African Minerals - $200 to $500

Dioptase crystals on Planchite from a new find in late 2007. The Plancheite is bubbly in appearance and forms a convex shell onto which are attached Dioptase crystals on both sides. This find featured big Dioptase, and the main crystal here reaches 1.8cm long, 3.4 x 2 x 2 cm.

Well terminated green Diopside crystal with a smaller crystal on the side and white Calcite crystals along the termination. Great luster, complete all around and undamaged, size 2.4 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm.

Terminated deep green Diopside crystal. Great luster, good transparency, complete all around and undamaged, size 1.8 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm.

Dioptase crystals on chrysocolla over Quartz. A very large cluster of Dioptase 2.2 cm tall. A tiny nick on the main crystal keeps this from being a very expensive specimen, 4.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm.

Large single Dioptase crystal from a new find in late 2007. The Diop is not only large, it is highly transparent, 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm.

Bright purple translucent crystals, good distinct crystals, 5 x 4 x 3.5 cm.

Gemmy, deep green Diopside crystal on Graphite. The Diopside is partially etched but gemmy and undamaged and the only single crystal on matrix, size 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm.

Well terminated green Diopside crystal with a smaller crystal at the base and white Calcite crystals along one side. Great luster, complete all around and undamaged, size 1.7 x 1 x 0.9 cm.

Large gemmy crystal, 19 x 15 x 8 mm, 2.7 grams.

Fine Vanadanite crystals to 13 x 7 mm on Barite coated by manganese oxides, 3.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm.

Bright mint green Diopside crystal, well terminated and complete all around. Very good color, size 1.6 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm.

Two large, isolated Cobaltian Calcite crystals on matrix with small Erythrite crystals. At first glance this looks like Congo material as the isolated crystals are not typical for Morocco, 6 x 5 x 4.5 cm.

Prismatic Azurite crystals to 1.5 cm from the Toussit mine which closed down a number of years ago. Crystals are a gemmy blue when backlit, 7 x 5.5 x 5 cm.

Large vug lined first with Chrysocolla then Plancheite covered with bright Dioptase crystals to over 1cm, 5 x 5 x 4 cm.

Large single crystal with a few smaller crystals attached. Main crystal is 2.7cm tip to tip, size 2.7 x 2.5 x 2.7 cm.

Finger-like group Malachite stalactites with a sparkly crystallized surface covering all and a very minimal amount of surface bruising which can get bad on many of these. Longest "finger is 8cm, 8.8 x 7 x 5.5 cm.

Rare crystal cluster from the original southern african locality. Main crystal is relatively thick at approx. 5mm with smaller "jackstraw" crystals off the side of the main. Another interesting feature is the association of an unidentified green crystal approx. 2mm in size - I have not seen associated minerals on these jeremevite before, any ideas?, 12 x 10 x 5 mm.

Prismatic Azurite crystals to approx. 2cm in Dolomite lined vug. Super lustrous and transparent when backlit, size 6 x 5 x 4 cm.

Sharp octahedral crystals to 12mm on edge. The crystals are very sharp in form but have slightly curved edges giving them a unique appearance, 3.2 x 2.5 x 2 cm.

Sharp octahedral crystals to 13mm on edge, 3.2 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm.

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