Thaumasite
available$ 300
- Locality
- N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
- Minerals
- Thaumasite
- Dimensions
- 1.1 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm
- Size class
- Thumbnail
- SID
- LP233
Transparent single yellow crystal of Thaumasite, a rare mineral species related to Ettringite and Sturmanite found in the Kalahari Manganese fields of South Africa. These were found in the 1990s and I used to be able to buy them many years ago from South African dealer Clive Quiet until supplies dried up. I was fortunate to find this crystal recently from someone who had also bought this from Clive Quiet and stockpiled it until now. It's a complete, undamaged single crystal with great luster and total transparency. A rare, now hard to find gem quality crystal.