RARE Inesite from California 1980s
You will receive the exact specimen above of California Inesite RARE from the
Hale Creek Mine
Mad River Rock
Trinity Co
Coastal Range, California USA
This mine started as a Manganese mine during WW2, reaching depths of 2999ft. In 1971 the collection of minerals began, once the thick enclosing calcites dissolved away and revealed the stunning pink trichromatic crystals you see before you! The Mineralogical record 1987 declared The Hale Creek Inesite a classic California species and the mine has produced some of the world’s finest specimen. Collectors are fond of this mineral and its impact on North American mineralogical history.