ML00516 - Gold
Eagles Nest Mine, Placer County, California, USA
miniature - 3.2 x 3.1 x 2.2 cm
$ 1500.00
A bright yellow crystalline leaf typical of one of California’s best specimen gold producers. While golds from this locality usually need to be etched from their host quartz veins, this specimen exhibits no evidence of such a treatment, and therefore likely grew at least partially into open space.
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![Gold from Eagles Nest Mine, Placer County, California, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00516a.jpg]](db_pics/update7/m/ML00516a.jpg)
![Gold from Eagles Nest Mine, Placer County, California, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00516b.jpg]](db_pics/update7/m/ML00516b.jpg)
![Gold from Eagles Nest Mine, Placer County, California, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00516c.jpg]](db_pics/update7/m/ML00516c.jpg)
ML00518 - Gold
Zapata Mine, Icabaru, Gran Sabana, Venezuela
thumbnail - 1.0 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm
$ 200.00
1.92 grams
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![Gold from Zapata Mine, Icabaru, Gran Sabana, Venezuela [db_pics/update7/ML00518a.jpg]](db_pics/update7/m/ML00518a.jpg)
![Gold from Zapata Mine, Icabaru, Gran Sabana, Venezuela [db_pics/update7/ML00518b.jpg]](db_pics/update7/m/ML00518b.jpg)
ML00519 - Gold
Zapata Mine, Icabaru, Gran Sabana, Venezuela
thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.0 x 0.4 cm
$ 325.00
2.65 grams
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![Gold from Zapata Mine, Icabaru, Gran Sabana, Venezuela [db_pics/update7/ML00519a.jpg]](db_pics/update7/m/ML00519a.jpg)
![Gold from Zapata Mine, Icabaru, Gran Sabana, Venezuela [db_pics/update7/ML00519b.jpg]](db_pics/update7/m/ML00519b.jpg)
![Gold from Zapata Mine, Icabaru, Gran Sabana, Venezuela [db_pics/update7/ML00519c.jpg]](db_pics/update7/m/ML00519c.jpg)
ML00520 - Palladium-Rich Gold
Near Icabaru, Gran Sabana, Venezuela
thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm
$ 750.00
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![Palladium-Rich Gold from Near Icabaru, Gran Sabana, Venezuela [db_pics/update7/ML00520a.jpg]](db_pics/update7/m/ML00520a.jpg)
![Palladium-Rich Gold from Near Icabaru, Gran Sabana, Venezuela [db_pics/update7/ML00520b.jpg]](db_pics/update7/m/ML00520b.jpg)
ML00521 - Palladium-Rich Gold
Near Icabaru, Gran Sabana, Venezuela
thumbnail - 2.0 x 1.0 x 0.5 cm
$ 600.00
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![Palladium-Rich Gold from Near Icabaru, Gran Sabana, Venezuela [db_pics/update7/ML00521a.jpg]](db_pics/update7/m/ML00521a.jpg)
![Palladium-Rich Gold from Near Icabaru, Gran Sabana, Venezuela [db_pics/update7/ML00521b.jpg]](db_pics/update7/m/ML00521b.jpg)
ML00522 - Gold
El Pauji, Gran Sabana, Venezuela
thumbnail - 1.3 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm
$ 400.00
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![Gold from El Pauji, Gran Sabana, Venezuela [db_pics/update7/ML00522a.jpg]](db_pics/update7/m/ML00522a.jpg)
![Gold from El Pauji, Gran Sabana, Venezuela [db_pics/update7/ML00522b.jpg]](db_pics/update7/m/ML00522b.jpg)
DZ3301 - Quartz var. Amethyst
Irai, Rio Grand Do Sol, Brazil
small cabinet - 6.6 x 6.0 x 2.0 cm
$ 300.00
An amethyst flower with form typical of Southern Brazil. What sets it apart is the better than average crystal transparency.
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![Quartz var. Amethyst from Irai, Rio Grand Do Sol, Brazil [db_pics/zowater/DZ3301.jpg]](db_pics/zowater/m/DZ3301.jpg)
DZ3304 - Stilbite
Nasik, India
small cabinet - 6.8 x 6.0 x 3.6 cm
$ 500.00
Simple elegance.
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![Stilbite from Nasik, India [db_pics/zowater/DZ3304.jpg]](db_pics/zowater/m/DZ3304.jpg)
DZ3305 - Topaz with Smoky Quartz
Nercinsk District, Transbaikalia, Russia
small cabinet - 6.4 x 4.9 x 3.8 cm
$ 1000.00
A classical topaz with muscovite and doubly terminated smoky quartz.
This piece was part of the Albert C. Burrage Collection, and was donated to Harvard 17 years after his death in 1931.
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![Topaz with Smoky Quartz from Nercinsk District, Transbaikalia, Russia [db_pics/zowater/DZ3305a.jpg]](db_pics/zowater/m/DZ3305a.jpg)
![Topaz with Smoky Quartz from Nercinsk District, Transbaikalia, Russia [db_pics/zowater/DZ3305b.jpg]](db_pics/zowater/m/DZ3305b.jpg)
DZ3307 - Siderite
Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
small cabinet - 5.8 x 5.0 x 2.6 cm
$ 100.00
Semi-transparent siderite crystals with small white dolomite crystals on the back.
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![Siderite from Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/zowater/DZ3307a.jpg]](db_pics/zowater/m/DZ3307a.jpg)
![Siderite from Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/zowater/DZ3307b.jpg]](db_pics/zowater/m/DZ3307b.jpg)
DZ3310 - Rutile on Kyanite
Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia USA
small cabinet - 5.8 x 4.5 x 3.3 cm
$ 500.00
Super lustrous twinned rutile crystal in a intergrown mass of kyanite crystals replaced by Fe/Mn oxides.
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![Rutile on Kyanite from Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ3310a.jpg]](db_pics/zowater/m/DZ3310a.jpg)
![Rutile on Kyanite from Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ3310b.jpg]](db_pics/zowater/m/DZ3310b.jpg)
ML00610 - Epidote on Quartz
Waxi Quartz Quarry, Meigu County, Sichuan Province, China
small cabinet - 7.6 x 6.0 x 2.0 cm
$ 350.00
A group of lustrous quartz crystals with amethyst and hematite phantoms. Clusters of epidote are partally included in the outermost layer of transparent quartz.
Click here to view specimen video.
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![Epidote on Quartz from Waxi Quartz Quarry, Meigu County, Sichuan Province, China [db_pics/update7/ML00610a.jpg]](db_pics/update7/m/ML00610a.jpg)
![Epidote on Quartz from Waxi Quartz Quarry, Meigu County, Sichuan Province, China [db_pics/update7/ML00610b.jpg]](db_pics/update7/m/ML00610b.jpg)
![Epidote on Quartz from Waxi Quartz Quarry, Meigu County, Sichuan Province, China [db_pics/update7/ML00610c.jpg]](db_pics/update7/m/ML00610c.jpg)
![Epidote on Quartz from Waxi Quartz Quarry, Meigu County, Sichuan Province, China [db_pics/update7/ML00610d.jpg]](db_pics/update7/m/ML00610d.jpg)
ML00595 - Gold with Galena & Pyrrhotite
980' Level, Kensington Mine, Berners Bay, Alaska, USA
miniature - 4.8 x 4.7 x 3.4 cm
$ 500.00
The original Kensington Mine ceased operations in 1928. The mine is now currently in production having secured permits for operations in 2005. This specimen was collected in April of 1993, presumably by someone doing exploration in the area. I visited the mine site in 1987, and collected samples at the surface that ran 2 oz/ton, but never saw any visible gold. In fact, this is the only visible gold specimen I have ever seen available from the mine.
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![Gold with Galena & Pyrrhotite from 980' Level, Kensington Mine, Berners Bay, Alaska, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00595a.jpg]](db_pics/update7/m/ML00595a.jpg)
![Gold with Galena & Pyrrhotite from 980' Level, Kensington Mine, Berners Bay, Alaska, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00595b.jpg]](db_pics/update7/m/ML00595b.jpg)
![Gold with Galena & Pyrrhotite from 980' Level, Kensington Mine, Berners Bay, Alaska, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00595c.jpg]](db_pics/update7/m/ML00595c.jpg)
![Gold with Galena & Pyrrhotite from 980' Level, Kensington Mine, Berners Bay, Alaska, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00595d.jpg]](db_pics/update7/m/ML00595d.jpg)
DZ0903 - Descloizite
Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein, Namibia
small cabinet - 5.1 x 4.5 x 3.9 cm
$ 200.00 DISCOUNTED 35.00% OFF TO $ 130.00
Descloizites are typically thought of as a black mineral. These crystals, however, are light brown on the edges and semi-transluscent. They are accented by tiny dolomites on both the crystals and matrix.
Click here for specimen video.
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![Descloizite from Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein, Namibia [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0903a.jpg]](db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/m/DZ0903a.jpg)
![Descloizite from Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein, Namibia [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0903b.jpg]](db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/m/DZ0903b.jpg)
![Descloizite from Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein, Namibia [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0903c.jpg]](db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/m/DZ0903c.jpg)
![Descloizite from Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein, Namibia [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0903d.jpg]](db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/m/DZ0903d.jpg)
DZ0906 - Apophyllite
Poonah, India
small cabinet - 8.1 x 5.7 x 4.0 cm
$ 100.00 DISCOUNTED 35.00% OFF TO $ 65.00
Normally I don't get to excited about an apophyllite from India, however this piece must have been one of the earlier specimens to reach the US market. It was at one time sold by Schortmann's, has been in the Karabachic Collection, and also the Art Montgomergy Collection.
Click here for specimen video.
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![Apophyllite from Poonah, India [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0906a.jpg]](db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/m/DZ0906a.jpg)
![Apophyllite from Poonah, India [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0906b.jpg]](db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/m/DZ0906b.jpg)
![Apophyllite from Poonah, India [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0906c.jpg]](db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/m/DZ0906c.jpg)
![Apophyllite from Poonah, India [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0906d.jpg]](db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/m/DZ0906d.jpg)
