Hematite, Andradite
Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Mineral field Northern Cape, South Africa
Kalahari Manganese Field Minerals
Shop available mineral specimens from South Africa's Kalahari Manganese Field, including pieces from N'Chwaning and Wessels mines. Every photograph shows the exact specimen offered.
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Calcite
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Sturmanite
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Calcite
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Thaumasite
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Rhodochrosite
N'Chwaning I Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Despujolsite (2010 Find)
N'Chwaning III Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Sugilite (2015 Find)
N'Chwaning III Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Rhodochrosite
N'Chwaning I Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Inesite
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Hausmannite, Andradite
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Rhodochrosite
Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Hausmannite, Manganvesuvianite (Type Locality)
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Olmiite
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Chalcedony
N'Chwaning I Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Olmiite on Matrix
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Hematite
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Ettringite on Calcite
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Hematite
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Hausmannite
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Inesite
Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Andradite psm Hematite
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Calcite (Twinned)
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ettringite
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
About the Kalahari Manganese Field
The Kalahari Manganese Field in South Africa's Northern Cape is one of the world's most important mineral localities and a historic source of exceptional collector specimens.
- Location
- Northern Cape, South Africa
- Collector localities
- N'Chwaning and Wessels mines
- Catalogue
- Available one-of-a-kind pieces
A globally important mineral locality
The International Union of Geological Sciences identifies the field as the world's largest land-based manganese deposit. Its complex mineralogy includes rare species and type localities, giving specimens from the region lasting scientific and collector interest.
Mines represented in the catalogue
Available pieces may come from the N'Chwaning mines, Wessels Mine and other documented localities within the field. Each product page records the locality supplied for that specimen, together with its size and individual photographs.
Minerals of the Kalahari field
The region is known for rhodochrosite, hausmannite, sturmanite, ettringite, poldervaartite, olmiite and uncommon manganese-bearing associations. Availability changes as individual pieces are added or sold.
About SA Mineral Shop
Curated for serious collectors.
Established in 2016, SA Mineral Shop is an online store and physical gallery specialising in selected specimens from Southern Africa and significant localities worldwide.
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