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The first batch of minerals from Don Zowader's collection. The profits raised from this collection are going to the family of the late, great, John Veevaert. Happy hunting!


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DZ0207 - Calcite
Egremont, Cumbria, England
small cabinet - 7.6 x 6.2 x 4.0 cm
$ 450.00 SOLD

An English classic! Elongate prismatic calcites with hexagonal and triagonal cross sections.


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Calcite from Egremont, Cumbria, England [db_pics/zowater/DZ0207a.jpg] Calcite from Egremont, Cumbria, England [db_pics/zowater/DZ0207b.jpg] Calcite from Egremont, Cumbria, England [db_pics/zowater/DZ0207c.jpg]





DZ0201 - Spessartine Garnet on Muscovite
Shingus, Gilgit, Pakistan
miniature - 4.6 x 2.9 x 2.6 cm
$ 1000.00 DISCOUNTED 35.00% OFF TO $ 650.00 SOLD

A well formed, lustrous garnet aesthetically perched on muscovite crystals.

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Spessartine Garnet on Muscovite from Shingus, Gilgit, Pakistan [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0201a.jpg] Spessartine Garnet on Muscovite from Shingus, Gilgit, Pakistan [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0201b.jpg]





DZ0202 - Adamite
Dachang, Guangxi Zhuang, China
small cabinet - 7.2 x 4.1 x 3.7 cm
$ AT-AUCTION

A lustrous mound of yellowish adamite comprised of hundreds of tiny crystal faces. Associated minerals are calcite and hemimorphite.

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Adamite from Dachang, Guangxi Zhuang, China [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0202a.jpg] Adamite from Dachang, Guangxi Zhuang, China [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0202b.jpg] Adamite from Dachang, Guangxi Zhuang, China [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0202c.jpg]





DZ0204 - Goethite
Goethite #1 Mine, Park County, Colorado USA
miniature - 4.6 x 4.3 x 1.8 cm
$ AT-AUCTION

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Goethite from Goethite #1 Mine, Park County, Colorado USA [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0204a.jpg] Goethite from Goethite #1 Mine, Park County, Colorado USA [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0204b.jpg]





DZ0212 - Epidote
Tormiq, Near Gilgit, Pakistan
small cabinet - 5.4 x 5.4 x 1.2 cm
$ AT-AUCTION

Doubly terminated gemmy crystals in a stacked formation typical of the best epidotes from Pakistan or Austria.

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Epidote from Tormiq, Near Gilgit, Pakistan [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0212a.jpg] Epidote from Tormiq, Near Gilgit, Pakistan [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0212b.jpg] Epidote from Tormiq, Near Gilgit, Pakistan [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0212c.jpg] Epidote from Tormiq, Near Gilgit, Pakistan [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0212d.jpg]





DZ0203 - Topaz
Naegi, Ena-Gori, Mino Province, Japan
thumbnail - 2.6 x 2.3 x 1.9 cm
$ 400.00 DISCOUNTED 25.00% OFF TO $ 300.00 SOLD

An unusual doubly terminated topaz where the terminations are more lustrous than the prism faces. The bottom termination is a mix of both positive and negative crystals, resembling an etched crystal but still possesing extremely good luster.

 

ex Harvard University collection


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Topaz from Naegi, Ena-Gori, Mino Province, Japan [db_pics/zowater/DZ0203a.jpg] Topaz from Naegi, Ena-Gori, Mino Province, Japan [db_pics/zowater/DZ0203b.jpg] Topaz from Naegi, Ena-Gori, Mino Province, Japan [db_pics/zowater/DZ0203c.jpg]





DZ0208 - Ilvaite & Quartz on Sphalerite
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
small cabinet - 6.1 x 4.3 x 4.2 cm
$ AT-AUCTION

The perfect specimen for the colorblind collector (like its past owner, Don!). High luster and great form make up for the lack of primary colors.

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Ilvaite & Quartz on Sphalerite from Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0208a.jpg] Ilvaite & Quartz on Sphalerite from Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0208b.jpg] Ilvaite & Quartz on Sphalerite from Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0208c.jpg] Ilvaite & Quartz on Sphalerite from Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia [db_pics/ZowaderUpdates/DZ0208d.jpg]





DZ2605 - Rose Quartz with Eosphorite
Lavra da Ilha Mine, Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil
small cabinet - 7.1 x 4.6 x 3.8 cm
$ AT-AUCTION

Rose quartz with deep color saturation. The crystals are quite large and all of the faces are in optical continuity.


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Rose Quartz with Eosphorite from Lavra da Ilha Mine, Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/zowater/DZ2605a.jpg] Rose Quartz with Eosphorite from Lavra da Ilha Mine, Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/zowater/DZ2605b.jpg] Rose Quartz with Eosphorite from Lavra da Ilha Mine, Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/zowater/DZ2605c.jpg]





DZ2607 - Wulfenite
Red Cloud Mine, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
small cabinet - 6.4 x 3.9 x 2.9 cm
$ 325.00 DISCOUNTED 30.00% OFF TO $ 227.50 SOLD

Three intergrown crystals and one isloated doubly terminated crystal on a gossanous matrix with associated calcite. Aquired by Mike Groben in July 1971. Reportedly from Ed Over.

 


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Wulfenite from Red Cloud Mine, Yuma County, Arizona, USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ2607a.jpg] Wulfenite from Red Cloud Mine, Yuma County, Arizona, USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ2607b.jpg] Wulfenite from Red Cloud Mine, Yuma County, Arizona, USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ2607c.jpg]





DZ2603 - Barite with Limonite
Ovichane Mines, Beni Bou Ifrour, Nador, Morocco
small cabinet - 8.2 x 6.7 x 4.0 cm
$ AT-AUCTION

A nice group of sub-parallel blue barite crystals on a gossanous matrix.


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Barite with Limonite from Ovichane Mines, Beni Bou Ifrour, Nador, Morocco [db_pics/zowater/DZ2603a.jpg] Barite with Limonite from Ovichane Mines, Beni Bou Ifrour, Nador, Morocco [db_pics/zowater/DZ2603b.jpg] Barite with Limonite from Ovichane Mines, Beni Bou Ifrour, Nador, Morocco [db_pics/zowater/DZ2603c.jpg]





DZ2604 - Barite
Ovichane Mines, Beni Bou Ifrour, Nador, Morocco
small cabinet - 8.6 x 7.2 x 4.5 cm
$ AT-AUCTION

Beautiful blue barite rose.


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Barite from Ovichane Mines, Beni Bou Ifrour, Nador, Morocco [db_pics/zowater/DZ2604a.jpg] Barite from Ovichane Mines, Beni Bou Ifrour, Nador, Morocco [db_pics/zowater/DZ2604b.jpg] Barite from Ovichane Mines, Beni Bou Ifrour, Nador, Morocco [db_pics/zowater/DZ2604c.jpg]





DZ5202 - Beryl var. Aquamarine on Schorl
Shigar Valley, Gilgit Division, Pakistan
miniature - 4.7 x 3.3 x 2.7 cm
$ 150.00 SOLD

An aesthetic specimen with a single aquamarine which grows into two seperate parallel crystals. The taller of the two lacks termination.


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Beryl var. Aquamarine on Schorl from Shigar Valley, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/zowater/DZ5202a.jpg] Beryl var. Aquamarine on Schorl from Shigar Valley, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/zowater/DZ5202b.jpg]





DZ5204 - Hematite & Adularia
Tyrol, Austria
small cabinet - 6.6 x 3.6 x 3.2 cm
$ 150.00 SOLD

A 14 mm hematite rose on a matrix of gemmy adularia crystals. Has several old labels.


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Hematite & Adularia from Tyrol, Austria [db_pics/zowater/DZ5204a.jpg] Hematite & Adularia from Tyrol, Austria [db_pics/zowater/DZ5204b.jpg] Hematite & Adularia from Tyrol, Austria [db_pics/zowater/DZ5204c.jpg]





DZ5205 - Magnetite
Tilly Foster Mine, Brewster, New York USA
thumbnail - 7.1 x 4.4 x 3.5 cm
$ 400.00 SOLD

2 cm magnetite crystals on matrix of chondrodite.

ex R. Januzzi collection


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Magnetite from Tilly Foster Mine, Brewster, New York USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ5205a.jpg] Magnetite from Tilly Foster Mine, Brewster, New York USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ5205b.jpg]





DZ5207 - Clinochlore with Penninite
Tilly Foster Mine, Brewster, New York USA
cabinet - 10.1 x 6.6 x 4.0 cm
$ AT-AUCTION

One large clinoclore crystal in a matrix of smaller clinoclore with penninite.


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Clinochlore with Penninite from Tilly Foster Mine, Brewster, New York USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ5207a.jpg] Clinochlore with Penninite from Tilly Foster Mine, Brewster, New York USA [db_pics/zowater/DZ5207b.jpg]


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