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8JL-XK7Fluorite CaF₂ , Quartz SiO₂

Riemvasmaak, Kakamas, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Dimensions: 120 mm x 100 mm x 42 mm
Field of View: 55 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 15 mm
Weight: 674 g

Beautiful dark purple octahedral fluorite crystals on a matrix of small quartz crystals. An unusual specimen from Riemvasmaak in the Northern Cape (RSA).

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W5N-GX4Quartz SiO₂ , Hematite Fe₂O₃

Orange River, Southern Africa

Dimensions: 103 mm x 77 mm x 42 mm
Field of View: 80 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 20 mm
Weight: 510 g

A ferruginous quartz specimen from the Orange River in Northern Cape (RSA), coloured reddish-brown by the inclusion of hematite.