Africa
1391 Sogdianite, Wessels Mine (Wessel’s Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari Manganese Fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
The rare lithium bearing double-ring silicate sogdianite is rich in this mount which has a display face of 17x9mm. Specimen is mounted on a pedestal in a two part plastic (black bottom, clear top) micromount display case. Ex Cal Pierson. Acquired from Jake Slagle.
1392 Inesite, N’Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Red crystals of inesite with minor calcite.
1235 Delafossite, Cuprite, Vaalhoek Mine (Valhoek Mine), Pilgrim’s Rest, Pilgrim’s Rest District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Dark delafossite matrix with red cuprite crystals. Ex Arthur L Flagg Collection, 1950s. Ex Trevor Boyd Collection. Labelled as Vaalhoek Mine, Transvaal.
1237 Cuprite, Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
Lustrous red cuprite crystals. Ex Trevor Boyd Collection.
1098 Kolwezite, Cobaltoan Calcite, Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
Tufts of acicular green crystals on pink cobaltoan calcite.
1095 Ettringite, Wessels Mine (Wessel’s Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Yellow unusual almost tabular flattened prismatic crystals. Acquired at the 2013 Artisan’s Festival, Ballarat.