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These are specimens from the Minette personal collection.  18 per flat.

 
    March 2013
 

 

 


B015   INDERITE with ULEXITE (Repaired)  - $450
Initaial Pit, Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kerns County, California
5.8 x 2 x 1 cm

 

 

 

Terminated repaired crystal with Ulexite.  Minette label included.  Minette #B015.

 

 


B088   COLEMANITE with BIRNESSITE  - $75
Initial Pit, Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kerns County, California
5.2 x 3.4 x 2 cm

 

Minette # B088. 

 


B090   COLEMANITE  - $100
Initial Pit, Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kerns County, California
5.5 x 4 x 3 cm

 



  Minette # B090. 


B157   COLEMANITE  - $450
Extension 22 S, Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kerns County, California
6.2 x 3 x 3 cm

 

 

  Minette # B157. 


B334   COLEMANITE with REALGAR - $250
Extention 12, Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kern County, California
6 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm

 

 

  Minette label included.  Minette #334. 

 


B641   REALGAR on ULEXITE  - $150
Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kern County, California
5 x 3.5 x 2 cm

 

 

 

 

  Minette # B641. 


B655   COLEMANITE  - $100
Boraxo Pit #3, Furnace Creek Wash, near Ryan, Death Valley, Inyo County, California
5.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm

 

 

  Minette personally collected in 1985,  Faceting grade golden crystal with secondary growth.   Minette label included,  ex Minette #B655. 


B659   COLEMANITE  - $150
Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kern County, California
4 x 3.5 x 1 cm

 

 

    Minette #B659. 

 


B675   CELESTINE on COLEMANITE  - $400
Northwest Tunnel, East Coleman District, Furnace Creek Wash, Death Valley, Inyo County, California
4.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm

 

 

 

 

  Minette personally collected in 1985.  Minette label included.  Minette #B675. 

 


B688   COLEMANITE  - $150
Billie Mine, Furnace Creek Wash, Death Valley, Inyo County, California
6.5 x 5.5 x 3 cm

 

 

  Minette personally collected about 1980.  Minette label included.  Minette #B688.


B693   CELESTINE on COLEMANITE  - $100
Billie Mine, Furnace Creek Wash, Death Valley, Inyo County, California
7 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm

 

 

 

Minette purchased from Fred Johnson.  It was collected in 1993.   Minette label included.  Minette # B693.


B696   COLEMANITE  - $250
Billie Mine, Furnace Creek Wash, Death Valley, Inyo County, California
6 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm

 

 

 Minette purchased from Fred Johnson collection,  Fine mound of Colemanite densely coated with bluish crystals of Celestine.   Minette label included.  Minette # B696. 


 

B700   CELESTINE on COLEMANITE  - $100
1610 level, 3W Drift, Billie Mine, Furnace Creek Wash, Death Valley, Inyo County, California
4 x 4 x 3.5 cm

 

 

  Minette purchased from John Seibel in 1992.  ex Clair Chandler collection.  Minette label included.  Minette # B700. 


 

B701   CELESTINE on COLEMANITE  - $150
1490 Level, West Haulage, Billie Mine, Furnace Creek Wash, Death Valley, Inyo County, California
   6 x 5 x 2.5 cm

 

 

  ex Vince Morgan collection.   Minette label included.  Minette # B701. 


 

B702   CELESTINE - $250
Billie Mine, Furnace Creek Wash, Death Valley, Inyo County, California
4.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm

   Purchased from Cliff Maddocks collection.  It was collected in 2000.  Jim Minette and Cliff Maddocks collected these together.   Minette label included.   Minette # B702. 


 

B729   CALCITE  - $300
Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kerns County, California
6 x 4 x 3 cm

 

    Minette # B729. 


 

B735   COLEMANITE on CALCITE  - $250
Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kerns County, California
6 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm

 

   Minette # B735. 


 

B751   COLEMANITE with REALGAR  - $250
Extension 14, Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kerns County, California
5 x 4 x 2 cm

 

 

  Personally collected by Minette in 1983.  Minette label included. Minette # B751. 


 

B752   COLEMANITE with REALGAR  - $200
Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kerns County, California
4.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm

 

    Minette # B752. 


B768   COLEMANITE with CALCITE  - $250
Extension 3, Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kern County, California
5.5 x 4 x 3 cm

 

 

 

  Minette personally collected in 1960.  Minette label included.  Minette #B768.


B771   COLEMANITE  - $150
Extension 21 S, Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kerns County, California
4 x 4 x 3 cm

 

 

 

  Uncommon basal pinacoid.  Minette label included.  Minette #B771.


B775   COLEMANITE  - $150
Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kerns County, California
4.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm

 

 

 

 

  Minette #B755.


 



 
 
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