This Gallery includes minerals mainly from South Africa and Namibia (excluding Tsumeb which has its own Gallery). South Africa is represented by several specimens from the famous mineral-rich Kalahari Mn Field while Namibia presents specimens from districts as the Erongo Mtns. with its pegmatitic minerals, the Gobobos Mtns. and others.

 

WSAFR-42 - Hematite and calcite

N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Mn Field, Kuruman (Northern Cape, South Africa)

Highly lustrous black crystals of hematite to 2 cm. on massive mineral along with several rounded white crystals of calcite. The hematite crystals are undamaged, however a couple of them are lacking, calcite has some cleaved areas.

8.5x6.2x5 - 135 €

 

 

WSAFR-S/N-5 - Descloizite

Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein (Namibia)

Large heavy mass of interconnected lustrous brown to reddish crystals, many of the classic "feather" type, of descloizite to about 2.5 cm. across. As seen in the pictures there is some damage as crystals lacking but what can be considered as the top side is relatively clean of damage. A really large wholly crystallized specimen from the classic locality for descloizite.

12.5x8.5x7 - 450 €

 

 

WSAFR-S/N-1 - Descloizite

Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein (Namibia)

Small cluster of dark brown crystals of descloizite to 1.3 cm. across. Some edges show a greenish translucency when backlit. Undamaged.

1.5x1.5x1 - 11 €

 

 

WSAFR-S/N-2 - Descloizite

Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein (Namibia)

Brown crystals of descloizite to about 2 cm. long forming a small typical "feather" cluster. A couple of small crystals are lacking at back, otherwise undamaged.

2.3x1.4x1 - 9 €

 

 

WSAFR-S/N-4 - Descloizite

Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein (Namibia)

Small cluster of dark brown "feather" crystals of descloizite to about 2 cm. long. A couple of small minor crystals are lacking, otherwise undamaged. A nice small specimen from the classic locality for descloizite.

2.2x1.8x1.3 - 15 €

 

 

WSAFR-00/18 - Quartz (amethyst)

Gobobos Mtns. (Namibia)

A highly lustrous semitransparent terminated 4x2.5x1.8-cm. amethyst composite-crystal of a lovely purple color free-standing on a small piece of volcanic matrix. Just a very tiny nick at the termination, otherwise undamaged.

4x3.5x3.5 - 75 €

 

 

WSAFR-08/42 - Quartz (amethyst)

Gobobos Mtns. (Namibia)

A matrixless highly lustrous transparent terminated quartz crystal with subtle areas of purple amethyst. Some etching in several faces. Undamaged.

5x1.1x1 - 21 €

 

 

WSAFR-08/39 - Amazonite

Kleine Spitzkoppe (Namibia)

A loose matrixless microcline variety amazonite crystal of a light green color at the termination and creamy at the prism faces. Undamaged. From a rarely seen locality for amazonite most known for its world-class topaz crystals.

2.7x2x1.6 - 25 €

 

 

WSAFR-04/42 - Aquamarine and microcline

Erongo Mtns. (Namibia)

Nice cluster of lustrous blue transparent crystals of aquamarine with gemmy terminations on a matrix of small crystals of creamy microcline partly coated by a thin oxide film. The largest aquamarine crystal is 4x1.3x0.6 cm. and is doubly terminated. Some aquamarines present small black needles of tourmaline at the terminations as seen in the photos. There is a terminated black tourmaline crystal to add to the specimen. Undamaged and a very good Erongo aquamarine specimen.

5.5x5x2.3 - 220 €

 

 

WSAFR-02/26 - Aquamarine

Erongo Mtns. (Namibia)

Doubly terminated loose crystal of greenish blue aquamarine, translucent at the terminations and heavily included at center. The prism faces have been lightly etched and present a nice scalloped surface. Tiny black crystals of tourmaline attached. Some contact areas at the back of the crystal.

6.2x4.4x3.7 - 200 €

 

 

WSAFR-00/21 - Aquamarine and tourmaline

Erongo Mtns. (Namibia)

Large lustrous crystal of black tourmaline with a crude acicular termination and a nice transparent singly terminated 1.9x0.7x0.7-cm. aquamarine crystal attached.

5.5x3.7x3.7 - 80 €

 

 

WSAFR-01/64 - Tourmaline and quartz

Erongo Mtns. (Namibia)

Group of smoky quartz crystals to 3.5x3.5 cm. forming a parallel cluster with lustrous prismatic terminated black crystals of tourmaline to 2x2 cm. attached. Some white crystals of microcline presented as well. Tourmaline crystals are contacted at left side of the specimen and there is a ding at the back of the termination of the quartz as seen in the right photo.

6.5x6x3.3 - 56 €

 

 

WSAFR-00/24 - Tourmaline and microcline

Erongo Mtns. (Namibia)

Choice cluster of biterminated striated prismatic crystals of black tourmaline to 5x2x2 cm. intermixed with creamy corroded crystals of microcline. The tourmaline crystals present an interesting acicular termination in one end. There are some coatings of colorless bubbly highly fluorescent opal variety hyalite. Undamaged with the exception of a couple of contacted tourmaline terminations.

7x6.5x6.5 - 145 €