African Minerals - $200 and under

Hematite imitating Aquamarine - this is a rare habit for Hematite found in one pocket about 2 years ago. Two tiny nicks as shown in photos (all other sides perfect), partially dowble terminated. Complete all around with good luster, 2.3 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm.

Hematite imitating Aquamarine - this is a rare habit for Hematite found in one pocket about 2 years ago. Complete all around with good luster, 2.2 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm.

Thick, lustrous crystal with smaller crystals and smokey quartz crystals attached, 6.5 x 2 x 2 cm.

A 1cm green Diopside crystal on a cluster of yellow Prehnite. The Prehnite cluster is complete all around on a tiny amount of graphite matrix, size 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm.

Thick, blocky crystals with good luster typical from this mine, 4.5 x 4 x 4 cm.

Small tufts (3-5mm) of velvety green Malachite atop an earlier generation of similarly formed Malachite that has psuedomorped into Chrysocolla, unusual piece, 7 x 5 x 5 cm.

Matrix specimen with both lighter colored reticulated Cerussite crystals and smokey V-twin crystals, size 6 x 5 x 3 cm.

Exceptionally bright, glowing, translucent lemon yellow Prehnite on a small amount of Graphite matrix. There is even a partial Tanzanite crystal attached to the backside, size 2.7 x 2.2 x 2 cm.

Mt. Malosa, Zomba, Malawi

Thick, lustrous crystal, 2.5 cm wide, with smaller crystals across the top and orthoclase crystals attached, 3.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm.

Deep red crystals to 7mm with top luster, translucent along edges, size 2 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm.

Translucent red/brown crystals with rounded crystal terminations rather than the more typical "spear-point" terminations. From the Bill Hiss collection, size 7 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm.

Small specimen covered by terminated bright lemon yellow crystals, size 2 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm.

Good color with an attached 2cm transparent smokey Quartz crystal, no damage, 4.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm.

Large, dramatic spray of diverging crystals with good terminations. White orthoclase crystals mostly around the base with an unidentified brown crystal at the base that has mostly been overgrown with quartz and aegerine, size 11.5 x 3.5 x 4 cm.

Good coverage of small (1-3mm) Scorodite crystals, size 6.5 x 5 x 2 cm.

Large single Dioptase crystal from a new find in late 2007. The Diop is exceptionally long, 3.0 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm.

Cerussite crystals on matrix with an unidentified metallic grey mineral forming octahedral crystals to 7mm in edge, size 4.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm.

Single high quality Libethenite crystal 1.5 cm on matrix. 3.8 x 2 x 2 cm, outstanding specimen with an old price tag of $250.

Aesthetic grouping of bowtie crystals on matrix. This is admittedly "just" the opaque tan variety, however the attractive arrangement of the crystals was superior to any other of this type I've seen and I couldn't pass it up, 8 x 5 x 2.5 cm.

Botryoidal Malachite on matrix. Very attractive and atypical to have the malachite well centered on matrix such as this one, 7 x 7 x 5 cm.

Small crystal covered plates 1- 2 cm in size.

A 1.4cm dark green crystal with curved sides and tapering ends. Excellent for find, 5.5 x 4 x 3 cm.

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