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SPECIMENS FROM AFRICA

(updated 11/11/2011)

Many new specimens are coming out of Africa lately. Morocco has been a source of great looking and affordable mineral and fossil specimens over the past 10 years or so. Additionally, there are new specimens coming from several areas in Namibia and from Ethiopia.

NEW! Gypsum "roses" from Rosesablle, Algeria. Nice reddish-brown crystal clusters comprise these "desert roses". Prices range from $8-20, with most under $18.

____Gypsum, Rosesablle, Algeria (#G10-692, $20).

NEW! Limonite/Goethite after Marcasite pseudomorphs, White Desert, Egypt. The marcasite crystal clusters in these specimens have been replaced by either limonite or goethite, depending on who you ask or which web site you look at. Pyrite has also been replaced in a few specimens. Prices range from $10-$42, with most under $30.

__#G10-437 (left, $34), #G10-438 (right SOLD)

NEW! Celestite from Madagascar. We always try and carry some of these gemmy specimens, but sometimes we have a hard time finding ones with good color and undamaged crystals. We did manage to find several at the Denver show, and have them priced from $25-75, with most under $50.

__ Celestite geode, Madagascar (#G10-666, $48).

MOROCCO

In addition to the specimens shown below, we also carry other affordable Moroccan specimens including fluorite, vanadinite and hematite (both crystalline and botryoidal)

NEW! Brochantite and Gypsum on Dolomite, Sidbobka, Morocco. Most of these specimens have clear gypsum (selenite) coating the brochantite and the dolomite matrix (seen in the second photo). These are showy pieces with good color contrast between the green-blue brochantite and the matrix.These are very reasonably priced from $8-28, with most under $20.

____ Brochantite and gypsum on dolomite, Morocco (#G11-148, $20).

Aragonite, Sefrou, Morocco. We always try and keep a good supply of these specimens, because they are popular and very affordable. Some specimens have a blue color as well as the typical reddish-brown.

__#G09-679, $16

In addition to mineral specimens we have a large variety of fossil specimens from Morocco, including ammonites, and shark teeth.

__An example of a large polished ammonite (Goniatites) (G04-787, $46).

NAMIBIA

NEW! _Click here to see some of the specimens that we purchased on our April 2011 "mineral safari" to Namibia.

ETHIOPIA

___ Amazonite and Smoky Quartz, Konso, SNN Regional State, Ethiopia (#G06-581, $30). An inexpensive alternative to the pricier specimens from Colorado.

__ Amazonite and Smoky Quartz, Konso, SNN Regional State, Ethiopia (#G06-582, $40)

__We also carry a large inventory of opals from Ethiopia. (G05-262, $45)

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