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LL342 - Fluorite on Muscovite $ 9500 Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan cabinet - 12 x 9.5 x 6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large 6cm octahedral pink Fluorite on Muscovite. A superb example from a locality that came to fame for it's Aquamarine, but more recently has produced fine pink Fluorite specimens. The main crystal is highly transparent and there are additional small Fluorites in the Muscovite and a white Feldspar crystal.
LL310 - Garnet $ 200 Ely, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA thumbnail - 3 x 2.7 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Red garnets in Quartz. Main crystal is elongated and 1.6cm in length. Note that this is not from Garnet Hill locality where prolific amounts of Almandine occur in a pink Rhyolite matrix. From an old collection, the locality was only given as Ely.
LL331 - Limonite after Pyrite $ 75 Pelican Point, Utah Co., Utah, USA thumbnail - 2.2 x 2 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine quality, complete pseudomorph of Limonite after Pyrite. Striations on the surface from the original Pyrite are evident. From the Judy & Chris Cook pseudomorph collection.
LL252 - Almandine $ 75 Garnet Hill, Ely, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA small cabinet - 6 x 4 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A 1.5cm red Almandine crystal in Rhyolite.
LL323 - Silver $ 180 Elura Mine, Cobar, New South Wales, Australia miniature - 4.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Solid cluster of intergrown Silver crystals, both herringbone formations and spine-twinned crystals. Nothing but Silver with crystals sticking out on all sides.
LL347 - Amethyst var. Grape agate $ 250 Mamuju, Sulawesi, Indonesia cabinet - 14.5 x 6.5 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large cluster of interconnected spheres of purple Amethyst known as Grape Agate. Good purple color with sparkly luster. Mounds of airy, interconnected spheres over a more solid, dense mass of interconnected spheres.
LL337 - Calcite with Natrolite $ 150 Springfield Butte, Lane Co. Oregon, USA small cabinet - 7 x 5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Aesthetic specimen of elongated Calcite crystals on Natrolite. A really neat piece collected by Chuck Trantham in 1961 and held in his collection ever since. The Natrolite has small dark inclusiions giving it a sptted appearance. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
CT708 - Stilbite on Mordenite $ 120 Skookumchuck Dam, Thurston Co., Washington, USA miniature - 4 x 3.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tall, snow-white crystals of Stilbite with Mordenite, complete and well crystallized all around. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection, self collected by Chuck decades ago during his time working as a geologist during construction of the dam.
CT743 - Sand Calcite $ 125 Rattlesnake Butte, Jackson Co., South Dakota, USA small cabinet - 8 x 8 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Criss-crossing Calcite crystals with inclusions of sand. The crossing crystal is 8cm and double terminated. These are unusual, USA classics collected decades ago and the locality is now closed to collecting. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
LL265 - Phlogopite $ 60 Calumet Mica Property, Otter Lake, Quebec, Canada small cabinet - 7.5 x 5.5 x 2.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thick 'book' of Phlogopite (mica) from Otter Lake. Sharp, well defined edges with hexagonal form evident. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
LL379 - Tantalite $ 120 Colorado, USA thumbnail - 2 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Pair of intergrown, black Tantalite crystals from Colorado. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
LL382 - Muscovite on Siderite $ 75 Wake Co., North Carolina, USA thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thick, euhedral 'books' of Muscovite on tan Siderite crystals. Cute USA thumbnail. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
LL400 - Pargasite with Spinel $ 950 Twin Lakes Limestone deposit, Lower Twin Lake, Twin Lakes, Fresno Co., California, USA small cabinet - 7.5 x 6 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large translucent brown Pargasite crystals associated with blue Spinel. A superb California specimen, it was the best Pargasite (that I saw) from the Chuck Trantham collection, and there is nothing comparable to it on Mindat. The Pargasites are well formed and reach 2.1cm in size, with a band of blue Spinel (including crystals to 4mm) along the bottom, adding good color contrast. Chuck valued this at $750 back in 1983, significantly more than others in his collection that I saw, indicating he too rated this one highly. His label shows a locality of 'Locality No. 2, Twin Lakes area, near Lake Shore, Fresno Co., California' and indicates it was collected in August of 1983.
LL411 - Spinel $ 750 Pein Pyit, Mogok, Myanmar thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Complete octahedral crystal of red Spinel. Undamaged with high surface luster and gem zones internally.
LL412 - Spinel $ 400 Pein Pyit, Mogok, Myanmar thumbnail - 1.1 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Complete octahedral crystal of red Spinel. There is one tiny, shallow chip on one point, otherwise it's undamaged with high surface luster and gem zones internally.
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