The Miner's Lunchbox - Selected Specimens

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DZ5704 - Bornite pseudo after Chalcocite with Malachite
St. Ives, Cumberland, England
small cabinet - 7.1 x 4.0 x 3.2 cm
$ 750.00

Here is an interesting one from England. The old label states the Bornite has been confirmed by x-ray.

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Bornite pseudo after Chalcocite with Malachite from St. Ives, Cumberland, England [db_pics/zowater/DZ5704a.jpg]

Bornite pseudo after Chalcocite with Malachite from St. Ives, Cumberland, England [db_pics/zowater/DZ5704b.jpg]

Bornite pseudo after Chalcocite with Malachite from St. Ives, Cumberland, England [db_pics/zowater/DZ5704c.jpg]

DZ5705 - Pyromorphite
Badem, Nassau, Germany
small cabinet - 6.2 x 2.8 x 1.6 cm
$ 1500.00

A true German classic: pyromorphite from Badem. This piece is nearly a floater with only a 0.5 cm contact at the base where it came off the matrix.

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Pyromorphite from Badem, Nassau, Germany [db_pics/zowater/DZ5705a.jpg]

Pyromorphite from Badem, Nassau, Germany [db_pics/zowater/DZ5705b.jpg]

Pyromorphite from Badem, Nassau, Germany [db_pics/zowater/DZ5705c.jpg]

DZ5708 - Beryl var. Aquamarine
Shigar Valley, Gilgit Division, Pakistan
small cabinet - 8.1 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm
$ 1100.00

A single 8cm tall aquamarine crystal with an interesting banded growth line with apparent fluid inclusions along the structure.

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Beryl var. Aquamarine from Shigar Valley, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/zowater/DZ5708a.jpg]

Beryl var. Aquamarine from Shigar Valley, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/zowater/DZ5708b.jpg]

DZ5802 - Witherite
Fallowfield Mine, Northumberland, England
miniature - 5.0 x 4.5 x 4.1 cm
$ 800.00

A classic English witherite consisting of numerous, elongate, parallel growth crystals averaging 3.0 x 1.0 cm.

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Witherite from Fallowfield Mine, Northumberland, England [db_pics/zowater/DZ5802a.jpg]

Witherite from Fallowfield Mine, Northumberland, England [db_pics/zowater/DZ5802b.jpg]

DZ5803 - Sphalerite
Emperius Mine, Creede, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
small cabinet - 6.5 x 4.7 x 2.7 cm
$ 500.00

This sphalerite and chalcopyrite specimen looks to be the edge of a vein, growing into open space. However, there is no wall rock matrix present.

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Sphalerite from Emperius Mine, Creede, Mineral County, Colorado, USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ5803a.jpg]

Sphalerite from Emperius Mine, Creede, Mineral County, Colorado, USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ5803b.jpg]

Sphalerite from Emperius Mine, Creede, Mineral County, Colorado, USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ5803c.jpg]

DZ5804 - Spodumene var. Kunzite
Kunar Province, Afghanistan
cabinet - 13.0 x 4.3 x 1.5 cm
$ 2000.00

Large doubly terminated kunzite crystal with consistant pink color throughout. As is normal, the intensity of the color is much stronger when viewed down the c-axis.

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Spodumene var. Kunzite from Kunar Province, Afghanistan [db_pics/zowater/DZ5804a.jpg]

Spodumene var. Kunzite from Kunar Province, Afghanistan [db_pics/zowater/DZ5804b.jpg]

DZ5805 - Wulfenite
Defiance Mine, Cochise County, Arizona USA
small cabinet - 7.8 x 5.1 x 4.9 cm
$ 2100.00

An Arizona classic. Isolated wulfenite crystals with almost a christmas tree like habit growing out of a base consisting of smaller wulfenite crystals. The largest crystals are 4.5 cm tall.

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Wulfenite from Defiance Mine, Cochise County, Arizona USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ5805a.jpg]

Wulfenite from Defiance Mine, Cochise County, Arizona USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ5805b.jpg]

Wulfenite from Defiance Mine, Cochise County, Arizona USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ5805c.jpg]

DZ5807 - Smithsonite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
small cabinet - 8.0 x 5.3 x 5.3 cm
$ 2000.00

A nice group of cobaltoan smithsonites with a pale pink color. Some of the crystals are doubly terminated.

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Smithsonite from Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/zowater/DZ5807a.jpg]

Smithsonite from Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/zowater/DZ5807b.jpg]

Smithsonite from Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/zowater/DZ5807c.jpg]

DZ5808 - Topaz
Zhong Shang County, Guangxi Province, China
miniature - 5.0 x 3.8 x 3.0 cm
$ 280.00

This topaz is a true floater. The smooth prism faces are contrasted greatly by the multi-faceted pyramidal terminations.

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Topaz from Zhong Shang County, Guangxi Province, China [db_pics/zowater/DZ5808a.jpg]

Topaz from Zhong Shang County, Guangxi Province, China [db_pics/zowater/DZ5808b.jpg]

Topaz from Zhong Shang County, Guangxi Province, China [db_pics/zowater/DZ5808c.jpg]

DZ5902 - Acanthite
Arizpe, Sonora, Mexico
miniature - 4.4 x 1.9 x 1.3 cm
$ 1000.00

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Acanthite from Arizpe, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/zowater/DZ5902a.jpg]

Acanthite from Arizpe, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/zowater/DZ5902b.jpg]

DZ5904 - Hemimorphite
Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey, USA
cabinet - 13.4 x 7.1 x 4.5 cm
$ 650.00

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Hemimorphite from Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ5904a.jpg]

Hemimorphite from Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ5904b.jpg]

Hemimorphite from Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ5904c.jpg]

DZ5905 - Siderite on Drusy Quartz
Cornwall, England
cabinet - 13.3 x 10.1 x 4.6 cm
$ 1200.00

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Siderite on Drusy Quartz from Cornwall, England [db_pics/zowater/DZ5905a.jpg]

Siderite on Drusy Quartz from Cornwall, England [db_pics/zowater/DZ5905b.jpg]

DZ5907 - Cuprite on Copper
Bingham Canyon Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
small cabinet - 6.8 x 3.2 x 1.2 cm
$ 350.00

A delicate group of cuprite on copper from the largest and most productive copper mine in the world.

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Cuprite on Copper from Bingham Canyon Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ5907a.jpg]

Cuprite on Copper from Bingham Canyon Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ5907b.jpg]

DZ5909 - Phlogopite in Calcite
Franklin, New Jersey USA
cabinet - 9.6 x 7.0 x 6.9 cm
$ 250.00

A nice specimen of magnesium mica with old labels from Foote and the University of Chicago.

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Phlogopite in Calcite from Franklin, New Jersey USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ5909a.jpg]

Phlogopite in Calcite from Franklin, New Jersey USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ5909b.jpg]

Phlogopite in Calcite from Franklin, New Jersey USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ5909c.jpg]

ML00524 - Fluorite
Erongo Mountains, Namibia
miniature - 4.6 x 3.3 x 2.6 cm
$ 350.00

A nice example of spinel twinned fluorite with a thin needle of tourmaline included.

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Fluorite from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/update7/ML00524a.jpg]

Fluorite from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/update7/ML00524b.jpg]

Fluorite from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/update7/ML00524c.jpg]

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