Selected Specimens

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CT555 - Pyrrhotite $ 180
 Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
miniature - 4.7 x 3.5 x 3 cm


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Pyrrhotite from Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/CT555a.jpg] Pyrrhotite from Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/CT555b.jpg] Pyrrhotite from Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/CT555c.jpg] Pyrrhotite from Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/CT555d.jpg]

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).

CT639 - Tourmaline with Lepidolite $ 1800
 Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA
miniature - 3.6 x 2.5 x 2 cm


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Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT639a.jpg] Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT639b.jpg] Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT639c.jpg] Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT639d.jpg] Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT639e.jpg]

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


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Vanadinite var. Endlichite from Touissit, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco [db_pics/pics/CT508a.jpg] Vanadinite var. Endlichite from Touissit, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco [db_pics/pics/CT508b.jpg] Vanadinite var. Endlichite from Touissit, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco [db_pics/pics/CT508c.jpg] Vanadinite var. Endlichite from Touissit, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco [db_pics/pics/CT508e.jpg]

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.

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.

CT645 - Fluorite $ 650
 Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
cabinet - 13.5 x 10 x 3.5 cm


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Fluorite from Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA [db_pics/pics/CT645a.jpg] Fluorite from Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA [db_pics/pics/CT645b.jpg] Fluorite from Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA [db_pics/pics/CT645c.jpg]

Large cluster of transparent to translucent Fluorite cubes from the Minerva Mine. The Fluorite is yellow with thin outer layers of purple and has both attached and included crystals of Chalcopyrite. Clean and in excellent condition with small crystals on the backside too.

D580 - Tsavorite, Graphite, Calcite, Diopside, Pyrite $ 300
 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
miniature - 3.5 x 3.3 x 2.4 cm


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Tsavorite, Graphite, Calcite, Diopside, Pyrite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D580a.jpg] Tsavorite, Graphite, Calcite, Diopside, Pyrite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D580b.jpg] Tsavorite, Graphite, Calcite, Diopside, Pyrite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D580d.jpg] Tsavorite, Graphite, Calcite, Diopside, Pyrite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D580e.jpg] Tsavorite, Graphite, Calcite, Diopside, Pyrite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D580f.jpg]

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.

D720 - Copper $ 475
 Hekla Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
small cabinet - 7.5 x 6.5 x 3.6 cm


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Copper from Hekla Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/D720a.jpg] Copper from Hekla Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/D720b.jpg] Copper from Hekla Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/D720c.jpg] Copper from Hekla Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/D720d.jpg] Copper from Hekla Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/D720e.jpg]

Well crystallized Copper specimen with a grouping of good crystals rising up off larger, thick crystals at the base.

CT656 - Heulandite with Mordenite $ 150
 Amudika River, near Mirny, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia
miniature - 4.2 x 3 x 2.2 cm


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Heulandite with Mordenite from Amudika River, near Mirny, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia [db_pics/pics/CT656a.jpg] Heulandite with Mordenite from Amudika River, near Mirny, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia [db_pics/pics/CT656b.jpg] Heulandite with Mordenite from Amudika River, near Mirny, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia [db_pics/pics/CT656d.jpg]

Bi-colored Heulandite crystal with Mordenite. A fine quality double-terminated Heulandite 2cm wide. Hard to find old specimen from Chuck Trantham personal collection.

CT658 - Heulandite with Mordenite, Calcite $ 150
 Amudika River, near Mirny, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia
miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 2 cm


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Heulandite with Mordenite, Calcite from Amudika River, near Mirny, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia [db_pics/pics/CT658a.jpg] Heulandite with Mordenite, Calcite from Amudika River, near Mirny, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia [db_pics/pics/CT658b.jpg] Heulandite with Mordenite, Calcite from Amudika River, near Mirny, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia [db_pics/pics/CT658c.jpg] Heulandite with Mordenite, Calcite from Amudika River, near Mirny, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia [db_pics/pics/CT658e.jpg]

Bi-colored Heulandite crystal with Mordenite and Calcite crystals. A fine quality double-terminated Heulandite 2.2cm wide. Hard to find old specimen from Chuck Trantham personal collection.

CT650 - Liddicoatite $ 1800
 Anjanabonoina, Madagascar
cabinet - 12.2 x 9 x 0.4 cm


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Liddicoatite from Anjanabonoina, Madagascar [db_pics/pics/CT650a.jpg] Liddicoatite from Anjanabonoina, Madagascar [db_pics/pics/CT650b.jpg] Liddicoatite from Anjanabonoina, Madagascar [db_pics/pics/CT650c.jpg]

Cut and polished slice of Liddicoatite (a species of Tourmaline) from old finds in Madagascar. Cut parallel to the C-axis, the slice reveals the colorful interior of what would have appeared to otherwise be a dark crystal. Triangular color zoning of greens, blues, and purple. Well polished on both sides, weighs 87.09 grams.

CT659 - Thomsonite $ 120
 Amudika River, near Mirny, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia
miniature - 3.2 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm


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Thomsonite from Amudika River, near Mirny, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia [db_pics/pics/CT659a.jpg] Thomsonite from Amudika River, near Mirny, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia [db_pics/pics/CT659b.jpg] Thomsonite from Amudika River, near Mirny, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia [db_pics/pics/CT659c.jpg] Thomsonite from Amudika River, near Mirny, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia [db_pics/pics/CT659d.jpg]

Cluster of pink Thomsonite from an obscure Russian locality. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection acquired by Chuck in 1992.

CT682 - Tetrahedrite $ 1200
 Peru
miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm


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Tetrahedrite from Peru [db_pics/pics/CT682a.jpg] Tetrahedrite from Peru [db_pics/pics/CT682b.jpg] Tetrahedrite from Peru [db_pics/pics/CT682c.jpg] Tetrahedrite from Peru [db_pics/pics/CT682d.jpg] Tetrahedrite from Peru [db_pics/pics/CT682e.jpg]

Large single Tetrahedrite, 3.5cm with some smaller attached crystals. Excellent size and undamaged with a slight coating of Chalcopyrite in areas. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.

CT664 - Smithsonite after Dolomite $ 125
 Philadelpia Mine, Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA
miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm


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Smithsonite after Dolomite from Philadelpia Mine, Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA [db_pics/pics/CT664a.jpg] Smithsonite after Dolomite from Philadelpia Mine, Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA [db_pics/pics/CT664b.jpg] Smithsonite after Dolomite from Philadelpia Mine, Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA [db_pics/pics/CT664c.jpg] Smithsonite after Dolomite from Philadelpia Mine, Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA [db_pics/pics/CT664d.jpg] Smithsonite after Dolomite from Philadelpia Mine, Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA [db_pics/pics/CT664e.jpg]

Bright yellow crystals of Smithsonite replacing Dolomite, with the curving form of the former Dolomite crystal clearly evident. The bright color is caused by inclusions of Greenockite. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection acquired by Chuck in 1992.

CT739 - Mellite $ 275
 Csordakúti Mine, Bicske-Csordakút, Bicskei District, Fejér County, Hungary
thumbnail - 3 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm


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Mellite from Csordakúti Mine, Bicske-Csordakút, Bicskei District, Fejér County, Hungary [db_pics/pics/CT739a.jpg] Mellite from Csordakúti Mine, Bicske-Csordakút, Bicskei District, Fejér County, Hungary [db_pics/pics/CT739b.jpg] Mellite from Csordakúti Mine, Bicske-Csordakút, Bicskei District, Fejér County, Hungary [db_pics/pics/CT739c.jpg] Mellite from Csordakúti Mine, Bicske-Csordakút, Bicskei District, Fejér County, Hungary [db_pics/pics/CT739d.jpg]

Fine single crystal of the unusual organic mineral Mellite, 2.7cm wide tip to tip, with smaller attached crystals. A seldom seen rarity that, according to Mindat, has been found in only 12 localities worldwide. It occurs as a secondary mineral in lignite deposits. The crystals are translucent, with light brown color and sharp form. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection acquired by Chuck in 1987.
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37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72
73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96
97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108
109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132
133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144
145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156
157 158 159 160

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