Mineral Specimens from California and Nevada Gallery M&W Minerals

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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
5511 Chromian Alumohydrocalcite, Hydromagnesite East Mount Hamilton area, Mount Hamilton, Diablo Range, Santa Clara Co., California CaAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·3H₂O Ex. Steve Pullman, Ex. California Academy of Sciences 7.7 x 5.9 x 2.4 cm SOLD	5232 Artinite 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	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

C

5533 Fluorescent Calcite Cleavage 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 8.1 x 7.2 x 2.4 cm $25	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
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 $10

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

G

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

6424 Graphite, Stilpnomelane variety: Ferristilpnomelane, Pyrite

Laytonville Quarry (Longvale; Longvale Quarry), Laytonville, Coastal Range, Mendocino Co., California
Ex. Steve Pullman
7.7 x 4.4 x 2.7 cm
$45

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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
$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

K

5996 Kleinite, Corderoite, Cinnabar and Others

McDermitt Mine, Opalite District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
Type Location
Kleinite: Hg₂N(Cl,SO₄)·nH₂O, Corderoite: Hg₃S₂Cl₂ - Type Location
Ex. Steve Pullman
11.5 x 9.3 x 3.6 cm
SOLD

L

6007 Lazulite, Quartz

Headwaters of West Walker River, Mono Co., California
Ex. Steve Pullman
9.4 x 4.1 x 1.7 cm
$30

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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6306 3 Specimen Suite of Mariposite from 3 California locations - 1) Mariposite in Sericite, 2) Mariposite, 3) Mariposite, Quartz

1) San Francisquito Canyon, San Gabriel Mts, Los Angeles Co., California; 2) Harvard Mine, Jamestown, Tuolumne Co., California; 3) Mariposa Co., California
1) Ex. University of Michigan Geology Department; 2) Ex. University of Michigan Geology Department, 1946; 3) Collected by John Siebel, c. 2000
6.4 x 3.5 x 0.5 cm
Size is for specimen from LA county
SOLD

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

New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California
13.6 x 6.8 x 7.1 cm
$75

6054 4 Mineral Specimens Containing Moybdenite, Scheelite, Calcite, Stilbite, Laumontite

Pine Creek Mine (Black Monster Mine; Snow Queen Mine; Pine Creek Tungsten Mine & mill; Pine Creek apt plant; Pine Creek custom mill), Scheelite, Bishop District (Tungsten Hills District), Inyo Co., California
Ex. Steve Pullman
Scheelite - 8.2 x 7.0 x 3.5; Molybdenite - 10.4 x 7.6 x 3.8; Calcite/Laumonitite - 3.8 x 3.4 x 3.0 cm; Stilbite/Laumontite - 4.9 x 4.4 x 2.2 cm
$45

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
$25

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

Q

6308 Quartz, Axinite-(Fe), Epidote

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

S

6570 Scawtite, Plombierite

Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California
Ca₇(Si₃O₉)₂CO₃·2H₂O , [Ca₄Si₆O₁₆(OH)₂·2H₂O]·(Ca·5H₂O)
Ex. Wolfgang Henkel
6.4 x 5 x 2.5 cm
SOLD

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

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

T

6577 Thenardite Deep Springs Lake, Inyo Co., California Na₂SO₄ Ex. John Melhase, 1938 or older, Ex. California Academy of Sciences 12 x 6.3 x 4.5 cm $100	6209 Tourmaline Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California 5.7 x 3.1 x 2.6 cm 52 grams $1750	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
4664 Tourmaline Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California Ex. Edward Colmeman. 3.7 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm $650	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