5673 Elbaite, Stewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Single green terminated crystal 13mm long.
California
20043 Smoky Quartz, Microcline, Dinkey Creek, Fresno Co., California, USA
Labelled as from Dinkey Lake. A cluster of lustrous smoky quartz crystals nestled amongst tan microcline. Ex Mineral Search, Texas. Acquired at Tucson. Slight nibbling on back of termination on the main crystal.
20021 Barite, Palos Verdes Hills, Palos Verdes peninsula, Los Angeles Co., California, USA
Two specimens of pale blue barite. Interestingly, almost all of the photos on Mindat are yellowish crystals. Fluorescent white.
ncat JL983 Sulphohalite, Searles Lake, San Bernadino Co., California
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from H. Allen Mitchell of Iowa.
5521 Kampfite, Esquire No. 1 claim, Rush Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA
Type Locality. Ex John Sobolewski. Doubtful identification., Matt Gibbs
5536 Uvarovite, Jacksonville, Jacksonville District, Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne Co., California, USA
Jacksonville is an old mining town now under the Don Pedro Reservoir. Ex Hatfield Goudey. Ex John Lewis Collection.,
5538 Cinnabar, Reed Mine (California Mine; Royal Mine; Soda Springs Mine), Knoxville area, Knoxville District, Coast Ranges, Yolo Co., California, USA
Ex Hatfield Goudey. Ex John Lewis Collection.,
5509 Inyoite, Meyerhofferite, Monte Blanco Mine (Monte Blanco deposit; Monte Blanco adit), Monte Blanco, Black Mts, Amargosa Range, Inyo Co., California, USA
Type Locality for both species. Inyoite is clear, meyerhofferite is white. Ex John Sobolewski, Matt Gibbs
4998 Deerite, Laytonville Quarry (Longvale; Longvale Quarry), Laytonville, Coastal Range, Mendocino Co., California, USA
Type Locality. Ex John Sobolewski, Matt Gibbs
5505 Vonsenite, Old City Quarry (City Quarry; North Hill Quarry; Quarry Hill; Fairmount), Riverside, Riverside Co., California, USA
Type Locality. Ex John Sobolewski, Matt Gibbs
4979 Vanadinite, Descloizite, A. O. prospect (AO prospect; BS-34), Mount General (Mt General), Hinkley, Barstow District, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
A.O. stands for Al Ordway who found nice micro vanadinite and descloizite, Al Wilkins
4971 Wulfenite, Reward Mine, Reward, Russ District, Inyo Mts, Inyo Co., California, USA
Other unidentified species present, Al Wilkins
30004 Smoky Quartz, Dinkey Lakes, Fresno Co., California
Morion Smoky Quartz pitch black from Dinkey Lakes pegmatites, Dinkey Creek, Fresno Co., California. Jet black, from the Fred DeVito collection, owned by Justin since 2004. A really outstanding crystal from a now closed location.
30002 Ruby, Cascade Canyon, San Bernadino Co., California
Corundum Var. Ruby with Mica Var. Fucshite from Cascade Canyon, San Antonio Canyon, San Gabriel Mts, San Bernardino Co., California. This location for red corundum crystals was to be closed off in 2016, illegal to...
20009 Elbaite, Cryo-Genie Mine (Cindy B-Cryogenie claim; Lost Valley Truck Trail prospect), Warner Springs, Warner Springs District, San Diego Co., California, USA
A spherical cluster of multi-coloured (pink core, pale green outer with darker green tips) terminated elbaite crystals. Ex Carolyn Seitz collection. 30x30x25mm.
8019 Gowerite, Nobleite, Furnace Creek, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
30039 Cinnabar, Quartz, Red Hill claim, Mayacmas Mts, Sonoma Co., California, USA
Old Foote specimen with Foote label on the back. Labelled as Sonoma Co.” but based on the crystal habit (divergent sprays of red crystals) and the matrix
6022 Elbaite, Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA
Pink crystal (rubellite). Ex Harold A. Noble Collection, ex SD Gems(?). Harold Noble was part owner of Anita Mine in 1958 see http://www.mindat.org/loc-55919.html
6018 Elbaite, Pala Chief Mine, Pala, San Diego Co., California, USA
Ex Al Ordway. Blue-capped pink crystal. Repaired
ncat JP356, Pirssonite, Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
Type Locality. Jack Nelson Collection
7208 JL3337, Fresnoite, Aurichalcite, Copper, Cuprite, Linarite, Rush Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California
Doubtful locality? Only copper mineral is linarite. ex Joan Lamond Collection, ex Roger Colling Collection.
7217 JL3349, Hanksite, Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California
Type Locality. Ex Joan Lamond Collection, ex Geoff Thomas
7141 JL2284, Ferro-glaucophane, Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California
ex Joan Lamond Collection. Bluish amphibole.
7121 JL982, Pirssonite, Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
Type Locality. ex Joan Lamond Collection
7084 JL3336, Fresnoite, Aurichalcite, Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA
Type Locality. ex Joan Lamond Collection
1453 Gold, California, USA
11 well-formed gold crystals. Ex Hugh Ford. Ex Eugene Carmichael, number 1401.
0421 Northupite, Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
Type locality. Single crystal from the 350 foot level. Collected around 1970.
0182 Cinnabar, New Idria Mine (New Idria group; New Hope vein), Idria (New Idria), New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California
Multiple single crystals on matrix. Ex Paul Desautels, ex Delbert. L. Oswald Coll.
0178 Iridosmine, California, USA
Mounted on disk (5mm) on balsa pedestal in micromount box (2.2 x 2.2 x 2.0 cm) a specimen of multiple small nuggets. Ex Delbert L. Oswald. Ex Carnegie Museum #12327. Ex George English and Co.
0154 Iridosmine, California, USA
Mounted on disk (5mm) on balsa pedestal in micromount box (2.2 x 2.2 x 2.0 cm) a specimen of multiple small nuggets. Ex Delbert L. Oswald. Ex Carnegie Museum #12327. Ex George English and Co.
0052 Gold, Timroseite, Khinite, Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
Visible gold with yellow timroseite and green khinite
0059 Markcooperite, Timroseite, Khinite, Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
Orange markcooperite, yellow timroseite and green khinite
1008 Monazite, Juniper Flats, Nuevo, Lakeview Mts, Riverside Co., California
A single doubly-terminated crystal of monazite (dominant REE unknown), Cross Hill, Juniper Flats, Nuevo, Lakeview Mts, Riverside Co., California, USA.