Mineral Specimens from California and Nevada Gallery M&W Minerals

Minerals from California and Nevada Gallery

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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 $45	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

6310 Epidote, Quartz, Axinite-(Fe), Calcite

New Melones Dam, Calaveras Co., California
6.8 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm
$100

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

G

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
$75

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6138 Linarite, Caledonite

Cerro Gordo District, Inyo Mts., Inyo Co., California
5.8 x 4.1 x 2.8 cm
$25

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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6478 Muirite in Quartz/Sanbonrite Matrix with Pyrrhotite Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek Dist., Fresno Co., California Type Location Ba₁₀Ca₂Mn²⁺Ti[HSi₂O₇]₅(OH,Cl,F)₅ Ex. Steve Pullman, Ex. D. Garske from R. Walstrom 7.2 x 5.4 x 4.6 cm SOLD	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 $45	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	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

P

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

Q

6308 Quartz, Axinite-(Fe), Epidote

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

R

6290 Rubellite Tourmaline in Lepidolite

Stewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, San Diego Co., California
12.8 x 9.7 x 8.5 cm
$50

S

6520 Sphalerite, Calcite, possible Galena

Crestmore Quarry, likely 900' Level, Crestmore, Riverside County, California
Ex. Steve Pullman, Ex. Fred Devito
8.8 x 5.2 x 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

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

T

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