Mineral Specimens with Quartz

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MD-184778 - Spessartine, Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) - - Archived
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China
miniature, 4.7 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm.
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Spessartine, Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) from Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China [db_pics/mdpics/MD-184778a.jpg]

4.7 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm. A fine Tongbei, China combination specimen of gemmy, orange spessartine garnets richly coating all sides, except the termination, of a transparent to lightly frosted, dauphine-twinned, smoky quartz crystal.

MD-184779 - Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) - - Archived
Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg area, Brandberg District, Erongo Region, Namibia
cabinet, 9.8 x 2.2 x 2.0 cm.
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Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) from Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg area, Brandberg District, Erongo Region, Namibia [db_pics/mdpics/MD-184779a.jpg]

9.8 x 2.2 x 2.0 cm. A fine, very glassy, doubly terminated, lightly smoky quartz cabinet crystal from Brandberg, Namibia. Form and color like this, is not that common from Brandberg. Ex. Rob Smith Collection.

MD-184782 - Wulfenite, Quartz - - Archived
Red Cloud Mine, Silver District, Trigo Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
small cabinet, 5.1 x 3.7 x 2.5 cm.
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Wulfenite, Quartz from Red Cloud Mine, Silver District, Trigo Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-184782b.jpg]

5.1 x 3.7 x 2.5 cm. Two superb, gemmy and lustrous, reddish-orange wulfenite crystals to 1.2 cm set on contrasting quartz matrix from the famous 2003 find at the now-closed Red Cloud Mine. The sharply beveled corners are distinctive and classic.

MD-185372 - Hübnerite, Quartz - - Archived
Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
miniature, 5.0 x 3. x 2.7 cm.
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Hübnerite, Quartz from Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia [db_pics/mdpics/MD-185372a.jpg]		CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE:
Hübnerite, Quartz from Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia [db_pics/mdpics/MD-185372b.jpg]

5.0 x 3. x 2.7 cm. This is a fine specimen of Hubnerite from this classic Bolivian locality. There are several sharp, lustrous, stubby, black (a very slight red color will appear with strong lighting) crystals of Hubnerite beautifully oriented and intergrown with gemmy Quartz crystals on matrix.

MD-185386 - Cassiterite, Quartz - - Archived
Viloco Mine (Araca mine), Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
miniature, 3.3 x 2.4 x 1.9 cm.
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Cassiterite, Quartz from Viloco Mine (Araca mine), Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia [db_pics/mdpics/MD-185386b.jpg]

3.3 x 2.4 x 1.9 cm. This particular specimen consists of several fine, sharp, highly lustrous, black-brown cyclic twinned crystals on gem Quartz matrix.

MD-185418 - Zanazziite, Quartz (Var: Rose Quartz) - - Archived
Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
thumbnail, 3.1 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm.
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Zanazziite, Quartz (Var: Rose Quartz) from Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil [db_pics/mdpics/MD-185418a.jpg]		CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE:
Zanazziite, Quartz (Var: Rose Quartz) from Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil [db_pics/mdpics/MD-185418b.jpg]

3.1 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm. This is a superb specimen of a rare phosphate from a world-famous locality. Zanazziite is a Hydrated Calcium Magnesium Iron Aluminum Beryllium Phosphate. This piece hosts several large, sharp, lustrous, well-formed, translucent, olive-green crystal groups of the rare phosphate Zanazziite which are aesthetically sitting on a matrix of crystallized Rose Quartz with minor pale Smoky Quartz on the underside. Ex. Richard Kosnar Collection.

MD-185427 - Quartz (Var: Amethyst) - - Archived
Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg area, Brandberg District, Erongo Region, Namibia
miniature, 5.0 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm.
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Quartz (Var: Amethyst) from Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg area, Brandberg District, Erongo Region, Namibia [db_pics/mdpics/MD-185427a.jpg]

5.0 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm. This specimen is a very good quality scepter crystal group of Amethyst atop white Quartz matrix. The piece has superb luster, with water clear transparency in areas, plus it displays beautifully. Ex. Richard Kosnar Collection.

MD-186422 - Uvite, Quartz - - Archived
Serra das Éguas, Brumado (Bom Jesus dos Meiras), Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil
cabinet, 12.8 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm.
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Uvite, Quartz from Serra das Éguas, Brumado (Bom Jesus dos Meiras), Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil [db_pics/mdpics/MD-186422a.jpg]

12.8 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm. Two gemmy and lustrous, tabular, green uvite crystals to 6 mm set in the side of a dramatic, very elongated, transparent, doubly terminated quartz crystal from recent finds at the famous Brumado District of Brazil.

MD-186524 - Sphalerite (Var: Marmatite), Quartz - - Archived
Trepča complex, Trepča valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo
small cabinet, 7.1 x 5.3 x 2.8 cm.
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Sphalerite (Var: Marmatite), Quartz from Trepča complex, Trepča valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo [db_pics/mdpics/MD-186524a.jpg]

7.1 x 5.3 x 2.8 cm. Beautifully splendent, jet-black, striated and twinned sphalerite variety marmatite crystals enhanced by transparent, needle quartz crystals make for a very aesthetic and showy specimen from Trepca, Serbia.

MD-186525 - Rhodochrosite, Quartz - - Archived
N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
cabinet, 9.5 x 6.5 x 4.8 cm.
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Rhodochrosite, Quartz from N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa [db_pics/mdpics/MD-186525a.jpg]

9.5 x 6.5 x 4.8 cm. An impressive and colorful rhodochrosite specimen from the famous N’Chwaning II Mine. Super gemmy and lustrous, intergrown, cherry-red rhodochrosite scalenohedrons densely cover the thin matrix rind of massive manganite. The rhodochrosite crystals are partially covered by a quartz druse. The gemmy rhodochrosites reach 2.0 cm on this specimen.

MD-186535 - Quartz, Feldspar Group, Topaz - - Archived
Conway, Carroll Co., New Hampshire, USA
small cabinet, 8.9 x 5.9 x 4.1 cm.
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8.9 x 5.9 x 4.1 cm. A fine, old-time New Hampshire combination specimen combining crystals of smoky quartz with some sharp, salmon-colored feldspar crystals, and a few rough topaz crystals. There are also some nice books of muscovite. Ex. Richard Hauck Collection.

MD-186543 - Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz), Microcline - - Archived
Conway, Carroll Co., New Hampshire, USA
small cabinet, 5.2 x 4.4 x 2.7 cm.
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Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz), Microcline from Conway, Carroll Co., New Hampshire, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-186543a.jpg]

5.2 x 4.4 x 2.7 cm. Here is a New Hampshire "classic" - smoky quartz with microcline. These compound crystals of smoky quartz are so lustrous and have superb transparency, and they sit beautifully on the contrasting white microcline, also sharp and finely-formed. Ex. Richard Hauck Collection.

MD-186545 - Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz), Microcline (Var: Amazonite) - - Archived
Pikes Peak, Teller Co., Colorado, USA
small cabinet, 6.4 x 5.6 x 2.9 cm.
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Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz), Microcline (Var: Amazonite) from Pikes Peak, Teller Co., Colorado, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-186545a.jpg]

6.4 x 5.6 x 2.9 cm. A fine smoky quartz and amazonite combination specimen from Colorado. There are about a half-dozen smoky quartz crystals here, and a couple of nice robin’s-egg blue amazonite crystals, the larger measuring just under 3 cm across the top. Ex. Richard Hauck Collection.

MD-186549 - Galena, Quartz - - Archived
Krushev dol deposit, Krushev dol mine, Madan ore field, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
miniature, 3.8 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm.
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Galena, Quartz from Krushev dol deposit, Krushev dol mine, Madan ore field, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria [db_pics/mdpics/MD-186549a.jpg]

3.8 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm. Two razor-sharp galenas with a mirror-metallic luster and naturally beveled corners, on a matrix of quartz. From Eastern Europe.

MD-186552 - Quartz, Rutile - - Archived
Ibitiara, Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil
miniature, 4.9 x 2.4 x 1.9 cm.
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Quartz, Rutile from Ibitiara, Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil [db_pics/mdpics/MD-186552a.jpg]

4.9 x 2.4 x 1.9 cm. A sharp, transparent quartz crystal shot through with golden, acicular crystals of rutile - a Brazilian classic.


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55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72
73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108
109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126
127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144
145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162
163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180
181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198
199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216
217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234
235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252
253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270
271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288
289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306
307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324
325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342
343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360
361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372

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