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Mixed Minerals September 1, 2020 · 11 specimens |
CT497 - Prehnite sold
Sowerbutt Bros. Quarry, Prospect Park, Passiac Co., New Jersey, USA
Cabinet - 15 x 10 x 3 cm
Large, relatively flat specimen of translucent green Prehnite. The Prehnite occurs as interconnected spheres comprising the entire specimen. The backside has a bit of attached rock, but also displays great crystallization. Translucent with great luster and minimal damage, it's 99% solid Prehnite. Ex. Chuck Trantham personal collection with label.
CT484 - Manganotantatlite $280 available
Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.8 x 1.1 cm
Well terminated single crystal showing good red coloration on the sides.
CT485 - Andorite sold
San José Mine, Oruro, Bolivia
Thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 1 cm
Stout single Andorite crystal with smaller crystals attached near the base. Andorite is an uncommon lead, silver, antimony sulfosalt and the world's best specimens come from this mine.
CT483 - Rutile sold
Magnet Cove, Hot Springs Co., Arkansas, USA
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
Rutile cyclic twin 'eightling' that were occasionally found at Magnet Cove. Crystallized all around, front and back, with shimmering striations and just one area of contact. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection #2335.
CT478 - Chatham Emerald sold
California, USA
Thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm
Cluster of fine quality lab grown Emeralds created by a man named Carroll Chatham of San Francisco, California. Chatham first started experimenting growing crystals in his garage as a 12 year old boy, later graduated from the California Institute of Technology, and perfected the process to grow emeralds in 1938. These are real Emeralds, just grown in a lab simulating natural processes of the earth.
CT480 - Thomsonite sold
Skookumchuck Dam, Thurston Co, Washington, USA
Thumbnail - 3 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Dense, translucent crystal groups of Thomsonite on matrix. Collected by Chuck Trantham in 1969 and significant enough to have been kept in his personal collection.
CT450 - Calcite on Rosasite sold
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm
Glassy, transparent Calcite crystals atop velvety blue/green Rosasite. High quality example of this combination, and the stalactite of Rosasite makes it even more visually appealing.
CT460 - Ruby sold
Mogok, Myanmar
Thumbnail - 1 x 0.9 x 0.4 cm
Uncommon (for Mogok) tabular Ruby crystal, translucent with good color.
CT346 - Quartz with Calcite $150 available
Bog Mine, American Fork Mining District, Wasatch Mountains, Utah Co., Utah, USA
Small Cabinet - 6 x 5 x 3 cm
CT408 - Dioptase on Calcite sold
Tsumeb, Namibia
Thumbnail - 2.9 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Dioptase crystals to 9mm on white Calcite crystals. Thumbnail sized specimen of a classic Tsumeb combo. There is one missing crystal, otherwise perfect undamaged crystals.
CT457 - Amazonite with Smokey Quartz sold
Florissant, Colorado, USA
Small Cabinet - 8.5 x 8 x 7 cm
Well formed, 6.5cm single Amazonite crystal with attached Smokey Quartz and Albite crystals. The Amazonite is complete all around and undamaged. Ex. Chuck Trantham and Cliff Krueger collections. Originally acquired by Cliff in May 1966 for $20!