Geographical section. Other South African Countries


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Baryte
Transparent XX on a malachite matrix

12x7cm
Moshamba, Shaba. Zaire
Specimen n.333

 

Beryl var aquamarina
Terminated X, 5cm long and 2cm wide, on the typical corroded matrix. A X of schorl on the left
11.5x10
Erongo. Namibia
Specimen 409

 

Fluorite
Pale green cuboctahedral X, 4x4cm wide; some faces are frosty but well defined. On quartz matrix with some terminated XX. There was a small find of this fluorite in this locality during 2005
7.5x7cm
Pella, Orange River, Norther Cape Province. South Africa
Specimen n.834

 

Fluorite
Cubic XX, edges up to 1.2cm, with the typical phantom from Okoruso
7.5x7cm
Okoruso mine. Namibia
Specimen n.384

 

Cuprite
Cube octahedron, edge 0.7cm long, on mineralized matrix
7x5.5cm
Mashamba West mine, Shaba Province. Zaire
Specimen n.189

 

Londonite
Single X, 1.5cm wide, in pegmatite matrix. It is woth to remember that this is the Cs-dominant analogue of rhodizite (see below in this page)
7x6cm
Betafo Region, South of Mahaire. Madagascar
Specimen n.402

 

Londonite
Another X of londonite, 0.9 cm wide, in a pocket of the pegmatitic rock
6x4cm
Ambalape, Manapa, Mahaiza. Madagascar
Specimen n.528

 

Quartz 
XX up to 4.7cm long, with green phantoms due to fuchsite inclusion
9.5x7cm
Departementa Ambositra, Amoron'i Mania region, Fianarantsoa Province. Madagascar
Specimen n.714

 

 

Quartz var amethyst
Kind of amethyst with the unusual "Cactus" formation (XX up to 4.5cm) with 2nd generation XX that cover crystals with light pink coloring. From the recent find in this South African place
10x8cm
Magaliesberg Mts, Pretoria, Gautend prov. South Africa
Specimen n.314

 

Rhodizite
Yellow X, 1.5x1cm, with rubellite in pegmatite matrix
4x3.5cm
Tetezantsio, Madagascar
Specimen n.404


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