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CT203 - Renardite, Dewindtite $ 50 Shinkolobwe Mine, Katanga, Congo thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.3 x 1 cm ![Renardite, Dewindtite from Shinkolobwe Mine, Katanga, Congo [db_pics/pics/CT203a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT203a.jpg)
![Renardite, Dewindtite from Shinkolobwe Mine, Katanga, Congo [db_pics/pics/CT203c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT203c.jpg)
Specimen of the rare uranium minerals REnardite and Dewindtite.
CT206 - Getchellite $ 50 Getchell Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm ![Getchellite from Getchell Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada [db_pics/pics/CT206a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT206a.jpg)
![Getchellite from Getchell Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada [db_pics/pics/CT206b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT206b.jpg)
![Getchellite from Getchell Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada [db_pics/pics/CT206c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT206c.jpg)
![Getchellite from Getchell Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada [db_pics/pics/CT206d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT206d.jpg)
Rare red Getchellite with Orpiment. Acquired from Al McGuinness in 1988.
CT186 - Quartz scepter $ 60 Fat Jack Mine, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.3 x 1 cm ![Quartz scepter from Fat Jack Mine, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/CT186a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT186a.jpg)
![Quartz scepter from Fat Jack Mine, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/CT186b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT186b.jpg)
![Quartz scepter from Fat Jack Mine, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/CT186c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT186c.jpg)
Single undamaged Quartz scepter from the famous Fat Jack Mine in Arizona with a purple Amethyst scepter head over a white Quartz stalk.
CT152 - Dioptase $ 75 Christmas Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA thumbnail - 2.7 x 2 x 0.8 cm ![Dioptase from Christmas Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/CT152a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT152a.jpg)
![Dioptase from Christmas Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/CT152b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT152b.jpg)
![Dioptase from Christmas Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/CT152c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT152c.jpg)
Bright, vitreous acicular crystals of Diotase covering the top surface. The crystals are elongated, transparent, and stand up off the matrix. Great color!
CT160 - Fluorite with Calcite $ 100 Stoneco Auglaize Quarry, Junction, Paulding Co., Ohio, USA thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm ![Fluorite with Calcite from Stoneco Auglaize Quarry, Junction, Paulding Co., Ohio, USA [db_pics/pics/CT160a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT160a.jpg)
![Fluorite with Calcite from Stoneco Auglaize Quarry, Junction, Paulding Co., Ohio, USA [db_pics/pics/CT160b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT160b.jpg)
![Fluorite with Calcite from Stoneco Auglaize Quarry, Junction, Paulding Co., Ohio, USA [db_pics/pics/CT160c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT160c.jpg)
![Fluorite with Calcite from Stoneco Auglaize Quarry, Junction, Paulding Co., Ohio, USA [db_pics/pics/CT160d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT160d.jpg)
Purple phantomed Fluorite cubes with golden Calcite crystals. There is a beautiful butterfly-twin Calcite atop the Fluorite cubes. Ex. Jay Medici.
CT168 - Calcite with Fluorite $ 80 Stoneco Auglaize Quarry, Junction, Paulding Co., Ohio, USA thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm ![Calcite with Fluorite from Stoneco Auglaize Quarry, Junction, Paulding Co., Ohio, USA [db_pics/pics/CT168a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT168a.jpg)
![Calcite with Fluorite from Stoneco Auglaize Quarry, Junction, Paulding Co., Ohio, USA [db_pics/pics/CT168b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT168b.jpg)
![Calcite with Fluorite from Stoneco Auglaize Quarry, Junction, Paulding Co., Ohio, USA [db_pics/pics/CT168c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT168c.jpg)
Scalenohedral Calcite crystals, main crystal is undamaged, 3cm long, and double-terminated and has an attached cube of phantomed purple Fluorite. Ex. Jay Medici.
CT171 - Wulfenite $ 60 Hull Mine, Yuma Co., Arizona, USA thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 1.8 cm ![Wulfenite from Hull Mine, Yuma Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/CT171a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT171a.jpg)
![Wulfenite from Hull Mine, Yuma Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/CT171b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT171b.jpg)
![Wulfenite from Hull Mine, Yuma Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/CT171c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT171c.jpg)
Thick, tabular orange Wulfenite crystals to 2mm on matrix, their form reminiscent of tiny Los Lamentos crystals. Old specimen from a rare and hard to obtain locality.
CT167 - Uvite with Magnesite $ 120 Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 1.3 cm ![Uvite with Magnesite from Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/CT167a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT167a.jpg)
![Uvite with Magnesite from Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/CT167b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT167b.jpg)
![Uvite with Magnesite from Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/CT167c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT167c.jpg)
![Uvite with Magnesite from Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/CT167d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT167d.jpg)
Bright and lustrous green Uvite crystals (a Tourmaline species) associated with white Magnesite crystals. Undamaged specimen with partially transparent Uvites to 1.2cm in size.
CT159 - Rose Quartz scepter $ 125 Pitorra Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2 x 1 x 1 cm ![Rose Quartz scepter from Pitorra Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/CT159a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT159a.jpg)
![Rose Quartz scepter from Pitorra Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/CT159b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT159b.jpg)
![Rose Quartz scepter from Pitorra Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/CT159d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT159d.jpg)
![Rose Quartz scepter from Pitorra Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/CT159e.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT159e.jpg)
Pink Rose Quartz scepter head over a white Quartz stalk. This is an unusual one and the old label calls it a 'Hopper scepter' as it is somewhat cup-shaped. The Rose Quartz is also totally transparent which is uncommon and Rose Quartz is more typically only translucent. Neat, undamaged specimen.
CT191 - Rutile, Hematite on Quartz $ 150 Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.9 x 1.2 cm ![Rutile, Hematite on Quartz from Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/CT191a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT191a.jpg)
![Rutile, Hematite on Quartz from Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/CT191b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT191b.jpg)
![Rutile, Hematite on Quartz from Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/CT191c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT191c.jpg)
![Rutile, Hematite on Quartz from Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/CT191d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT191d.jpg)
Golden Rutile and Hematite attached tot eh front of a clear Quartz crystal. The Quartz has both attached and included Rutile.
CT180 - Leucite $ 75 Poggio Vibbio, Viterbo, Italy thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![Leucite from Poggio Vibbio, Viterbo, Italy [db_pics/pics/CT180a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT180a.jpg)
![Leucite from Poggio Vibbio, Viterbo, Italy [db_pics/pics/CT180b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT180b.jpg)
![Leucite from Poggio Vibbio, Viterbo, Italy [db_pics/pics/CT180c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT180c.jpg)
![Leucite from Poggio Vibbio, Viterbo, Italy [db_pics/pics/CT180d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT180d.jpg)
A sharp and complete 1.3cm Leucite crystal in matrix. Ex. Chuck Trantham acquired in 1997 from Wolfgang Heller.
CT222 - Hydromagnesite, Artinite $ 125 Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York, USA thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 1 cm ![Hydromagnesite, Artinite from Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York, USA [db_pics/pics/CT222a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT222a.jpg)
![Hydromagnesite, Artinite from Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York, USA [db_pics/pics/CT222b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT222b.jpg)
![Hydromagnesite, Artinite from Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York, USA [db_pics/pics/CT222c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT222c.jpg)
![Hydromagnesite, Artinite from Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York, USA [db_pics/pics/CT222d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT222d.jpg)
White hemispheres of Hydromagnesite and acicular sprays of Artinite that contrast well against a green matrix. Old specimen likely from the 1960s.
CT243 - Diaboleite, Caledonite $ 125 Rowley Mine, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA thumbnail - 1.3 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm ![Diaboleite, Caledonite from Rowley Mine, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/CT243a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT243a.jpg)
![Diaboleite, Caledonite from Rowley Mine, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/CT243b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT243b.jpg)
![Diaboleite, Caledonite from Rowley Mine, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/CT243c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT243c.jpg)
Small cluster of Diaboleite and Caledonite crystals. Old spceimn mounted in a plastic box.
CT229 - Bixbyite on Hematite after Garnet on Topaz $ 125 Maynard Claim, Thomas Range, Utah, USA thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm ![Bixbyite on Hematite after Garnet on Topaz from Maynard Claim, Thomas Range, Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/CT229a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT229a.jpg)
![Bixbyite on Hematite after Garnet on Topaz from Maynard Claim, Thomas Range, Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/CT229b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT229b.jpg)
![Bixbyite on Hematite after Garnet on Topaz from Maynard Claim, Thomas Range, Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/CT229c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT229c.jpg)
![Bixbyite on Hematite after Garnet on Topaz from Maynard Claim, Thomas Range, Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/CT229d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT229d.jpg)
12 mirror lustrous cubes of Bixbyite to 3mm grown atop a 1cm psuedomorph of Hematite after Garnet, all grown atop a gemmy Topaz crystal.
CT165 - Legrandite $ 225 Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![Legrandite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/CT165a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT165a.jpg)
![Legrandite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/CT165b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT165b.jpg)
![Legrandite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/CT165c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT165c.jpg)
Wide vug in Limonite filled with golden crystals of Legrandite. A rarity from the Chuck Trantham collection, originally acquired by Chuck from Al McGuinness in 1988.
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