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No. 5 shaft, Messina mine, Messina District, Limpopo Province, South Africa

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Ajoite : (K,Na)Cu7[(OH)6|AlSi9O24] · 3H2O, Quartz : SiO2

No. 5 shaft, Messina mine, Messina District, Limpopo Province, South Africa

1.7 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm. Ajoite is a very rare copper-containing silicate. This is a fine, unpolished thumbnail natural quartz crystal that displays a rich a zone of concentrated, turquoise-blue ajoite inclusions. This fine piece is from the famous, small, 1985 find from the Messina Mine of South Africa, source of the very best ajoite-included quartz ...
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Multiple photos availablePiemontite : {Ca2}{Al2Mn3+}[O|OH|SiO4|Si2O7], Quartz : SiO2, Calcite : CaCO3, Kaolinite : Al2Si2O5(OH)4

No. 5 shaft, Messina mine, Messina District, Limpopo Province, South Africa

7.1 x 3.0 x 2.6 cm. Piemontite is a rare, red epidote group silicate. This is a fine combination specimen from the famous No. 5 shaft at the Messina Mine of South Africa. Red piemontite microcrystals richly and preferentially cover three sides of a doubly terminated, sharply trigonal, transparent to translucent quartz crystal. Calcite crystals and ...
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