Selected Specimens

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CT390 - Dolomite on Tennantite $ 250
 Tsumeb, Namibia
thumbnail - 2.2 x 2 x 1.7 cm


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Dolomite on Tennantite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/CT390a.jpg] Dolomite on Tennantite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/CT390b.jpg] Dolomite on Tennantite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/CT390c.jpg] Dolomite on Tennantite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/CT390d.jpg] Dolomite on Tennantite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/CT390e.jpg]

Floater cluster of Tennantite crystals composed of two larger crystals to 1.5cm on edge and a number of smaller crystals, with a crystal of White Dolomite attached. Crystallized all around with no point of contact, better than photos.

CT362 - Selenite $ 275
 Zaragoza, Spain
miniature - 5 x 5 x 3.5 cm


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Selenite from Zaragoza, Spain [db_pics/pics/CT362a.jpg] Selenite from Zaragoza, Spain [db_pics/pics/CT362b.jpg] Selenite from Zaragoza, Spain [db_pics/pics/CT362c.jpg] Selenite from Zaragoza, Spain [db_pics/pics/CT362d.jpg]

Water clear Selenite crystals on matrix. These always stun due to their perfect, pure look. Sawcut on back and base. Ex. Roberts Minerals specimen.

CT369 - Datolite $ 300
 Patterson, New Jersey, USA
thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm


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Datolite from Patterson, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/CT369a.jpg] Datolite from Patterson, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/CT369b.jpg] Datolite from Patterson, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/CT369c.jpg] Datolite from Patterson, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/CT369d.jpg]

Robust, high quality Datolite from Petterson. Complete all around classic making a great thumbnail. These were found long ago and are now hard to come by. 

CT342 - Realgar $ 150
 Getchell Mine Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
miniature - 5 x 5 x 4 cm


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Realgar from Getchell Mine Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/CT342a.jpg] Realgar from Getchell Mine Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/CT342c.jpg] Realgar from Getchell Mine Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/CT342d.jpg]

Bright, translucent acicular Realgar crystals covering surfaces and filling vugs in matrix. Ex. Trantham collection #225 acquired in 1979 and valued at that time at $20.

CT114 - Cerussite $ 150
 Taouz, Morocco
thumbnail - 3 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm


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Cerussite from Taouz, Morocco [db_pics/pics/CT114a.jpg] Cerussite from Taouz, Morocco [db_pics/pics/CT114b.jpg] Cerussite from Taouz, Morocco [db_pics/pics/CT114c.jpg]

White 'snowflake' Cerussite cluster 2.1cm wide, on matrix. Old material from the Chuck Trantham collection.

CT399 - Inderite $ 240
 Boron, Kern Co., California, USA
small cabinet - 8 x 3 x 2 cm


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Inderite from Boron, Kern Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT399a.jpg] Inderite from Boron, Kern Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT399b.jpg] Inderite from Boron, Kern Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT399c.jpg] Inderite from Boron, Kern Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT399e.jpg] Inderite from Boron, Kern Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT399f.jpg]

Well formed cluster of terminated, translucent Inderite crystals. Elegant, prismatic crystals with a thin coating of white Tincalconite in areas. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection #53. Though Chuck saw many of these, this was the one he decided to keep, for obvious reasons.

CT350 - Analcime $ 275
 North Table Mountain, Golden, Colorado, USA
miniature - 3.5 x 3.2 x 3 cm


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Analcime from North Table Mountain, Golden, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/CT350a.jpg] Analcime from North Table Mountain, Golden, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/CT350b.jpg] Analcime from North Table Mountain, Golden, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/CT350c.jpg] Analcime from North Table Mountain, Golden, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/CT350d.jpg]

Well formed, equant single Analcime crystal with smaller attached crystals. This locality has produced Colorado's finest zeolites and this is considered a large crystal for the locality. Complete all around and undamaged.

CT100 - Silver $ 250
 Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico
thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.5 x 1.2 cm


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Silver from Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/CT100a.jpg] Silver from Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/CT100c.jpg] Silver from Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/CT100d.jpg] Silver from Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/CT100f.jpg] Silver from Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/CT100g.jpg]

Specimen of Silver crystals from Batopilas. Not the typical 'herringbone' style for the locality, this is a dense mass of crystals, some showing platy, cubic crystals to 3mm. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.

CT425 - Chlorite after Garnet $ 260 DISCOUNTED 50% OFF TO $ 130
 Oldman Ranch, Wyoming, USA
miniature - 5 x 4 x 3.2 cm


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Chlorite after Garnet from Oldman Ranch, Wyoming, USA [db_pics/pics/CT425a.jpg] Chlorite after Garnet from Oldman Ranch, Wyoming, USA [db_pics/pics/CT425b.jpg] Chlorite after Garnet from Oldman Ranch, Wyoming, USA [db_pics/pics/CT425c.jpg] Chlorite after Garnet from Oldman Ranch, Wyoming, USA [db_pics/pics/CT425d.jpg]

Large, complete dodecahedral crystal of Chlorite after Garnet. There is an indentation on the back face, otherwise it has perfect flat faces all around. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection acquired from Dyck's Minerals in 1987.

CT404 - Natrolite $ 275
 Chimney Rock Quarry, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA
small cabinet - 5.2 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm


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Natrolite from Chimney Rock Quarry, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/CT404a.jpg] Natrolite from Chimney Rock Quarry, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/CT404b.jpg] Natrolite from Chimney Rock Quarry, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/CT404c.jpg] Natrolite from Chimney Rock Quarry, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/CT404d.jpg] Natrolite from Chimney Rock Quarry, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/CT404e.jpg]

Single well terminated Natrolite crystal. Transparent crystal with some small crystals and coatings on two sides. Undamaged and even has a nice phantom about 1cm down from the termination. Old material from the classic USA locality that produced what are considered some of the world's best Natrolites.

CT405 - Natrolite $ 275
 Chimney Rock Quarry, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA
miniature - 4.6 x 1.3 x 1 cm


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Natrolite from Chimney Rock Quarry, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/CT405a.jpg] Natrolite from Chimney Rock Quarry, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/CT405b.jpg] Natrolite from Chimney Rock Quarry, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/CT405c.jpg] Natrolite from Chimney Rock Quarry, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/CT405d.jpg] Natrolite from Chimney Rock Quarry, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/CT405e.jpg]

Single well terminated Natrolite crystal. Transparent and undamaged. Old material from the classic USA locality that produced what are considered some of the world's best Natrolites.

CT248 - Mimetite on Cerussite $ 150
 Tsumeb, Namibia
thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm


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Mimetite on Cerussite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/CT248aa.jpg] Mimetite on Cerussite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/CT248b.jpg] Mimetite on Cerussite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/CT248d.jpg]

Glassy Cerussite crystal partially coated by yellow Mimetite (old label says Beaverite) on a Mottramite coated matrix.

CT147 - Enargite $ 75
 Butte, Silver bow Co., Montana, USA
thumbnail - 2.8 x 2 x 1.5 cm


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Enargite from Butte, Silver bow Co., Montana, USA [db_pics/pics/CT147a.jpg] Enargite from Butte, Silver bow Co., Montana, USA [db_pics/pics/CT147b.jpg] Enargite from Butte, Silver bow Co., Montana, USA [db_pics/pics/CT147c.jpg] Enargite from Butte, Silver bow Co., Montana, USA [db_pics/pics/CT147d.jpg]

Well terminated Enargite crystals to 7mm wide. Thumbnail sized specimen of a Butte and USA classic.

CT484 - Manganotantatlite $ 280
 Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.8 x 1.1 cm


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Manganotantatlite from Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil [db_pics/pics/CT484a.jpg] Manganotantatlite from Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil [db_pics/pics/CT484b.jpg] Manganotantatlite from Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil [db_pics/pics/CT484c.jpg] Manganotantatlite from Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil [db_pics/pics/CT484d.jpg] Manganotantatlite from Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil [db_pics/pics/CT484e.jpg]

Well terminated single crystal showing good red coloration on the sides.

CT453 - Tourmaline with Lepidolite $ 3800
 Pederniera Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
cabinet - 9.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm


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Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Pederniera Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/CT453a.jpg] Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Pederniera Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/CT453b.jpg] Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Pederniera Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/CT453d.jpg] Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Pederniera Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/CT453f.jpg] Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Pederniera Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/CT453j.jpg] Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Pederniera Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/CT453k.jpg]

Double-terminated cluster of 'Indicolite' with deep blue color. One end shows cat's-eye growth and has an attached cluster of Lepidolite. Complete and undamaged. Weighs 76.3 grams.
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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

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