#332 Elbaite TourmalineSlice from a large crystal. The measures 2 1/4" across. It comes from Malkhan Pegmatite Field, Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast, Transbaikalia, Eastern Siberia, Russia.*
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#333 Elbaite TourmalineThis wonderful Elbaite is earthquake altered in shape. Very nice color and clean termination. From the Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California. 1 1/2" tall.*
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#346 Apophyllite and HeulanditeFrom the Deccan Traps near Mambai (Bombay) and Pune, India.**
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#331 Tan and White StilbiteA fine contrast of two colors of Stilbite Perfectly perched large white sprays and smaller tan ones tight to the matrix. From the Deccan Traps near Mambai (Bombay) and Pune, India. Specimen measures 4 1/2" x 3".*
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#382 Wavellite3" x 2". From Avant Mine, Garland County, Arkansas, USA. These crystallized in "button-like" spheres, composed of tiny, "whisker-like" crystals in a radial structure, which when broken, the buttons display a crystal chatoyancy.*
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#308 Green Heulandite and Stilbite included with Celadonite From India. 3" across.*
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#399 Azurite
5.4 x 4.2 cm From Great Cobar Mine, Cobar, New South Wales, Australia. Fine examples of azurite, native copper and, particularly, malachite were recovered during early mining of the deposits, notably at the Great Cobar and CSA mines. Recent studies of the new Cobar orebody have revealed an exotic assemblage of secondary lead and copper arsenates on which is superimposed a later malachite-azurite assemblage. This proably came out of the ground between 1930 - 1952.**
#347 Tourmaline
Tourmaline from (Himalaya Mine), Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, Elbaite. This crystal comes from the 89 pocket, opened up in 1989 by Bill Larson. It weighs 149 grams, and is 2 3/4" tall and 1 1/4" across at its base, it is also a floater and double terminated. The Himalaya mine was first discovered in 1898, and produced gem and specimen grade tourmaline . During the early 1900s, Maine and California were the world's largest producers of gem tourmalines. The Empress Dowager Cixi of China loved pink tourmaline and bought large quantities for gemstones and carvings from the then new Himalaya Mine, located
in San Diego County, California.*
in San Diego County, California.*
#351 TourmalineTourmaline from (Himalaya Mine), Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, Pink and Green. It weighs 54 grams, and is 2 1/4" tall and 3/4" across at its base.This piece was mined in 2013 and has been repaired, a very good repair. The Himalaya mine was first discovered in 1898, and produced gem and
specimen grade tourmaline . During the early 1900s, Maine and California were the world's largest producers of gem tourmalines. The Empress Dowager Cixi of China loved pink tourmaline and bought large quantities for gemstones and carvings from the then new Himalaya Mine, located in San Diego County, California.* |
#346 Bi-Color TourmalineFrom the 89 Pocket at the Himalaya Mine, San Diego, Ca.*
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#352 TourmalineHimalaya Mine, 1 5/8" long. Great green color and termination, from a classic locality.*
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#373 CavansiteCavansite is a beautiful and rare mineral, vanadium-containing hydrous silicate . It was only discovered in the last 30 years and is found in only a few locallities. By far the best crystals come from the famous zeolite quarries in Wagholi, Pune District (Poonah District), Maharashtra, India. 6" X 4 1/4".*
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#375 HematiteFrom Nador, Nador Province, Oriental Region, Morocco. 2" across.**
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#396 Spessartite GarnetTongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhau Prefecture, Fujian Province, China. This piece is shaped like a wedge, you are looking at the top . the v shape at the bottom is pretty accurate. 3" tall.*
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#385 Quartz, Chalcopyrite and PyriteFrom Huaron District, Cerro de Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peru. 95 mm x 60 mm.*
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#398 California Gold in Quartz
3" x 3". With disseminated arsenopyrite in matrix. From Sixteen to One gold mine at Alleghany, Sierra County. Alleghany is in the southwestern portion of Sierra County, about 40 miles northeast of Nevada City by road Gold mining began in the Alleghany area in the spring of 1851. The unusual ore bodies at Alleghany are in quartz veins; they range from small enrichments or pockets containing a few hundred dollars worth of ore to bodies that produced gold valued at a million dollars or more. The gold is found in the native form, coarse, commonly associated with arsenopyrite, but with only small amounts of other sulfides.*
#372 Benitoite Crystals in MatrixBeautiful large specimen with lots of Benitoite crystals scattered about! From the world famous Dallas Gem Mine in San Benito County, California. This specimen measures about 85 x 75 x 55 mm and weighs 251 grams. More photos to the right.*
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#371 TourmalineThis is a natural tricolor tourmaline crystal from Paprok, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan. This crystal is dark green at the base which grades into a lighter green center section with a pink cap! (The base may appear black in the photo, it just darker green at the base not black). This type of tourmaline is often called watermelon, but this is not technically correct. This crystal measures about 1 3/8" by 1 1/4" by 3/8". This crystal has a very interesting, complex single termimation and is intact! About 30% of this crystal is pink and 70% is green. It is gemmy and has moderate clarity.*
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#361 Galena, Quartz, and Chalcopyrite
3 cm x 3 cm. Butte, Montana.**
#381 Apophyllite2.5" x 2.75" Poona, India.*
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#360 Lepidolite and Tourmaline24 #s. 16" x 12". This natural rubellite tourmaline specimen is composed of lithium rich Lepidolite mica and semi-transparent reddish pink natural color rubellite tourmalines. From Mesa Grande District ,San Diego, Ca.*
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