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This page features specimens from Nevada. 

The Andradite specimens shown here represent a small one time find from a small pod of skarn near the Cowboy mine.  I am offering the best of these on this site, and they are an exclusive.  There are no more, as the small deposit has been cleaned out.  It was a small pendant of limestone suspended in granitic rocks, converted completely to andradite and somewhat poor quality epidote as an associate mineral.  These are unusually bright for andradite, quite glassy in luster, and semi-gemmy...you can actually see into the crystals, which makes it difficult to photograph them.  If the crystal face is not reflecting light, you are actually seeing the interior of the crystal.  Color varies from a light cinnamon brown to a dark reddish brown.   These occur in narrow seams and frequently have some "damage" where the garnet crystals grew against the opposing side of the seam.   These are notable for the brilliance of the luster and the transparency of the crystals, it is quite rare to find andradite with both of these characteristics. 

	JC6565.      Andradite, epidote.      Cowboy mine (near), Wellington Hills, nr. Wellington, Lyon county, Nevada   7.5 x 9 cm  294g.  $40.00.   Gemmy, as well as lighter brown more fractured crystals.  Epidote is a bit more green than the photo would indicate.   Sawn back.
	JC6565.  Another view.  Both shot with halogen light.
	JC6565.  Close up shot with daylight
	JC6565.  Another close up shot with daylight.  The epidote is quite a bit more green than the photo would indicate.
	JC6568.   Another view shot in daylight.
	JC6577.  Andradite, epidote.   Nr. Cowboy mine, Wellington Hills, Lyon county, Nevada.    7 x 8.5 cm  302g.  $45.00    Brilliant luster, semi gemmy crystals (you can see into them a bit).  Sawn back.  The crystal on the lower left that looks more orangish is more internally fractured than the others, but not a damage spot.   An epidote crystal is in the lower right quadrant.
	JC6578.  Andradite, epidote.  Cowboy mine (near), Sand Canyon, Wellington Hills, Lyon county, Nevada.   6.5 x 9.5 cm 366g.   $40.00.   Although a bit hard to tell from the photo, the root beer colored crystals are somewhat gemmy, and you can see into them; the luster is brilliant glassy.  There is a dark green slender epidote crystal on the lower right.  Better in person.  Sawn back.
	JC6579.  Andradite.  Cowboy mine (near), Sand Canyon, Wellington Hills, Lyon county, Nevada   4.5 x 9.5 cm  294g.  $35.00.    Although a bit hard to tell from the photo, the root beer colored crystals are somewhat gemmy, and you can see into them; the luster is brilliant glassy.    Better in person.  Sawn back.
	JC6589.   Andradite, epidote.  Cowboy mine (near), Wellington Hills, nr. Wellington, Lyon county, Nevada.   6 x 8 cm  206g.  $30.00.    Medium brown gemmy crystals.
	JC6589.  Another view.
	JC6594.   Andradite, epidote.  Cowboy mine (near), Wellington Hills, nr. Wellington, Lyon county, Nevada.   6.5 x 10 cm  411g.  $50.00.    Brilliant, gemmy crystals accented by bladed epidote crystals.
	JC6594.   A close up of the lower center area.
	JC6596.  Andradite.  Cowboy mine (near), Wellington Hills, nr. Wellington, Lyon county, Nevada.   8.5 x 12 cm  672g.   $75.00.   Brilliant, gemmy, small crystals with lots of sparkle and transparency.
	JC6596.   Another view.
	JC6596.   A close up view.
	JC6598.  Andradite.  Nr. Cowboy mine, Wellington Hills, Lyon county, Nevada.  6 x 9.5 cm  418g.  $60.00.    Brilliant luster, semi gemmy crystals (you can see into them a bit).
	JC6601.  Andradite.  Cowboy mine (near), Wellington Hills, nr. Wellington, Lyon county, Nevada.   6.5 x 11.5 cm  484g.  $80.00.   A good piece.  Lustrous, semi-transparent, gemmy crystals.
	JC6601.  Another view with the piece rotated 180 degrees.
	JC6601.  A close up view.
	JC6601.  Another close up view.   The internal fractures can be seen in the semi-transparent crystals.
	JC6602.  Andradite.  Cowboy mine (near), Wellington Hills, nr. Wellington, Lyon county, Nevada.   6 x 7 cm  301g.  $40.00.   The transparency of the crystals can be seen in the upper left crystal where the light is reflecting off both the crystal faces and the internal fractures.
	JC6602.  A slightly different angle.
	JC6602.  Another angle yet.
	JC6605.  Andradite.  Cowboy mine (near), Wellington Hills, nr. Wellington, Lyon county, Nevada.   3.5 x 6.5 cm  119g.  $45.00.   A 2 cm main crystal.  Two views are shown with a close up in the bottom photo.  Sawn back.
	JC6605.  Another view with the piece rotated 90 degrees.
	JC6605.  A close up view of the main crystal.
	JC6609.   Andradite, epidote.  Cowboy mine (near), Wellington Hills, nr. Wellington, Lyon county, Nevada.   7 x 10 cm  338g.  $45.00.   gemmy crystals accented by epidote cleavages.
	JC6609.  Another view with the piece tilted slightly back.  The epidote crystal on the right was embedded in garnet, so it shows some of the garnet faces left by the departed garnet crystals from the other side of the vein.
	JC6613.     Andradite.  Cowboy mine (near), Wellington Hills, nr. Wellington, Lyon county, Nevada.  7 x 9.5 cm  295g.  $50.00.   A nice vug with gemmy crystals.  Sawn back.
	JC6613.   A close up.   Hard to spot the gemminess of the crystals, as you are seeing right into them unless the face is reflecting the light.
	JC6613.  Another close up.
	JC6614.     Andradite.  Cowboy mine (near), Wellington Hills, nr. Wellington, Lyon county, Nevada.  6.5 x 7 cm  301g.  $35.00.   Lots of sparkle. Sawn base.
	JC6614.  A closer view.
	JC6614.  Another close up.
	JC6614.  And another close up.
	JC6631.  Andradite.   Nr. Cowboy mine, Wellington Hills, Lyon county, Nevada.  3 x 4 cm  65g.  $15.00.    Brilliant luster, semi gemmy crystals (you can see into them a bit).
	JC6631.  Slightly different angle.
	JC6637.     Andradite.  Cowboy mine (near), Wellington Hills, nr. Wellington, Lyon county, Nevada.  2.5 x 3 cm  58g.  $10.00
	JC6637.   A slightly different angle.
	JC6644.   Andradite.  Nr. Cowboy mine, Wellington Hills, Lyon county, Nevada.   2.5 x 4 cm  24g.  $10.00 Sawn base.   Brilliant luster, semi gemmy crystals (you can see into them a bit).
	JC6656.     Andradite.  Cowboy mine (near), Wellington Hills, nr. Wellington, Lyon county, Nevada.  1.5 x 5 cm  17g.  $8.00.
	JC6756.  Andradite.  Cowboy mine (near), Sand canyon, Wellington hills, Lyon county, Nevada.  3.5 x 3.7 cm  110g.  $10.00    I had a few of these I didn't post earlier as they needed excess matrix cut off.   Bright, lustrous crystals that are semi-gemmy, as you can see into them a bit.
	JC6223.  Andradite, calcite.  Cowboy mine (nr).  Wellington Hills, Lyon county, Nevada.  2.7 x 5.5 cm  40g.  $15.00.  Un-etched group of crystals embedded in calcite.
	JC6224.  Andradite.  Cowboy mine (nr).  Wellington Hills, Lyon county, Nevada.  2.3 x 2.8 cm  22g.  $5.00.  Group of glassy crystals.
	JC6224.  Another view.
	JC7675.  Annabergite.  Bolivia mine,  Cottonwood canyon, Table mountain district, Churchill county, Nevada.  6.5 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm  298g.  $45.00     A thin crust of green annabergite on a dark matrix piece.  Collected in July 2000.   A rare occurrence for Nevada, this is about the only district in Nevada to produce nickel minerals.
	JC8595.  Barite.  Meikle mine, Bootstrap district, Elko county, Nevada.  7 x 8 cm  286g.  $250.   Central crystal is 5 cm.  Group of bright, lustrous, honey yellow crystals from this now famous discovery.   Specimens are no longer coming out.
	JC8595.   Another view.
	JC8595.  Another view.
	JC8597.  Barite, calcite.  Meikle mine, Bootstrap district, Elko county, Nevada.  6.3 x 9 cm  358g.  $250.00   Central crystal is 5.8 cm in etched calcite.    Bright, lustrous, honey yellow crystals from this now famous discovery.   Specimens are no longer coming out.
	JC8597.  Another view.
	JC8583.  Barite.  SSX mine, Pattani springs, Jerritt Canyon, Elko county, Nevada.  5 cm tall doubly terminated crystal.  46g.  $18.00  transparent on left end in this photo.
	JC8583.  Another view.
	JC8185.  Barite.  Glamis - Marigold open pit mine, Battle Mountain, Humboldt county, Nevada.  3.5 x 4.3 cm  127g.  $65.00.   A greenish to golden tinted barite crystal group.  Very rare to see these from the Marigold mine.   Excellent example from this locality.
	JC8185.  Another view.
	JC8185.  Another view.
	JC8185.  Another view.
	JC8185.  Another view.
	JC7670.  Barite, calcite.  Meikle mine, Bootstrap district, Elko county, Nevada.   7 x 8.5 cm  302g.  $100.00.   Main crystal measures 5.5 cm across.  There is a ding on the right hand edge of the crystal.   Nice amber color on white calcite.  The notch in the middle of the top crystal edge is not damage, but a natural growth feature.
	JC7670.  Another view.
	JC7670.   Another view.
	JC7709.  Barite, quartz.  Murray mine, Jerritt canyon, Independence range, Elko county, Nevada.   5.5 x 8.5 cm  204g.  $60.00  Blocky barite crystals coated with sparkly drusy quartz.  This locality is no longer producing specimens and these barites represent a one time find from several years ago.
	JC7715.   Barite, quartz.  Murray mine, Jerritt canyon, Independence range, Elko county, Nevada.  6.5 x 8 cm  273g.  $65.00.   Glassy, blocky barite crystals, with drusy, sparkly quartz on some of them, in the upper right of the photo.  Some bruising is present on the barite, visible in the lower left area primarily.
	JC7719.  Brochantite.  Bristol mine, Pioche, Lincoln county, Nevada.  3.5 x 6.5 cm  79g.  $100.00.   The Bristol mine has been shut down for many years.  Rarely are any minerals offered for sale from this defunct locality.  This one has a nice crust of dark, bright green acicular crystals.
	JC7719.   Another view,
	JC8692.  Epidote.  Julie claims, Pamlico district, Garfield Hills, Mineral county, Nevada.  3.8 x 7 cm  102g.  $100.00.   A classic specimen from the find of the mid 1980's.  A one time find.  The area has been thoroughly scoured over the years and appears to be pretty well worked out.
	JC8692.  Back side.
	JC8692.  One end terminations.
	JC8692.  Top end terminations.
	JC6099.   Epidote.  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis range, Mineral county, Nevada.  A 2.2 cm crystal.  $5.00  These were collected from a single pocket found in 2000.
	JC6230.     Grossular.  Guzzler prospect, Paymaster canyon, Gillis range, Mineral county, Nevada.  3 x 5  cm  28g.  $7.00.  Several crystals on corroded matrix.     The Guzzler prospect is a very small skarn that had a meter wide area of grossular with some clinozoisite.        ON SALE, TAKE 20% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
	JC6240.     Grossular.  Guzzler prospect, Paymaster canyon, Gillis range, Mineral county, Nevada.  1 x 2 cm.  6g.  $5.00.  Two crystals.    The Guzzler prospect is a very small skarn that had a meter wide area of grossular with some clinozoisite.        ON SALE, TAKE 20% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
	JC6241.     Grossular.  Guzzler prospect, Paymaster canyon, Gillis range, Mineral county, Nevada.  A 1.5 cm group of two crystals.  $3.00   The Guzzler prospect is a very small skarn that had a meter wide area of grossular with some clinozoisite.        ON SALE, TAKE 20% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
	JC6244.  Grossular-andradite.  Alpine mine, Nightingale district, Pershing county, Nevada.  2.5 x 2.5 cm  14g.  $5.00.   A single crystal with a partial crystal attached.        ON SALE, TAKE 20% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
	JC6244.  Slightly different angle.
	JC6345.  Hemimorphite.  Baystate mine, Mining Canyon, Newark dist., Diamond mountains, Eureka county, Nevada.  6 x 12 cm  245g.  .  $20.00.  Light blue hemimorphite coats about two thirds of a quartz matrix.  Collected in 2011.
	JC6334.  Hemimorphite.  Baystate mine, Mining Canyon, Newark dist., Diamond mountains, Eureka county, Nevada.  5.5 x 7 cm  185g.  $18.00.  Light blue hemimorphite coats about two thirds of a quartz matrix.  Collected in 2011.
	JC8675.  Meta-zeunerite and ?.   Majuba Hill mine, Antelope district, Pershing county, Nevada.  6.5 x 7.5 cm  218g.  $100.00.  Platy green crystals scattered through a dark matrix of mixed minerals, none identified on the label.
	JC8675.  Another view.
	JC8036.  Paratacamite.  Mason Pass, Yerington district, Singatse range, Lyon county, Nevada.   5 x 8.5 cm  118g.  $25.00  Micro crystals liberally scattered over matrix.        ON SALE, TAKE 20% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
	JC8036.  A closer view.
	JC3937.  Quartz.   Marshal canyon, nr. Adam peak, Osgood mountains, Potosi district, Humboldt county, Nevada.  7 x 7.5 cm  236g.  $18.00.   A white quartz crystal dominates the top in this photo, and is partially doubly terminated.  Surrounding it are light smoky transparent crystals.  Minor muscovite decorates the sides of some of the crystals.   Collected in 2001.       ON SALE, TAKE 20% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
	JC3937.  Another view.  The white crystal is on the left side.
	JC3937.  Another view.  The white quartz crystal is on the bottom.
	JC5225.   Quartz.   Marshal canyon, nr. Adam peak, Osgood mountains, Potosi district, Humboldt county, Nevada.  7 x 7 x 7 cm  322g.  $25.00.   Several upstanding transparent to translucent, light smoky quartz crystals on a granitic matrix.  Minor muscovite decorates the sides of most of the crystals with clear tops on the quartz.  Some are phantomed.   Collected in 2001.        ON SALE, TAKE 20% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
	JC5225.  Another view.
	JC5225.  Another view.
	JC5225.  Another view.
	JC6330.  Rosasite, hemimorphite.  Baystate mine, Mining Canyon, Newark dist., Diamond mountains, Eureka county, Nevada.  7 x 7 cm  214g.  $18.00.   Colorful rosasite makes up the primary mineral with a partial coating of colorless hemimorphite micro-crystals.  Colorful addition to a collection from an obscure location.  Collected in 2011.
	JC6331.   Rosasite, hemimorphite.  Baystate mine, Mining Canyon, Newark dist., Diamond mountains, Eureka county, Nevada.  7 x 7.5 cm  201g.  $16.00   Colorful rosasite makes up the primary mineral with a partial coating of colorless hemimorphite micro-crystals.  Colorful addition to a collection from an obscure location.  Collected in 2011.
	JC6342.  Rosasite, hemimorphite.  Baystate mine, Mining Canyon, Newark dist., Diamond mountains, Eureka county, Nevada.  7 x 13 cm   113g.  $20.00  Sawn back.  Colorful rosasite makes up the primary mineral with a partial coating of colorless hemimorphite micro-crystals.  Colorful addition to a collection from an obscure location.  Collected in 2011.
	JC6343.    Rosasite, hemimorphite.  Baystate mine, Mining Canyon, Newark dist., Diamond mountains, Eureka county, Nevada.  10.5 x 6.5 cm 299g  $18.00  Colorful rosasite makes up the primary mineral with a partial coating of colorless hemimorphite micro-crystals.  Colorful addition to a collection from an obscure location.  Collected in 2011.  ON HOLD