African Minerals

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TC35: Alexandrite NEW

Novello Mine

Masvingo

Zimbabwe

Thumbnail: 1.8 x 1.7 x 1 cm

19,000 JPY

A group of color-changing Alexandrite crystals. It shows deep green under fluorescent light, and purple under halogen light.

TC12: Mottramite with Dioptase

Tsumeb Mine

Tsumeb

Namibia

Miniature: 3.7 x 2.9 x 2.1 cm

15,800 JPY

Yellow green botryoidal mottramite with emerald green dioptase crystals up to 1.5 mm on a matrix.

AEF4: Cerussite

Tsumeb Mine

Tsumeb

Namibia

Miniature: 3.8 x 3.5 x 2.6 cm

86,500 JPY

3 x 2.3 x 2.4 cm colorless cyclic-twinned cerussite with micro malachite crystals included, and 1.8 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm pink cerussite (due to copper inclusions) on calcite matrix. No Damage.

KM003 Fluorite

Riemvasmaak fluorite occurrences

Kakamas District, Northern Cape Province

South Africa

Miniature: 4.5 x 3.4 x 2.4 cm

12,500 JPY

A cluster of bright green octahedral fluorite crystals up to 2.3 cm.

AI025: Dioptase

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb

Namibia

Small Miniature：1.7 x 3.5 x 1.7 cm

22,000 JPY

Lustrous gemmy emerald green crystals up to 0.7 cm tall on calcite

AI006: Quartz var. Japan Law Twin

Mpika, Zambia

Small Cabinet：3.3 x 7.2 x 4.2 cm

34,000 JPY

Cluster of tarnsparent quartz crystals with 2.8 x 4.2 x 0.7 cm Japan Law Twin crystal.

AG016: Dioptase

Kaokoveld, Namibia

Thumbnail：2 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm

8,000 JPY

Fully terminated deep green dioptase crystal.

KM163: Fluorite with Celestine

Hammam-Zriba Mine

Zriba Village, Zaghouan Governorate

Tunisia

Small Miniature：4 x 5.7 x 2.8 cm

28,000 JPY

A cluster of colorless cubic fluorite crystals to 1 cm across with white acicular celectine.

AD70: Fluorite

Erongo Mountains, Namibia

Thumbnail：2.4 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm

8,500 JPY

This is a "Scepter-like" etched fluorite.

AD71: Fluorite

Erongo Mountains, Namibia

Thumbnail：2.4 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm

8,500 JPY

This is a "Scepter-like" etched fluorite.

AD72: Fluorite

Erongo Mountains, Namibia

Thumbnail：2.4 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm

8,500 JPY

This is a "Scepter-like" etched fluorite.

AD73: Fluorite

Erongo Mountains, Namibia

Thumbnail：2.4 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm

SOLD

This is a "Scepter-like" etched fluorite.

AD74: Fluorite

Erongo Mountains, Namibia

Thumbnail：2.7 x 1.5 x 1 cm

SOLD

This is a "Scepter-like" etched fluorite.

AD76: Fluorite

Erongo Mountains, Namibia

Thumbnail：2.9 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm

SOLD

This is a "Scepter-like" etched fluorite.

AI003: Dioptase

Christoff Mine, Kaokoveld, Namibia

Thumbnail：1.3 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm

18,500 JPY

Transparent doubly terminated crystal.

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 JPY

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

AN005: Beryl var. Aquamarine

Jos Nigeria

Ex. Martin Zinn coll.

Thumbnail：3.2 x 0.75 x 0.5 cm

46,000 JPY

Fully terminated transparent intense blue colored crystal.

KE268: Tourmaline var. Schorl

Erongo Mountains, Namibia

Small Miniature：3.2 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm

13,500 JPY

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