FMF Minerals Gallery

Clinochlore in quartz F.O.V. a few mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Clinochlore in quartz

Close up of the nature of the soil where these crystals were found. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Close up of the nature of the soil

Closer to home, I slept for one night in the field on a farm and woke up with these antelope grazing about 200 m away. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Closer to home, I slept for one ni

Cobaltoan smithsonite Tsumeb, Namibia 70 x 66 x 47 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Cobaltoan smithsonite Tsumeb, Nami

Cobaltoan smithsonite Tsumeb, Namibia 70 x 66 x 47 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Cobaltoan smithsonite Tsumeb, Nami

Cobaltoan smithsonite Tsumeb, Namibia 70 x 66 x 47 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Cobaltoan smithsonite Tsumeb, Nami

Copper related mineral (I think) (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Copper related mineral (I think)

Copper related mineral on quartz. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Copper related mineral on quartz.

Copper
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
35 x 21 x 13 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Copper
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Ot

Copper
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
35 x 21 x 13 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Copper
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Ot

Crystal group from above mentioned pocket. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Crystal group from above mentioned

Crystal group from this pocket. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Crystal group from this pocket.

Crystals waiting to be removed. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Crystals waiting to be removed.

Despujolsite N’Chwaning III Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape, South Africa 6.7 x 03 x 2.5 mm Despujolsite crystal (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Despujolsite N’Chwaning III

dioptase Tsumeb, Namibia 43 x 27 x 26 mm Dioptase on calcite on rock matrix (Author: Pierre Joubert)

dioptase Tsumeb, Namibia 43 x 27 x

dioptase Tsumeb, Namibia 43 x 27 x 26 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

dioptase Tsumeb, Namibia 43 x 27 x

Dioptase and calcite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
91 x 63 x 36 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Dioptase and calcite
Tsumeb Mi

Dioptase and calcite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
91 x 63 x 36 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Dioptase and calcite
Tsumeb Mi

Dioptase and calcite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
91 x 63 x 36 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Dioptase and calcite
Tsumeb Mi

Dioptase on calcite. Tsumeb, Namibia 47 x 36 x 31 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Dioptase on calcite. Tsumeb, Namib

Dioptase on calcite. Tsumeb, Namibia 47 x 36 x 31 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Dioptase on calcite. Tsumeb, Namib

Dioptase on calcite. Tsumeb, Namibia 45 x 33 x 30 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Dioptase on calcite. Tsumeb, Namib

Dioptase on calcite. Tsumeb, Namibia 45 x 33 x 30 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Dioptase on calcite. Tsumeb, Namib

Dioptase on calcite. Tsumeb, Namibia 45 x 33 x 30 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Dioptase on calcite. Tsumeb, Namib

Dioptase on calcite.
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
52 x 47 x 30 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Dioptase on calcite.
Tsumeb Mi

Dioptase on calcite.
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
52 x 47 x 30 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Dioptase on calcite.
Tsumeb Mi

Dioptase on calcite.
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
52 x 47 x 30 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Dioptase on calcite.
Tsumeb Mi

Dioptase, calcite and duftite. Tsumeb, Namibia Field of view, approx. 11 mm Same specimen as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Dioptase, calcite and duftite. Tsu

Dioptase, calcite and duftite. Tsumeb, Namibia Field of view, approx. 10 mm Same specimen as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Dioptase, calcite and duftite. Tsu

Dioptase, calcite and duftite. Tsumeb, Namibia Field of view, approx. 17 mm Same specimen as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Dioptase, calcite and duftite. Tsu

Dioptase, calcite and duftite. Tsumeb, Namibia 34 x 21 x 14 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Dioptase, calcite and duftite. Tsu

Dolomite and Calcite (variety cobaltoan)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
51 x 31 x 17 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Dolomite and Calcite (variety cobaltoan)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Regi

Dolomite and Calcite (variety cobaltoan)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
51 x 31 x 17 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Dolomite and Calcite (variety cobaltoan)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Regi

Epidote from Blesberg. 81 x 60 x 27 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Epidote from Blesberg. 81 x 60 x

Evening view at my campsite. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Evening view at my campsite.

Everywhere weathered quartz veins surface with an interesting variety of quartz. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Everywhere weathered quartz veins

Exploring a manganese rich area near Gordons Bay, Western Cape, I was met by this scene high up in the mountains. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Exploring a manganese rich area ne

Exploring the shores for possible quartz veins. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Exploring the shores for possible

Father and son; two good friends that joined us high up in the mountains on a private property near Robertson, Western Cape. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Father and son; two good friends t

Feldspar (var. adularia) and quartz Vredendal Lime Quarry, Western Cape, South Africa 34 x 25 x 22 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Feldspar (var. adularia) and quart

Feldspar (var. adularia) and quartz Vredendal Lime Quarry, Western Cape, South Africa 34 x 25 x 22 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Feldspar (var. adularia) and quart

Feldspar (var. adularia) and quartz Vredendal Lime Quarry, Western Cape, South Africa 34 x 25 x 22 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Feldspar (var. adularia) and quart

Feldspar. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Feldspar.

Flowers hanging straight down from a rock face in the Ceres Karoo. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Flowers hanging straight down from

Flowers on the way. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Flowers on the way.

Flowers on the way. This flower always faces down, away from the sun. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Flowers on the way. This flower a

Flowers. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Flowers.

Fluorite Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape, SA. 82 x 68 x 65 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite Riemvasmaak, Northern Cap

Fluorite Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape, SA. 82 x 68 x 65 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite Riemvasmaak, Northern Cap

Fluorite Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape, SA. 82 x 68 x 65 mm A recently acquired specimen. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite Riemvasmaak, Northern Cap

Fluorite Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape, SA. 82 x 68 x 65 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite Riemvasmaak, Northern Cap

Fluorite and calcite. Orange river, Northern Cape, SA 68 x 53 x 43 mm Same as above (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite and calcite. Orange river

Fluorite and calcite. Orange river, Northern Cape, SA 68 x 53 x 43 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite and calcite. Orange river

Fluorite and Quartz Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape, South Africa 55 x 32 x 18 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite and Quartz Riemvasmaak, N

Fluorite and Quartz Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape, South Africa 55 x 32 x 18 mm Same as above (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite and Quartz Riemvasmaak, N

Fluorite and Quartz Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape, South Africa 55 x 32 x 18 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite and Quartz Riemvasmaak, N

Fluorite and Quartz Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape, South Africa. 67 x 48 x 22 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite and Quartz Riemvasmaak, N

Fluorite and Quartz Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape, South Africa 67 x 48 x 22 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite and Quartz Riemvasmaak, N

Fluorite and Quartz Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape, South Africa 67 x 48 x 22 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite and Quartz Riemvasmaak, N

Fluorite and quartz
Riemvasmaak pegmatites, Orange river area, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
24 x 17 x 14 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite and quartz
Riemvasmaa

Fluorite and quartz
Riemvasmaak pegmatites, Orange river area, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
24 x 17 x 14 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite and quartz
Riemvasmaa

Fluorite and quartz
Riemvasmaak pegmatites, Orange river area, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
24 x 17 x 14 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite and quartz
Riemvasmaa

Fluorite and quartz
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia
73 x 55 x 34 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite and quartz
Erongo Mou

Fluorite and quartz
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia
73 x 55 x 34 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite and quartz
Erongo Mou

Fluorite on calcite. Orange river, Northern Cape, SA 20 x 14 x 14 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite on calcite. Orange river,

Fluorite on calcite. Orange river, Northern Cape, SA 20 x 14 x 14 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite on calcite. Orange river,

Fluorite on calcite. Orange river, Northern Cape, SA 21 x 15 x 14 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite on calcite. Orange river,

Fluorite on calcite. Orange river, Northern Cape, SA 21 x 15 x 14 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite on calcite. Orange river,

Fluorite on calcite. Orange river, Northern Cape, SA 21 x 15 x 14 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite on calcite. Orange river,

Fluorite on Quartz Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape, South Africa 36 x 34 x 14 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite on Quartz Riemvasmaak, No

Fluorite on Quartz Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape, South Africa 36 x 34 x 14 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite on Quartz Riemvasmaak, No

Fluorite on Quartz Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape, South Africa 36 x 34 x 14 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite on Quartz Riemvasmaak, No

Fluorite on Quartz
Riemvasmaak pegmatites, Orange river area, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
53 x 45 x 33 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite on Quartz
Riemvasmaak

Fluorite on Quartz
Riemvasmaak pegmatites, Orange river area, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
53 x 45 x 33 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite on Quartz
Riemvasmaak

Fluorite on Quartz
Riemvasmaak pegmatites, Orange river area, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
53 x 45 x 33 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite on Quartz
Riemvasmaak

Fluorite on Quartz
Witbank, Orange river area, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
24 x 22 x 13 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite on Quartz
Witbank, Or

Fluorite on Quartz
Witbank, Orange river area, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
24 x 22 x 13 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite on Quartz
Witbank, Or

Fluorite on Quartz
Witbank, Orange river area, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
24 x 22 x 13 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite on Quartz
Witbank, Or

Fluorite on Quartz
Orange river pegmatites, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
61 x 37 x 25 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite on Quartz
Orange rive

Fluorite on Quartz
Orange river pegmatites, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
61 x 37 x 25 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite on Quartz
Orange rive

Fluorite on Quartz
Orange river pegmatites, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
61 x 37 x 25 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite on Quartz
Orange rive

Fluorite on Quartz
Orange river pegmatites, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
61 x 37 x 25 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite on Quartz
Orange rive

Fluorite with hematite phantoms. Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape, South Africa 40 x 25 x 14 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite with hematite phantoms. R

Fluorite with hematite phantoms. Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape, South Africa 40 x 25 x 14 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite with hematite phantoms. R

Fluorite with muscovite Erongo mountains; Namibia 26 x 15 x 15 mm (13 mm) Same specimen as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite with muscovite Erongo mou

Fluorite with muscovite Erongo mountains; Namibia 26 x 15 x 15 mm (13 mm) (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite with muscovite Erongo mou

Fluorite with schorl and muscovite Erongo mountains; Namibia 26 x 24 x 20 mm (crystal 12mm) Same specimen as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite with schorl and muscovite

Fluorite with schorl and muscovite Erongo mountains; Namibia 26 x 24 x 20 mm (crystal 12mm) Same specimen as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite with schorl and muscovite

Fluorite with schorl and muscovite Erongo mountains; Namibia 26 x 24 x 20 mm (crystal 12mm) (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite with schorl and muscovite

Fluorite with Schorl
Erongo Region, Namibia
68 x 32 x 28 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite with Schorl
Erongo Re

Fluorite with Schorl
Erongo Region, Namibia
68 x 32 x 28 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite with Schorl
Erongo Re

Fluorite with Schorl
Erongo Region, Namibia
68 x 32 x 28 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite with Schorl
Erongo Re

Fluorite, and calcite. Orange river, Northern Cape, SA 68 x 53 x 43 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite, and calcite. Orange rive

Fluorite, feldspar, hyalite opal
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia
92 x 72 x 48 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite, feldspar, hyalite opal
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Nami

Fluorite, feldspar, hyalite opal
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia
92 x 72 x 48 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite, feldspar, hyalite opal
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Nami

Fluorite, feldspar, hyalite opal
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia
92 x 72 x 48 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite, feldspar, hyalite opal
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Nami

Fluorite, feldspar, hyalite opal
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia
92 x 72 x 48 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite, feldspar, hyalite opal
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Nami

Fluorite, Quartz and calcite. Orange river, Northern Cape, SA 37 x 23 x 21 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite, Quartz and calcite. Oran

Fluorite, Quartz and calcite. Orange river, Northern Cape, SA 37 x 23 x 21 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite, Quartz and calcite. Oran

Fluorite, Quartz and calcite. Orange river, Northern Cape, SA 36 x 23 x 21 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite, Quartz and calcite. Oran

Fluorite
Riemvasmaak pegmatites, Orange river area, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
30 x 27 x 18 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite
Riemvasmaak pegmatite

Fluorite
Riemvasmaak pegmatites, Orange river area, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
30 x 27 x 18 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite
Riemvasmaak pegmatite

Fluorite
Riemvasmaak pegmatites, Orange river area, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
30 x 27 x 18 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite
Riemvasmaak pegmatite

Fluorite
Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
46 x 31 x 23 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite
Okorusu Mine, Otjiwar

Fluorite
Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
46 x 31 x 23 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite
Okorusu Mine, Otjiwar

Fluorite
Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
46 x 31 x 23 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite
Okorusu Mine, Otjiwar

Fluorite
Riemvasmaak, Orange river area, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
79 x 46 x 34 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite
Riemvasmaak, Orange r

Fluorite
Riemvasmaak, Orange river area, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
79 x 46 x 34 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite
Riemvasmaak, Orange r

Fluorite
Riemvasmaak, Orange river area, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
79 x 46 x 34 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite
Riemvasmaak, Orange r

Fluorite
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia
50 x 27 x 17 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite
Erongo Mountain, Usak

Fluorite
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia
50 x 27 x 17 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite
Erongo Mountain, Usak

Fluorite
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia
50 x 27 x 17 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite
Erongo Mountain, Usak

Fluorite
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia
50 x 27 x 17 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite
Erongo Mountain, Usak

Fluorite
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia
61 x 46 x 22 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite
Erongo Mountain, Usak

Fluorite
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia
61 x 46 x 22 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Fluorite
Erongo Mountain, Usak

Foitite Erongo, Namibia 78 x 56 x 43 mm This is a floater (no damage); view from the top. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Foitite Erongo, Namibia 78 x 56 x

Foitite Erongo, Namibia 78 x 56 x 43 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Foitite Erongo, Namibia 78 x 56 x

Foitite (Tourmaline Group) in and on Quartz and feldspar
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia
82 x 49 x 38 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Foitite (Tourmaline Group) in and on Quartz and feldspar
Erongo Mountain, Usa

Foitite (Tourmaline Group) in and on Quartz and feldspar
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia
82 x 49 x 38 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Foitite (Tourmaline Group) in and on Quartz and feldspar
Erongo Mountain, Usa

Foitite (Tourmaline Group) in and on Quartz and feldspar
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia
82 x 49 x 38 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Foitite (Tourmaline Group) in and on Quartz and feldspar
Erongo Mountain, Usa

Foitite (Tourmaline Group) on Quartz
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia
39 x 33 x 30 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Foitite (Tourmaline Group) on Quartz
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region,

Foitite (Tourmaline Group) on Quartz
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia
39 x 33 x 30 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Foitite (Tourmaline Group) on Quartz
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region,

Foitite (Tourmaline Group) on Quartz
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia
39 x 33 x 30 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Foitite (Tourmaline Group) on Quartz
Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region,

FP 1.jpg (Author: Pierre Joubert)

FP 1.jpg

FP 4.jpg (Author: Pierre Joubert)

FP 4.jpg

FP.JPG (Author: Pierre Joubert)

FP.JPG

Full moon makes the landscape look like the surface of some other planet. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Full moon makes the landscape look

Gaudefroyite, Andradite and Ettringite
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa
57 x 38 x 17 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Gaudefroyite, Andradite and Ettringite
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, Sou

Gaudefroyite, Andradite and Ettringite
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa
57 x 38 x 17 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Gaudefroyite, Andradite and Ettringite
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, Sou

Gaudefroyite, Andradite and Ettringite
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa
57 x 38 x 17 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Gaudefroyite, Andradite and Ettringite
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, Sou

Goethite after Pyrite Brandberg Area, Erongo, Namibia Approx. 1.5 mm Pyrite is not often encountered in this area. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Goethite after Pyrite Brandberg Ar

Goethite in situ. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Goethite in situ.

Goethite
Ceres, Warmbokkeveld Valley, Ceres, Valle Warmbokkeveld, Witzenberg, Cape Winelands, Western Cape Province, South Africa
F.O.V approximately 20 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Goethite
Ceres, Warmbokkeveld

Goethite
Ceres, Warmbokkeveld Valley, Ceres, Valle Warmbokkeveld, Witzenberg, Cape Winelands, Western Cape Province, South Africa
F.O.V approximately 5 -15 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Goethite
Ceres, Warmbokkeveld

Goethite
Ceres, Warmbokkeveld Valley, Ceres, Valle Warmbokkeveld, Witzenberg, Cape Winelands, Western Cape Province, South Africa
F.O.V approximately 5 -15 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Goethite
Ceres, Warmbokkeveld

Goethite
Ceres, Warmbokkeveld Valley, Ceres, Valle Warmbokkeveld, Witzenberg, Cape Winelands, Western Cape Province, South Africa
F.O.V approximately 5 -15 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Goethite
Ceres, Warmbokkeveld

Goethite
Ceres, Warmbokkeveld Valley, Ceres, Valle Warmbokkeveld, Witzenberg, Cape Winelands, Western Cape Province, South Africa
F.O.V approximately 5 -15 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Goethite
Ceres, Warmbokkeveld

Goethite
Ceres, Warmbokkeveld Valley, Ceres, Valle Warmbokkeveld, Witzenberg, Cape Winelands, Western Cape Province, South Africa
F.O.V approximately 5 -15 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Goethite
Ceres, Warmbokkeveld

Goethite
Ceres, Warmbokkeveld Valley, Ceres, Valle Warmbokkeveld, Witzenberg, Cape Winelands, Western Cape Province, South Africa
F.O.V approximately 5 -15 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Goethite
Ceres, Warmbokkeveld

Goethite
Ceres, Warmbokkeveld Valley, Ceres, Valle Warmbokkeveld, Witzenberg, Cape Winelands, Western Cape Province, South Africa
F.O.V approximately 5 -15 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Goethite
Ceres, Warmbokkeveld

Goethite
Ceres, Warmbokkeveld Valley, Ceres, Valle Warmbokkeveld, Witzenberg, Cape Winelands, Western Cape Province, South Africa
F.O.V approximately 5 -15 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Goethite
Ceres, Warmbokkeveld

Goethite
Ceres, Warmbokkeveld Valley, Ceres, Valle Warmbokkeveld, Witzenberg, Cape Winelands, Western Cape Province, South Africa
F.O.V approximately 5 -15 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Goethite
Ceres, Warmbokkeveld

Goethite
Ceres, Warmbokkeveld Valley, Ceres, Valle Warmbokkeveld, Witzenberg, Cape Winelands, Western Cape Province, South Africa
F.O.V approximately 5 - 15 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Goethite
Ceres, Warmbokkeveld

Goethite
Ceres, Warmbokkeveld Valley, Ceres, Valle Warmbokkeveld, Witzenberg, Cape Winelands, Western Cape Province, South Africa
75 x 35 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Goethite
Ceres, Warmbokkeveld

Gypsum Ceres Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa 155 x 98 x 34 mm The same specimen as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Gypsum Ceres Karoo, Western Cape,

Gypsum Ceres Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa 155 x 98 x 34 mm The same specimen as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Gypsum Ceres Karoo, Western Cape,

Gypsum Ceres Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa 155 x 98 x 34 mm Gypsum is abundant in certain areas of the Karoo, together with Calcite. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Gypsum Ceres Karoo, Western Cape,

gypsum (Author: Pierre Joubert)

gypsum

Gypsum (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Gypsum

Gypsum in-between layers of shale (something very abundant in this area) (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Gypsum in-between layers of shale

Hematite, manganese mineral??? Western Cape, South Africa crystal size: 13 x 11 mm I was very excited when I found this crystal on rock matrix, but the fascets appear to have been made by quartz crystals. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Hematite, manganese mineral??? Wes

I call this Crystal Valley, as there are so much white quartz everywhere. Crystals are hard to find though. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

I call this Crystal Valley, as the

I discovered a small cave with moist, rich soil and a number of Stinging nettles (Urtica dioica). These are supposed to have valuable healing properties. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

I discovered a small cave with moi

I found an interesting area to recce for crystals; also a nice place to park the boat and fish. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

I found an interesting area to rec

I found some crystals in a clay wall. The rest of the pocket must have washed away. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

I found some crystals in a clay wa

I found this crystal and had high hopes of finding a pocket. I did find a small pocket with a few nice crystals in it. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

I found this crystal and had high

I know this is a mineral forum, but flowers are so much part of our crystal outings. The Western Cape has, by far, the most species of wild flowers in the world. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

I know this is a mineral forum, bu

I opened up the pocket and now I am ready to harvest. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

I opened up the pocket and now I a

I was amazed at the young baboon climbing effortlessly up a very steep rock. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

I was amazed at the young baboon c

I was told by someone that this pocket yielded stunning smoky quartz crystals. The pocket is about 1 meter wide and out of reach. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

I was told by someone that this po

If you look carefully, you will see my bag on the other side of the stream. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

If you look carefully, you will se

Interesting rock formation. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Interesting rock formation.

Iron bearing geode Western Cape, South Africa 190 x 170 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Iron bearing geode Western Cape, S

Iron bearing geode Western Cape, South Africa 190 x 170 mm I found a small gully with these strange ’geodes’. I am not quiet sure what minerals are involved, although iron is almost surely one of them. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Iron bearing geode Western Cape, S

Iron bearing rock with strange crystals. Western Cape, South Africa 85 x 52 mm This black rock hosts some dark unknown crystals of a type I have never seen from this area. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Iron bearing rock with strange cry

It gets really hot up in these mountains and here we are taking a break from digging for crystals. Robertson, WC. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

It gets really hot up in these mou

Just 5 km from Blesberg (close to the Namibia border) is the entrance to another mine, Swartberg. The building in the picture was a little roadside shop. When the owner, who also sold minerals, died the place closed down and was plundered. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Just 5 km from Blesberg (close to

Koekepan or ore wagon in front of above building. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Koekepan or ore wagon in front of

Koker boom (quiver trees) on Blesberg. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Koker boom (quiver trees) on Blesb

Kosie and his wife are all that is left of the mining staff. They live in a house at the bottom of the mine (about 50 km from Steinkopf) and earn a living breaking quartz for nurseries. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Kosie and his wife are all that is

Kosie and his wife’s work. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Kosie and his wife’s work.

Libethenite and chrysocolla
M'sesa Mine, Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
100 x 73 x 47 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Libethenite and chrysocolla
M'

Liebethenite and chrysocolla
M'sesa Mine, Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
100 x 73 x 47 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Liebethenite and chrysocolla
M

Liebethenite and chrysocolla
M'sesa Mine, Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
100 x 73 x 47 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Liebethenite and chrysocolla
M

Looking back a distance up the mountain. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Looking back a distance up the mou

Looking down the pocket. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Looking down the pocket.

Looking up to a difficult road ahead. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Looking up to a difficult road ahe

Lots of quartz, lots of promise. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Lots of quartz, lots of promise.

Lovely rock formations; a very common site. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Lovely rock formations; a very com

Malachite
Kiswishi, Lubumbashi (Elizabethville), Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
104 x 65 x 44 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Malachite
Kiswishi, Lubumbashi

Malachite
Kiswishi, Lubumbashi (Elizabethville), Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
104 x 65 x 44 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Malachite
Kiswishi, Lubumbashi

Manganese ore?and quartz Ceres, Western Cape, SA The same specimen as above (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Manganese ore?and quartz Ceres, We

Manganese ore?and quartz Ceres, Western Cape, SA The same specimen as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Manganese ore?and quartz Ceres, We

Manganese ore?and quartz Ceres, Western Cape, SA The same specimen as above (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Manganese ore?and quartz Ceres, We

Manganese ore?and quartz Ceres, Western Cape, SA 140 x 110 mm I have sent a sample of this ore to the University to analyse. For the time being, I suspect it to be rich in manganese. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Manganese ore?and quartz Ceres, We

Manganese oxides
Worcester area, Cape Winelands, Western Cape Province, South Africa
58 x 43 x 32 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Manganese oxides
Worcester are

Manganese oxides
Worcester area, Cape Winelands, Western Cape Province, South Africa
58 x 43 x 32 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Manganese oxides
Worcester are

Manganese oxides
Worcester area, Cape Winelands, Western Cape Province, South Africa
58 x 43 x 32 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Manganese oxides
Worcester are

Marius, the person who discovered the pocket. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Marius, the person who discovered

mbmbmb.JPG (Author: Pierre Joubert)

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Me removing a large rock of sandstone. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Me removing a large rock of sandst

Me, doing what I love:-) (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Me, doing what I love:-)

Mica. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Mica.

Michells Pass, about 2 km from Ceres. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Michells Pass, about 2 km from Cer

Mimetite Tsumeb, Namibia 44 x 42 x 32 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Mimetite Tsumeb, Namibia 44 x 42 x

Mimetite Tsumeb, Namibia 44 x 42 x 32 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Mimetite Tsumeb, Namibia 44 x 42 x

Mimetite Tsumeb, Namibia 44 x 42 x 32 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Mimetite Tsumeb, Namibia 44 x 42 x

Mimetite and malachite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
36 x 26 x 10 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Mimetite and malachite
Tsumeb

Mimetite and malachite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
36 x 26 x 10 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Mimetite and malachite
Tsumeb

Mimetite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
41 x 20 x 15 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Mimetite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb,

Mimetite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
41 x 20 x 15 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Mimetite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb,

More cavities where large spondumene crystals were removed. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

More cavities where large spondume

More copper related mineral on quartz. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

More copper related mineral on qua

More flower magic! (Author: Pierre Joubert)

More flower magic!

More flowers. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

More flowers.

Mostly drusy small crystals on matrix. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Mostly drusy small crystals on mat

Motramite on and in calcite. Tsumeb, Namibia 61 x 45 x 30 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Motramite on and in calcite. Tsume

Motramite on and in calcite. Tsumeb, Namibia 61 x 45 x 30 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Motramite on and in calcite. Tsume

Motramite on and in calcite. Tsumeb, Namibia 61 x 45 x 30 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Motramite on and in calcite. Tsume

Mottramite Tsumeb, Namibia 37 x 30 x 20 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Mottramite Tsumeb, Namibia 37 x 30

Mottramite Tsumeb, Namibia 37 x 30 x 20 mm Same as above. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Mottramite Tsumeb, Namibia 37 x 30

Mottramite Tsumeb, Namibia 37 x 30 x 20 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Mottramite Tsumeb, Namibia 37 x 30

Mr Gauche. His son currently has the mining rights on Blesberg and Swartberg mines. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Mr Gauche. His son currently has

My beloved little car in the distance. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

My beloved little car in the dista

My camp site next to a small stream. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

My camp site next to a small strea

My camp site. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

My camp site.

My final resting place before the last stretch; a steep descent. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

My final resting place before the

My very primitive, yet effective ’home studio’. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

My very primitive, yet effective &

Natural rockery. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Natural rockery.

Nearly home. Some 12 km from our home. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Nearly home. Some 12 km from our h

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Not long after starting to dig. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Not long after starting to dig.

Now it is my turn at the pocket. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Now it is my turn at the pocket.

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On my way home on a remote farm road. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

On my way home on a remote farm ro

On my way up. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

On my way up.

On our way to dig for crystals, we encounter scenery like this. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

On our way to dig for crystals, we

On the road back home; mountain scenery somewhere just outside Worcester(not UK but SA) (Author: Pierre Joubert)

On the road back home; mountain sc

On the way back home, Riana took this picture while I was driving. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

On the way back home, Riana took t

On the way back. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

On the way back.

On the way back. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

On the way back.

One of about 3 pockets that I found on the day. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

One of about 3 pockets that I foun

One of my favourite wild flowers; a vine with beautiful flowers. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

One of my favourite wild flowers;

One of our 2 RPS’s (royal pavement specials), Yogi (reminding one of Yogi bear, with his short ear stubs), who was rescued about ten years ago, from a squatter camp after both his ears had been cut off. He is a very happy dog and just as addicted to the mountains, just like us. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

One of our 2 RPS’s (royal pa

One of the areas where I dug. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

One of the areas where I dug.

One of the cleaned specimens; sorry no size. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

One of the cleaned specimens; sorr

One of the many small butterflies of the Western Cape mountains. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

One of the many small butterflies

One of the specimens I removed. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

One of the specimens I removed.

One of the specimens I removed. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

One of the specimens I removed.

One of the specimens I removed. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

One of the specimens I removed.

One of the specimens she removed. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

One of the specimens she removed.

Opal (variety hyalite) on smoky quartz. Erongo mountains; Namibia 60 x 42 x 24 mm (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Opal (variety hyalite) on smoky qu

Opal (variety hyalite) on smoky quartz. Erongo mountains; Namibia 60 x 42 x 24 mm The hyalite opal (32 x 22 mm) has an even better colour in person, very much like jelly. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Opal (variety hyalite) on smoky qu

Our destination: a mountainous area which suffered from a recent fire. Note the white quartz in the foreground. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Our destination: a mountainous ar

Our first snowfall; not much, but welcome. We have had more than 100 mm of rain in a few days. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Our first snowfall; not much, but

Our focus of interest. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Our focus of interest.

Our last stretch to the car with Ceres beneath us. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Our last stretch to the car with C

Our rainy season is in full swing and small mountain streams are running everywhere. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Our rainy season is in full swing

Our second canine, Kleintjie (meaning ’little one’), is a sweet little thing - loves hunting, but not really catching anything. Both dogs are more than 10 years old. (Author: Pierre Joubert)

Our second canine, Kleintjie (mean

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