLURING ARIZONA SPHERES</font></center> <p><br> <br> <br> <br> <p><font size=+1>Arizona, that state of geological and weather extremes, has a long history in mining and mineral production, going all the way back to the Native Americans who wore and traded turquoise throughout the Southwest and Central America. Today sphere collectors can prize any number of unique specimens from this part of the world.</font> <p><font size=+1>Probably the most abundant and noteworthy are the colorful copper related minerals& chrysocolla, malachite and azurite. Today, you can find wonderful pieces of baby blue-to-rich deep blue Arizona chrysocolla popping up no the market, with white or even blue druzy crystals. Many times you have multiple shades of blue in the same sphere. Chrysocolla can be seamed through golden matrix for stark contrast or sometimes offset or outlined by black. Some of our favorites combine chrysocolla with vibrant green malachite. Last year we found a series of spheres with  bubble formation malachite against either a brown matrix or lovely blue chrysocolla. The juxtaposition of green and blue was breathtaking and exuberant!</font> <p><font size=+1>Malachite is related to another mineral, azurite. With aging, they morph into one another, so you often find them in the same chunk of rock. Azurite is a rich royal blue. Arizona azurite comes in many different patterns and formations. One of our favorites is a sphere with lots of bright royal blue dots, stemming from a stalactitic formation of some nature. We have solid azurite blue spheres and many variations of azurite with malachite. What a fabulous contrast! There is  Arizona lightning azurite with black spiderwebbing around the globe, stunning azurite in white quartz and some rare pieces of azurite/malachite in limestone.</font> <p><font size=+1>For sheer beauty and fascination, you may want to consider Arizona Green Tiger Eye, an elegant olive green, with a chatoyant band around the middle. Totally striking! This beautiful material was on the market for only a few years, now pretty much gone, but we have a good stock of it.</font> <p><font size=+1>Want something else bright and colorful? How about Burro Creek or Royal Plum Jasper a radiant lavender/purple. Arizona produces a number of interesting jaspers and  decorator minerals, including Harquehela (pink and green) from a region just east of Quartzsite, Yavapai Aragonite (striped blacks and browns and creams), Rojo Verde Marble (red and green stripes as its name implies in Spanish) and a lime green Serpentine.</font> <p><font size=+1>One the metals side, there are a number of interesting copper combinations shiny copper in black/white granite, copper plus many other trace minerals, copper with malachite, etc. There is also the black and pyrite Apache Gold and Gold Galaxy. But one of the most unique is Psilomelane, a rare black metallic mineral with wavy concentric lines in alternating layers, sometimes with vugs that have crystallization.</font> <p><font size=+1>Arizona is famous for its petrified wood, especially the beautiful Arizona Rainbow Wood, the same gorgeous agatized multi-color wood that was originally found in what became the Petrified Forest. This can be seen in vivid red, orange, yellow, black, grey, lavendar and every shade in between. We horde this material since one day it won t be easily found. We especially like the cores, spheres that show the radiating center of the wood. However, in addition, the state gives us Navajo Wood a lovely mix of rose pink and black. Then there is the colorful Hubbard Basin wood, with lots of reds, golds and fall shades.</font> <p><font size=+1>There are also some very colorful cool fluorescent minerals from the state: Diopsite/Scapolite (fluoresces yellow), Castle Dome Willamite/Fluorite (purple), Chalcedony (green), Horseshoe Lake Chalcedony (blue/green), Scheelite/Red Calcite (red/white/black) , Hull Mine Willamite/Fluorite/Calcite (red/green/purple), Castle Butte Fluorite (red/purple) and Geronimo Fluorite/Calcite (red/violet).</font> <p><font size=+1>But let us not forget those prized specimens of green peridot sometimes offered by the Indians from their tribal lands, and the original contribution of our Native American brethren, turquoise. Turquoise can today be found in spheres of clear medium blue, blue with black webbing, green and green with golden matrix.</font> <center>&nbsp;************************************************************************************ <br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; <p><font face="Arial Greek"><font size=+2>&nbsp;</font><b><font size=+3>The Return of&nbsp; Citrine!</font></b></font></center> <p><font size=+1>It s back! For the past several years, it has been nearly impossible to find lovely pieces of golden yellow or brandy-colored citrine larger than 2.5 inches. On our recent trip to Denver, we were finally able to grab some stunning specimens as large as six inches. These are truly prized pieces, since most of the citrine supply if there is any today is generally snapped up as soon as it comes out of the mine for shipment to Asian markets. So if a high quality sphere of citrine is your ticket, it s time to give us a call!</font> <p><font size=+1>Incidentally, this past show proved to be a really special shopping trip for all forms of quartz. We snagged pieces of Lemurian Quartz spheres from 4.5 inches down to 1.5. We also landed three optically clear natural quartz three-inch spheres, replenished our supply of very clear AAAA grade quartz, cleaned up on top quality amethyst (hard to get for several years) and a group of included and rutilated or tourmalinated spheres of unique character.</font> <br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; <p><b><u><font size=+2>DENVER REPORT</font></u></b> <br><font size=+1>As usual, we shopped until we dropped to find the newest and most unique specimens. Here s the update for Denver and a few other shows from this summer:</font> <p><font size=+1>&middot; Blue Topaz Yes..the real thing undyed from Brazil.</font> <br><font size=+1>&middot; Australian Sand Opal Same lavender/grey matrix as Louisiana Opal, but with a blue and green flash instead of purple and green.</font> <br><font size=+1>&middot; Polar Night A amphibole with antophyllite& black with blue labradorite-like flash. Russia</font> <br><font size=+1>&middot; Purpurite Irridescent/chatoyant deep purple (almost eggplant colored) material. Very cool stuff. Africa.</font> <br><font size=+1>&middot; Roddingite A new pink Russian mineral.</font> <br><font size=+1>&middot; Porcelain Pink, lavender and cream from Mexico natural, not manmade.</font> <br><font size=+1>&middot; Covellite Midnight blue metallic with rainbow irridescently chatoyant very unique properties! Peru</font> <br><font size=+1>&middot; New Meterorites silver meteorite from Campo del Cielo, Argentina and dark brown meteorite from Area 396 in Algeria continents apart!</font> <br><font size=+1>&middot; Sphalerite-Galena from Canada.</font> <br><font size=+1>&middot; Bright shiny natural Iron from Russia& don t lift this little baby without two hands!</font> <br><font size=+1>&middot; Bournite and Malachite from Russia</font> <br><font size=+1>&middot; Petrified Cycad Fern from Uraguay that s 70 million years old!</font> <br><font size=+1>&middot; Black Chatoyant Labradorite new find in Russia!</font> <br><font size=+1>&middot; Natural Green Prehenite Balls Australia Not sphered by man& small marble size.</font> <br><font size=+1>&middot; Red Dolomite from Brazil, criss-crossed with cream circles.</font> <br><font size=+1>&middot; A smooth, shiny new Jet from Australia light as a feather.</font> <br><font size=+1>&middot; Several interesting new versions of blue Kyanite </font> <br><font size=+1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; o Ruby crystals and Kyanite</font> <br><font size=+1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; o Garnet, Stauralite, Kyanite</font> <br><font size=+1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; o Blue Kyanite in pretty Green Fuschite</font> <br><font size=+1>&middot; A rich Chocolate/Burgundy Ruby Mahagony Onyx from Argentina...a wholly new color.</font> <br><font size=+1>&middot; Lavendar and white Albaite and Lepidolite.</font> <br><font size=+1>&middot; Fossilized Coral Geode with coral standing in columns. Brazil.</font> <br><font size=+1>&middot; Black and white granite, with native copper inclusion. Arizona</font> <br><font size=+1>&middot; Gemmy red Canadian Eudialite with rare minerals Arfvedsonite, Agrellite and Gittinsite</font> <br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; <br> <br> <center> <p><font size=+4>*****</font> <p><i><font size=+2>Sphere Collector News</font></i> <br><font size=+1>&nbsp;If you have interesting news about yourself or your collection, please email us at jeff@spherestoyou.com or jackie@spherestoyou.com. Please put  Sphere Collector News in the subject line.</font></center> <p><font size=+1>))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))</font> <center> <p><font size=+3>We ve Struck Gold!!!!</font> <br><font size=+1>One of our favorite dealer friends has purchased an historic gold mine in California.&nbsp; We now have spheres of gold veined in white quartz. Come see  em!</font> <p><font size=+1>))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))</font></center> <p><u><font size=+2>Collectible Art Earth Marbles &amp; Spheres</font></u> <br><font size=+1>We ve added something new to our inventory. They are geographically accurate and handmade crystal and glass recreations of the Earth in fabulous shades of royal blue and gold, royal blue and earth tone-colors and clear turquoise blue and earth tone, plus marbles of turquoise blue with malachite green continents. They make a lovely compliment to our assortment of spheres depicting the Earth.</font> <br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; <br> <br> <br> <center> <p><b><font face="Century Gothic"><font size=+2>**Changes at Spheres To You**</font></font></b></center> <font size=+1>Many of our faithful Spheres To You customers will want to join us in wishing well our long-time associate, Marcela Cruz, as she moves on to Santa Fe, NM. Marcela, a Reike Master, has been instrumental in growing our friends and circle of buyers with her warmth and integrity. She has handpicked her replacement, Jeff Donovan, who joined us in September. Jeff, also a Reike Master, will assist both our collectors and our metaphysical sphere buyers with their selections. Feel free to call and introduce yourself! As always, we will continue to welcome folks to the showroom by appointment. Please call (818) 991-5143 or email spheres@spherestyou.com. Or go to the website to see our selection and order: www.spherestoyou.com.</font> <br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; <br> <br> <center> <p><u><font face="Bremen Bd BT"><font size=+2>New Books on Our Shelves:</font></font></u> <p><font size=+2>We re adding two new highly recommended titles to our bookstore:</font> <p><font size=+1>&middot; The Crystal Bible, a Definitive Guide to Crystals by Judy Hall</font> <br><font size=+1>&middot; Crystal Vibrations Ailments, a reference Guide to Crystal Healing by Ailments by Colleen Simmons</font> <br>&nbsp;_________________________________ <p><font color="#FF0000"><font size=+1>&nbsp;Looking for a Bargain? Go to our Specials Page and you ll find lots of marked down items!</font></font> <p><br> <br>&nbsp; <p><img SRC="05wcfalljlapin.jpg" height=400 width=533></center> <p><br> <br> <br> <br> <p>______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ <center><font size=+2>MARTIN ZINN EXPOSITIONS LLC</font> <br><font size=+2>Mineral Fossil Shows</font> <p><font size=+1>2005-6 Show Schedule</font></center> <p><font size=+1>West Coast Gem &amp; Mineral Show (Fall), November 11 13, 2005, Costa Mesa, CA</font> <p><font size=+1>Arizona Mineral &amp; Fossil Show, January 28 February 11, 2006, Tucson, AZ</font> <p><font size=+1>Colorado Mineral &amp; Fossil Show (Spring), April 21 23, 2006, Denver, CO</font> <p><font size=+1>West Coast Gem &amp; Mineral Show (Spring), May 12 14, 2006, Costa Mesa, CA</font> <p><font size=+1>East Coast Gem, Mineral &amp;Fossil Show, August 11 13, 2006, West Springfield, MA</font> <p><font size=+1>For information go to: <a href="www.mzexpos.com">www.mzexpos.com</a></font> <p><font size=+1>_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________</font> <br><font size=+1>Radio Psychic</font> <br><font size=+1>The world s leading radio psychic Linda Salvin can be heard every weeknight. 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