Mineral Specimens from California and Nevada Gallery M&W Minerals

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A

Artininte Pit, San Benito Co., California
Ex. California Academy of Sciences, Ex. J. Hoffman purchased from Hansen Minerals in 1972, Ex. Steve Pullman
9 x 6.2 x 1 cm
$45

3677 Andradite Garnet

Tungsten Hills, Bishop Dist., Inyo Co., California
Ex. Steve Pullman
5.1 x 3.8 x 3.1 cm
Largest Garnet XL 8 x 7 x 4 mm
$25

3459 Andradite

Alpine Mine (Porvenir Mine), Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada
Ex. Steve Pullman
11.7 x 8.2 x 5 cm
$50

B

5255 Bakerite Near East End of Corkscrew Canyon, Furnace Creek District, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California Ca₄(H₅B₅Si₃O₂₀) Ex. James M. Allen personal collection #186 - likely late 1950s, early 1960s, Ex. Steve Pullman 7.4 x 5.2 x 4.5 cm $75	4400 Bazirite, Titantaramellite, Celsian Esquire No. 8 claim, Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Fresno Co., California BaZr(Si₃O₉), Ba₄(Ti,Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg)₄(B₂Si₈O₂₇)O₂Cl_x and Ba(Al₂Si₂O₈) Ex. Steve Pullman, Ex David Shannon 3.4 x 3.8 x 2 cm $45	4125 Barite Portuguese Bend area, Palos Verdes Hills, Palos Verdes peninsula, Los Angeles Co., California 12.5 x 11.2 x 3.8 cm $50
3550 Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito County, California, USA Type Location 4.4 x 3.7 x 1.7 cm largest crystal is 19 mm long. $200

C

5165 Cuproromeite (Partzite) on Tetrahedrite Cornucopia Mine, Buscones Peak, Blind Spring Hill, Benton, Benton Range, Mono Co., California Cu₂Sb₂(O,OH)₇ 5.4 x 4 x 3 cm $75	5053 Cactus Calcite Yerington District, Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada Ex. Steve Pullman 5.8 x 3.8 x 3.4 cm $25	4862 Chabazite Warner Mts., near McFarlane Place, Modoc Co., California Collected by Steve Pullman, August, 1985 8.3 x 7.8 x 5 cm $25
4659 Colemanite, Calcite Boron, Kern Co., California Ex. Steve Pullman 8.5 x 4.4 x 5.6 cm $50	4403 Chloragyrite Tonopah Divide Mine, Tonopah, Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada AgCl Ex. Steve Pullman 14.4 x 8.4 x 6.8 cm $75	4365 Coquimbite Old Borate District, Borate, Calico District, Calico Mt., San Bernardino Co., California Fe_2-xAl_x(SO₄)₃·9H₂O Ex. John Melhase, pre 1938, Ex. California Academy of Sciences, Ex. Steve Pullman 3.9 x 3.3 x 2.1 cm SOLD
4219 Twinned Calcite on Colemanite with Ulexite Boron, Kramer District, Kern Co., California, USA Ca[B₃O₄(OH)₃]·H₂O Collected by Steve Pullman 7.5 x 5.3 x 4.7 cm $75	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	1435 Caledonite and Linarite Blue Bell Mine, Baker, Soda Lake Mts, San Bernardino Co., California, USA Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆ 4.1 x 2.2 x 2.8 cm $12

D

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

E

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

2129 Epidote Crystals

Calaveras County, California
Ex. Steve Pullman
4.2 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
$20

H

5308 Fluorescent Halite Crystals on Sage Brush Stem

Salton Sea, San Bernardino Co., California
1970s from Columbine Mineral Shop
13.8 x 5.7 x 3.8 cm
SOLD

5110 Pink Halite Crystals

Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California
11 x 6.8 x 5 cm
$45

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
$35

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

4277 Hanksite

Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
Type Location
Na₂₂K(SO₄)₉(CO₃)₂Cl
Collected by Steve Pullman
8.3 x 7.6 x 6.6 cm
SOLD

I

4661 Inesite

Hale Creek Mine, Trinity Co., California
Ca₂(Mn,Fe)₇Si₁₀O₂₈(OH)₂·5H₂O
Ex. Steve Pullman
4.2 x 3 x 2.6 cm
$75 / Reserved

3021 Idrailite variety Curtisite with Realgar

Skaggs Springs Mine, Skaggs Springs, Warm Springs Dam, Coast Range, Sonoma Co., California
C₂₂H₁₄
Mined 1979 or earlier; Fluoresces under SW
5.6 x 4.2 x 2.6 cm
$45

J

4084 Djurleite, Benitoite, Joaquinite-(Ce), Natrolite

Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California
Cu₃₁S₁₆
5.7 x 2 x 1.6 cm
SOLD

K

5225 Kleinite

McDermitt Mine (Cordero Mine), Opalite District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
(Hg₂N)(Cl,SO₄)·nH₂O
Ex. Steve Pullman
Box measures 6.35 cm by 6.35 cm.
$30 / Reserved

M

5299 Meyerhofferite pseuodmorph after Inyoite Death Valley, Inyo Co., California CaB₃O₃(OH)₅·H₂O Ex. Steve Pullman 6.1 x 5.1 x 4.2 cm $80	5091 Montroydite, Quartz with Unidentified Yellow Species Sonoma Co., California (likely Socrates Mine) HgO 5.5 x 4.4 x 3.5 cm $45	4845 Meyerhofferite Monte Blanco Mine, Monte Blanco, Black Mts, Amargosa Range, Inyo Co., California Ca₂(H₃B₃O₇)₂·4H₂O Ex. John Melhase, 1938 or earlier, Ex. California Academy of Sciences, Ex. Steve Pullman 3.8 x 3.2 x 2 cm $50
4392 Mimetite pseudomorph after Vanadinite Elko County, Nevada Collected by Steve Pullman 6 x 6.4 x 2.6 cm $30	4289 Mordenite in Basalt Coney Grade Site, Santa Monica Mts., Ventura Co., California 10.3 x 7.1 x 4.1 cm $35

O

4778 Orpiment and Realgar

Getchell Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
8.5 x 8.6 x 3.5 cm
$25

P

5202 Pectolite Ash Creek, Mendocino Co., California Collected by William Nisson, prior to 1965, Ex. California Academy of Sciences, Ex. Steve Pullman 12.8 x 10.1 x 1.6 and 9.8 x 4.4 x 3.4 $50	5159 Pumpellyite on Glaucophane Berkley Hills, Berkley, Alameda Co., Michigan Ex. Steve Pullman, Ex. Jewell Tunnel Imports, Ex. Burton Jirgl aka "Jerk Burgle", pre 1986 5 x 2.3 x 3 cm $70	5062 Powellite Tonopah Divide Mine, Tonopah, Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada Ex. R. Walstrom, Ex. Steve Pullman 9.2 x 5 x 2.9 cm $35
4580 Picropharmacolite, Pharmacolite, Realgar White Caps Mine, Manhattan Dist., Nye Co., Nevada Ca₄Mg(AsO₄)₂(HAsO₄)₂·11H₂O, Ca(HAsO₄)·2H₂O 4.9 x 3.1 x 2.2 cm $35 / Reserved	4064 Pirssonite Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California Type Location Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂·2(H₂O) Ex. John Melhase Pre 1938 container measures 5.2 x 3.6 x 3.6 cm Largest Pirssonite crystal is 3 mm across $70

S

5167 Sincosite Soda Springs Area, Caribou Co., Idaho Ca(V⁴⁺O)₂(PO₄)₂·4H₂O 7.8 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm $85	4926 Sanbornite, Quartz Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Fresno Co., California Ba₂(Si₄O₁₀) Ex. Steve Pullman 7 x 6.2 x 1.9 cm $50	4099 Schuetteite on Brick K. Can Mine, near Adeliada, San Luis Obispo Co., California Hg²⁺₃(SO₄)O₂ Ex. Steve Pullman 6.3 x 4.9 x 3.5 cm $45
2803 Stewartite Stewart Mine, San Diego Co., California Type Location Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂·8H₂O Ex. Steve Pullman, Ex. California Academy of Sciences 4.1 X 2.6 X 2.3 and 4.0 x 3.2 x 1.7 $75	1795 Serpierite Jack Pot Mine (Jack Pot claim), Desert Creek Ranch, Wilson District, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O 5.8 x 2.9 x 2.5 cm $30

T

5213 14 Elbaite Tourmaline Crystals

from a clay pocket, Stewart Mine, Pala, San Diego Co., California
Ex. Al Ordway - gift from Bob Bartsch, 1962
Grid is 1 cm
$70

4929 Pink Titanite, Andradite Garnet variety: Melanite

MT Jeanne's pit No. 2, Clear Creek area, Picacho Peak, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California
Ex. Steve Pullman, Ex. R.W. Thomssen
6.4 x 3.3 x 0.9 cm
The largest Titanite crystals measure 5.5 mm long.
$75 / Reserved

4664 Tourmaline

Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California
Ex. Edward Colmeman.
3.7 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm
$650

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

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

3973 Tourmaline, Albite

Pala, San Diego Co., California
Ex. A. C. Moretta #222, Ex. A. E. Seaman Museum
2.5 x 3.7 x 3 cm
$100

3917 Tourmalinated Rhyolite with Clinoclase

Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing Co., Nevada
Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃
Ex. Steve Pullman
5.5 x 5.7 x 4 cm
$30

3067 Tourmaline (Curved Crystal)

Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., Arizona
Ex. Steve Pullman
27 x 3.5 x 4 mm
$25

U

4100 Unknown Mineral

McDermitt Mine, Opalite District, Humboldt Co., Nevada
6.5 x 3.4 x 4.1 cm
$25

V

5303 Vesuvianite variety Idocrase

Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, San Bernardino Co., California
Collected by Earl Pampeyan, 1948; Ex. California Academy of Sciences, Ex. Steve Pullman
5.7 x 5.2 x 3.5 cm
$35

5244 Veatchite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles Co., California
Type Location
Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅·H₂O
Ex. John Melhase - pre 1938, Ex. California Academy of Sciences, Ex. Steve Pullman
3.8 x 3.1 x 2.9 cm
$85

5106 Endlichite (Arsenatian Vanadinite) on Descloizite on Limonite

Chalk Mountain Mine, Chalk Mountain, Churchill Co., Nevada
Collected by Steve Pullman
8.5 x 6.8 x 5.2 cm
$25

W

4062 Wollastonite

Warm Spring Canyon, Carbonate Dist., Panamint Mts., Inyo Co., California
Pre 1965, Ex. William Nisson, Ex. California Academy of Sciences, Ex. Steve Pullman
10.7 x 6.8 x 5.2 cm
$35

3732 Woodhousite Crystals and Cast

Champion Mine, White Mountain, Laws, White Mts, Mono Co., California, USA
CaAl₃(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
Ex. Steve Pullman
7.2 x 4.7 x 3.7 cm
$50

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