30098 Azurite, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Two sharp azurite crystals in a V formation with unidentified green and white minerals. Video best viewed full screen.
Africa
20054 Quartz, Goethite, Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Slender quartz crystal with goethite inclusions and unknown black rhombohedral species. Video best viewed full screen.
5667 Rhodochrosite, N’Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Deep orange-red sharp crystals. Ex Brian Shelton Collection. Photo widths 9mm and 5mm.
30095 Celestine, Sakoany deposit, Katsepy, Mitsinjo, Boeny, Madagascar
Heavy specimen. Sharp pale blue crystals. Video best viewed full screen.
30085 Vanadinite, Mibladen mining district, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Deep orange-brown crystals, with some tan coloured faces. Video best viewed full screen.
5203 Diamond, Sierra Leone
5200-5203 mounted in one box. by Jules Bernhardt in 1976. Video best viewed full screen.
20051 Dioptase, Calcite, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Sharp green dioptase crystals on calcite. Ex Roger Colling Collection. Video best viewed full screen.
30075 Erythrite, Bou Azzer Mine, Morocco
Two separate habits of erythrite, distinct sharp dark purple crystals and small hemispheres of pink crystals. Video best viewed full screen.
30070 Rhodochrosite, Shigaite, N’Chwaning I Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex Barry Johnson Collection. Labelled as N’Chwaning II but should be N’Chwaning I according to Mindat. Video best viewed full screen.
30063 Sturmanite, N’Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa
Flattened hexagonal dipyramid yellow crystals with pronounced pinacoid faces, and with tiny colourless-white acicular crystals of quartz. Ex Barry Johnson Collection. Video best viewed full screen.
30061 Groutite, Calcite, Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Black groutite on an unknown brown stalactitic mineral with calcite that fluoresces red. Ex Barry Johnson Collection.
30058 Olimiite, Celestine, N’Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa
Olmiite fluoresces bright red under longwave UV. Ex Barry Johnson Collection. Video best viewed full screen.
20044 Fluorite, Aquamarine, Erongo Mountains, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
Green fluorite with purple edges. The green is fluorescent but not the purple. Pale blue prismatic aqua. With the spate of fakes coming out of the region, I have examined this specimen very closely. It...
5661 Diamond, Liberia
Greenish-black fragment of a crystal 5mm wide. Acquired from CK Minerals at the 2019 Nunawading Show.
10083 Sugilite, N’Chwaning III Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Fibrous to prismatic purple crystals. 65x40x20mm. Closeup photo is 6.5mm wide.
10062 Rhodochrosite, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Lustrous deep red crystals on one face. Specimen measures 87x40x23mm. Closeup photo is 14mm across.
ncat JP0975 Francevillite, Mounanaite, Mounana Mine (Mouana Mine), Franceville, Haut-Ogooue Province, Gabon
Type Locality for both species
ncat JP3744 Zincolivenite, Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region (Otjikoto Region), Namibia
Ex Jack Nelson Collection. “Cuproadamite”
5572 Ferrilothmeyerite, Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia
Type Locality. Tiny brown crystals on calcite, Peter Hall
5579 Tarbuttite, Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia
Type Locality. Colourless crystals. Pink under LWUV. Labelled as Northern Rhodesia.,
4701 Calcite, Mottramite, Sphalerite, Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia
Old label “SW-Afrika”., Helmut Braith
4737 Pyrope, Tanzania
Three fairly sharp crystals, no matrix., Steve Ulatowski, New Era Gems, Grass Valley, California
4819 Hydropyrochlore, Lueshe Mine, Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
Type Locality, Richard Bell
30030 Erythrite, Bou Azer, Morocco
Dark pink/purple crystals protected in a cavity. Ex Darren Lucas.
20007 Hausmannite, N’Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Lustrous octahedral crystals.
20002 Beryl, Erongo Mountain, Erongo Region, Namibia
An aquamarine-tipped heliodor from a small recent find of unusual bi-coloured beryls and this piece comes from the lot that had some of the best colouration seen. The piece weighs approximately 0.9 grams and measures...
10079 Malachite, L’Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
So-called velvet malachite”. Purchased at Keystone
10061 Rhodochrosite, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Cavities containing lustrous pink crystal groups.
10051 Quartz, Jebel Imalo, Imilchil, Er Rachidia Province (Errachidia Province), Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Lovely cluster of colourless quartz crystals in parallel growth. Labelled as Jebel Imalo, Imilchil, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco.
10023 Ettringite, Calcite, Andradite, Hematite, N’Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Nice zoned yellow-white ettringite, superb colourless calcite, reddish andradite and minor hematite.
10009 Smithsonite, Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia
Light brown translucent crystals on matrix. Ex American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) Collection, numbered 49272. Jamie Newman of the museum has advised that the number should read 94272.
8073 Iowaite, Palabora mine (Foscor open pit; PMC mine), Loolekop, Phalaborwa, Limpopo Province, South Africa
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8028 Boltwoodite, Calcite, Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
7140 Willemite, Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia
ex Joan Lamond Collection, ex Mike Newnham. Sharp yellow crystals with tiny smithsonite(?) and inclusions of dioptase and a red mineral.
7098 Proustite, Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia
Proustite at Tsumeb not listed in Mindat. ex Joan Lamond Collection
10053 Barite, Jebel Ouichane, Beni Bou Ifrour, Nador, Nador Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
Cluster of pale blue barite crystals.
10054 Barite, Jebel Ouichane, Beni Bou Ifrour, Nador, Nador Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
Cluster of pale blue barite crystals. Purchased at Keystone, priced at $40.
4650 Kombatite, Kombat Mine, Kombat, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Type Locality. Tiny piece with yellow kombatite, hausmannite and andradite(?). Ex Dan Weinrich, Ralph Merrill.
4631 Quartz, Orthoclase, Cape Lime Company’s Dolomite Quarry, Vredendal, West Coast District, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Collected by Pierre Joubert. Vredendal is pronounced with an F” sound.”
4628 Dioptase, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Cluster of emerald-green crystals
4629 Quartz, Ceres, Cape Winelands District, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Clear quartz crystal with inclusions collected by Pierre Joubert on a friend’s farm near Ceres.
4630 Rutile, Quartz, Orthoclase, Cape Lime Company’s Dolomite Quarry, Vredendal, West Coast District, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Collected by Pierre Joubert. Vredendal is pronounced with an F” sound.”
4574 Oyelite, N’Chwaning Mine, Kuruman Hills, Namibia
Bob Rothenberg/ex Rocko’s Minerals
4410 Olmiite, N’Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman Hills, North Cape Province, South Africa
Danny Jones Firebird Minerals
4055 Likasite, Likasi Mine, Likasi, Shaba, Congo
Jim Ferraiolo 6/2005
4017 Poldervaartite, Bulfonteinite, Kuruman, Hotazel, South Africa
Robert Kurcbart 4/2005
4016 Gauderfroyite, Kalahari Manganese Field, Kuruman, Hotazel, South Africa
Robert Kurcbart 4/2005
4001 Senegalite, Turquoise, Khouroudiako, Faleme River, Senegal
Cederick Gineste 2/2005
3935 Quartz (Amethyst), Magaliesburg, South Africa
Alison Sewell in Johannesburg
3929 Quartz (Amethyst), Brandberg, Gobbobisberg Mountains, Namibia
Adam Wright 2/2005
6092 Fluorite, Riemvasmaak fluorite occurrences, Kakamas District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Light green fluorite octahedrons are featured here partially blanketed with white druzy quartz. The faces of the fluorite has medium luster. The piece measures 1 1/2″ wide by3 3/8″ tall by 1 1/2″ front to...
6054 Arisite-(Ce), Tuperssuatsiaite, Analcime, Aegirine, Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek District, Namibia
Type locality for arisite-(Ce) which is pale pinkish thin hexagonal plates. Tuperssuatsiaite is brownish-red sprays
6020 Azurite, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Ex Al Ordway No. 188. Gift from D. Pohl. Dark blue crystals
6009 Tavorite, Giniite, Sandamab pegmatite, Usakos, Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia
Type locality for giniite. Tavorite green, giniite black
6004 Asisite, Hausmannite, Quartz, Kombat Mine, Namibia
Bright red crystals in hausmannite and quartz matrix
5304 Zoisite, Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Faceted tanzanite gem 0.47 carats
5056 Corundum, Zazafotsy Quarry, Ihosy District, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar
Ruby. Kerry Banks Collection
7112 JL228 Nadorite, Nador n’Bails Mine, Djebel Nador, Guelma, Constantine Province, Algeria
Type Locality. ex Joan Lamond Collection
2411 Chrysoberyl, Ambatondrazaka District, Alaotra-Mangoro Region, Toamasina Province (Tamatave), Madagascar
Thin twinned crystal, partial sixling.
2395 Leiteite, Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
Micaceous crystal fragment
1892 Biehlite, Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
Capsule. Originally from Clive Quiet, 2005
1668 Arisite-(La), Tuperssuatsiaite, Aegirine, Aris Quarries (Ariskop Quarry; Railway Quarry), Aris, Windhoek District, Khomas Region, Namibia
White hexagonal plates. Other species present (maybe fluorapatite, analcime, albite?). Collected in 1994.
1576 Barite, Malachite, Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zare)
Malachite on colourless-grey barite crystals. Ex Downunder Minerals.
1429 Mimetite, Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
Lovely little thumbnail (in micro box) of a group of golden mimetite crystals. Ex American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) Collection number 45287. Ex Eugene Carmichael Collection. AMNH received it as a gift from Pierre...
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...
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.
0505 Olivenite, Conichalcite?, Cornwallite?, Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
This 2.5 cm. x 1.3 cm. mount doesn’t require magnification to appreciate, and it could be displayed as a thumbnail. And then there’s the provenance, which features among other interesting aspects, the ID hand written...
0360 Sohngeite, Gallite, Germanite, Tennantite, Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
Sohngeite crystals in gallite-germanite-tennantite matrix. Type locality for sohngeite and germanite
0343 Sturmanite, Ettringite, N’Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
A small cluster of sturmanite crystals. These elongated hexagonal crystals are well formed with the largest being 2.6cm in length x 0.9cm in width. All these crystals are terminated on one end. The outer surface...
0323 Tantalite-(Mn), Ankole pegmatite field, Mbarara District, Uganda
Lustrous complex crystal of translucent-to-transparent dark-red tantalite with remnants of white albite on the rear where it was attached. Overall Size: 13x12x9 mm.
0096 Shigaite, Gageite, N’Chwaning II Mine, N’Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Golden hexagonal plates of shigaite on greyish-white fibrous gageite. Collected 1993.
1365 Soddyite, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
Radioactive soddyite from the Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre). Photo width 12mm. The Shinkolobwe Mine is the Type Locality for soddyite.
4101 Hibonite, Spinel, Ambindandrakemba, Madagascar
Black hexagonal hibonite with green spinel (out of focus top-middle) from Ambindandrakemba, Tranomaro Commune, Amboasary District, Anosy Region (Fort Dauphin Region), Tuléar Province (Toliara), Madagascar.
10069 Rhodochrosite, Moanda Mine, Moanda, Gabon
Tiny reddish brown scalenohedral crystals of rhodochrosite scattered on manganite-mudstone, Moanda Mine, Moanda, Léboumbi-Leyou Department, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon. Ex A.G. Moss Collection, number 962 (with label and card).
0877 Dioptase, Wulfenite, Minrecordite, Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
2.2×1.6×1.5cm specimen of dioptase crystals with wulfenite crystals and zincian dolomite or minrecordite (not known if tested) from Tsumeb, Namibia. Ex Virgin Valley Sales. View Larger Map | Get Directions