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San Diego Co. Minerals July 9, 2023 · 11 specimens |
AU722 - Tourmaline in Quartz sold
Maple Lode Mine, Aguanga Mtn., San Diego Co., California, USA
Miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 3 cm
Single transparent Quartz crystal with attached and included blue Tourmaline (Indicolite). Complete all around. Ex. Al Rose, Cal Graeber, Jeff Kent collections.
AU723 - Herderite $1,500 available
Green Cloud Mine, Chihuahua Valley, San Diego Co., California, USA
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm
T503 - Elbaite on Quartz $300 available
Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California, USA
Thumbnail - 2.8 x 2 x 2 cm
Two gemmy Tourmaline crystals on a Quartz crystal. This is one I've had for about 40 years, purchased from Fraziers rock shop in Berkeley back in the 70s.
CT639 - Tourmaline with Lepidolite sold
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.
LL184 - Lepidolite on Microcline sold
Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California, USA
Cabinet - 11 x 6.5 x 6 cm
Large, blocky Carlsbad-twinned Microcline crystal with attached purple Lepidolite and white blades of Albite. These are classics from the Himalaya Mine and like most, shows light etching on the sides. Large and complete all around with no damage.
ST403 - Lepidolite, Albite on Orthoclase sold
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA
Small Cabinet - 7 x 6 x 3 cm
Purple Lepidolite and white Albite atop a lighlty etched Orthoclase crystal. These Orthoclase with Lepidolite are instantly recognizable classics from the mine and a nice addition to round out a Himalaya Mine suite.
LP605 - Tourmaline with Quartz (R) sold
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA
Small Cabinet - 6.8 x 3.2 x 2 cm
Branching, multi-colored Tourmaline specimen from the gem pegmatites of southern California. Gemmy green crystals with rose-colored terminations(more red than typical pink). This is unusual in that most Himalaya Mine Tourmaline are single crystals and this branching specimen, with an attached doubly-terminated Quartz, is particularly aesthetic. The large Tourmaline is also doubly-terminated. Ex. Tim Sherburn collection. Tim's label notes that it was self-collected by Tim in 1989 during a collecting trip with Peter Lyckberg. It has an indentation from another crystal on the side, and has one repair. This was one of Tim's most prized specimens in his collection and was shown on the first page of Tim's section in the California collector edition of the Mineralogical Record.
LP974 - Tourmaline sold
Pala, San Diego Co., California, USA
Thumbnail - 2.6 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm
Terminated single pink Tourmaline crystal with a light blue cap. Complete all around and undamaged.
AU676 - Tourmaline sold
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA
Thumbnail - 1.3 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm
Well terminated, gemmy blue 'Indicolite' Tourmaline from the Himalaya. Complete all around and undamaged with good transparency.
AU610 - Tourmaline on Feldspar sold
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA
Miniature - 3.3 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm
A 1cm green Tourmaline on lightly etched, tan Feldspar, typical for the Himalaya Mine. The Tourmaline crystal is 1cm long and well terminated.
AU724 - Tourmaline on Lepidolite sold
Stewart Mine, Pala, San Diego Co., California, USA
Small Cabinet - 6 x 5 x 3.5 cm
A 5.5cm pink Tourmaline crystal in purple Lepidolite from the Stewart Mine. The Tourmaline has light etching along the side and an irregular termination (it appears undamaged as there are no glassy fracture faces).