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A showy specimen of two lustrous and gemmy doubly terminated green tourmaline crystals resting on a lustrous and sharp milky quartz crystal from the Pederneira Mine. The longer toumaline has a cranberry-colored core at the base. Interestingly, one tourmaline was broken by tectonic activity in the pocket, bent, healed and continued growing (in other words, it was a natural bending process...we did not do it!). The cranberry-colored termination is healed and regrown. 7.4 x 3.0 x 2.7 cm
7.7 x 6.2 x 5.0 cm. This is a fine specimen of beautiful white albite hosting a transparent, cognac-colored topaz crystal that sticks through the matrix another cm and appears in the bottom. The crystal measures 2.25 cm in length above the matrix.
8.8 x 5.8 x 3.2 cm. This locality lies right on the Swiss/Italian border, just southeast of Zermatt. This specimen is one of the better examples of this material that I have seen from this locality. It features dozens of small, gem quality, deep orange-red color dodecahedral Hessonite crystals with trapezohedral modifications which are associated with bluish-green crystal aggregates of Clinochlore, small white crystals of Albite and one golden-green prismatic Diopside crystal. Ex. Richard Kosnar Collection.
12.6 x 7.8 x 7.8 cm. Matrix specimens of Aquamarine are still fairly uncommon in the world, and to find an association piece such as this is uncommon. This specimen hosts a solitary, euhedral, gem quality, water-clear, sky blue color prismatic crystal of Aquamarine measuring 3.4 cm long which is protruding from a matrix comprising, sharp, well-formed, distinct, and lightly frosted crystals of Smoky Quartz which are associated with contrasting snow-white crystals of Albite and minor Muscovite.
6.6 x 5.1 x 3.3 cm. A sharp 1.7 cm hambergite perched on crystallized albite matrix. Any matrix hambergite is rare from this mine, and here is one remarkably unetched, a great locality example of the species for a US locale. Ex. William Larson Collection.
6.6 x 6.2 x 4.5 cm. A very rare matrix specimen of topaz from this classic mine. This is a spectacularly displayed crystal perched on the edge of a rounded mass of bladed cleavelandite (albite) matrix, making for stark contrast. The main crystal is very symmetric and gemmy. The sidecar cluster on the left side of the main crystal is complete and terminated. The topaz is 4.3 x 3 x 2.5 cm in size and is doubly terminated. Ex. William Larson Collection.
17.5 x 13.5 x 9.3 cm. This specimen is a rare large schorl and matrix piece from the mine. As a bonus it has a sharp 1.5 cm Spessartine crystal sitting within the cast of a former, larger crystal, perched on beautiful and large matrix of albite and schorls. For the matrix, itself, this is a classic specimen and you rarely see such in large size. Most larger pieces from here are quite broken up. This is an old piece from Louis Spaulding, the mine owner. Ex. William Larson Collection.
4.6 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm. An unusual goshenite specimen from this briefly-mined claim, now sadly exhausted (at least for practical purposes, and without a lot of dynamite). The Cryo-Genie Mine produced a huge variety of gem crystals in its brief lifetime in the late 1990s and early 2000s, among them this fine miniature from the "goshenite pocket". A stoudt single crystal is accented by schorl tourmalines here. Unusual. Ex. William Larson Collection.
8.5 x 5.7 x 4.2 cm. A very fine locality specimen of schorl, with albite, from the Elizabeth R. Mine, obtained from mine owner Roland Reed. Weighs 220 grams. Ex. William Larson Collection.
2.1 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm. A nice locality piece from this remote, seldom seen locale. Ex. William Larson Collection.
12.5 x 8.0 x 7.2 cm. A huge crystal at 1200 grams, this is a complexly-terminated tourmaline intergrown with topaz on its termination. Not the most beautiful, but an important and large museum-sized specimen from an important locale. It is apparently from the earliest period of mining here circa 1910, according to Bill Larson: "it predates Louis Spaulding and the modern era as I got it from an old collector in Encinitas back in the 1960's, exchanged with cut tourmalines I mined. It was presumed to be from the 1910 period there." Ex. William Larson Collection.
16.8 x 15.0 x 12.0 cm. This remarkable matrix specimen was collected by Ken and Dana Gochenour from the "Payday Pocket" mined just prior to October 2003. These were considered some of the better tourmalines from the mine by outsiders to collecting San Diego County tourmalines as they had a prismatic habit rather than the tapered habit typical of the Big Monday and B.A.T. Pockets this mine was better known for. Only 3 really fine matrix specimens of this style are known from the mine and this may very well be the best of them, according to Chuck. Ex. Chuck Houser Collection.
17.5 x 13.2 x 4.6 cm. A huge matrix plate of beautiful white albite just sprinkled with lovely, wine-red garnets. Unusual for the county, especially to get such a large plate with all the geologic disruption here. This was collected in 1986 or 1987. Ex. Chuck Houser Collection.
11.5 x 9.1 x 8.4 cm. This is a San Diego County specimen so outstanding, so atypical, that one at first thinks it must be Afghani. It is a purple-capped, gemmy, matrix tourmaline from the famous old Stewart Mine: Mined 6/11/88 from a pocket in the roof of the Little Joe II tunnel of the Stewart Mine. The specimen was found on the floor of the tunnel minus the top of the main quartz crystal. Week later, the miners searched the pile of rubble building up on the tunnel floor under the pocket and located the top of the quartz crystal, now repaired (fairly cleanly) back on the specimen. The tourmaline itself is not repaired, only the quartz termination flanking it. The tourmaline is pristine on the display face, though contacted and missing a bit on the rear-right side. This is a superb display specimen and a unique San Diego County piece, with great pedigree. I have not seen another example of the purple caps from Stewart, rare as they are, on matrix and so large. Chuck has added this comment to the draft: “This specimen was collected prior to Blue's involvement. Lynn Agabashian was running the shop at the time and Jose was doing the mining…By the way, this was the first ‘serious’ SD Co specimen I purchased, directly from Lynn and Gems of Pala, in 1988.” Ex. Chuck Houser Collection.
9.9 x 9.1 x 4.7 cm. A beautiful combination piece, from this small locality which is considered highly desirable among San Diego County collectors. Ex. Chuck Houser Collection.
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share specimen![Tourmaline, Quartz, Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) from Pederneira claim, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil [db_pics/mdpics/MD-25814a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-25814a.jpg)
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![Topaz, Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) from Dache (Dassu; Dasu; Haramosh-Dassu; Dacha), Haramosh Mts., Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-258622b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-258622b.jpg)
![Grossular (Var: Hessonite), Clinochlore, Albite, Diopside from Pollux Mt., Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee area, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland [db_pics/mdpics/MD-258732a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-258732a.jpg)
![Grossular (Var: Hessonite), Clinochlore, Albite, Diopside from Pollux Mt., Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee area, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland [db_pics/mdpics/MD-258732b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-258732b.jpg)
![Beryl (Var: Aquamarine), Quartz, Albite from Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-258758a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-258758a.jpg)
![Beryl (Var: Aquamarine), Quartz, Albite from Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-258758b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-258758b.jpg)
![Hambergite, Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) from Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-259650a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-259650a.jpg)
![Hambergite, Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) from Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-259650b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-259650b.jpg)
![Topaz, Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) from Little Three Mine (Little 3), Ramona District, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-259665a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-259665a.jpg)
![Topaz, Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) from Little Three Mine (Little 3), Ramona District, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-259665b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-259665b.jpg)
![Schorl, Spessartine, Albite, Quartz from Little Three Mine (Little 3), Ramona District, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-259668a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-259668a.jpg)
![Schorl, Spessartine, Albite, Quartz from Little Three Mine (Little 3), Ramona District, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-259668b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-259668b.jpg)
![Schorl, Spessartine, Albite, Quartz from Little Three Mine (Little 3), Ramona District, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-259668c.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-259668c.jpg)
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![Schorl, Albite from Elizabeth R. Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-259685a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-259685a.jpg)
![Beryl, Albite (Var: Cleavelandite), Muscovite from Pack Rat Mine, Mt. Tule, Jacumba District, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-259791a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-259791a.jpg)
![Beryl, Albite (Var: Cleavelandite), Muscovite from Pack Rat Mine, Mt. Tule, Jacumba District, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-259791b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-259791b.jpg)
![Elbaite, Topaz, Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) from Little Three Mine (Little 3), Ramona District, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-259805a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-259805a.jpg)
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![Spessartine, Albite, Microcline from Pack Rat Mine, Mt. Tule, Jacumba District, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-259963a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-259963a.jpg)
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