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.
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...
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...
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