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CT469 - Apophyllite $ 75 Millington Quarry, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, USA thumbnail - 3 x 3 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine quality, glassy Apophyllite crystals from the classic USA locality that is now closed. Sharp, well formed crystals with high luster. Contacted on the backside but displays great from the front. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
CT551 - Arsenopyrite with Quartz $ 120 New Mexico, USA miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright metallic crystals of Arsenopyrite associated with clear Quartz crystals and white Calcite crystals. Old material from the Chuck Trantham collection.
CT556 - Ilvaite $ 225 South Mountain, Owyhee Co., Idaho, USA miniature - 3.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Beautiful and undamaged cluster of Ilvaite from the classic USA locality for the species. Main crystal is 2.5, double-terminated and thick. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
CT578 - Chalcedony epimorph after Ankerite $ 60 Bill Nix's Mohave Blue claim, California, USA thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine quality translucent 'Mojave Blue' Chalcedony with attached crystals of Ankerite that have been coated by blue Chalcedony. Old material from the Chuck Trantham collection.
CT572 - Gaylussite after Calcite $ 100 Bulganak mud volcano field, Bondarenkovo Village area, Kerch Peninsula, Crimea, Russia thumbnail - 2.7 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Spherical cluster of Gaylussite that have replaced crystals of Calcite. Well crystallized all around. Old material from the Chuck Trantham collection, ex. Judy & Chris Cook. The decades old label shows a locality of Kardakan, Kirgizia, USSR. MINDAT does not show Gaylussite from that locality, and the correct locality was likely unknown at the time.
CT590 - Chabazite on Quartz cast after Anhydrite $ 50 Paterson, New Jersey, USA thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 0.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Orange crystals of Chabazite. The surface of the Anhydrite is covered on the front side by tiny clear Quartz crystal that are all oriented in either and upward or downward direction. Old material from the Chuck Trantham collection, ex. Judy & Chris Cook.
CT216 - Dioptase on Calcite $ 150 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 3.7 x 3 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mound-shaped mass of white Calcite crystals sprinkled with bright emerald green Dioptase crystals to 8mm. Good crystals all around and only minor damage to a couple crystals. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
CT146 - Rhodochrosite $ 150 Uchuchacua Mine, Oyon Prov., Peru miniature - 4.8 x 4 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large vug lined with sparkling red Rhodochrosite crystals and small colorless Fluorite crystals. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection. Comes with an old New Mexico Tech Mineralogical Museum label.
CT554 - Chalcopyrite on Dolomite $ 225 Tri-State Mining District, Galena, Cherokee Co., Kansas, USA cabinet - 9.5 x 6.5 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Chalcopyrite crystals sprinkled upon wavy pink Dolomite crystals. Undamaged USA classic. Ex. Chuck Trantham personal collection #59 with label.
CT555 - Pyrrhotite $ 180 Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico miniature - 4.7 x 3.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Brassy metallic Pyrrhotite crystals from old finds in Mexico. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection that was in the Cliff Krueger collection prior to Chuck (with label).
CT196 - Legrandite $ 150 Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Starburst formation of golden Legrandite crystals. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection. Acquired from Al McGuinness in 1988.
CT107 - Wulfenite $ 175 Red Cloud Mine, La Paz County, Arizona, USA miniature - 3.5 x 3.2 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Superb single Wulfenite crystal well protected in a vug. The Wulfenite has a great red/orange color and is translucent to transparent, 1.3cm in size. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
CT636 - Hambergite $ 450 Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA thumbnail - 2.5 x 1 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single white Hambergite crystal, an uncommon find at the Himalaya mine, with twinning clearly evident. Perfect and undamaged, ex. Bill Larson collection.
CT639 - Tourmaline with Lepidolite $ 1800 Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA miniature - 3.6 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gem quality pink Tourmaline crystal with attached books of purple Lepidolite. Clean, transparent, and undamaged. Tourmaline is 3.6 x 1.8cm. Weighs 26.47 grams.
CT508 - Vanadinite var. Endlichite $ 220 Touissit, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco miniature - 3.2 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine floater cluster of thick arsenic rich Vanadinite crystals from Touissit. Main crystal is 2cm tall and 1.5cm thick. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection and comes with an old Alain Carion label.
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