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CT636 - Hambergite $ 450 SOLD
 Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA
thumbnail - 2.5 x 1 x 1 cm


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Hambergite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT636a.jpg] Hambergite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT636b.jpg] Hambergite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT636c.jpg] Hambergite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT636d.jpg] Hambergite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT636e.jpg]

Single white Hambergite crystal, an uncommon find at the Himalaya mine, with twinning clearly evident. Perfect and undamaged, ex. Bill Larson collection.

CT298 - Lepidolite on Stilbite $ 150 SOLD
 Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA
thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.3 x 1 cm


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Lepidolite on Stilbite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT298a.jpg] Lepidolite on Stilbite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT298b.jpg] Lepidolite on Stilbite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT298c.jpg] Lepidolite on Stilbite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT298d.jpg] Lepidolite on Stilbite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT298e.jpg]

Large single Stilbite crystal with an attached purple Lepidolite crystal at the base. Clean and undamaged thumbnail that would be a great addtion to a Himalaya Mine suite.

CT638 - Tourmaline $ 275 SOLD
 Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA
miniature - 3.7 x 1 x 0.8 cm


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Tourmaline from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT638a.jpg] Tourmaline from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT638b.jpg] Tourmaline from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT638d.jpg] Tourmaline from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT638e.jpg] Tourmaline from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT638f.jpg]

Gem quality pink Tourmaline crystal that is really at least 5 crystals that have intergrown in parallel growth. I love the stepped effect of the terminations at different lengths. Small books of Lepidolite are attached to the sides and a tiny clear Quartz (?) is intergrown in the main termination. Clean, transparent, and undamaged. Weighs 5.86 grams.

CT296 - Fluorite $ 90 SOLD
 Hilton Mine, Appleby, Cumberland, England
thumbnail - 2.7 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm


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Fluorite from Hilton Mine, Appleby, Cumberland, England [db_pics/pics/CT296a.jpg] Fluorite from Hilton Mine, Appleby, Cumberland, England [db_pics/pics/CT296b.jpg] Fluorite from Hilton Mine, Appleby, Cumberland, England [db_pics/pics/CT296c.jpg]

Transparent cubes of yellow Fluorite. Old material from the Chuck Trantham collection.

CT374 - Aquamarine $ 120 SOLD
 Erongo Mountains, Namibia
thumbnail - 2.6 x 1.6 x 1.7 cm


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Aquamarine from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/pics/CT374a.jpg] Aquamarine from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/pics/CT374b.jpg] Aquamarine from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/pics/CT374c.jpg] Aquamarine from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/pics/CT374d.jpg]

Gemmy blue Aquamarine crystal with unusual skeletal growth. Old material from the Chuck Trantham collection.

CT297 - Vesuvianite $ 50 SOLD
 Goodall Quarry, Sanford, Maine
thumbnail - 1.7 x 1 x 1 cm


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Vesuvianite from Goodall Quarry, Sanford, Maine [db_pics/pics/CT297a.jpg] Vesuvianite from Goodall Quarry, Sanford, Maine [db_pics/pics/CT297b.jpg] Vesuvianite from Goodall Quarry, Sanford, Maine [db_pics/pics/CT297c.jpg] Vesuvianite from Goodall Quarry, Sanford, Maine [db_pics/pics/CT297d.jpg]

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


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Rutile from Champion Mine, Mono Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT322a.jpg] Rutile from Champion Mine, Mono Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT322b.jpg] Rutile from Champion Mine, Mono Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT322c.jpg] Rutile from Champion Mine, Mono Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT322d.jpg]

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.

CT634 - Cassiterite $ 125
 Viloco Mine, Bolivia
thumbnail - 3 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm


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Cassiterite from Viloco Mine, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/CT634a.jpg] Cassiterite from Viloco Mine, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/CT634b.jpg] Cassiterite from Viloco Mine, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/CT634c.jpg]

Large single Cassiterite crystal showing areas of transparency. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.

CT637 - Tourmaline $ 150 SOLD
 Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA
miniature - 3.5 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm


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Tourmaline from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT637a.jpg] Tourmaline from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT637b.jpg] Tourmaline from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT637c.jpg] Tourmaline from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT637d.jpg]

Gem quality single green Tourmaline crystal with an attached crystal of Albite. Perfectly terminated on one end and partailly recrystallized on the other end. There are a few shallow indentations from other now gone Albite crystals. Clean, transparent, and undamaged. Weighs 2.04 grams.

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