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J11-71 - Caledonite - $ 1350 Reward mine, Inyo Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA small cabinet, 6 x 3.6 x 2.2 cm
A very choice specimen of unusually good size and richness for the recent pockets found over 2007-2009 at this remote, long-forgotten locality. The main crystals in the middle are 7 and 5 mm in size. The piece is quite rich overall, and those sizes are fairly good for freestanding caledonite from this locality. Of course, the mineral is rare from ANY locale in this quality, for that matter. Found in late 2008, these are modern classics for the species, surely the best material found in the US in some time (decades). This piece has a rich covering, and is nice to look at beyond its reference value. Joe Budd photos
J11-72 - Caledonite - $ 6000 SOLD Mammoth Mine, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA small cabinet, 6.5 x 5 x 4.5 cm ex. Al Ordway
An extraordinarily rich, sparkling specimen that is so intensely colored it looks fake. If you knew nothing about the species, one could still appreciate this piece on the shelf for the sheer intensity of blue color, unlike almost any other mineral species in person. The hyperbole is justified - it is hard to believe the piece isn't sprayed with something to make it so bright, and it is hard to focus on individual crystals amidst the brightness of all the reflections here. This piece is literally infested with glassy, bright caledonites. Few crystals exceed 5 mm, but there are hundreds of them, all over the specimen (many in protected vugs). The sheer summation of the crystals makes this piece more rich than all but a very few surviving specimens from this mine, according to those with quite a bit more knowledge of the locality than I admit to. Ex Al Ordway Collection (purchased from a mining engineer who collected it)- this was one of his major ten specimens, from my memories of the collection over the years. Although caledonite occurs at other localities, and in larger crystals, these are the brightest and most lustrous. Joe Budd photos
MD-169911 - Caledonite - - Archived Reward Mine, Manzanar Station area, Inyo Mts, Inyo Co., California, USA small cabinet, 5.4 x 3.4 x 2.3 cm.
5.4 x 3.4 x 2.3 cm. Nestled in a vug is a cluster of glassy and gemmy, rich teal blue, crystals of caledonite, to .6 cm. One very sharp, 3-D crystal is perched against a stair-step background of beautiful caledonite latticework. Caledonite is a fairly rare lead, copper, carbonate sulfate. This is a superb example from this new California locality, collected January 2007.
MD-177259 - Caledonite - - Archived Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo District, Inyo Co., California, USA thumbnail, 2.2 x 1.9 x 0.4 cm.
2.2 x 1.9 x 0.4 cm. A thumbnail of the rare copper-lead carbonate/sulfate caledonite, showing the typical microcrystals of stunning bright blue-green color.
MD-177582 - Caledonite, Diaboleite - - Archived Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA miniature, 5.0 x 4.2 x 2.6 cm.
5.0 x 4.2 x 2.6 cm. This is a superb specimen. It is solid caledonite, with sharp crystals poking out all over, and with minor deeper blue Diaboleite crystals on the backside. It is likely that this piece was mined prior to 1960. Ex. American Museum of Natural History and Larry Conklin Collections.
MD-240036 - Caledonite - - Archived Blue Bell claims (Hard Luck claims), Baker area, San Bernardino Co., California, USA miniature, 4.8 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm.
4.8 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm. Caledonite is a rare copper, lead sulfate and this bright and rich specimen hails from an uncommon California locale for the species - the Blue Bell Claims near Baker, San Bernardino County. Scintillating, turquoise-blue caledonite microcrystals richly cover the quartz-rich matrix. Older material from the Don Belsher Collection. His card indicates that he purchased the piece in Tucson in 1973.
MD-240128 - Caledonite, Leadhillite - - Archived Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde (Lanarkshire), Scotland, UK small cabinet, 6.2 x 5.3 x 4.9 cm.
6.2 x 5.3 x 4.9 cm. Caledonite is a rare copper, lead sulfate and this classic, old-time specimen hails from the Type Locality - Leadhills, Scotland. Gemmy, turquoise-blue caledonite microcrystals are richly scattered in the two prominent vugs in the quartz-rich matrix. Adjacent to the caledonite crystals in the smaller vug are water-clear, tabular, microcrystals of the rarity leadhillite, for which this also is the aptly named Type Locality. Old material from the Archibald MacMartin and Princeton University Collections. Furthermore, this has a legit Princeton label, seldom released even in the few rare trades they have done.
MD-242645 - Linarite, Caledonite - - Archived Schockley Mine, Marysville District, Lewis and Clark Co., Montana, USA cabinet, 10.0 x 9.5 x 6.0 cm.
10.0 x 9.5 x 6.0 cm. A very rare, old-time cabinet combination specimen of blue linarite and green caledonite richly covering matrix from the much less well-known Schockley Mine of Montana. The linarite has a nice sparkle and the caledonite has a matte finish. Ex. Mullane Collection and comes with an old, 1950 label. I have never heard of or seen a specimen from this mine.
MD-247838 - Linarite, Caledonite - - Archived Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo District, Inyo Co., California, USA miniature, 4.4 x 3.1 x 2.1 cm.
4.4 x 3.1 x 2.1 cm. A rich specimen with exceptionally dark blue linarite for the locality scattered in the little vugs here. Also there are small, lighter-blue crystals of caledonite present. Classic old California material. Ex. Harold Urish Collection.
MD-278353 - Pyromorphite, Cerussite, Caledonite - - Archived Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde (Lanarkshire), Scotland, UK small cabinet, 7.5 x 5.4 x 3.2 cm.
7.5 x 5.4 x 3.2 cm. An old-time, very fine combination specimen from the historic mines at Leadhills, Scotland. Sparkly, candy-apple green pyromorphite microcrystals in botryoids richly cover the vuggy, quartz-rich matrix. Seams of tiny cerussite crystals and crusts of contrasting, powder-blue caledonite round out this very rich lead ore piece. Leadhills is the Type Locality for caledonite. Classic combination material from the Robert Whitmore Collection.
MD-282218 - Linarite, Caledonite - - Archived Blue Bell claims (Hard Luck claims), Baker area, San Bernardino Co., California, USA small cabinet, 6.6 x 4.0 x 3.7 cm.
6.6 x 4.0 x 3.7 cm. An old-time, rich and beautiful combination specimen from an uncommon California locale for the species - the Blue Bell Claims near Baker, San Bernardino County. Highly lustrous, azure-blue, acicular linarite crystals and sparkly, teal-blue caledonite microcrystals richly and attractively cover four sides of the massive sulfide matrix. The two old labels identify the piece as being from Arizona, but it actually from California. Ex. Philadelphia Academy of Sciences Collection. Weighs 169 grams.
MD-53689 - Linarite, Caledonite - - Archived Baker, El Dorado Co., California, USA small cabinet, 5.4 x 5.2 x 3.2cm
VERY difficult to obtain, a CALIFORNIA linarite, with fine blue color (darker in person). The crystal druse is selectively deposited on one face of the matrix, creating a nice display face. 5.4 x 5.2 x 3.2cm
RARE08-2-83 - Caledonite with Diaboleite - $ 12500 SOLD Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona, USA miniature, 5.0 x 4.2 x 2.6 cm ex. Smithsonian Institution
The color of this caledonite is like nothing you could imagine, in person. It looks fake, like lab-grown copper sulphate but with metallic lustre. This is a frankly unbelieveable caledonite specimen of a richness I have never seen for sale on the market before. It is solid caledonite, with sharp crystals poking out all over, and with minor deeper blue Diaboleite crystals on the backside as a free bonus. It displays nicely, and presents so much stunning intense blue color that I had trouble believeing what I was looking at when I held this for the first time. My mind kept tellin gme it had to be caledonite on azurite - no caledonite could be so rich?! It is likely that this piece was mined prior to 1960. ex. American Museum of Natural History and was held since its deaccession by Larry Conklin in the Conklin Family Collection (specializing in such rarities in miiature size). It is an amazing example for the species but beyond that, an impressive, display-quality, historic US classic - its appreciably valuable from ANY angle of perspective in terms of history and significance and aesthetics, in other words. Even in the major Arizona collections, such a piece would be considered one of the capstones.
RARE08-24 - Caledonite - $ 900 SOLD Reward mine, Inyo Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA miniature, 5.4 x 3.4 x 2.3 cm
Nestled in a vug is a cluster of glassy and gemmy, rich teal blue, crystals of caledonite, to .6 cm. One very sharp, 3-D crystal is perched against a stairstep background of beautiful caledonite latticework. Caledonite is a fairly rare lead, copper, carbonate, sulfate. This is a superb example from this new California locality, collected January 2007
TUC104-11 - Caledonite - $ 950 SOLD Reward Mine, Manzanar Station area, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo Co., California, USA miniature, 3.4 x 2.1 x 0.8 cm
This gorgeous miniature hosts a rich caledonite crystallization, including a relative larger (for both species and locale) crystal of 8mm. Trimmed to a thumbnail, it perhaps would be improved in balance and aesthetics, actually. Found in late 2008, these are modern classics for the species, surely the best material found in decades. This piece has a rich covering, and much to look at. All Content and Design ©1996-2010 The ArkenstonePowered by http://mineralwebsites.comBy-species Galleries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
