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3D82 - Hausmannite - $ 125 SOLD Ilmenau, Thuringia Forest, Thuringia, Germany thumbnail, 2.2 x 1.8 x 1 cm ex. Marilyn Dodge
Very fine cluster of sharp and lustrous Hausmannites that is topped off by an eye-catching 1 cm stacked crystal right at the top. This fine old classic actually compares very favorably with the better of the South African Hausmannites.
4MB28 - HAUSMANNITE & BARITE - $ 45 SOLD N'CHWANING MINE, KURUMAN, SOUTH AFRICA thumbnail, 2 X 1.5 X 1.4 cm
Modified 1.3 cm octachedron with good metallic luster. One small attached octahedron, along with minor barite.
4MB32 - HAUSMANNITE - $ 95 SOLD N'CHWANING MINE, KURUMAN, SOUTH AFRICA thumbnail, 2.5 X 2.1 X 2.1 cm
Large 1.8 cm modified octahedron with very good luster and interesting stepped growth form.
4MB7 - HAUSMANNITE - $ 40 SOLD N'CHWANING MINE, KURUMAN, SOUTH AFRICA thumbnail, 2.7 X 2.5 X 1.9 cm
Above average cluster of PRIMARY octahedrons to .6 cm from an important location. What makes this so good is the lack of overgrowths on the crystals.
D06-21 - Hausmannite pseudo. after Manganite - $ 750 Ilfeld, Harz Mountains, Germany miniature, 4.4 x 2.3 x 1.9 cm
An extremely rare specimen! On this piece, hausmannite has replaced the previous generation of manganite crystals. It is hard to get anything over thumbnail size of this old classic.
ETTR-1020 - Ettringite with Hausmannite - $ 450 Nchwaning Mines, Kalahari Fields, South Africa miniature, 5.5 x 4 x 4 cm
A sharp 2.6-cm-long, doubly-terminated crystal sits atop this richly covered matrix knob, overhanging a carpet of sparkling micro-hausmannite crystals. Although not large for the pocket, this is a good matrix ettringite piece of unusual contrast, and one of our few matrix miniatures
ETTR-1021 - Ettringite with Hausmannite and Oyelite - $ 5000 Nchwaning Mines, Kalahari Fields, South Africa small cabinet, 7 x 3.5 x 2.8 cm
Perhaps my personal favorite of the lot, this is an elegant, starkly dramatic single crystal of 6 cm length shotting up from a perfectly trimmed bit of accenting matrix that serves as a pedestal. The matrix is a thin plate of manganese gossan covered on one side by a rolling carpet of soft oyelite; and on the other by a brilliantly sparkling layer of micro-hausmannite crystals. It has a wonderful and unusual (compared to other species) lemony-yellow color, slightly pastel but not pale at all. It is hard to explain or convey in pictures, but there is a certain ethereal quality to these specimens that makes the crystals look "soft" and unusual compared to most other large crystalline species. And, this is a rather large example for this species. Remarkably, it is COMPLETE all around! Although past finds of ettringite have produced a few crystals of this size, and smaller ones with more intense color, these leap out at you from a case as something truly unusual, and this piece has aesthetics which take it to the next level still. I think, overall, these ghostly, deep yellow crystals, especially specimens like this on matrix, leap out from any collection as there are few species with such a color.
ETTR-1023 - Ettringite with Hausmannite - $ 1250 Nchwaning Mines, Kalahari Fields, South Africa miniature, 5 x 2.6 x 1.2 cm
This is a very aesthetic, freestanding cluster of several crystals, with an accent of stark black hausmannite in the middle! A superb, showy miniature featuring soft lemon-yellow color, translucency, and a good surface lustre for this species. For overall aesthetics in a miniature, this is one of my favorites in this pocket.
ETTR-1026 - Ettringite with Hausmannite - $ 1200 Nchwaning Mines, Kalahari Fields, South Africa miniature, 4.2 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm
This is a very aesthetic, freestanding cluster of several crystals, with an accent of stark black hausmannite as a hat, atop! The hausmannite draws the eye to the flat, fine termination. Complete all around, this is a really unusual piece, overal. The crystal features soft lemon-yellow color, translucency, and a good surface lustre for this species.
ETTR-1029 - Ettringite with Hausmannite - $ 750 Nchwaning Mines, Kalahari Fields, South Africa miniature, 5.3 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
A sharp miniature with vivid contrasts! This clustre of upright ettringites is host to a crust of brilliantly sparkling, micro-hausmannite crystals on one side. All is perched on a thin shard of caclite and hausmannite-covered matrix. A really nice, elegant miniature, with good color and translucency, representative of this new find.
ETTR-1035 - Ettringite with Hausmannite and Oyelite - $ 6000 SOLD Nchwaning Mines, Kalahari Fields, South Africa small cabinet, 9 x 6 x 5 cm
This piece is perhaps the most starkly aesthetic and sculptural of the lot, with a single dramatic, lemon yellow crystal just flying up off the matrix, braced in its freefall by a little crossbar crystal. That crystal is the sharpest in the lot, as well....VERY equant, and very complete all around with no damage or dings. It is 4 cm long, 1.5 cm thick. The matrix is hausmannite and hematite, coated by a rich carpet of soft oyelite. I have NEVER seen such an example, on contrasting matrix and so 3-dimensional, for sale.
ETTR-1036 - Ettringite on Oyelite with Hausmannite - $ 3500 SOLD Nchwaning Mines, Kalahari Fields, South Africa small cabinet,
3 major crystals dominate the top of this matrix plate of hausmannite, smothered by a soft carpet of oyelite. The two frontal crystals are 4 cm long, and a 5-cm crystal runs under them, linking them all together in a chain of color. A larger, fatter , broken-off crystal is a backstop at the base of the cluster. Overall this is a dramatic piece, particularly shown in the vertical, and it is more ettringite than one normally sees on one specimen!
ETTR-1037 - Ettringite with Hausmannite - $ 1750 Nchwaning Mines, Kalahari Fields, South Africa miniature, 4 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
A truly outstanding, lemon yellow crystal measuring 4 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm, perched against a matrix of hausmannite, makes for one of the more impactful and memorable miniatures in this lot. The black on yellow color contrast is REALLY stark and exciting, and I think overall the balance of the two species makes the piece special. Pristine, complete all around, this is a competition grade miniature
JFMXT29 - Hausmannite ps. after Manganite - $ 600 Ifeld, Harz Mountains, Germany miniature, 3.6 x 3.5 x 2.4 cm
I had never seen a replacement of manganite by hausmannite before and would have expected it from South Africa, but to find it from this old German find really surprised me. Let me say right off that most of these crystals ARE unterminated, but that is why you can own this rare old German pseudomorph for under $500. Despite the damage, the specimen shows very distinct, well-formed crystals to 1.8 cm.
K205 - Hausmannite - $ 950 SOLD Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, South Africa thumbnail, 3.1 x 2.7 x 2.0 cm
SHARP, very equant, mirror-lustrous cluster of the highest quality!
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