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3368 - Garnet var. Almandine Xl - $250
Angelierspan pegmatite in the Northern Cape Province (not KMF), South Africa
Miniature, 4.3 x 3.9 x 2.7 cm
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Large, compound crystal of Andradite (it is complete on front, though halved 3-dimensionally by contact on the back even though it is not broken per se). The color and luster are both good . These big garnets are well known in SA and the attached mica also shows its provenance, as mica is extremely rare, if ever seen, at the KMF.




3439 - Tourmaline var. Indicolite - $975
Karibib, Namibia
Small Cabinet ., 6.2 x 1.7 cm
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Very simply, this is a terrific Tourmaline. The luster is very good, the termination complex and interesting, very good clarity, and excellent blue-green color. Any lover of tourmalines (and they are hard to resist) will like this beauty. When backlit, this glows a vivid blue hue that is very rare for this locality.




4162 - Andradite - $175
Wessels Mine, near Kuruman, South Africa
Small Cabinet , 5.5 x 5 x 2 cm
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Lustrous, well-formed crystals to .5 cm covering the matrix. The color and luster add to the importance and beauty of this specimen. In person, it has more of a red hue than you see here




1716 - Rhodochrosite - $450
Hotazel Mine, near Kuruman, South Africa
Thumbnail, 2.2 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm
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In the same trend as the N’Chwaning, Hotazel has produced some great specimens. This lovely Rhodo has excellent luster and a very good orange-red color. What sets it apart are the complex multiple vertical faces that parallel the c-axis. Minor damage but on backside. These faces give the piece an ‘art deco’ look, and makes it unusual, attractive, and very desirable. It is even better in person.




2773 - Ettringite - $450
N'Chwaning Mine, near Kuruman, South Africa
Large Thumbnail/Small Miniature., 3.1 x 1.7 x 0.8 cm
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Lovely cluster of crystals with a nice yellow color, good luster, and a translucent to almost transparent clarity. As good as the main 3.1 cm crystal is, the smaller ones are just as attractive and add very good balance and aesthetics to the piece.




2774 - Ettringite - $125 (SOLD)
N'Chwaning Mine, near Kuruman, South Africa
Thumbnail, 2.1 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
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Beautiful yellow crystal with excellent luster and very good clarity. On top of all that, the crystal is DOUBLY terminated. This a terrific thumbnail in every sense.




2775 - Ettringite - $95
N'Chwaning Mine, near Kuruman, South Africa
Thumbnail, 1.2 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm
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This cluster of four intergrown crystals is excellent. The color is good, clarity excellent, and the main crystal is doubly-terminated! Another wonderful thumbnail.




3358 - Ettringite - $175
N'Chwaning Mine, near Kuruman, South Africa.
Thumbnail, 2.6 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm


Very nice cluster of ‘day-glo’ yellow crystals on minimal matrix. Not only is the color good, but the luster and main terminations are excellent. A very good thumbnail.




3395 - Datolite - $95
N'Chwaning II Mine, near Kuruman, South Africa
Thumbnail, 2 x 1.5 x 1.25 cm
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This lustrous pink crystal has a nice, very sharp edge and termination. Not something you commonly see from here, it really is better in person.




3396 - Manganite - $95 (SOLD)
N'Chwaning Mine, near Kuruman, South Africa
Thumbnail, 2.6 x 1.9 x 1.4 cm
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This incredibly sharp 7mm crystal, which sits attractively in a vug of drusy Manganite, is very sharp with a superb luster. The form is of a thin rhombohedral prism, and the quality of the crystal makes this a very attractive thumbnail.




3397 - Manganite - $50
N’Chwaning II Mine, near Kuruman, South Africa
Miniature, 4 x 2.9 x 2 cm

Beautiful and lustrous, this prismatic Manganite crystal sits perfectly dead center on the matrix. To add to the value of this piece, there is a tiny gemmy Sturmanite cystal on the lower left corner of the matrix.




5057 - Manganite - $35
N'Chwaning Mine, near Kuruman, South Africa
Miniature, 4 x 2.5 x 1 cm
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Very nice groups of small lustrous Manganite crystals generously coat the matrix. The quality of the crystals is excellent, and the specimen is much better in person.




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