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ex. William Larson
A 7 x 5 x 4 cm schorl in association with quartz and albite - a gret combo piece, unusual for the locality in both its size and aesthetic arrangement. The schorl has damage on the back-left edge as shown, but it still displays nicely
ex. William Larson
A classic association for the mine, and I think unique, these pink-included quartzes are set up nicely on the same base for display. This set is one of the most beautiful and balanced such examples I have seen, out of a County collection. It 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. They come displayed together on a shared lucite base.
ex. William Larson
Morganite from this mine is, typically, admixed with aquamarine and of pale color. This is an unusual specimen with barrel-shaped hexagonal crystals, extremely gemmy and clean inside, to 3.5 cm. The horizontal crystal, 3.5-cm across, is complete and doubly-terminated. The slightly fatter crystal, approx 3 x 3 x 3 cm in size, has a conchoidal shallow , curving break on its upper edge of the termination. Neverthless it displays well and the piece overall is good for the mine.
ex. William Larson
A lovable ugly to some, this is a MAJOR County specimen to others. This beautiful smoky quartz hosts a 6-cm-long , doubly terminated apatite crystal - a particularly rare species from this mine, and a huge crystal of it. The ghostly white apatite is terminated on the bottom quite nicely, and etched or contacted into a scepter shape on its top termination. The contrast of the two forms is appealing. The quartz is a floater, complete all around, even terminated on the bottom.
ex. William Larson
A serious smoky for the Himalaya! This is a large, symmetric, very smoky quartz , and such are rare from the mine, When found, they are usually quite pale, but this is intensely colored. It weighs over 2 kilos and so is very hefty. It is pristine all around, except a tiny , in context trivial nick on teh back of the termination.
ex. William Larson
A unique Little 3 Mine piece, as you never see tourmaline perched on quartz like this from there! Yet, this piece hosts a 4.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm deep green tourmaline, just sitting up there on the quartz! It has a very fine, smooth termination, and silky strands of green color, almost fibrous, running down the sides. THis specimen is most unusual, for the tourmaline's gemminess and nice lustre, AND for its perch
ex. William Larson
A sharp, pristine, doubly-terminated smoky quartz, rare for the locality.
ex. William Larson
A HUGE, 13-pound , transparent smoky quartz crystal from the County, highly unusual! Also, it happens to be good, too. It is complete all around and has a fine termination with almost no edge wear at all, despite its size and heft.
ex. William Larson
Going together with item PALA-149 as a set, this is a beautiful cluster of unusuallylarge quatz crystals, richly included with the pink mineral montmorillonite. The White Queen is as well known for this combination, as for its famous morganites. This specimen is a level of magnitude higher than most others, in that it is large, beautiful, and complete. It was sawed down the middle, and each half mounted so they could be displayed to show the inclusions and the form to maximal visual effect. The reverse sides are complete, by the way, showing the outer milky quartz. Each weighs about 7 pounds. It is incredible to me that this specimen came out in one piece and was not repaired. Amongst many others in the Pala collection, this was the finest large example (and remains the finest i know of)
ex. William Larson
Going together with item PALA-148 as a set, this is a beautiful cluster of unusually large quatz crystals, richly included with the pink mineral montmorillonite. The White Queen is as well known for this combination, as for its famous morganites. This specimen is a level of magnitude higher than most others, in that it is large, beautiful, and complete. It was sawed down the middle, and each half mounted so they could be displayed to show the inclusions and the form to maximal visual effect. The reverse sides are complete, by the way, showing the outer milky quartz. Each weighs about 7 pounds. This half of the quartz cluster has several (old) repairs with old glue. It can be redone more cleanly if desired but as is, makes a fine display piece anyhow
ex. William Larson
A huge, floater , shardlike quartz crystal that is not just big and beautiful, it is big and beautiful and from County! It is the kind of thing you would expect to see from Brazil, not from San Diego! A large museum-sized specimen,quite impressive in person
ex. William Larson
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 marge 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. Stabilized with a little glue injected into a seam in back , but not repaired. In person, it is much more dramatic and really an immediately recognizable locality piece with impact in person
ex. William Larson
A really neat quartz, colored pinkish by montmorillonite inclusions, and casted out so it is hollow inside! Classic for the locality, once common and now seldom seen
ex. William Larson
NO REPAIRS make this matrix Little Three mine specimen exceptional. The tourmaline is sharp and lustrous, 5 cm across. It is, typically for here, very dark and not very colorful. But the overall piece, in combination with a sharp and lustrous quartz (complete, though with some minor edge wear), is significant for the mine and striking in symmetry.
ex. William Larson
A VERY sharp smoky quartz crystal, with good gemminess and no damage - the combination being quite unusual for County and in particular this mine. The smoky from here has great internal brilliance and thus is valued as gem rough All Content and Design ©1996-2012 The ArkenstonePowered by http://mineralwebsites.comMineral Specimens by species; or by specimen id. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||