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 Almandine Garnet Specimen #AF01 3.3 x 3.0 x 2.3cm Miniature Otjimbingwe, Namibia $25 This specimen is comprised of a garnet var almandine (or Almandite) perched on a granitic matrix. The xl measures 1.5x1.5 cm, is brownish red in color and is somewhat translucent . It looks to be trapezohedral in form and is undamaged. A very nice matrix specimen.  |
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Boltwoodite Specimen #AF02 6.4 x 4.7 x 3.4cm Small Cabinet Rossing Mine, Rossing, Namibia $25 This specimen consists of a number of xls spread out over matrix. The largest xl measures 7x4mm. The xls vary from radiating acicular masses to fan shaped . They are bright orange yellow and virtually undamaged. Boltwoodite contains uranium. Care should be taken in the handling and storing of this specimen. |
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Boltwoodite Specimen #AF03 5.4 x 3.4 x 1.7cm Small Cabinet Rossing Mine, Rossing, Namibia $30 Mildly Fluorescent This specimen consists of a piece of matrix that displays two open vugs containing boldwoodite xls. One vug is lined with quartz and contains a conglomeration of fan shaped xls to 7mm. The other vug is quartz lined as well and contains a few small individual boltwoodite xls. When exposed to SW UV light there's a mineral layer in the matrix that glows bright neon green. Boltwoodite contains uranium. Care should be taken in the handling and storing of this specimen. |
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Boltwoodite Specimen #AF04 5.0 x 3.7 x 3.5cm Large Miniature Rossing Mine, Rossing, Namibia $35 Fluorescent This specimen consists of a piece of matrix that is coated with quartz and boltwoodite xls. The xls vary from radiating acicular masses to somewhat fan shaped . The two white masses seen on the front of this specimen are highly reactive to SW UV light as can be seen in my last photo. This substance is unknown to me. Boltwoodite contains uranium. Care should be taken in the handling and storing of this specimen. |
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Demantoid Garnet Specimen #AF05 4.7 x 3.0 x 2.3cm Miniature Erongo Range, North of Karibib, Namibia $45 Fluorescent If you like gemmy specimens, then this one is for you. Most of the demantoid xls on this specimen show some geminess. The largest measures 3mm. I don't come across two many good matrix specimens of this species, so here's your chance to own one for yourself. There is a microscopic druzy coating of another species on part of this piece that is wonderfully reactive to SW UV light as my last photo portrays. A very cool rock! |
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Fluorite Specimen #AF06 3.8 x 4.0 x 2.9cm Small Miniature Okoruso Mine, Otjiwarongo, Namibia You gotta love the fluorite specimens from Okoruso. Great color, form and shape. This one displays beautifully cubic fluorite, pale green to water clear, with light purple phantoms. This one is in excellent condition with no damage. GREAT specimen! |
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 Quartz (w/Amethyst Phantom) and Prehnite Specimen #AF07 4.5 x 3.2 x 2.8cm Large Miniature Tafelkop, near Brandberg, Namibia $75 This specimen is a wonderful combo piece. It consists of two perfectly terminated quartz xls with a pale green coating of prehnite xls. Both quartz points are perfect which is rare, as they always seem to show some sort of damage. What really makes this a killer specimen, is the "phantom" amethyst zoning contained within one of the quartz xls. In addition, there is another quartz xl "encased" within this xl as well. It looks as though one xl grew over the other. It's almost impossible to capture this with the camera and is much more discernible with the naked eye. I can't say that I've ever seen this type of amethyst effect in a quartz specimen before. It looks like someone poured purple paint into the quartz while it was forming. This is a really an unusual piece of mother nature! |
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Smoky Quartz with Schorl Tourmaline Specimen #AF08 6.2 x 4.7 x 3.7cm Small Cabinet Erongo Range, North of Karibib, Namibia $35 This specimen consists of a number of smoky quartz xls that have a two very nice schorl xls perched on top of them. Some of the quartz xls around the periphery of the specimen show some damage, while the xls in the front of the display are intact. They are coated with some sort of a white druzy coating. The stars of this piece, to my mind, are the schorl xls. They have formed around the quartz xls and are virtually perfect. The larger one measures 1.8 x 1.7cm and is nicely terminated. The smaller one measures 1.4 x 1.2cm and is terminated as well. A very interesting mineral specimen! |
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Vanadinite Specimen #AF09 3.4 x 2.8 x2.7cm Thumbnail Touissit, Oujda, Morocco $25 A nice vanadinite specimen with the largest crystal measuring 1.2 x 1.0 cm. The crystals are quite large and well formed. |
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Vanadinite Specimen #AF10 4.7 x 6.1 x 2.7cm Miniature Mibladen Mine, Midelt, Morocco This specimen is ALL vanadinite. It displays very nicely from either side and shows crystals from 1-2mm up to 1.5 cm. Their color ranges from cinnamon brown to a bright and lustrous root beer. A wonderful vanadinite specimen! . |
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