Mineral Specimens from California and Nevada Gallery M&W Minerals

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Miracle Mountain Mine, Garnet Hill, near Volcano, Calaveras Co., California
Ex. Norm Woods, Coll. By J. Seibel & H. Gordon, 1984
6.5 x 4 x 2.9 cm
$45

6309 Axinite-(Fe), Quartz, Epidote

New Melones Dam, Calaveras Co., California
8.7 x 5.8 x 9.1 cm
$75

6142 Augelite and Probable Minor Scorzalite

Champion Mine, White Mountain, Laws, White Mts, Mono Co., California, USA
Al₂PO₄(OH)₃
Ex. California Academy of Sciences
6.2 x 5.3 x 5.4 cm
$40

5530 Andradite Garnet,Calcite, Epidote, Smoky Quartz

Aeroplane Mine, Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Dist., Inyo Co., California
Ex. Steve Pullman from trade with California Academy of Sciences, Jan. 2006, Collected by William J. Keith USGS, April, 1996
8.4 x 5.7 x 2.8 cm
Largest Andradite crystal is 3.5 mm across.
$75

3459 Andradite

Alpine Mine (Porvenir Mine), Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada
Ex. Steve Pullman
11.7 x 8.2 x 5 cm
SOLD

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6739 Colemanite Pseudomorph after Inyoite with Included Todorokite Corkscrew Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining Dist., Inyo Co., California Ex. E. Morales from J. Minette, Nov. 1983 10.8 x 5.7 x 6.5 cm $250	6712 Cinnabar in Calcite King Mine, Fresno Co., California Ex. University of Michigan Geology Department, #UM5929 from C. A. Noren, 1963 or older 7.2 x 7 x 5.8 cm $35	5053 Cactus Calcite Yerington District, Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada Ex. Steve Pullman 5.8 x 3.8 x 3.4 cm $25
2138 Cristobalite Spheroid Coso Hot Springs, China Lake, Inyo Co., California, USA Ex. Steve Pullman 6.5 x 5.2 x 5.2 cm $45

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3077 Descloizite on Goethte

Chalk Mountain Mine, Chalk Mountain, Churchill Co., Nevada
Ex. Steve Pullman
4.8 x 3.9 x 2.3 cm
$40

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3915 Eglestonite, Calomel, Cinnabar, minor Mercury

Challenge deposit, Emerald Lake Hills, San Mateo Co., California
(Hg⁺₂)₃Cl₃O(OH) and (Hg⁺₂)Cl₂
3.3 x 3.1 x 1.8 cm
$45

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6595 Gold on Quartz

Siskiyou Co., California
Ex. Norm Woods
8.4 x 6 x 4.8 cm
$500

6475 Goethite Pseudomorph after Octahedral Pyrite

North Salinas Valley, Inyo Co., California
Ex. E. Morales from J. Minette, 1983
6.9 x 4.4 x 3.3 cm
$75

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4924 Hureaulite variety: Palaite

Stewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, San Diego Co., California
(Mn,Fe)₅(PO₄)₂(HPO₄)₂·4H₂O
Ex. John Melhase - pre 1938, Ex. California Academy of Sciences, Ex. Steve Pullman
3.3 x 2.2 x 2.3 cm
SOLD

4394 Howlite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles Co., California
Ex. Steve Pullman, Collected by Cath Stein
9.7 x 9.6 x 5.8 cm
$35

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6007 Lazulite, Quartz

Headwaters of West Walker River, Mono Co., California
Ex. Steve Pullman
9.4 x 4.1 x 1.7 cm
SOLD

4544 Double Terminated, Multi Colored Tourmaline

Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., Arizona
3.3 x 2.6 x 2.5 cm
44.5 grams
$850

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6188 Melanite Garnet (Titanium Rich Andradite) New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California 9.4 x 7.3 x 3.6 cm $75	6101 Melanite Garnet (Titanium Rich Andradite), Unidentified Tan Crystals (likely Diopside) New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California 13.6 x 6.8 x 7.1 cm $75	5949 Sulfur Crystals Coated with Metastibnite, Gypsum Steamboat Springs District, Washoe Co., Nevada Type Location Sb₂S₃ Ex. Steve Pullman 7.4 x 7.3 x 4.3 cm $75
5359 Macdonaldite, Sanbornite, likely Traskite Rush Creek, Fresno Co., California Type Location BaCa₄Si₁₆O₃₆(OH)₂·10H₂O, BaSi₂O₅ Ex. Robert Walstrom, Ex. David Garske, Ex. Steve Pullman 5 x 4 x 3 cm SOLD	5091 Montroydite, Quartz with Unidentified Yellow Species Sonoma Co., California (likely Socrates Mine) HgO 5.5 x 4.4 x 3.5 cm $45

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6308 Quartz, Axinite-(Fe), Epidote

New Melones Dam, Calaveras Co., California
6.6 x 3.5 x 4 cm
$50

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6153 Strengite, Sicklerite and other Phosphates

Stewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, San Diego Co., California
Ex. John Melhase, pre 1938, Ex. California Academy of Sciences, Ex. Steve Pullman
6.3 x 5 x 4.2 cm
$45

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6209 Tourmaline

Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California
5.7 x 3.1 x 2.6 cm
52 grams
$1750

4664 Tourmaline

Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California
Ex. Edward Colmeman.
3.7 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm
$500

4118 Traskite, Sanbornite, Gillespite, Pyrite, Quartz

Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Fresno Co., California
Ba₂₁Ca(Fe²⁺,Mn,Ti)₄(Ti,Fe,Mg)₁₂(Si₁₂O₃₆)(Si₂O₇)₆(O,OH)₃₀Cl₆·14H₂O, Ba₂(Si₄O₁₀)
Ex. Steve Pullman
7.1 x 5.2 x 3.9 cm
$50

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