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CT551 - Arsenopyrite with Quartz $ 120 New Mexico, USA miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright metallic crystals of Arsenopyrite associated with clear Quartz crystals and white Calcite crystals. Old material from the Chuck Trantham collection.
CT555 - Pyrrhotite $ 180 Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico miniature - 4.7 x 3.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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.
CT292 - Torbernite, Kasolite $ 90 Musonoi Mine, Katanga, Congo (DRC) miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Specimen of platy, vivid green crystals of Torbernite and yellow Kasolite. 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.
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.
CT645 - Fluorite $ 650 Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA cabinet - 13.5 x 10 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 - Thomasite $ 120 Amudika River, near Mirny, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia miniature - 3.2 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of pink Thomasite 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 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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.
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