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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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DZ4509 - Hematite Feather
Montreal Mine, Iron County, Wisconsin USA
cabinet - 11.9 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm
$ 300.00 DISCOUNTED 30.00% OFF TO $ 210.00 SOLD
It amazes me how these well terminated faces can have a curved habit.
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DZ2201 - Chalcocite
Bristol, Connecticut, USA
miniature - 4.7 x 4.0 x 2.3 cm
$ 500.00 SOLD
Nice sharp chalcocite crystals on matrix from America's premeir chalcocite locality.
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DZ2202 - Cuprite coated by Chrysocolla
Mashamba, West Shaba, Zaire
miniature - 3.8 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm
$ 200.00 DISCOUNTED 30.00% OFF TO $ 140.00 SOLD
A large octahedron of cuprite coated by chrysocolla.
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DZ2203 - Rhodochrosite
Peru
small cabinet - 5.8 x 5.6 x 2.8 cm
$ 700.00 SOLD
A nice example of scalenohedral twinning. The Rhodochrosite have an unusual matte finish.
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DZ2204 - Cuprite
Mashamba, West Shaba, Zaire
small cabinet - 6.0 x 5.3 x 2.9 cm
SOLD
A sinlge lustrous octahedron of cuprite on matrix.
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DZ2205 - Beryllonite
Shigar Valley, Skardu, Pakistan
miniature - 3.9 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm
$ AT-AUCTION
A fine example of this rare beryllium phosphate.
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DZ2206 - Tourmaline
Myanmar (Burma)
small cabinet - 5.9 x 5.2 x 4.9 cm
$ AT-AUCTION
An interesting example showing zoned growth from solid black tourmaline grading into more fiberous pink crystals displaying a mushroom shape.
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DZ2208 - Quartz Faden
Pakistan
small cabinet - 7.1 x 4.5 x 2.9 cm
$ AT-AUCTION
A classic example of faden growth in a nice tabular crystal.
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DZ2209 - Apatite
Panasqueira Mine, Barroca Grande, Beira Baxia, Portugal
small cabinet - 6.5 x 3.3 x 3.1 cm
$ AT-AUCTION
A rosette of green apatites perched on another group of apatite with dolomite and muscovite for contrast.
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DZ4305 - Lazurite
Sar-E-Sang District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
miniature - 4.7 x 4.0 x 3.5 cm
$ 1500.00 SOLD
An super sharp crystal with intense blue color saturation.
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DZ4309 - Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Municipo de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico
small cabinet - 5.9 x 3.8 x 2.3 cm
$ AT-AUCTION
An aesthetic group consisting of four stacked crystals of top color and luster. The blue is almost electric under the right lighting.
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DZ4307 - Diopside
Fargon Meeru, Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
small cabinet - 5.7 x 4.2 x 3.4 cm
$ 500.00 SOLD
A highly lustrous double terminated crystal with an unusual, almost melted appearance. The crystal has great transparency and appears to have cutable portions.
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DZ4301 - Epidote
Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska USA
small cabinet - 9.2 x 5.7 x 4.0 cm
$ AT-AUCTION
Three large blocky intergrown epidote crystals with small quartz crystals on the top surface.
Collected by Arthur Montgomery in 1936 and sold to the Paterson Museum in January 1937.
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DZ4310 - Azurite & Malachite
Milpillas Mine, Municipo de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico
small cabinet - 6.1 x 4.5 x 1.8 cm
$ 500.00 SOLD
A single azurite crystal nested in a bed of malachite pseudomorphs.
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DZ4306 - Aegirine & Orthoclase
Mount Malosa, Zamba, Southern Region, Malawi
small cabinet - 6.8 x 4.0 x 3.6 cm
$ 400.00 SOLD
A group of Aegirine in optical continuity suggesting they are part of a single crystal. The crystals are well terminated and have very high luster.
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