To produce a complete and comprehensive list of every single Rock, Mineral and Gemstone that is found in Southern Africa is a massive task. This list will give the reader a very broad and general overview of what is found in the region:The area we are dealing with includes Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe:
For detailed information on the Minerals and Gemstones listed below:
Field Guide To
Rocks & Minerals of Southern Africa
By Bruce Cairncross
ISBN 1- 86872-985-0
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AMPHIBOLE GROUP:
Ferrohornblende, Magnesionhornblende, Grunerite, Riebeckite, Tremolite,
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Andalusite, Angelesite, Anhydrite,
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APATITE GROUP
Flouroapatite, Mimetite, Pyromorphite
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Aragonite, Arsenopyrite, Asbestos, Azurite,
Baddeleyite, Barite, Beryl, Biotite, Bismuth, Boltwoodite, Bornite, Brucite,
Calcite,Cassiterite, Celestine, Cerussite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chiastolite, Clinochlore, Chrysoberyl,
Chrysocolla, Cinnabar, Columbite Seies, Copper, Corundum, Covelite, Cuprite.
Descloizite, Diamond, Diaspore, Dolomite, Dumortierite.
Epidote, Ettringite,
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FELDSPAR GROUP:
Albite, Microline, Orthoclase,
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FELDSPATHOID GROUP
Nepheline, Sodalite, Fluoraphphyllite, Flourite,
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Galena
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GARNET GROUP
Almandine, Andradite, Grossular, Pyrope, Spessartine.
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Goethite, Gold, Graphite, Gypsum, Halite, Hausmannite, Hematite, Hydroxyapophyllite, Ilmenite, Inesite, Jeremejevite, Kaolinite, Kyanite, Lepidolite, Magnesite, Malachite, Manganite, Marcasite, Mercury, Mesolite, Milarite, Millerite, Molybdenite, Mimetite, Monazite, Mottramite, Muscovite, Natrolite.
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OLIVINE GROUP:
Fayalite, Fosterite
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Opal, Pectolite, Pentlandite, Phenakite, Philogopite, Platinum, Poldervaartite, Prehnite, Purpurite , Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Prophyllite,
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Aegirine, Augite, Diopside, Enstatite, Spodumene, Pyrrhotite,
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QUARTZ VARIETIES:
Agate, Amethyst, Aventurine, Chalcedony, Carnelian, Chrysoprase, Hyalite, Jasper, Rose Quartz, Smokey Quartz, Tigers Eye.
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Rhodocrosite, Rutile, Scheelite, Serpentine, Siderite, Sillimanite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sperrylite, Sphalerite,
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