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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Azurite (GEM CRYSTAL!)
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.7 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $265
Tourmaline (scepter)
Barra do Salinas District, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Dave Ziga
1.8 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Carrollite (fine crystal) on Calcite
Kamoto Principal Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Ex. Dave Ziga
3.1 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $218
Cerussite (twin)
Les Dalles Mine, Mibladen Dist., Midelt Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Dave Ziga
3.5 x 1.3 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Beryl var: Aquamarine with Schorl
Erongo Mountains, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.7 x 1.7 x 1.5
Winning Bid: $140
Calcite (''doughnut'')
Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Dave Ziga
3.3 x 3.0 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Calcite included with Copper on Copper
Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.2 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $315
Brochantite (fine crystals)
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.7 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $170
Wavellite (fine color and quality)
Avant, Garland Co., Arkansas, USA
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.1 x 2.0 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Quartz var: Chalcedony coating Malachite
Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Ex. Dave Ziga
3.1 x 2.8 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Wulfenite with Mimetite
Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.6 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $295
Vanadinite (classic material)
Mibladen Dist., Midelt Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Dave Ziga
3.2 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $140
Quartz (classic material)
Ron Coleman Mine, Blue Springs, Garland Co., Arkansas, USA
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.7 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $200
Fluorite on Baryte (classic locality)
Berbes Mining Area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Ex. Dave Ziga
3.1 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Calcite with Malachite inclusions (rare green color)
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.5 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $229