#123 Garnet Var. Spessartine
Rare 5/8" Crystal. From the Little Three Mine, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, Usa.
F.C. Dave London
Ex. Tim Sherburn Coll.
Ex. Cal Graeber Coll.
Ex Eric Rose Coll.
#124 Garnet Var. Spessartine
5/8" Crystal, Rare. From the Little Three Mine, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, Usa.
F.C. Dave London
Ex. Tim Sherburn Coll.
Ex. Cal Graeber Coll.
Ex Eric Rose Coll.
#115 Plumbogummite
3 1/2" across. Yangshou Mine, Yangshou Co., Gulian Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
#154 Sulpher
1 1/2" long. From El Desierto Mine, Sao Pablo de Napa, Daniel Campos Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia.
#156 Elbaite Tourmaline
From Cruzeiro Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerias, Brazil. 1" Perky.
#158 Dioptase
1" Perky. From Altyn-Tyube Deposit, Kirghiz Steppes, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan
#243 Aquamarine**
#331 Aragonite-Lined Pipe**
This is a section of a water pipe from Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary) in what is now the Czech Republic. Cut into a thin slice and polished, it shows a thick accumulation of Aragonite - about eighty years' worth. According to legend, Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV (for whom the city is named), praised the healing power of the hot springs in the 14th century, and its reputation as a spa destination grew into a major industry in the 19th century. Innumerable celebrities and intellectuals have bathed in the famous mineral waters that flowed through this pipe. It measures
14" across.*-
#435 Ankerite, Galena, Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite**
#104 Aquamarine**
From the Skardu District, Gilgit, Pakistan. The cluster measures 1 1/4" across in each direction, the tallest of the 5 main crystals is 1".
#201 Desclozite with Pyrite**
From Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. It measures 1 3/4" tall.
Rams Horn Gypsum
This specimen is 6 1/2" long. It comes from Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker Mining District, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco.
#172 Garnet (var. Andradite)
2 inch across. From Stanley Butte, Stanley District, Santa Teresa Mtns. San Carlos Indian Reservation, Arizona.
#178 Fiberous Malachite
1 1/2" inches across. Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Democratic Republic of Congo.
#179 Pyrite cluster
1 1/2" specimen. From Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department, Peru.
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