Thumbnail Specimens from the Dave Ziga Collection

This week we are pleased to offer a selection of thumbnail specimens from the collection of David Ziga, a geologist and mineral dealer who graduated from Miami (of Ohio) University in 2017, with a mineralogy background. A good mix of fine quality, showy, classic, and contemporary worldwide specimens. PLEASE NOTE:  A few of the specimens in this set are actually just slightly too large to be considered true thumbnails, and although they fit into "Perky" boxes, they will not fit into a 1-inch cube.  

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Legrandite (classic material)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.2 x 0.7 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Beryl var: Aquamarine (GEM crystals)
Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Dave Ziga
3.1 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Analcime pseudomorph after Natrolite with Calcite
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Ex. Dave Ziga
3.3 x 2.9 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $73
Pyromorphite (classic material)
Bunker Hill Mine, Yreka Mining District, Shoshone Co., Idaho, USA
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.7 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $123
Quartz (''Japan-Law'' Twin) on Garnet
San Pedro Mountains, Santa Fe Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Dave Ziga
3.1 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Beryl var: Emerald on Calcite
Muzo Mine, Muzo Municipality, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia
Ex. Dave Ziga
1.2 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $207
Quartz var: ''Herkimer Style''
Treasure Mountain Diamond Mine, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., New York, USA
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.2 x 1.7 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Fluorite (''phantom'' crystal) with Smoky Quartz and Pyrite
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.6 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $205
Calcite
Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa, USA
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.3 x 1.7 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Calcite on Sphalerite
Cumberland Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Ex. Dave Ziga
3.0 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $155
Fluorite with Schorl inclusions
Erongo Mountains, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.5 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Pyrite (unusually compressed crystal)
Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.3 x 2.3 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Cinnabar included in Gypsum
Hozarco Mine, Piñeres, Peñarrubia, Cantabria, Spain
Ex. Dave Ziga
3.1 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $325
Quartz (rare blue color)
Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
Ex. Dave Ziga
3.5 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $315
Mica / Sericite pseudomorph after Cordierite-Indialite ("Cherry Blossom") (RARE MATRIX piece)
Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.7 x 2.3 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Tourmaline (Indicolite) (''spray'')
Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
Ex. Dave Ziga
3.1 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Fluorite on Muscovite
Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.9 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Azurite on Malachite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Ex. Dave Ziga
3.5 x 2.7 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Quartz var: Smoky with Covellite inclusions (pink flash)
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Dave Ziga
25.14 mm x 17.34 mm, 22.11 ct
Winning Bid: $155
Calcite (gemmy twin)
Faylor-Middle Creek Quarry, Winfield, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.6 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $56
Sphalerite on Dolomite
Áliva Mine, Camaleño, Cantabria, Spain
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.8 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Brazilianite (doubly-terminated)
Telirio claim, Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.6 x 1.7 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $155
Beryl var: Aquamarine (with moving water bubble inclusion!)
Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Dave Ziga
1.6 x 1.1 x 0 cm
Winning Bid: $143
Fluorite with Mimetite (rare association)
Cholla Cat Mine, Alamo Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Dave Ziga
3.1 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $321
Quartz var: Smoky with Rutile inclusions
Orrek Hill, Nigeria
Ex. Dave Ziga
3.2 x 1.9 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Fluorite (bi-colored crystal) with Pyrite
Huanzala Mine, Huanzala, Huallanca Dist., Bolognesi Prov., Ancash, Peru
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.3 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Fluorite and Topaz on Schorl with Albite
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.3 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Fluorite
San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.5 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $35
Red Scolecite in/on Chalcedony
Chandwad, Nashik, Maharashtra, India
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.7 x 2.6 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Azurite with Malachite (classic locality)
Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Dave Ziga
3.2 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $85