African Minerals
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A008 Brookite
Fitampito, Ikalamavony
Madagascar
Thumbnail: 1.8 x 1.5 x 0.3 cm
US$260/€170
Doubly terminated transparent brown tabular crystals of brookite. Found in 2007.
A009 Brookite
Fitampito, Ikalamavony
Madagascar
Thumbnail: 1.8 x 1.4 x 0.25 cm
US$280/€180
Doubly terminated transparent brown tabular crystals of brookite. Found in 2007.
A047 Beryl with Schorl and Quartz
Erongo Mountains
Namibia
Miniature: 4 x 3.5 x 3 cm
Terminated, color-zoned yellow beryl crystals up to 2.7 x 0.6 cm on a quartz associated with schorl (or foitite). Some crystals are doubly terminated.
A048 Beryl with Schorl
Erongo Mountains
Namibia
Miniature: 2.8 x 4.6 x 2.9 cm
A cluster of terminated color-zoned light yellow beryl crystals up to 1.4 x 0.4 cm associated with schorl (or foitite). Some crystals are doubly terminated.
A049 Beryl with Schorl
Erongo Mountains
Namibia
Miniature: 2.5 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm
A cluster of terminated color-zoned light yellow beryl crystals up to 2.2 x 0.5 cm associated with schorl (or foitite).
A050 Topaz
Brandberg, Erongo Region
Namibia
Miniature: 3 x 2.8 x 3.4 cm
US$530/€340
Terminated light blue colored topaz. The crystal faces are partly etched.
A051 Topaz
Brandberg, Erongo Region
Namibia
Miniature: 3.3 x 4.3 x 2.2 cm
US$530/€340
4ｘ1.8 x 2.1 doubly terminated light blue colored topaz on a matrix. The crystal faces are partly etched.
A053 Fluorite (Spinel Law Twin)
Erongo Mountains
Namibia
Miniature: 4.9 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
US$2,700/€1,700
Elongated spinel law twin crystal of color-zoned green fluorite.
A054 Fluorite (Spinel Law Twin)
Erongo Mountains
Namibia
Miniature: 3.7 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm
US$1,200/€760
Elongated intergrown spinel law twin crystals of color-zoned fluorite.
A055 Fluorite (Spinel Law Twin)
Erongo Mountains
Namibia
Small Cabinet: 6.1 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm
US$1,300/€830
Elongated intergrown spinel law twin crystals of color-zoned fluorite.
A061 Carrollite
Kamoya Prospect, Kamoya Hills, Kambove, Katanga
Congo
Miniature: 3.3 x 3.9 x 1.9 cm
US$2,600/€1,650
1.8 x 1.7 cm cube and octahedral crystal of carrollite perched on a matrix.
A025 Cerussite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb
Namibia
Miniature: 4.2 x 3.3 x 2 cm
US$700/€520
Lustrous reticulated twin crystals of cerussite on a matrix. The back of the specimen is covered with matrix.
A022 Azurite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb
Namibia
Miniature: 3.6 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm
US$200/€135
Doubly terminated deep blue crystal of azurite.
A069 Azurite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb
Namibia
Thumbnail: 1.9 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm
US$750/€480
Doubly terminated lustrous deep blue crystal of azurite.
A063 Cuprite with Calcite and Malachite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Thumbnail: 2.3 x 3 x 1.7 cm
US$1,500/€960
A group of deep red octahedral cuprite crystal with calcite and malachite.
A033 Manganite on Ettringite
N'Chwaning Mine
Karahari Manganese Fields, Northern Cape province
South Africa
Thumbnail: 1.9 x 1.6 x 0.7 cm
US$680/€430
0.9 cm tall sharp lustrous black crystal of manganite and bright yellow hexagonal ettringite crystals on a matrix.