Mineral Specimens with Schorl

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4JD21 - Schorl on Albite - SOLD
Pech, Afghanistan
miniature, 3.8 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
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It is actually harder to find a truly great SCHORL specimen than it is to find a comparable colored tourmaline specimen, in my experience! This perfectly balanced, pristine miniature is one such. BETTER IN PERSON.

ch07 - Schorl and Quartz in Albite - SOLD
Naylor Rock, Pala, San Diego County, California, USA
cabinet, 9.9 x 9.1 x 4.7 cm
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Schorl and Quartz in Albite from Naylor Rock, Pala, San Diego County, California, USA [db_pics/pics/ch07a.jpg]		CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE:
Schorl and Quartz in Albite from Naylor Rock, Pala, San Diego County, California, USA [db_pics/pics/ch07b.jpg]

A beautiful combination piece, from this small locality which is considered highly desirable among SD County collectors.

ch29 - Schorl, Quartz, Cleavelandite - SOLD
Little Three Mine, Ramona, San Diego County, California, USA
cabinet, 9.5 x 8.8 x 8.5 cm
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ex.  Chuck Houser

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Schorl, Quartz, Cleavelandite from Little Three Mine, Ramona, San Diego County, California, USA [db_pics/pics/ch29a.jpg]
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Schorl, Quartz, Cleavelandite from Little Three Mine, Ramona, San Diego County, California, USA [db_pics/pics/ch29c.jpg]

The Little Three is well known for large, equant, dark tourmalines....but few were ever found in association with good matrix, and with multiple crystals to boot. This is a very unusual and pretty matrix specimen, that is important for the locality.

CK34 - Spessartine Garnet and Schorl in Albite - SOLD
Little Three Mine, Ramona, San Diego County, California, USA
small cabinet, 6 x 6 x 5 cm
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Spessartine Garnet and Schorl in Albite from Little Three Mine, Ramona, San Diego County, California, USA [db_pics/pics/ck34d.jpg]

A CLASSIC San Diego garnet, most likely dating to the Louis Spalding Sr. era of mining when the best all came out of this small mine in remote San Diego County. This is a SUPER specimen as it features a crystal which is not only large (2.5 cm) but sharply formed whereas most of them are etched and partially dissolved. Large, intact spessartines of this size are VERY scarce on the market and even in the major collections in San Diego where they are considered one of the top collectibles from the area.

CK52 - Schorl and Spessarite on Clevelandite - SOLD
Little Three Mine, Ramona, San Diego Co., California, USA
small cabinet, 8 x 6.4 x 5.5 cm
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Schorl and Spessarite on Clevelandite from Little Three Mine, Ramona, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/ck52b.jpg]

Classic locality combination with schorl, snow-wite albite, and etched orange spessartine in matrix (though there is not much there, I admit)

CK6 - Schorl in Quartz (floater!) - SOLD
Sage Mine, near Hemet, Riverside County, California, USA
miniature, 5 x 4 x 0.6 cm
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Schorl in Quartz (floater!) from Sage Mine, near Hemet, Riverside County, California, USA [db_pics/pics/ck6b.jpg]

An exquisite and sharp quartz crystal that is terminated ALL AROUND and shaped more like a sphene than a quartz. It has rich inclusions of jet black schorl crystals running inside. One side is glassy and the other dull, but overall it is quite transparent. This unusual specimen is the only such I have seen, and was included in the collection because the mine is really in the same pegmatite belt, though in the adjacent county. A purchase made by Tim Sherburn from the late Pomona club show in 1995

CK65 - Cassiterite with Schorl - SOLD
Audrey Lynn Claims, Coahuila, Riverside Co., California, USA
cabinet, 12.4 x 9.1 x 7 cm
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Cassiterite with Schorl from Audrey Lynn Claims, Coahuila, Riverside Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/ck65b.jpg]

A MAJOR specimen of import, that is widely regarded as by far the largest cassiterite known from California. It features a rough but nevertheless fully-formed cassiterite crystal that measures over 9 cm, adjoined on its rear by minor albite and an overhanging schorl crystal. Now, the schorl is repaired (heavily so, in fact) but this mess is hidden by the cassiterite itself and does detract from value but not from the display view and quality. In other words, since the cassiterite is the "star" and it is not the item which is repaired, the piece is still very worthy of consideration in my opinion. It is one of those minerals that is not as pretty as you would perhaps like it to be, but is of undeniable importance nonetheless in the scope of mineralogy and of California collecting in particular.

CK77 - Schorl with Spessartine on Albite - SOLD
Little Three Mine, Ramona, San Diego Co., California, USA
miniature, 5.7 x 5 x 2.5 cm
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Schorl with Spessartine on Albite from Little Three Mine, Ramona, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/ck77a.jpg]
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Schorl with Spessartine on Albite from Little Three Mine, Ramona, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/ck77c.jpg]

A CLASSIC San Diego combo specimen, most likely dating to the Louis Spalding Sr. era of mining when the best all came out of this small mine in remote San Diego County. This is a really showy combination specimen for the price, as it features a 1.2 cm partially etched crystal which is not only very colorful but also still retains some of the original crystal faces (though not all). Nearly all garnets of any size recovered from this mine show etching to some degree , asthe solutions started to resorb them sometime after formation. Here, at least, the crystal has color and visual appeal especially as it sits nicely in contrasting white albite between two schorl rabbit-ears. Large, intact spessartines of this size are VERY scarce on the market and even in the major collections in San Diego where they are considered one of the top collectibles from the area. This one came through noted California dealer Al Ordway, who always has great San Diego stuff from the old days!

D05-13 - Goshenite (Beryl) with Schorl - SOLD
Erongo Mtns., Namibia
thumbnail, 2.4 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm
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Goshenite (Beryl) with Schorl from Erongo Mtns., Namibia [db_pics/pics/d05-13a.jpg]

A sharp, lustrous, very sculptural cluster of intergrown goshenite crystals. Complete all around save a small contact in the back-bottom face of one crystal and quite 3-dimensionally dramatic in person!

D05-15 - Goshenite (Beryl) with Schorl - SOLD
Erongo Mtns., Namibia
miniature, 3.4 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
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Goshenite (Beryl) with Schorl from Erongo Mtns., Namibia [db_pics/pics/d05-15a.jpg]

A sharp hexagonal crystal, complete all around and doubly-terminated, perched on just the right matrix

D05-16 - Goshenite (Beryl) on Schorl - SOLD
Erongo Mtns., Namibia
miniature, 3.8 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
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Goshenite (Beryl) on Schorl from Erongo Mtns., Namibia [db_pics/pics/d05-16b.jpg]

Numerous crystals of glassy goshenite (I keep wanting to call them apatite!) , to 1.6 cm, are perched suspended in a maze of jet black schorl on this unique and sculptural specimen. In person, it is very bright, aesthetic, and appealing for its complexity. Complete all around - on the backside more schorl and less apatite, but they are sharp and isolated.

D05-17 - Goshenite (Beryl) with Schorl - SOLD
Erongo Mtns., Namibia
thumbnail, 2.6 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm
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A sharp, DOUBLY-TERMINATED floater crysatl , complete all around ....somewhat better in person; and hard to convey in pics, how nice and glassy and bright this is!

D05-18 - Goshenite (Beryl) with Schorl - SOLD
Erongo Mtns., Namibia
small cabinet, 8 x 5.1 x 1.8 cm
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Goshenite (Beryl) with Schorl from Erongo Mtns., Namibia [db_pics/pics/d05-18b.jpg]

A rich plate chock-covered with glassy, lustrous, gemmy crystals to a 2.1 cm, some of them doubly-terminated, on muscovite matrix. This is a very showy, sparkly, gemmy piece!

D05-19 - Goshenite (Beryl) with Schorl - SOLD
Erongo Mtns., Namibia
small cabinet, 6.8 x 5 x 4.6 cm
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Goshenite (Beryl) with Schorl from Erongo Mtns., Namibia [db_pics/pics/d05-19b.jpg]

Isolated, glassy, lustrous, gemmy crystals to 1.6 cm on muscovite matrix. Minor schorl association provides a nice contrast!

D10-20 - Manganotantalite on Schorl and Albite - $ 750 SOLD
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
miniature, 4.8 x 3.9 x 3.1 cm
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Manganotantalite on Schorl and Albite from Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan [db_pics/new2010/D1020d.jpg]
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Manganotantalite on Schorl and Albite from Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan [db_pics/new2010/D1020f.jpg]

A bowtie-shaped cluster of manganotantalite is perched on schorls and sharp, translucent albites, on this really stunning combination miniature specimen. The bowtie measures 2.2 cm across. Seldom do you see such a contrast and a perch for tantalites from the region.


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