Namibia

3719 Alamosite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

Colourless Alamosite crystal, a very rare Tsumeb silicate.

December 15, 2023

3900 Descloizite, Berg Aukas Mine, Namibia

Descloizite crystals, translucent, with good luster, and partially covered by small rhombohedral Calcite crystals from the Berg Aukas Mine in Namibia. Dimensions: 63 mm x 42 mm x 54 mm

December 14, 2023

Africa Namibia

3899 Malachite after Azurite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

Malachite after Azurite from the Tsumeb Mine, Namibia. Dimensions: 60 mm x 40 mm x 38 mm

December 14, 2023

Africa Namibia

3516 Azurite, Malachite, Duftite, Gartrellite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

The whole specimen is azurite with crystals in “cavities”. Most less than 1cm but a couple bigger. The largest is about 15mm. Minor malachite replacing azurite, and a fair amount of duftite and some minor...

July 29, 2023

Africa Namibia

1917 Dioptase, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

1917 Dioptase, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. 55mm.

March 7, 2023

Africa Namibia

3233 Gerdtremmelite (TL), Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

A brown spherical aggregate of gerdtremmelite. Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Tsumeb, Namibia. FOV 2.5mm.

October 15, 2022

Africa Namibia

3237 Niedermayrite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

3237 Bright blue-green niedermayrite associated with covellite from the famous Tsumeb mine, Namibia. SEM-EDS & Raman confirmed. FOV 2mm.

October 12, 2022

Africa Namibia

3236 Minrecordite (Type Locality), Willemite, Duftite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

White minrecordite with willemite and duftite from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia. SEM-EDS confirmed. 20×12×11mm.

October 12, 2022

Africa Namibia

ANKA264a Tuperssuatsiaite, Analcime, Aegirine, Aris Quarries, Namibia

3278 Tuperssuatsiaite, Analcime, Aegirine, Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Namibia. FOV 20mm.

October 7, 2022

Africa Namibia

ANKA1 Azurite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

3275 Azurite, Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Tsumeb, Namibia. 20x22x15mm.

October 7, 2022

Africa Namibia

3127 Aragonite (Var: Tarnowitzite) with Malachite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

Well-terminated, slender tarnowitzite crystal with a length of 1.4 cm – freestanding on matrix rock and accompanied by some green, botryoidal malachite. Tsumeb Mine, Namibia. | Aragonite (Var: Tarnowitzite) with Malachite | Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto...

October 6, 2022

Africa Namibia

ANKD49 Descloizite, Berg Aukas, Namibia

3252 Descloizite – Berg Aukas, Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia. 15x15x5mm.

October 2, 2022

Africa Namibia

3223 Smithsonite, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

Smithsonite, Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Tsumeb, Namibia. 60x55x30mm.

August 15, 2022

Africa Namibia

3100 Wulfenite & Tsumcorite (TL), Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

Several inter grown crystals of Wulfenite accompanied by Tsumcorite from the Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Tsumeb, Namibia | FOV 25mm – ~5mm in macro image.

August 7, 2022

Africa Namibia

3118 Ludlockite (TL), Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

Ludlockite on sulphide ore with colourless associated mineral (not analysed), most likely Zn-rich siderite, but can also be Stottite. The matrix is very iridescent, and most likely consists of a combination of Tennantite, Chalcocite and...