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The last full batch of minerals from the Zowader Collection.


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DZ3301 - Quartz var. Amethyst
Irai, Rio Grand Do Sol, Brazil
small cabinet - 6.6 x 6.0 x 2.0 cm
$ AT-AUCTION

An amethyst flower with form typical of Southern Brazil. What sets it apart is the better than average crystal transparency. 


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Quartz var. Amethyst from Irai, Rio Grand Do Sol, Brazil [db_pics/zowater/DZ3301.jpg]





DZ3303 - Sand Calcite
Fontainbleu, France
miniature - 4.5 x 3.2 x 3.1 cm
$ 200.00 SOLD

A very sharp calcite group with sand inclusions from the French locality south of Paris. While not as old as the historic castle of Fontainbleu, this specimen dates back to 1892.


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Sand Calcite from Fontainbleu, France [db_pics/zowater/DZ3303a.jpg] Sand Calcite from Fontainbleu, France [db_pics/zowater/DZ3303b.jpg]





DZ3304 - Stilbite
Nasik, India
small cabinet - 6.8 x 6.0 x 3.6 cm
$ AT-AUCTION

Simple elegance.


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Stilbite from Nasik, India [db_pics/zowater/DZ3304.jpg]





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]





DZ3308 - Copper with Calcite
Sverdlovskaya Oblast, Russia
small cabinet - 5.2 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm
$ 150.00 SOLD

A nice long spinel twin of copper partly coated in calcite crystals.


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Copper with Calcite from Sverdlovskaya Oblast, Russia [db_pics/zowater/DZ3308.jpg] Copper with Calcite from Sverdlovskaya Oblast, Russia [db_pics/zowater/DZ3308b.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]





DZ0901 - Betekhtinite
Dzhezkazgan, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
small cabinet - 6.0 x 5.7 x 2.6
$ 900.00 DISCOUNTED 35.00% OFF TO $ 585.00 SOLD

A surprisingly good example of a rare copper lead sulfosalt.

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Betekhtinite from Dzhezkazgan, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan [db_pics/zowater/DZ0901a.jpg] Betekhtinite from Dzhezkazgan, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan [db_pics/zowater/DZ0901b.jpg]





DZ0902 - Chalcocite
Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin USA
miniature - 4.1 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
$ 500.00 DISCOUNTED 35.00% OFF TO $ 325.00 SOLD

This chalcocite exhibits sharp crystals, nice aesthetics, and an attractive blue to purple patina depending on orientation.

Mined by Casey Jones in the mid 90's.

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Chalcocite from Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ0902a.jpg] Chalcocite from Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ0902b.jpg] Chalcocite from Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ0902c.jpg]





DZ0903 - Descloizite
Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein, Namibia
small cabinet - 5.1 x 4.5 x 3.9 cm
$ AT-AUCTION

Descloizites are typically thought of as a black mineral. These crystals, however, are light brown on the edges and semi-transluscent. They are accented by tiny dolomites on both the crystals and matrix.

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Descloizite from Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein, Namibia [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0903a.jpg] Descloizite from Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein, Namibia [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0903b.jpg] Descloizite from Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein, Namibia [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0903c.jpg] Descloizite from Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein, Namibia [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0903d.jpg]





DZ0906 - Apophyllite
Poonah, India
small cabinet - 8.1 x 5.7 x 4.0 cm
$ AT-AUCTION

Normally I don't get to excited about an apophyllite from India, however this piece must have been one of the earlier specimens to reach the US market. It was at one time sold by Schortmann's, has been in the Karabachic Collection, and also the Art Montgomergy Collection.

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Apophyllite from Poonah, India [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0906a.jpg] Apophyllite from Poonah, India [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0906b.jpg] Apophyllite from Poonah, India [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0906c.jpg] Apophyllite from Poonah, India [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0906d.jpg]





DZ5501 - Tourmaline
Minas Gerais, Brazil
small cabinet - 9.0 x 0.6 x 0.3 cm
SOLD

A single gem tourmaline pencil grading from blue to bluegreen. The color reminds me of some Santa Rosa tourmalines.


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Tourmaline from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/zowater/DZ5501a.jpg] Tourmaline from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/zowater/DZ5501b.jpg] Tourmaline from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/zowater/DZ5501c.jpg]





DZ5502 - Hessite with Quartz
Botes, Alba County, Romania
miniature - 3.6 x 2.6 x 2.5 cm
$ AT-AUCTION

Hessite from the Botes Mine is perhaps the most iconic telluride known to the collecting community. Here is a great example of this rare silver tellurium mineral.


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Hessite with Quartz from Botes, Alba County, Romania [db_pics/zowater/DZ5502a.jpg] Hessite with Quartz from Botes, Alba County, Romania [db_pics/zowater/DZ5502b.jpg]


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