Africa Minerals
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Africa Minerals
MINERALS FROM SOUTHWEST AFRICA Cerussite colorless, white,
gray, blue, or green . It is famous for its great sparkle, great density and amazing twinned crystals.
Crystal system orthorhombic
Willemite Colorless to white, gray, flesh-red, dark brown, honey-yellow, apple-green, blue
Crystal system trigonal
More Southwest Azurite is used occasionally as
beads and as jewelry, and also as an ornamental stone. However, its softness and tendency to lose its deep blue color as it weathers limit such uses.
Crystal system monoclinic prismatic
Jeremejevite Colors clear, white, yellowish, blue
Crystal system Hexagonal - Dipyramidal
Minerals from south Africa Rhodochrosite Colors
Red to pink, Brown to yellow, gray to white.
Rhodochrosite is used as a manganese ore. It also can make for great changes in your love life
Crystal system Trifocal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral
Minerals from moroccoVanadinite Along with carnotite and
roscoelite, vanadinite is one of the main industrial ores of the element vanadium, which can be extracted by roasting and smelting
Colour Bright red, orange-red, red-brown, brown, yellow, grey or colourless, may be concentrically zoned
Crystal system Hexagonal
Erythrite it can make a difference in your life
Colors Crimson to peach-red, pale rose, or pink, may be zoned
Crystal system- Monoclinic
Ettringite is a beautiful and interesting mineral for collectorsColorless, pale yellow, milky white
Crystal system trigonal
Physically, Shetucket is a general health tonic, which can help to relieve a myriad of a minor
Shattuckite Color Dark and light blue, turquoise
Crystal system-orthorhombic
Cerussite can make a difference in your life .
Color Colorless, white, gray, blue, or green
Crystal system Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Cuprite can also make a difference in your life. Help us out by sharing your opinion.
Color Dark red to conchineal red, sometimes almost black
Diamond Color Typically yellow, brown or gray to colorless. Less often blue, green, black, translucent white, pink, violet, orange, purple and red.
Crystal system Isometric-Hexoctahedral (Cubic)
SmithsoniteColor White, grey, yellow, green to apple-green, blue, pink, purple, bluish grey, and brown .helps you deal with difficult relationships
Crystal systemTrigonal- Hexagonal Scalenohedral
Erythrite It can bring harmony to communications and can impart responsiveness to the user
Crystal system Monoclinic - Prismatic
Color Crimson to peach-red, pale rose, or pink, may be zoned
MalachiteIn addition it may be used to help us understand the mechanics of illness on all levels of being; physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual
Color Bright green, dark green, blackish green, commonly banded in masses; green to yellowish green in transmitted light
Crystal system Monoclinic—prismatic
Chalcanthite it can be used as an ore of copper. It is also helpful for disorders of the urinary and reproduction systems.
Color Berlin blue to sky-blue, greenish blue
Crystal systemTriclinic
Azurite can help control the flow of energy and bring just the right amount of it to any situation
Color Azure-blue, Berlin blue, very dark to pale blue; pale blue in transmitted light
Crystal system Monoclinic Prismatic