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CT306 - Sulfur after Selenite $ 200 Silver Peak, Esmeralda Co., Nevada, USA thumbnail - 3 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Rare and unusual psuedomorph of Sulfur that ahs replaced a well formed, terminated Selenite crystal. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
CT297 - Vesuvianite $ 50 Goodall Quarry, Sanford, Maine thumbnail - 1.7 x 1 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Terminated Vesuvianite crystals from Maine. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
CT322 - Rutile $ 350 Champion Mine, Mono Co., California, USA thumbnail - 2 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fabulous V-twin crystal of Rutile from the Champion Mine. This is the best V-twin I can recall ever seeing from this locality. There are 6 pages of photos of Rutile fromt his locality on Mindat, and none show better twin formation than this. Complete all around with an area of contact on the back, with high luster. Ex. Chuck Trantham personal collection.
CT334 - Galena over Arsenopyrite on Muscovite $ 120 Panasquiera, Portugal thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.8 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Sharp single Arseonopyrite crystal with an out coating of Galena, 1.7cm, on a mound of Muscovite. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection and comes with an old Al McGuinness label.
CT634 - Cassiterite $ 125 Viloco Mine, Bolivia thumbnail - 3 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large single Cassiterite crystal showing areas of transparency. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
CT602 - Amazonite $ 450 10 Percent Claim, Teller Co., Colorado, USA small cabinet - 7.5 x 7 x 6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of blue/green Amazonite crystals with white Albite. Largest crystal is 4cm long and 3cm thick. Undamaged and mounted on a Lucite stand.
CT603 - Axinite in Quartz $ 225 New Melones Reservoir, Calaveras Co., California, USA cabinet - 13 x 11 x 8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large single Quartz crystal with inclusions of purple Axinite and green Chlorite.
CT648 - Pyrite $ 50 La Rioja, Navajun, Spain miniature - 3.2 x 3.1 x 3.1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Classic single Pyrite cube from Spain, 3 cm on edge and 4.5cm on the diagonal. Complete and undamaged.
K844 - Prehnite $ 300 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4 x 3.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gorgeous clean and translucent to transparent Prehnite rosette. There is a contact at the base otherwise it's undamaged with a smooth, flat backside where is was likely plucked off a Calcite crystal.
D587 - Andradite var. Topazolite $ 150 Yellow Cat Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA small cabinet - 6 x 4 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright and lustrous golden colored Topazolite crystals and green Clinochlore on matrix. The Topazolite crystals reach 3mm and are translucent. Found near the Benitoite Gem Mine.
CT227 - Andradite var. Topazolite $ 125 Yellow Cat Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA small cabinet - 6 x 3 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Golden colored Topazolite crystals and large books of green Clinochlore on matrix. Really more of a Clinochlore specimen as the crystals are very large and distinct. Found near the Benitoite Gem Mine. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection, collected by Chuck and Al McGuinness in May 1983.
CT604 - Calcite, Barite on Fluorite $ 200 Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA cabinet - 15 x 6 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large specimen of purple and yellow Fluorite crystals that are covered on top and sides by white bladed Barite crystals and yellow scalenohedral Calcite crystals. In good condition, nothing but crystals everywhere.
D555 - Tsavorite $ 120 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.4 x 1 x 0.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gemmy single Tsavorite (Grossular) crystal with Graphite. Excellent color and undamaged.
D580 - Tsavorite, Graphite, Calcite, Diopside, Pyrite $ 300 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.5 x 3.3 x 2.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Classic Merelani combination of elongated Tsavorite (Grossular) crystals, white Calcite, Diopside, Pyrite and well formed Graphite crystals. Excellent display and study piece for the locality.
D489 - Torbernite $ 120 Unknown miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Platy green crystals of Torbernite on matrix. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection without any labels.
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