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A792 - Fluorite $ 160 SOLD Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 7 x 5.5 x 4 cm 
Large, transparent blue cubic crystal with a purple phantom deep within. Yaogangxian Fluorite is superb and is not as plentiful as before. No damage, 7 x 5.5 x 4 cm.
A793 - Fluorite, Arsenopyrite, Quartz, Calcite $ 130 SOLD Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China miniature - 3.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm 
Classice Yaogangxian combination specimen of purple Fluorite cubes, attached to an Arsenopyrite crystal with a clear Quartz across the top and a lenticular Calcite on the Arsenopyrite. These are not as common as they once were and aesthetic combination pieces like this are now scarse, 3.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm.
NA240 - Spessartine $ 150 SOLD Hercules Dike, Ramona, San Diego Co., California thumbnail - 2 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm 
Etched Spessartine crystal from the same area as the more famous Little Three Mine. Translucent orange crystal with stepped etch faces on all sides. For an interesting read on these etched crystals, check out this article, http://www.minsocam.org/msa/special/Pig/PIG_articles/etched_spssrtn.html, it also has some interesting photos of the etched crystals shown in place in the cavity formed by the original crystal. This was mined in the 1960s and recently acquired from a local San Diego gem dealer, 2 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm.
NA241 - Spessartine $ 50 SOLD Hercules Dike, Ramona, San Diego Co., California thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm 
Etched Spessartine crystal from the same area as the more famous Little Three Mine. Translucent orange crystal with stepped etch faces on all sides. For an interesting read on these etched crystals, check out this article, http://www.minsocam.org/msa/special/Pig/PIG_articles/etched_spssrtn.html, it also has some interesting photos of the etched crystals shown in place in the cavity formed by the original crystal. This was mined in the 1960s and recently acquired from a local San Diego gem dealer, 1.5 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm.
NA242 - Spessartine $ 60 SOLD Hercules Dike, Ramona, San Diego Co., California thumbnail - 1.9 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm 
Etched Spessartine crystal from the same area as the more famous Little Three Mine. Translucent orange crystal with stepped etch faces on all sides. For an interesting read on these etched crystals, check out this article, http://www.minsocam.org/msa/special/Pig/PIG_articles/etched_spssrtn.html, it also has some interesting photos of the etched crystals shown in place in the cavity formed by the original crystal. This was mined in the 1960s and recently acquired from a local San Diego gem dealer, 1.9 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm.
NA243 - Spessartine $ 40 SOLD Hercules Dike, Ramona, San Diego Co., California thumbnail - 1.3 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm 
Etched Spessartine crystal from the same area as the more famous Little Three Mine. Translucent orange crystal with stepped etch faces on all sides. For an interesting read on these etched crystals, check out this article, http://www.minsocam.org/msa/special/Pig/PIG_articles/etched_spssrtn.html, it also has some interesting photos of the etched crystals shown in place in the cavity formed by the original crystal. This was mined in the 1960s and recently acquired from a local San Diego gem dealer, 1.3 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm.
NA244 - Spessartine $ 40 SOLD Hercules Dike, Ramona, San Diego Co., California thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm 
Etched Spessartine crystal from the same area as the more famous Little Three Mine. Translucent orange crystal with stepped etch faces on all sides. For an interesting read on these etched crystals, check out this article, http://www.minsocam.org/msa/special/Pig/PIG_articles/etched_spssrtn.html, it also has some interesting photos of the etched crystals shown in place in the cavity formed by the original crystal. This was mined in the 1960s and recently acquired from a local San Diego gem dealer, 1.5 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm.
NA245 - Spessartine $ 40 SOLD Hercules Dike, Ramona, San Diego Co., California thumbnail - 1.4 x 1.1 x 1.2 cm 
Etched Spessartine crystal from the same area as the more famous Little Three Mine. Translucent orange crystal with stepped etch faces on all sides. For an interesting read on these etched crystals, check out this article, http://www.minsocam.org/msa/special/Pig/PIG_articles/etched_spssrtn.html, it also has some interesting photos of the etched crystals shown in place in the cavity formed by the original crystal. This was mined in the 1960s and recently acquired from a local San Diego gem dealer, 1.4 x 1.1 x 1.2 cm.
NA246 - Spessartine $ 60 SOLD Hercules Dike, Ramona, San Diego Co., California thumbnail - 
Four etched Spessartine crystal from the same area as the more famous Little Three Mine. Translucent orange crystal with stepped etch faces on all sides. For an interesting read on these etched crystals, check out this article, http://www.minsocam.org/msa/special/Pig/PIG_articles/etched_spssrtn.html, it also has some interesting photos of the etched crystals shown in place in the cavity formed by the original crystal. This was mined in the 1960s and recently acquired from a local San Diego gem dealer, to1.5 cm.
NA160 - Kunzite $ 120 SOLD Pala Chief Mine, Pala, San Diego Co., California miniature - 4.7 x 1.9 x 1 cm 
Fine pink etched Kunzite crystal. Nice form and internally transparent. This was mined decades ago and recently acquired from a local San Diego gem dealer, size 4.7 x 1.9 x 1 cm.
NA161 - Kunzite $ 60 SOLD Pala Chief Mine, Pala, San Diego Co., California thumbnail - 2.9 x 1.5 x 1 cm 
Fine pink etched Kunzite crystal. Nice form and internally transparent. This was mined decades ago and recently acquired from a local San Diego gem dealer, size 2.9 x 1.5 x 1 cm.
NA162 - Kunzite $ 70 SOLD Pala Chief Mine, Pala, San Diego Co., California thumbnail - 3 x 2.8 x 1 cm 
Fine pink etched Kunzite crystal. Nice form and internally transparent. This was mined decades ago and recently acquired from a local San Diego gem dealer, size 3 x 2.8 x 1 cm.
NA163 - Kunzite SOLD Pala Chief Mine, Pala, San Diego Co., California miniature - 3.2 x 1.8 x 0.8 cm 
Fine pink etched Kunzite crystal. Nice form and internally transparent. This was mined decades ago and recently acquired from a local San Diego gem dealer, size 3.2 x 1.8 x 0.8 cm.
NA251 - Apatite $ 60 SOLD Harvard Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford Co., Maine thumbnail - 2.3 x 2.2 x 1.2 cm 
Glassy purple Apatite crystals to 9mm, size 2.3 x 2.2 x 1.2 cm. ©2010 Marin Mineral |