Willie Steyn's Photo Gallery
19G-E42Feldspar Group, Quartz SiO2 , Schorl NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) , Opal-A (Var: Opal-AN) SiO2·nH2O
Erongo Mountains, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, NamibiaDimensions: 13 cm x 4 cm x 4 cm
Feldspar with quartz , schorl and hyalite. One of the best from the Erongo.
13 x 4 x 4 cm
RHK-PJ1Smithsonite ZnCO3
Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, NamibiaDimensions: 16 cm x 11 cm x 10 cm
Yellow / olive , transparent smithsonite displaying multiple faces on the main rhombahedral faces.This piece is a simply superb specimen of smithsonite for this location.
16 x 11 x 10 cm.
P8L-K7NSturmanite Ca6Fe3+2(SO4)2.5[B(OH)4](OH)12·25H2O
Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South AfricaDimensions: 3 cm x 3 cm x 2 cm
Sturmanite from the Wessels mine early 80`s. 3 x 3 x 2 cm.
YWJ-WXFKutnohorite CaMn2+(CO3)2
Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South AfricaDimensions: 9 cm x 6 cm x 5 cm
Kutnohorite from the Wessels mine early 80`s.
9 x 6 x 5 cm
8JH-8MTKutnohorite CaMn2+(CO3)2
Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South AfricaDimensions: 9 cm x 6 cm x 5 cm
Kutnohorite from Wessels mine early 80`s.This is a very well balanced specimen with pyramidal form crystals. 9 x 6 x 5 cm.
VQP-L1AKutnohorite CaMn2+(CO3)2
Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South AfricaDimensions: 3.5 cm x 4 cm x 1 cm
Kutnohorite with dark pink almost orange color. 3.5 x 4 x 1 cm
5DM-XQNCelestine SrSO4
Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South AfricaDimensions: 6 cm x 4 cm x 1 cm
Beautiful light blue celestite on a flat matrix. The curved crystals is all in the region of 1 cm. 6 x 4 x 1 cm
8F2-5REWulfenite Pb(MoO4) , Dolomite CaMg(CO3)2 , Malachite Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 , Duftite PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, NamibiaSingle wulfenite crystal on dolomite with duftite and malachite. 5 x 5 x 4 with the crystal 2 x 2 cm.
DH7-V04Hydrocerussite Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 , Mimetite Pb5(AsO4)3Cl , Tennantite Subgroup Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, NamibiaDimensions: 10 cm x 7 cm x 7 cm
Hydrocerussite with small mimetite crystals at the top and tennantite as matrix.