African Minerals

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AD95: Cerussite and Dioptase NEW

M'fouati, M'fouati District, Bouenza Department

Republic of Congo

Thumbnail：2.7 x 2.1 x 1.1 cm

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Translucent to transparent cerussite associated with gemmy green dioptase crystals up to 1 mm.

A012: Liddicoatite

Ankadilava, Sahatany Valley

Madagascar

Miniature：5 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm

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Fully terminated purplish red crystal of Liddicoatite.

KM162: Elbaite var. Rubellite

Sahatany Valley, Antananarivo Province

Madagascar

Ex. Jean Béhier coll.

Miniature：4.9 x 0.7 x 0.45 cm

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Doubly terminated multi-colored Elbaite.This has a label handwritten by Jean Béhier.

A062: Wulfenite with Malachite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb

Namibia

Thumbnail：1.4 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm

Crystal size: 1.3 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm

40,000 Yen

Transparent, lustrous yellow brown crystal of Wulfenite on a matrix associated with fine spherical Malachite crystals.

AD114: Wulfenite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb

Namibia

Thumbnail：1.2 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm

Crystal size: 1.2 x 1.2 x 0.5 cm

1,800 Yen

Translucent gemmy brown crystal of Wulfenite.

AD123: Calcite with Oriented Duftite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb

Namibia

Ex. Russell P. MacFall coll, Carl Acosta coll.

Miniature：4.7 x 3.9 x 2 cm

178,000 Yen

A cluster of Translucent calcite with oriented "Mercedes Star" Duftite. This has slight damage, but extremely rare and attractive.

A090: Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions

Orange River, Warmbad, Great Namaqualand, karas Region

Namibia

Thumbnail：2.95 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm

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Extremely rare piece. Obtained in 2007.

A091: Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions

Orange River, Warmbad, Great Namaqualand, karas Region

Namibia

Miniature：4.1 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm

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Extremely rare piece. Obtained in 2007.

AN002: Manganvesvianite

N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Fields

South Africa

Miniature：1.8 x 4.6 x 2.4 cm

26,000 Yen

A cluster of sharp, lustrous black manganvesvianite crystal.

AN007: Fluorapatite

Imilchil, High Atlas Mtns. Meknes-Tafilalet Region,

Morocco

Ex. Martin Zinn coll.

Thumbnail：2.9 x 2 x 1.5 cm

13,000 Yen

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A doubly terminated yellow green hexagonal crystal on a matrix. The crystal size is 2 x 0.8 cm. No damage.

AN008: Gageite and Rhodochrosite

N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, Kuruman

South Africa

Ex. Martin Zinn coll.

Thumbnail：3.1 x 2.9 x 1.4 cm

14,800 Yen

Fibrous light brown gageite with rhodocrosite and black balls of hausmanite crystals on a matrix.

AN010: Cuprite on Quartz

Mashamba West, Kolwezi, Katanga

Dem. Rep. of Congo

Thumbnail：2.5 x 2.5 x 1.1 cm

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Gemmy deep red octahedral cuprite crystals to 1.1 cm tall on a matrix with fine quartz crystals.

AN013: Cuprian Adamite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb

Namibia

Ex. Martin Zinn coll.

Thumbnail：3 x 2.5 x 1.4 cm

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Deep green cuprian adamite crystals on a matrix.

AN004: Elbaite

Jos, Nigeria

Ex. Martin Zinn coll.

Thumbnail：2.3 x 1 x 1 cm

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Fully terminated transparent bi-color elbaite, with an grayish green termination passing into purplish red.

AN005: Beryl var. Aquamarine

Jos Nigeria

Ex. Martin Zinn coll.

Thumbnail：3.2 x 0.75 x 0.5 cm

46,000 Yen

Fully terminated transparent intense blue colored crystal.

AN006: Scapolite

Mpapwa, Dodoma Region

Tanzania

Ex. Martin Zinn coll.

Thumbnail：2,9 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm

26,000 Yen

Elongated crystal of fully terminated transparent yellow scapolite.

AN009: Diopside

Merelani Hills, Arusha

Tanzania

Thumbnail：2.7 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm

22,000 Yen

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Fully terminated, transparent green chromian diopside crystal with graphite. The crystal is 2.7 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm.

AN011: Topaz with Mica

St. Anne Mine, Miami, Karoi District

Zimbabwe

Ex. Martin Zinn coll.

Thumbnail：2,4 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm

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Well-terminated transparent blue topaz with mica.

KE268: Tourmaline var. Schorl

Erongo Mountains, Namibia

Small Miniature：3.2 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm

13,500 Yen

Very lustrous, tapering cluster of multiterminated schorl crystal. No damage.

KE530: Descloizite

Berg Aukas, Namibia

Small Miniature：3.4 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm

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A cluster of translucent reddish brown crystals, with calcite. No damage.

AD01 Calcite with oriented Duftite inclusions

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia

Miniature：5.2 x 3.5 x 1.8 cm

200,000 Yen

Extremely rare calcite with perfect duftite star on the corner of calcite. The main crystal measures 2.3 cm across.

A008 Brookite

Fitampito, Ikalamavony

Madagascar

Thumbnail: 1.8 x 1.5 x 0.3 cm

27,500 Yen

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

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Doubly terminated transparent brown tabular crystals of brookite. Found in 2007.

A053 Fluorite (Spinel Law Twin)

Erongo Mountains

Namibia

Miniature: 4.9 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm

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Elongated spinel law twin crystal of color-zoned green fluorite.

A061 Carrollite

Kamoya Prospect, Kamoya Hills, Kambove, Katanga

Congo

Miniature: 3.3 x 3.9 x 1.9 cm

270,000 Yen

1.8 x 1.7 cm cube and octahedral crystal of carrollite perched on a matrix.

A069 Azurite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb

Namibia

Thumbnail: 1.9 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm

78,000 Yen

Doubly terminated lustrous deep blue crystal of azurite.

KM145 Cerussite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia

Toenail: 3.2 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm

Ex. Wolfgang Pohl Coll.

24,000 Yen

2.8 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm transparent elongated crystal.

KM043 Cerussite with Chalcotrichite (Twinned Crystal)

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia

Ex. Marshall Sussman Coll.

Thumbnail: 0.9 x 1.9 x 0.2 cm

448,000 Yen

Extremely rare V-twinned red cerussite.

KM047 Cuprian Smithsonite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia

Thumbnail: 2.3 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm

92,000 Yen

Transparent green rhombohedral crystal to 1 cm.

KM024 Smithsonite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia

Ex. Norman and Roslyn Pellman Coll.

Thumbnail: 1.9 x 1.6 x 1.7 cm

35,000 Yen

Translucent lustrous yellow single crystal. No damage.

KM041 Cerussite with Chalcotrichite inclusions

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia

Miniature: 4.5 x 3.7 x 2.6 cm

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Very rare red cerussite crystal to 6 mm on a matrix.

KM003 Fluorite

Orange River, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Miniature: 4.4 x 3.3 x 2.4 cm

68,000 Yen

A cluster of transparent green octahedral fluorite to 2.2 cm wide.

KL248 Prehnite and Epidote

Djouga Diggings, Bendoukou, Arrondissement Diakon

Cercle de Bafoulabe, Kayes Region

Mali

Miniature: 4.5 x 3.9 x 2.6 cm

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Translucent soft green balls of prehnite with well-terminated black epidote arms.Very pretty specimen.

KL040 Smithsonite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb

Namibia

Thumbnail: 1.7 x 2.6 x 1.8 cm

53,000 Yen

The largest crystal is 1 cm wide.

KL041 Smithsonite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb

Namibia

Thumbnail: 2.8 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm

38,000 Yen

The largest crystal is 0.4 cm