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ANALCIME |
| This is a wonderful large porcelain-white isometric analcime crystal cluster with the largest crystal over 3 cm in diameter! The analcime is from the Two Hug Quarry in Oregon, a locality that has produced exceptional large analcime crystals. The best viewing angle has sharp undamaged faces as shown in the first photograph. The crystal is in good condition with a small area of contact on the back side. Analcime crystals of this size are nearly impossible to come by. A specimen label is included.
ANALCIME
Two Hug Quarry, Price Creek area, Kings Valley, Benton Couny, Oregon, USA
Specimen is 4.1 x 3.2 x 3.1 cm (1.6 x 1.3 x 1.2 in)
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APOPHYLLITE, HEULANDITE, STILBITE, CALCITE |
| For sale is an incredible northwest zeolite specimen from Rickreall Creek Pit in Oregon. A showy flower of gem green apophyllite is nestled in a large amygdule containing stilbite, heulandite and calcite. A specimen label is included.
APOPHYLLITE, HEULANDITE, STILBITE, CALCITE
Rickreall Creek Pit, Polk County, Oregon, USA
Specimen is 9.6 x 7.6 x 5.1 cm (3-3/4 x 3 x 2 in) |
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CALCITE "popcorn" on basalt |
| For sale is a very unique cabinet-sized cluster of isolated white calcite crystals on basalt matrix. The calcite has formed isolated small clusters that is reminiscent of popcorn. A specimen label is included.
CALCITE "popcorn" on basalt
Fish Creeek Roadcut, Clackamas County, Oregon
Specimen is 10.6 x 5.8 x 4.6 cm (4.2 x 2.3 x 1.8 in)
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CALCITE - "Pineapple Calcite" |
| For sale is an unusual calcite specimen from an old collection, collected from the Highway 197 roadcut, The Dalles, Oregon, referred to as "pineapple calcite" by local collectors. Thethumbnail cluster has multiple complex terminated bunches (and yes they look a little bit like pineapples) with a beautiful yellow color. Specimens from this locality are rarely available on the market. The specimen is mounted in a perky box with removable mineral tack. A specimen label is included.
CALCITE - "Pineapple Calcite"
Highway 197 roadcut, The Dalles, Wasco Co., Oregon, USA
Specimen is 3.0 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm (1.2 x 0.9 x 0.6 in)
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CALCITE - "Pineapple Calcite" |
| For sale is a group of three unusual calcite specimens collected from the Highway 197 roadcut, the Dalles, Oregon, referred to as "pineapple calcite" by local collectors. The thumbnail clusters consist of complex multiple terminated bunches, each about 3 cm long, with a beautiful yellow color. Specimens from this locality are rarely available on the market. A specimen label is included.
CALCITE - "Pineapple Calcite"
Highway 197 roadcut, The Dalles, Wasco Co., Oregon, USA
Specimens are about 3 cm long
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CALCITE - "Pineapple Calcite" |
| For sale is an outstanding calcite specimen from an old collection, collected from the Highway 197 roadcut, The Dalles, Oregon, referred to as "pineapple calcite" by local collectors. The cluster has multiple complex terminated bunches (and yes they look a little bit like pineapples) with a beautiful yellow color. The cluster displays very well from the front. The backside has a cleaved section and a few small terminations are also cleaved. Specimens from this locality are rarely available on the market. A specimen label is included.
CALCITE - "Pineapple Calcite"
Highway 197 roadcut, The Dalles, Wasco Co., Oregon, USA
Specimen is 6.0 x 5.0 x 4.2 cm (2.4 x 2.0 x 1.7 in)
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CAVANSITE, CALCITE |
| For sale is an extremely rare type locality specimen of cavansite on matrix from Owyhee Dam, Oregon ,USA. The cavansite has crystallized in vibrant blue radiating rosettes with calcite crystals. The specimen is in great condition with many complete and partial rosettes. A specimen label is included.
CAVANSITE, CALCITE
Owyhee Dam, Lake Owyhee State Park, Malheur Co., Oregon, USA
Specimen is 11.6 x 3.5 x 3 cm (4-9/16 x 1-3/8 x 1-3/16 in) |
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CAVANSITE, HEULANDITE, CALCITE |
| For sale is an extremely rare type locality specimen of cavansite on matrix from Owyhee Dam, Oregon, USA. The cavansite has crystallized in vibrant blue radiating rosettes with small heulandite and calcite crystals. The specimen is in great condition with many complete and partial rosettes. A specimen label is included.
CAVANSITE, HEULANDITE, CALCITE
Owyhee Dam, Lake Owyhee State Park, Malheur Co., Oregon, USA
Specimen is 7 x 6.5 x 3.5 cm (2-3/4 x 2-9/16 x 1-3/8 in) |
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CLINOPTILOLITE, MORDENITE |
| For sale is a colorful cluster of reddish-orange clinoptilolite with minor mordentie that has crystallized within an amygdule. A specimen label is included.
CLINOPTILOLITE, MORDENITE
Richardson's Ranch, Jefferson COunty, Oregon, USA
Specimen is 3.5 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm (1-3/8 x 1-1/4 x 1-1/4 in) |
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CLINOPTILOLITE-Ca |
| For sale is a sample of basalt with rare intergrown clinoptilolite-Ca crystals forming lustrous and translucent light green hemispherical aggregates within the vesicles. A specimen label is included. The specimen photograph to the left was taken through a stereoscope; the image has a field of view of about 0.7 cm.
CLINOPTILOLITE-Ca
Cape Lookout, Tillamook Co., Oregon, USA
Specimen is 6.4 x 4.6 x 3.0 cm (2.5 x 1.8 x 1.2 in) |
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CLINOPTILOLITE-Ca |
| For sale is a sample of basalt with rare intergrown clinoptilolite-Ca crystals forming lustrous and translucent light green hemispherical aggregates within the vesicles. A specimen label is included.
CLINOPTILOLITE-Ca
Cape Lookout, Tillamook Co., Oregon, USA
Specimen is 4.4 x 4 x 2.6 cm (1-3/4 x 1-9/16 x 1 in) |
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CLINOPTILOLITE-Ca |
| For sale is a sample of basalt with rare intergrown clinoptilolite-Ca crystals forming lustrous and translucent light green hemispherical aggregates within the vesicles. A specimen label is included.
CLINOPTILOLITE-Ca
Cape Lookout, Tillamook Co., Oregon, USA
Specimen is 6.3 x 4.0 x 3.5 cm (2.5 x 1.6 x 1.4 in) |
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LEVYNE with OFFRETITE Overgrowths |
| A wonderful association of levyne with offretite overgrowths in amygdule cavites in basalt. Two cavities on this sample exhibit this wonderful association. The crystals are uniquely striped with a pearly, chatoyant luster. The specimen is mounted on an acrylic base with removable mineral tack. A specimen label is included.
LEVYNE with OFFRETITE Overgrowths
Adel, Lake County, Oregon, USA
Specimen is 2.6 x 2.6 x 1.6 cm (1 x 1 x 5/8 in) with 0.2 cm levyne/offretite crystals |
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LEVYNE-Ca in basalt |
| For sale is a specimen of basalt with mineralized vesicles to 1 cm containing multiple zoned opaque-white to translucent intergrown levyne blades. A specimen label is included.
LEVYNE-Ca in basalt
Burnt Cabin Creek, Spray, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
Specimen is 6.9 x 4.6 x 4 cm (2-11/16 x 1-13/16 x 1-9/16 in), the levyne filled vesicle is about 1 cm diameter |
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QUARTZ (Var: Amethyst) and STILBITE ("flat-topped") |
| For sale is an outstanding Oregon specimen with an attractive flower-like cluster of amethyst crystals on a botryoidal light green bed with micro stilbite cystals (flat-topped habit).
QUARTZ (Var: Amethyst) and STILBITE ("flat-topped")
Shellrock Mtn, Hood River Co., Oregon, USA
Specimen is 7.3 x 5.7 x 3.0 cm (2.9 x 2.2 x 1.2 in)
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QUARTZ (Var: Amethyst), CALCITE, CHLORITE |
| This is an incredibly aesthetic thumbnail specimen of amethystine quartz perched on calcite set against greenish-black chlorite from Shellrock Mountain, Hood River County, Oregon. This is a superb thumbnail combination. The specimen is mounted in a pedestal-style perky box with a specimen label.
QUARTZ (Var: Amethyst), CALCITE, CHLORITE
Shellrock Mountain, Hood River County, Oregon
Specimen's longest dimension is about 1-3/4 inches which fits diagonally in a 1-1/4 inch perky box
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QUARTZ (Var: Chalcedony) |
| For sale is a cabinet-sized light blue botryoidal chalcedony specimen from an obscure locality in Oregon. The specimen exhibits nice contrasting banding at the contact with the host rock. A specimen label is included.
QUARTZ (Var: Chalcedony)
Ames Creek Quary, Linn County, Oregon , USA
Specimen is 10.8 x 5.2 x 4.1 cm (4.3 x 2.0 x 1.6 in)
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QUARTZ (Var: Chalcedony) |
| For sale is a cabinet-sized light blue botryoidal chalcedony specimen from an obscure locality in Oregon. A specimen label is included.
QUARTZ (Var: Chalcedony)
Ames Creek Quary, Linn COunty, Oregon , USA
Specimen is 11.4 x 7.7 x 3.7 cm (4.5 x 3.0 x 1.5 in)
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QUARTZ (Var: Chalcedony), Chalcedony (Var: Carnelian) |
| For sale is a saturated cabinet-sized carnelian agate with a wonderful open botryoidal center from the Maury Mountains, Oregon. The agate is a deep reddish-orange color. This would make some outstanding lapidary material, or simply a great display specimen. A specimen label is included.
QUARTZ (Var: Chalcedony), Chalcedony (Var: Carnelian)
Maury Mountains, Crook County, Oregon, USA
Specimen is 7.7 x 5.5 x 3.0 cm (3.0 x 2.2 x 1.2 in)
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QUARTZ (Var: Chalcedony), Chalcedony (Var: Holley Blue Agate) |
| For sale is a large Holley Blue agate from an old collection collected near Sweet Hom, Linn County, Oregon. The center is open and btryoidal. The agate is banded and exhibits great bluish-purple color. This is a very attractive specimen without any modification, or could be used as lapidary rough. A specimen label is included.
QUARTZ (Var: Chalcedony), Chalcedony (Var: Holley Blue Agate)
near Sweet Home, Linn County, Oregon, USA
Specimen is 6.6 x 5.3 x 4.4 cm (2.6 x 2.1 x 1.7 in) |
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QUARTZ (Var: Chalcedony), Pink Agatized Limb Cast |
| For sale is a beautiful pink limb cast section, mirror-polished on one side and rough on the other with a zone of green-moss agate. This is one of the finest Crooked River limb cast sections I have seen; beautiful color and form, and over 4-inches wide! A specimen label is included
QUARTZ (Var: Chalcedony), Pink Agatized Limb Cast
John Day Formation, South Fork Crooked River, Crook County, Oregon
Specimen is 10.4 x 6.8 x 5.3 cm (4-1/8 x 2-11/16 x 2-1/16 in) |
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QUARTZ flower on red STILBITE |
| This is a wonderfully aesthetic thumbnail of quartz and red stilbite filling an amygdule in basalt from Mill Creek, Polk County, Oregon. The specimen is mounted in a pedestal-style 1-1/4 inch perky box with specimen label.
QUARTZ flower on red STILBITE
Mill Creek, Polk County, Oregon, USA
Specimen is 2.4 x 2.1 x 1.9 cm (15/16 x 13/16 x 3/4 in) |
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QUARTZ scepter perched on red STILBITE |
| For sale is a very aesthetic and rare lustrous quartz scepter perched on red stilbite in basalt matrix from Polk County, Oregon. The specimen is mounted on a polished acrylic base with removable mineral tack. A specimen label is included.
QUARTZ scepter perched on red STILBITE
Mill Creek, Polk County, Oregon, USA
Specimen is 4.5 x 4.4 x 2.7 cm (1-3/4 x 1-3/4 x 1-1/16 in) |
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QUARTZ, CALCITE, red STILBITE |
| For sale is an incredible combination of quartz and calcite on a bed of red stilbite in a basalt amygdule from Mill Creek Oregon. A specimen label is included.
QUARTZ, CALCITE, red STILBITE
Mill Creek, Polk County, Oregon, USA
Specimen is 4.2 x 3.2 x 2.6 cm (1-5/8 x 1-1/4 x 1 in)
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QUARTZ, peach-colored STILBITE |
| For sale is a unqiue cluster of peach-colored stilbite with intriguing semispherical quartz crystal aggregates. The specimen is mounted with removable mineral tack on a beveled polished acrylic base. A specimen label is included.
QUARTZ, peach-colored STILBITE
Mill Creek Quarry, Mill Creek, Polk County, Oregon, USA
Specimen is 4.8 x 4.5 x 3.7 cm (1-7/8 x 1-3/4 x 1-7/16 in) |
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QUARTZ, peach-colored STILBITE |
| For sale is a unqiue cluster of peach-colored stilbite with intriguing semispherical quartz crystal aggregates. The specimen is mounted with removable mineral tack in a pedestal-style perky box. A specimen label is included.
QUARTZ, peach-colored STILBITE
Mill Creek Quarry, Mill Creek, Polk County, Oregon, USA
Specimen is 3.0 cm (longest dimension) |
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QUARTZ, peach-colored STILBITE |
| For sale is a unqiue cluster of peach-colored stilbite with intriguing semispherical quartz crystal aggregates and a few small quartz crystals. The specimen was collected from the Mill Creek Quarry in Oregon over two decades ago. A specimen label is included.
QUARTZ, peach-colored STILBITE
Mill Creek Quarry, Mill Creek, Polk County, Oregon, USA
Specimen is 8.4 x 6.2 x 3.8 cm (3.3 x 2.4 x 1.5 in)
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SIDERITE on ARAGONITE |
| For sale is a wonderful lustrous dark rootbeer-brown cluster of sderite on botryoidal aragonite from an obscure northwest locality - Big Cliff, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA. The specimen is quite showy, due to it's unique color and luster. A specimen label is included.
SIDERITE on ARAGONITE
Big Cliff, Clackamas COunty, Oregon, USA
Specimen is 7.8 x 6.0 x 1.2 cm (3.1 x 2.4 x 0.5 in) |
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SIDERITE on ARAGONITE |
| For sale is a one-of-a-kind specimen from an obscure northwest locality. This is an aesthetic specimen of greenish-brown siderite druse coating aragonite. The siderite forms botryoidal masses at the base of the cluster and covers a spray of stout acicular crystals rising from the base. This is from an old collection. Although the original label indicates that the siderte is coating aragonite, argonite is not listed on mindat.org for this locality. It is possible that the acicular crystals are gypsum. The specimen is in excellent condition. A specimen label is included.
SIDERITE on ARAGONITE
Big Cliff, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
Specimen is 9.2 x 6.0 x 5.0 cm (3.6 x 2.4 x 2.0 in)
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STIBNITE on matrix |
| For sale is a cluster of acicular steel gray blades of stibnite radiating from a limonite-rich matrix. The specimen is part of an old collection (Ex- Scott Nelson) and was mined from the Bob and Betty Claim in Linn County, Oregon, USA. This is a very obscure occurence for stibnite. The specimen is very aesthetic with numerous acicular blades. A polished acrylic base with removable mineral tack is provided for mounting. A specimen lable is also included.
STIBNITE on matrix
Bob and Betty (Smith and McLeary) Claim, Quartzville District, Linn Co., Oregon, USA
Specimen is 5.3 x 3.8 x 2.1 cm (2-1/16 x 1-1/2 x 13/16 in) |
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STILBITE |
| For sale is a wonderfully rich peach-colored stilbite from Mill Creek Quarry, Polk County, Oregon, USA. The specimen is mounted on a polished acrylic base with removable mineral tack. A specimen label is included.
STILBITE
Mill Creek Quarry, Polk County, Oregon, USA
Specimen is 3.5 x 3 x 2.1 cm (1-3/8 x 1-3/16 x 13/16 in)
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STILBITE ("flat-topped") and QUARTZ (Var: Amethyst) |
| This is an attractive specimen of small clear to greenish stilbite and amethyst crystals that have crystallized within an amygdule from Shellrock Mountain in Oregon. The stilbite has crystallized in a habit exhibiting flat tops, some forming hemispherical aggregates. A mineral label is included.
STILBITE ("flat-topped") and QUARTZ (Var: Amethyst)
Shellrock Mtn, Hood River Co., Oregon, USA
Specimen is 4.4 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm (1.7 x 1.5 x 1.0 in)
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STILBITE ("flat-topped") and QUARTZ (Var: Amethyst) |
| This is an attractive thumbnail specimen of small clear stilbite and amethyst crystals that have crystallized within an amygdule from Shellrock Mountain in Oregon. The stilbite has crystallized in a habit exhibiting flat tops as shown in the first photograph. The specimen is mounted in a pedestal-style perky box with a mineral label.
STILBITE ("flat-topped") and QUARTZ (Var: Amethyst)
Shellrock Mtn, Hood River Co., Oregon, USA
Specimen is about 2.5 cm (longest dimension)
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THOMSONITE |
| For sale is a very nice Oregon thomsonite cluster in reddish basalt. Multiple generations of thomsonite, some translucent, some opaque form beautiful orbs within this basalt amygdule. This is one of the best North American thomsonites that I have seen. A specimen label is included.
THOMSONITE
Jaquish Roadcut, Columbia County, Oregon, USA
Specimen is 16.5 x 8 x 8 cm (6-1/2 x 3-1/8 x 3-1/8 in) |
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THOMSONITE with COPPER |
| For sale is a wonderful cluster of hemispherical aggregates of white thomsonite with minor copper infilling microfractures along the base of the cluster. The specimen is mounted with removable mineral tack on a polished acrylic base. A specimen label is included.
THOMSONITE with COPPER
New Springfield Butte Quarry, Springfield, Lane County, Oregon, USA
Specimen is 4.5 x 2.6 x 1.4 cm (1-3/4 x 1 x 9/16 in) |
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THOMSONITE, CALCITE |
| For sale is a perfect cluster with two large white spherical thomsonites associated with smaller thomsonite and calcite crystals on reddish basalt matrix from Oregon. This locality has produced some of the nicest thomsonites outside of India. A specimen label is included.
THOMSONITE, CALCITE
Jaquish Roadcut, Columbia County, Oregon, USA
Specimen is 4.7 x 4.5 x 3.2 cm (1-7/8 x 1-3/4 x 1-1/4 in), thomsonite spheres to 1.3 cm |
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