Mineral Specimens from California and Nevada Gallery M&W Minerals

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5870 Artinite Artininte Pit, San Benito Co., California Ex. Steve Pullman, purchased Feb., 1990 5 x 3.3 x 4.4 cm $30	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
5379 Albite, minor Glaucophane Tiburon Peninsula, Marin Co., California Ex. California Academy of Sciences, Ex. Steve Pullman 5.4 x 4 x 2.8 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	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

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5974 Bakerite - Boron Rich Datolite

Death Valley Area Borate Deposit, Furnace Creek Dist.,, Inyo Co., California
First Recorded Location
Ex.Steve Pullman, Ex. Sid Williams
7.2 x 7.1 x 4.5 cm
$40 / Reserved

5401 Benitoite, Joaquinite-(Ce), Neptunite, Natrolite, Crossite

Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California
Type Location
6.2 x 4.2 x 2.2 cm
$100

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
SOLD

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	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
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

G

6033 Gold in Quartz

Harvard Mine, Jamestown, Mother Lode belt, Tuolumne Co., California
3.3 x 2.5 x 0.8 cm
SOLD

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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

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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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6007 Lazulite, Quartz

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

5887 Lawsonite, Glaucophane

Reed Station, Tiburon Peninsula, Marin Co., California
Type Location
CaAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O
Ex, Steve Pullman from trade with California Academy of Sciences, March, 2003
3.9 x 2.8 x 2 cm
$40

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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

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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
SOLD

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
SOLD

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

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5335 Scheelite, Quartz, possible Ferberite variety: Reinite, minor Chalcopyrite

Stope of 200 foot level. Rawhide Tungsten property. Eagleville District. Mineral Co.. Nevada
Collected by Earl Pampeyan May 6th, 1953, Ex. USGS, Ex. California Academy of Sciences, Ex. Steve Pullman
7.2 x 5.5 x 3.8 cm
$75

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

5945 Zoisite variety: Thulite, Fluorite, Mica, minor Beryl Westgard Pass, Inyo Co., California Ex. Steve Pullman 6.1 x 5.2 x 4.9 cm $35	5394 Tychite Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California Type Location Na₆Mg₂(CO₃)₄(SO₄) Ex. Steve Pullman, Ex. David Garske The vial is 4.7 cm long and 0.9 cm in diameter. The largest crystals measure approximately 1 mm. $75	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	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

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
SOLD

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5534 Wollastonite

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
12.3 x 6.4 x 4.4 cm
SOLD

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
SOLD

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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