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Maine Mineral Specimens
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OKH-435 Tourmaline Harvard Quarry, Greenwood, Maine. Gem, green colored crystals and crystal sections to .8 cm each embedded on edge in a quartz matrix. Great luster, damage free, and transparent crystals. Entire piece measures 2.5 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm. $80
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OKH-455 Tourmaline RESERVED Harvard Quarry, Greenwood, Maine. An attractive black tourmaline cluster measuring 2.8 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm overall. All the crystals are double terminated and well formed. Nice bright luster. Base contact. Minor damage in several spots but still worthy of being described here and offered at $48
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OKI-402 Muscovite pseudo after Tourmaline West Slope, Noyes Mt., Greenwood, Maine. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. A very neat specimen which looks like a metallic tourmaline. 6 x 5.7 x 5 with one larger 2.5 cm double terminated crystal which is way up high on the piece. Other tourmalines are embedded. Nice piece which is in good condition. 60$
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OKF-459 Beryl Pulsifer Quarry, Mt. Apatite, Auburn, Maine. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain collection, prev. Ralph Lapham collection. 2.7 cm long beryl of light green color with gemmy sections but mostly translucent and fracture filled. This piece has most of a single termination (one dinged area) and no damage to its prism. An excellent example for this price. 55$
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OKF-510 Elbaite Lord Hill Mine, Stoneham, Oxford, Co., Maine. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain collection. To my knowledge this mine is not known for producing tourmalines of this quality, so it is by far the nicest I’ve seen from there, albeit small. It is a beautifully terminated, GEM crystal measuring 2.6 cm and exhibiting colors from clear to pink to blue (all very light). The single crystal is somewhat tabular and is highly striated. A fantastic thumbnail specimen from a desirable location. 140$
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OKF-067 Titanite Warren Tilcon Quarry, Acushnet, MA. Ex. Dr. Steven Chamberlain collection. An elongated single crystal measuring 3.9 cm. It is a translucent, twin which has its twin plane running the entire length of the specimen. The surface is lustrous but rough in texture to etching or uneven development. Contact on base and edge of crystal. Unusual location. Only fits in a Perky box diagonally due to its size. 120$
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OKD-156 Staurolite Windham, ME. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. Circ. 1961. Translucent, high luster crystals of staurolite in mica schist. Best crystal is double terminated and 2.4 cm long. Other large nice crystals too. 5.5 x 4 x 3 cm damage free piece. 40$
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OKC-076 Beryl Phippsburg, Maine. Ex. Michael Walter Collection. I acquired this one back in the 1980s. 4.5 gem and translucent bery of a light sea foam green color in smoky quartz. Nice single termination which is on lower end of crystal as photoed. Crystal has one repair. Great example. I’ve seen similar specimens for triple this price. 65$
