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DZ3305 - Topaz with Smoky Quartz
Nercinsk District, Transbaikalia, Russia
small cabinet - 6.4 x 4.9 x 3.8 cm
$ AT-AUCTION

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] Topaz with Smoky Quartz from Nercinsk District, Transbaikalia, Russia [db_pics/zowater/DZ3305b.jpg]





DZ3306 - Cuprite with Malachite Coating
Emke Mine, Onganja, Africa
miniature - 5.0 x 4.2 x 3.5 cm
$ 1000.00 SOLD

Classic malachite coated cuprites with associated carbonate minerals coating gossenous stalactites. The carbonate looks like smithsonite, but calcite is also prevelant at the mine.


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Cuprite with Malachite Coating from Emke Mine, Onganja, Africa [db_pics/zowater/DZ3306a.jpg] Cuprite with Malachite Coating from Emke Mine, Onganja, Africa [db_pics/zowater/DZ3306b.jpg]





DZ3307 - Siderite
Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
small cabinet - 5.8 x 5.0 x 2.6 cm
$ AT-AUCTION

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] Siderite from Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/zowater/DZ3307b.jpg]





DZ3309 - Adamite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
small cabinet - 6.6 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm
SOLD

Unusually large adamite crystals. The light tan color may be due to iron oxide inclusions


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Adamite from Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/zowater/DZ3309a.jpg] Adamite from Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/zowater/DZ3309b.jpg]





DZ3310 - Rutile on Kyanite
Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia USA
small cabinet - 5.8 x 4.5 x 3.3 cm
$ AT-AUCTION

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] Rutile on Kyanite from Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ3310b.jpg]





DZ1902 - Quartz Gwindel
Canton Uri, Switzerland
small cabinet - 9.1 x 7.0 x 5.7 cm
$ 750.00 DISCOUNTED 30.00% OFF TO $ 525.00 SOLD

This is a nice clear gwindel perched at an angle on a bed of smaller quartz crystals with rest on feldspar matrix.


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Quartz Gwindel from Canton Uri, Switzerland [db_pics/zowater/DZ1902a.jpg] Quartz Gwindel from Canton Uri, Switzerland [db_pics/zowater/DZ1902b.jpg] Quartz Gwindel from Canton Uri, Switzerland [db_pics/zowater/DZ1902c.jpg] Quartz Gwindel from Canton Uri, Switzerland [db_pics/zowater/DZ1902d.jpg]





DZ1903 - Tourmaline var. Elbaite
Mt. Apatite, Auburn, Maine
thumbnail - 3.1 x 1.0 x 0.4 cm
$ 300.00 DISCOUNTED 30.00% OFF TO $ 210.00 SOLD

An unusual flattened gem tourmaline crystal. Oddly, it only has five sides as if one half of the crystal is missing, yet the entire piece has natural crystal growth.


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Tourmaline var. Elbaite from Mt. Apatite, Auburn, Maine [db_pics/zowater/DZ1903a.jpg] Tourmaline var. Elbaite from Mt. Apatite, Auburn, Maine [db_pics/zowater/DZ1903b.jpg]





DZ1911 - Beryl var. Aquamarine & Muscovite
Nuristan, Afghanistan
cabinet - 10.1 x 6.6 x 5.0 cm
$ 600.00 DISCOUNTED 30.00% OFF TO $ 420.00 SOLD

Classic pegmatitc association of aquamarine and muscovite. The muscovite is mildly stained by iron oxide which could easily be removed (and improved!) with a quick bath.


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Beryl var. Aquamarine & Muscovite from Nuristan, Afghanistan [db_pics/zowater/DZ1911a.jpg] Beryl var. Aquamarine & Muscovite from Nuristan, Afghanistan [db_pics/zowater/DZ1911b.jpg] Beryl var. Aquamarine & Muscovite from Nuristan, Afghanistan [db_pics/zowater/DZ1911c.jpg]





DZ3501 - Arsenopyrite
Harding Vein, Carrock Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK
small cabinet - 5.6 x 4.8 x 3.5 cm
$ AT-AUCTION

Arsenopyrite and quartz specimen collected by R. Barstow in August 1978.

 


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Arsenopyrite from Harding Vein, Carrock Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK [db_pics/zowater/DZ3501a.jpg] Arsenopyrite from Harding Vein, Carrock Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK [db_pics/zowater/DZ3501b.jpg] Arsenopyrite from Harding Vein, Carrock Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK [db_pics/zowater/DZ3501c.jpg]





DZ3502 - Cuprite
Rubtsovskiy Mine, Altaiskiy Krai, Siberia, Russia
small cabinet - 6.0 x 5.0 x 4.4 cm
$ AT-AUCTION

Two exceptionally large cuprite octahedrons in parallel growth. All of the faces appear to be in optical continuity.


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Cuprite from Rubtsovskiy Mine, Altaiskiy Krai, Siberia, Russia [db_pics/zowater/DZ3502a.jpg] Cuprite from Rubtsovskiy Mine, Altaiskiy Krai, Siberia, Russia [db_pics/zowater/DZ3502b.jpg]





DZ3505 - Apophyllite on Stilbite
Jalgaon, Northern Maharashtra, India
small cabinet - 6.7 x 5.9 x 5.6 cm
$ AT-AUCTION

Here we have an unusual situation; a single apophyllite crystal surrounded by a garland of stilbite.


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Apophyllite on Stilbite from Jalgaon, Northern Maharashtra, India [db_pics/zowater/DZ3505a.jpg] Apophyllite on Stilbite from Jalgaon, Northern Maharashtra, India [db_pics/zowater/DZ3505b.jpg]





DZ3507 - Almandine Garnet
Marawitza, Hungary
small cabinet - 6.8 x 5.4 x 3.6 cm
$ 75.00 SOLD

Here is a great specimen for the geologist who loves skarn deposits. A matrix of what looks to be tremolite is rimmed by lustrous almandine garnets with a small calcite for contrast. The only drawback being the saw cut surface on the left side of the specimen.


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Almandine Garnet from Marawitza, Hungary [db_pics/zowater/DZ3507a.jpg] Almandine Garnet from Marawitza, Hungary [db_pics/zowater/DZ3507b.jpg]





DZ3509 - Biotite
Craftsbury, Vermont, USA
small cabinet - 8.3 x 5.8 x 4.1 cm
$ 225.00 DISCOUNTED 30.00% OFF TO $ 157.50 SOLD

An unusual spherical mass of biotite from what must be a biotite gneiss.

ex S. & J. Cares collection


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Biotite from Craftsbury, Vermont, USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ3509a.jpg] Biotite from Craftsbury, Vermont, USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ3509b.jpg]





DZ5302 - Beryl var. Aquamarine
Minas Gerais, Brazil
miniature - 4.5 x 4.5 x 4.4 cm
$ AT-AUCTION

A highly etched, gemmy aquamarine crystal with a really unusual hole at the top that must be the result of some form of growth inhibition. It has an unusual shape, yet it is all crystallized.


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Beryl var. Aquamarine from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/zowater/DZ5302a.jpg] Beryl var. Aquamarine from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/zowater/DZ5302b.jpg]





DZ5303 - Beryl var. Aquamarine
Doi Ty Mine, Thuong Xuan District, Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam
miniature - 3.9 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm
$ AT-AUCTION

Aquamarines from Vietnam are perhaps my favorite of all localities due to the deeply saturated blue color. This is an exceptonal example from the locality.


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Beryl var. Aquamarine from Doi Ty Mine, Thuong Xuan District, Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam [db_pics/zowater/DZ5303a.jpg] Beryl var. Aquamarine from Doi Ty Mine, Thuong Xuan District, Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam [db_pics/zowater/DZ5303b.jpg]


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