Herman's Favourites

This page lists Herman's favourite minerals, localities, mindat.org members and photos. All lists in alphabetical order.

Herman Du Plessis' Blog

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Herman Du Plessis' Photos

You can use this search form to find photos in Herman's photo gallery. Mineral, locality and other photos are shown together unless you specify the type of photo. The default order is to show the most recent photos first, but again you can change this.	What Photos to Show All Minerals - in my collection - that I collected - Photo of the Day My Photos - Talk pages Locality Photos Other Photos	Which Locality All Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Boekenhoutshoek area (Boekenhouthoek), Mkobola district, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa Botswana Brandberg Area, Erongo Region, Namibia Brandberg Complex, Brandberg Area, Erongo Region, Namibia Brandberg West Mine, Brandberg West area, Kunene Region, Namibia Brazil Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy Erongo Mountain, Erongo Region, Namibia Erongo Region, Namibia Fushan Mine, She Co., Handan Prefecture, Hebei Province, China Goanikontes Claim, Goanikontes, Swakopmund District, Erongo Region, Namibia Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg Area, Erongo Region, Namibia Groot Spitzkopje (Groot Spitskopje; Große Spitzkoppe), Spitzkopje Area, Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia Grootberg Pass, Grootberg Mountains, Khorixas District, Kunene Region, Namibia Hennops River, Pretoria, Gauteng Province, South Africa Hoba meteorite, Grootfontein, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) Kimberley Mine, Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa Klein Spitzkopje granite stock (Kleine Spitzkoppe), Spitzkopje Area, Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia Letseng-La-Terae Mine (Letseng Mine; Lets'eng Mine), Maluti Mts., Mokhotlong District, Lesotho Leydsdorp, Limpopo Province, South Africa Marico District, North West Province, South Africa Messina Mine, Messina District, Limpopo Province, South Africa Morocco Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa Namibia Neineis (Nainais), Uis Pegmatites, Uis (Groot Uis), Damaraland District, Kunene Region, Namibia Omaruru District, Erongo Region, Namibia Pune District (Poonah District), Maharashtra, India Rubikon Mine (Rubicon Mine), Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia San Juan Poniente, Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Lüderitz District, Karas Region, Namibia Spitzkopje Area, Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia Tafelkop, Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg Area, Erongo Region, Namibia The Petrified Forest, Khorixas District, Kunene Region, Namibia Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia Uis Mine (Uis Myn), Uis (Groot Uis), Damaraland District, Kunene Region, Namibia Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa Zomba District, Malawi
	Which Order Most Recent First Oldest Photos First By Mineral Name/Photo Title By Locality Name By Region Name Most Viewed First Least Viewed First Most Recently Viewed Least Recently Viewed	Which Mineral All Aegirine Agate Amethyst Analcime Apophyllite Aquamarine Baryte Beryl Boltwoodite Botswana Agate Carrollite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Corundum Dioptase Fluorite Goshenite Heliodor Hematite Heulandite Jeremejevite Kyanite Manganoan Calcite Muscovite Olmiite Orthoclase Prehnite Pyrite Quartz Schorl Smithsonite Smoky Quartz Stilbite Topaz Vanadinite Vesuvianite Wulfenite	Keyword(s)

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Top Image	- Default - 461413 - Sunset. 434395 - Smithsonite 434394 - Smithsonite 390468 - A happy face.... 390467 - The biggest quartz still in the pocket. 390461 - One of the smoky quartz crystals with the pocket at the back. 390127 - A view from the rock arch. 389781 - view from the main gravel route. 385096 - Aquamarine 385095 - Aquamarine 385092 - Smoky Quartz 376376 - getting those crystals clean. 373387 - forever searching 373379 - boekenhout diggings 486688 - Heulandite 469939 - Quartz 434387 - Fluorite 390465 - Our loot after some digging. 390459 - My wife behind the big pocket we found. 389795 - Beautiful sunset. 389791 - Green foothills after the rains. 389761 - Cleaning a pocket with a toothbrush 385806 - Quartz 385805 - Quartz 385121 - Topaz 385119 - Topaz 385116 - Amethyst 385115 - Amethyst 385101 - Quartz 385100 - Quartz 385090 - Smoky Quartz 385089 - Smoky Quartz 376091 - Manganoan Calcite 488250 - Prehnite 488248 - Analcime 486690 - Quartz 486687 - Boltwoodite 486686 - Boltwoodite 486671 - Amethyst 484108 - Prehnite 479230 - Stilbite 475958 - The big hole. 475950 - Showing off some finds. 475306 - Extracting some specimens. 469934 - Klein spitzkopje seen in the morning sun. 469931 - Tafelkop and surrounding mountains. 469930 - Ras greefs claim. 469928 - Always searching... 469925 - Pockets! 469923 - Me with Ras Greef
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