Alan Scalone's Photo Gallery
5HJ-JXPQuartz SiO2
Davis and Son Mine, Glendora, Los Angeles County, California, USAOwner: Alan Scalone
Photo: Nikon D80 - 105 Micro-Nikkor F2.8
Size: Specimen is 3 inches x 2 inches x 3 inches
Milky quartz collected from the Davis and Son Mine, Glendora. This location has some very pretty bright bright white milky quartz.
Bivalve Fossil
Owner: Alan ScalonePhoto: Nikon D80
Size: Specimen is 2 1/2 inches
Excellent example of bivalve fossil from the Old Topanga Canyon road cut fossil location. Location is no longer accessible and is heavily posted no trespassing.
Alan Scalone - Parker Mountain Winter
Emma Mine, Parker Mountain, Acton, Acton Mining District, Los Angeles County, California, USA2011 - Alan Scalone - Parker Mountain Winter in Acton, CA
Alan Scalone
Emma Mine, Parker Mountain, Acton, Acton Mining District, Los Angeles County, California, USAAlan Scalone 2011
- View from the surface mining location above the Emma Mine tunnels on the lower part of the hill, Acton, CA
- The foot in the image marks this reference location.
- Nice specimens of Chrysocolla tinted Parker Diorite speckled with black hornblende can be found at this upper location.
G2X-3W7Schorl NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) , Spessartine Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 , Feldspar Group
Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA3 inches x 4 inches x 3 inches
Owner: Alan Scalone
Photo: Nikon D80 - 105 Micro-Nikkor F2.8
Multiple trips 2009-2011 and specimen is representative of size and quality of spessartine available currently. Beauty in the specimen is the combination of a blanket of small spessartine's with the contrasting white feldspar and black schorl. Click here for additional photo
QPV-FL0Chalcedony (Var: Agate) SiO2
Acton, Acton District, Los Angeles County, California, USA7 inches x 6 inches x 4 inches - 5 pounds
Beautiful Rare Huge Blue Acton Agate
Owner: Alan Scalone
Photo: Nikon D80 - 105 Micro-Nikkor F2.8 - Solux 100 CRI Bulbs
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