Saturday, December 31, 2016

Nice... flaky yellow mica with black tourmaline crystals for sale

We have it. Fist-size pieces of this unusual combination of minerals; flaky yellow mica, interspersed with black tourmaline crystals... Prices are from $10 up to $30 shipped

Friday, December 30, 2016

Wanneria! Wanneria! Wanneria!

Playing in the Cambrian bedding in various locations these past few years...logging over 700 hours now... It's quite possible  I have figured out the "orogenic" shifts in how this Kinzers rock is displayed, now, 515 million years later. Wannerias are being found... This one on a plate of three more mostly complete. The upper one is a beautiful deep-red 3 1/2 incher just found in East Petersburg Pa. Middle one is 3-incher...contact silverfordinc@yahoo.com

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Tuzoia! Tuzoia! Tuzoia!

It's official! Right here is the very first  tuzoia ever found in the 515-million-years old Kinzers formation in York County, Pa. !It is the first of this species ever found in Pa! This specimen was scoped and referenced by Professor Roger Thomas of Franklin and Marshall College on Tuesday, November 24th.This was a small marine arthropod; a phyllocarid, that lived in the shallow seas of the lower to middle Cambrian period of geologic time.
The species is tuzoia polleni.

Friday, December 16, 2016

Silver Mine Dogtooth Crystals for sale

I have a variety of both large and small examples here for sale... Sizes are half-a-hand size up to 7-inch specimens of orange, yellow, and brown crystals. Prices range from $15 each shipped to $35 shipped for larger specimens. Displayed here are large 5-inch yellow and large 7-inch brown crystals, each $35 shipped in USA. Simply contact silverfordinc@yahoo.com to order yours!

Saturday, September 3, 2016

Pennsylvania Silver Ore:Amazing pieces for sale from 1700 Shawnee Indian Quarries!

Historical pieces of silver for sale from 1700s Indian Quarries!...from America's Oldest Silver Mine!
For more information contact silverfordinc@yahoo.com... Silver-ore pieces  are any size! Some only 1" long , some, fist-sized or better showing nice pockets of the ore!Silver content of this ore was up to 250 ounces per ton! Last assayed in the 1970s by Silverford Inc...and by Dr. Richard Haefner geologist during the same time period. Prices range from only $5 per piece to $50 per piece depending...Guided tours of the property done for donation only. Tours include visit to Indian quarries from the late 1600s, the French and Indian War quarry excavated by the British military... a tour of the upper openings of the mine from the 1870s... a complete review of the "Silverford" years from 1973 to 1989 when a millionaire bought the property and planned to quarry out the silver ore...It was an extraordinary time and I was a part of its first 4 years as a tour guide. During this time too the property was a setting for country-music stars who sang for about 600,000 fans in a far corner of the property where a stage was built. E-mail me at silverfordinc your the tour-for-a-tip day!
This is a 1947 report of a 5-year study made by Dr. Price and Dr, Foose of Lancaster Pa whereby it was determined by their studies that this ore was highly rich in silver... note the bottom paragraph...250 ounces of silver per ton!

Saturday, August 27, 2016

Amazing graphite crystals in beautiful blue quartz on sale now!

After a 3-year exploration of the nearby areas of the old graphite mining pits in Chester County Pa. along Pickering Creek, nice, fist-sized specimens of blue quartz with reflecting graphite crystals are being dug. These specimens are for sale ,let's say, starting at  $10 up to $35
. Most pieces have several crystals! Nice for Pa mineral collectors. Please contact silverfordinc@yahoo.com and ask for yours! Since the dig began only about 400 worthy specimens have been found. Pictures will be made available soon or by requesting them online as attachments in private e-mails! Regular blue quartz pieces also available for sale starting at $7. Shipping is extra for all material.

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Spectacular green fluorite from Rogerley Mine, England

Beautiful 5-inch specimens of green fluorite crystals from the Rogerley Mine, England for sale...This one is $120...prices range from $85  up to $175.00