Josh Hall Himalaya Mine Thumbnails

Mixed thumbnails from the Himalaya Mine in San Diego (plus one from the Pack Rat Mine).  These are select pieces from the collection of Josh Hall, a former Vice President of Pala International who worked with Bill Larson for decades.  Josh was in a position to select through many specimens to get these choice few.


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P351 - Tourmaline on Quartz $ 150 (=~ £ 120) SOLD
 Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA
miniature - 3.3 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm


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Tourmaline on Quartz from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/p351a.jpg] Tourmaline on Quartz from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/p351b.jpg] Tourmaline on Quartz from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/p351c.jpg] Tourmaline on Quartz from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/p351d.jpg]

Slender, doubly-terminated transparent green Tourmaline attached to a transparent, 1.6cm doubly-terminated Quartz crystal.

P353 - Morganite $ 90 (=~ £ 72) SOLD
 Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA
thumbnail - 2 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm


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Morganite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/p353a.jpg] Morganite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/p353b.jpg]

Etched orange Morganite, glassy and transparent.

P357 - Tourmaline with Lepidolite $ 350 (=~ £ 280) SOLD
 Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA
thumbnail - 2.4 x 2 x 1.1 cm


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Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/p357a.jpg] Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/p357b.jpg] Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/p357c.jpg] Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/p357d.jpg]

Pink Tourmaline crystal rising out of a cluster of purple Lepidolite with smaller pink Tourmaline crystals. Undamaged floater well crystallized all around.

P358 - Tourmaline on Quartz $ 150 (=~ £ 120) SOLD
 Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA
thumbnail - 3 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm


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Tourmaline on Quartz from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/p358a.jpg] Tourmaline on Quartz from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/p358b.jpg] Tourmaline on Quartz from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/p358c.jpg]

Pink, doubly-terminated Tourmaline crystal attached to a doubly-terminated Quartz crystal.

P359 - Spessartine $ 60 (=~ £ 48) SOLD
 Pack Rat Mine, Jacumba, San Diego Co., California, USA
thumbnail - 2.4 x 2 x 1.2 cm


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Spessartine from Pack Rat Mine, Jacumba, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/p359a.jpg] Spessartine from Pack Rat Mine, Jacumba, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/p359b.jpg]

Glassy orange Spessartine crystals on Feldspar.

P361 - Tourmaline $ 200 (=~ £ 160) SOLD
 Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA
miniature - 3.5 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm


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Tourmaline from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/p361a.jpg] Tourmaline from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/p361b.jpg] Tourmaline from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/p361c.jpg]

Exquisite chain of pink and green, doubly-terminated Tourmaline crystals. Could use a quick removal of pocket clay in areas.

P363 - Tourmaline $ 150 (=~ £ 120) SOLD
 Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA
thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.0 x 0.6 cm


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Tourmaline from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/p363a.jpg] Tourmaline from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/p363b.jpg] Tourmaline from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/p363c.jpg]

Cluster of connected doubly-terminated pink Tourmaline crystals or a single crystal exhibiting natural bending/offset from fracturing and healing in the pocket? A beautiful undamaged oddity of a Tourmaline.

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