Makatite

     
White makatite with greenish tuperssuatsiaite (right) and reddish villiaumite
Origin: Aris quarry, Windhoek, Namibia
Sample size: miniature, middle photo 8 mm vug, tuperssuatsiaite to 2 mm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

  
Origin: Aris Phonolite Quarry, Windhoek, Windhoek District, Namibia
Sample size: 4.6 x 4.1 x 4 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

Origin: Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
Sample size: 2 x 2.5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

  
Long spray of silky makatite wtih purple villiaumite
Origin: Aris Quarries (Ariskop Quarry; Railway Quarry), Aris, Windhoek, Windhoek District, Khomas Region, Namibia
Sample size: 4.5 x 1.9 x 1.4 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

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