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Mineral Specimens with Quartz
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16.1 x 5.6 x 4.9 cm. Most people think this pocket really did produce the best we will see of this species in our country, at the least. Collected by Al Ordway in the mid 1980s and exchanged to Bill Larson soon after it was found. This is a superb cluster. Ex. Pala International/William Larson Collection.
18.2 x 10.2 x 4.3 cm. This superb specimen is a matched set consisting of both halves of a large crystal (itself, a floater.). The smaller section fits snugly atop the larger, and you can see that the crystal then tapered off at that lower edge, so nothing is missing on the shorter half. The color is very good for this material, and the polish is of high quality (unusually so). Size given is for the largest crystal half. Ex. Pala International/William Larson Collection.
14.2 x 5.9 x 4.5 cm. A classic of San Diego pegmatites, these odd pink-colored quartzes are colored by dispersed inclusions of Montmorillonite, and historically were often sliced and diced for sale in pieces to the locals. Ex. Pala International/William Larson Collection.
11.9 x 7.8 x 5.5 cm. A superb, large specimen of fat schorl crystals accented with gemmy quartz and stark white albite blades. It is complete all around save for an unusual contact spot on the left-hand side. Ex. Pala International/William Larson Collection.
10.3 x 5.4 x 5.3 cm. An unusual specimen that Bill says is a very old piece out of a collection labeled only as "Pala". The doubly-terminated kunzite hangs dramatically from a quartz termination, and the quartz itself is also doubly-terminated. Ex. Pala International/William Larson Collection.
9.5 x 6.2 x 5.6 cm. A superb, gemmy, transparent, equant smoky quartz from the Audrey Lynn (for other photo see http://www.mindat.org/photo-70517.html). Mined in the early 1990s. Ex. Pala International/William Larson Collection.
9.3 x 5.8 x 4.8 cm. Bill knew the rarity of truly gemmy quartz from this region, and kept several smoky quartzes in particular in this collection over the years. The Little Three Mine produced much smoky quartz, but few of this see-through quality in the size range shown here. Ex. Pala International/William Larson Collection.
8.8 x 6.6 x 5.5 cm. This superb specimen from the 1960s-1970s here is both aesthetic and fine in quality. It features a rich pink 4 x 3.5 cm crystal of gemmy morganite, perched on contrasting white matrix. Not only is it on contrasting matrix, but it is on contrasting crystallized matrix. The contrast to the bladed cleavelandite and the prismatic quartz is striking, geometrically, and enhances the composition of the piece. The pink color in this crystal is exceptional for the mine and comparable to modern morganites from Pakistan in color. Larson obtained this from the mine owner, Norm Dawson, in the 1980s. Ex. Pala International/William Larson Collection.
4 x 3 x 3 cm. This fine specimen consists of a beautiful lustrous 2 cm fan of Hematite blades growing out of a clear Quartz crystal. The beveled edges of the crystals are stunning, and the mirror-like luster is nicely highlighted by the surface striations. Ex. Martin Lewadny Collection.
5.2 x 4.1 x 3.1 cm. A superb six-sided euhedral crystal of quartz coated with limonite ("turgite"), with a resplendent iridescence that is bright and colorful.
5.6 x 3.4 x 2 cm. Faden Quartz is famous for the "faden lines" caused by break-and-rehealed zones that wind their way through the centers of these Quartz crystals. This 3.4 cm tabular crystal is particularly attractive, not only for its excellent gemminess, but for the lovely crystal habit as well. One thing that is truly remarkable is the sharpness of the faden zone, and that it also goes through the two tiny quartz crystals on top of the main crystal.
7.2 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm. A superb Quartz casts after Calcite, with the surface looking for all the world like pure sparkly snow.
5.9 x 4 x 3.2 cm. A sparkling, beautiful specimen with a drusy Quartz layer that coats the sharp Calcite. The edges have a very distinct translucent appearance which adds even more to the aesthetics of this piece. Classic Naica material from the mid to late 1980s.
10.9 x 4.8 x 3.9 cm. A gemmy amethystine cap has wrapped itself around the termination of a long, slender milky quartz crystal, with smaller crystals attached. Always rarer to find scepters that combine two different types of quartz, with the sceptre forming later from a different pocket solution. Ex. Stoudt Collection.
6.9 x 5.9 x 5.9 cm. Slender elegant crystals with silky luster on limonitic matrix.
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