The SA Mineral Shop specimen record
Explore a public visual record of mineral specimens previously catalogued by SA Mineral Shop, retained for locality, provenance, pocket and mineralogical reference.
A non-commercial reference view. Prices and purchasing controls are intentionally omitted.
Exact specimen photographyThe images document the individual piece catalogued by SA Mineral Shop.
Locality wording preservedMine, district and country details remain as supplied with the specimen record.
Evidence before inferencePocket names and dates appear only when they are documented in the catalogue record.
265 reference records
Page 2 of 12
Brandberg Complex, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
The specimen has fluorite with quartz on a base of feldspar. The piece makes a unique miniature specimen with an eye catching profile. Elongate milky quartz crystal protrude...
Open reference record
Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
The specimen is a medium sized crystals of prismatic rhombic dioptase with a touch of chrysocolla/plancheite residual matrix showing underneath. The crystal is translucent in emerald dioptase green.
Open reference record
Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
The specimen has heterogenite on cobaltoan calcite as well as heterogenite on malachite on kolwezite. The cobaltoan calcite formed an island built from hexagonal prismatic trigonal bollards. The...
Open reference record
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
The specimen has a small crystal structure of cerussite in a reticulated crystal habit, which is a complex modification on a V twinning crystal habit. The surface of...
Open reference record
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
A small cluster of pale yellow gemmy thaumasite. The thaumasite are small, the largest crystal to 0.8cm which is relatively big for the species, most crystals are inclined...
Open reference record
Erongo Mountains, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
The specimen has feldspar on a proportionally extended formation of elongate crystals of aquamarine. The aquamarine crystals are complex with twinning features and interpenetrating length wise. The aquamarine...
Open reference record
Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
The specimen has heterogenite on cobaltoan calcite as well as heterogenite on malachite on kolwezite. The cobaltoan calcite formed an island built from hexagonal prismatic trigonal bollards. The...
Open reference record
Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
The specimen has multiphase crystallization of baryte. The baryte crystals protrude through the base formation forming the underside. Ontop the baryte crystals are long and high which have...
Open reference record
Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
The specimen has cobaltoan calcite in the center of a thin bowl shaped crust of matrix covered with plancheite on tiny rhombs of calcite. The cobaltoan calcite is...
Open reference record
Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
The miniature specimen has a small cluster of scalenohedral pink crystals of cobaltoan calcite in association with a deep olive green puff ball of kolwezite. The scalene crystals...
Open reference record
Bergsig Farm 167, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
The specimen has a rich transparent true green coloured fluorite formation over some residual albite. The fluorite in a cubic form are up to 1.1cm on edge and...
Open reference record
Erongo Mountains, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
The ilmenite has a lamellar tabular trigonal structure. these three characterestics can be seen in the structure and in some of the aligned surface patterns on the flat...
Open reference record
Bergsig Farm 167, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
These specimens come from the early 2014 Erongo find and are noted for their unusual blue color, odd barrel form, as well as being tapered. These are very...
Open reference record
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
The specimen is made up of ettringite deposited onto a thin host country rock matrix. The ettringite are a bright lemon yellow colour with good gemmy crystals. The...
Open reference record
Gobobosebberge Mountains, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
The specimen has a rather unique form and habit. The main pair of quartz crystals comes off the matrix with the smaller crystal having a reverse termination. The...
Open reference record
Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
The specimen has malachite and a limonitic clay on and included in baryte. The baryte are tabular crystal with simple bevelled edges up to the vertical and neat...
Open reference record
Kolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
The specimen has crystals of cobaltoan calcite on a calcitic matrix. Modified rhombic crystals of calcite have a deep magenta value very closely mimic the frosted surface luster...
Open reference record
Erongo Mountains, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
The specimen has yellow muscovite and goshenite on green fluorite. The goshenite crystals are lovely lustrous hexagonal crystals that are stubby in proportion. There are a few cuboctohedral...
Open reference record
Kolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
The specimen has crystals of cobaltoan calcite on a calcite matrix. Modified rhombic crystals of calcite have a deep magenta value very closely mimic the frosted surface luster...
Open reference record
Yanga Koubenza quarries, Mfouati, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Rep of the Congo
The specimen has cerussite on malachite and azurite on a lamellar limonitic silted matrix pierced with azurite. The azurite has very fine crystals. The malachite has tiny needles...
Open reference record
Kolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
The specimen has small stacked crystal forms made up out of very shallow tabular rhombic crystals stacked one on top of another, like a small pile of crumpets....
Open reference record
Palabanda quarries, Mfouati, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo
The specimen is a small section of blue hemimorphite. The small specimen has some beautifully formed rolling balls of hemimorphite in a pseudo botryoidal formation of interconnected balls....
Open reference record
Kolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
The specimen has a large scalenohedral crystals of cobaltoan calcite carrying some matrix of calcitic debris. The debry has an earthy orange colour with a sandstone like texture....
Open reference record
Bergsig Farm 167, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
The specimen has an impressive spray of schorl needles in association with goshenite, fluorite and muscovite. The muscovite has well formed hexagonal crystals on the schorl. The schorl...
Open reference record