The Northern Cape Province is a mineral rich area that covers several hundred kilometres. It includes the famous Kalahari Manganese Fields and well know mines like N'Chwaning, Blesberg and Jan Coetzee. Because the Kalahari Manganese Fields is such a specialized area, we created a seperate page for it.  Follow this link to visit it:  KALAHARI MANGANESE FIELDS Springbok is the capital town of this area and lies on a national road (N7) approx 550 km north of Cape Town.  This area is of special interest to us because of its interesting quartz specimens.     Steinkopf, some 50 km north of Springbok, yields beautiful smokies and phantoms.

Pella (which originated as a mission station in the 1800's) is situated a few kilometres from the Orange River (150 km NE of Springbok). It has a Coloured community, many of whom make their living from mining a wide assortment of crystals from the nearby hills, mountains and also the river banks.  The area is collectively known as the Orange River area. These specimens include orange hematite covered quartz crystals, clear crystals with green, orange, red, black and amethyst phantoms, to mention just a few. These specimens include orange hematite covered quartz crystals, clear crystals with green, orange, red, black and amethyst phantoms, to mention just a few. FOR MINERAL SPECIMENS FROM THE KALAHARI MANGANESE FIELDS, FOLLOW THIS LINK:  KMF   Specimens for sale from the Greater Orange River: Latest Upload:  01 March 2012   Quartz Crystal Cluster - SNCO 001  66 x 51 x 28 mm US $ 65 Details Phantom Quartz Cluster - SNCO 002 44 x 36 x 34 mm US $ 20 Details Phantom Quartz Crystal Cluster on Feldspar - SNCO 003 50 x 32 x 30 mm US $ 45 Details Hematite Coated Quartz Crystal - SNCO 004 30 x 18 x 10 mm US $ SOLD Details Phantom Quartz Cluster - SNCO 005   45 x 30 x 28 mm US $ 15 Details Quartz Crystal Cluster - SNCO 006 118 x 97 x 58 mm US $ 75 Details Phantom Quartz Cluster - SNCO 007 64 x 46 x 43 mm US $ 30 Details Flat, Double Terminated Quartz Crystal with Sparkling Pyrite Crystal Inclusions - SNCO 008 85 x 36 x 09 mm US $ 220  (Please see Discount Policy)  Details Flat, Double Terminated Quartz Crystal with Sparkling Bits of Pyrite - SNCO 009   32 x 21 x 05 mm US $ 35 Details   Purple Fluorite - SNCO 010 138 x 72 x 25 mm US $ 55 Details   Very Unusual Phantom Quartz Cluster - SNCO 011  120 x 80 x 50 mm US $ 250 (Please see Discount Policy) Details Clear Quartz Crystal with Small Amethyst Phantom - SNCO 012  58 x 18 x 16 mm US $ 25 Details Phantom Quartz Cluster - SNCO 013  35 x 18 x 14 mm    US $ SOLD Details Milky Quartz Crystal - SNCO 014 66 x 51x 21 mm US $ 25 Details   Hematite and Amethyst Quartz Crystal - SNCO 015 31 x 17 x 15 mm        US $ 35 Details Phantom Quartz Crystals - SNCO 016   22 x 13 x 08 mm    US $ 7 Details Quartz Crystal Cluster with Phantoms - SNCO 017 33 x 21 x 10 mm US $ SOLD Details Phantom Quartz Cluster - SNCO 018 23 x 22 x 21 mm US $ 35  Details Phantom Quartz Crystals on Matrix - SNCO 019 32 x 21 x 18 mm  US $ 15 Details Double Terminated Light Amethyst Quartz Crystal - SNCO 020 42 x 27 x 26 mm US $ 25 Details Phantom Quartz Crystal - SNCO 021 39 x 18 x 16 mm US $ 15 Details Phantom Quartz Druse - SNCO 022 64 x 30 x 20 mm US $ 55 Details Quartz Crystal Cluster - SNCO 023 55 x 46 x 27 mm US $ 45 Details Phantom Quartz Cluster - SNCO 024 50 x 39 x 32 mm         US $ 65  Details Druse of Quartz Crystals with Amethyst Phantoms - SNCO 025 ± 64 x 58 x 53 mm US $ SOLD  Details Amethyst Quartz Crystal - SNCO 026 39 x 18 x 17 mm US $ 15 Details Drusy Phantom Quartz Cluster on Matrix - SNCO 027 50 x 33 x 19 mm US $ SOLD Details Phantom Quartz Cluster - SNCO 028 41 x 22 x 18 mm US $ 45  Details Amethyst Quartz Crystal - SNCO 029 48 x 28 x 27 mm US $ 15 Details Phantom Qu artz Cluster - SNCO 030 62 x 29 x 22 mm US $ 25 Details Interesting Quartz Cluster - SNCO 031 62 x 41 x 20 mm US $ SOLD Details Phantom Quartz Cluster - SNCO 032 45 x 33 x 19 mm US $ 25 Details Quartz Crystal Druse - SNCO 033 75 x 65 x 40 mm US $ 40 Details Druse of Phantom Quartz Crystals - SNCO 034 48 x 34 x 14 mm US $ 25 Details Phantom Quartz Group - SNCO 035 37 x 35 x 21 mm US $ 35 Details Phantom Quartz Druse - SNCO 036 105 x 54 x 42 mm US $ 120 Details Phantom Quartz Cluster - SNCO 037 89 x 59 x 40 mm US $ 120 Details Smoky Quartz Crystal - SNCS 001 49 x 13 x 10 mm US $ 45                                                                                                         Details Smoky Quartz Siamese Twin Crystals - SNCS 002 63 x 14 x 13 mm US $ 40 Details Smoky Quartz Crystal - SNCS 003 59 x 16 x 13 mm US $ 35 Details Gemmy Smoky Sceptre - SNCS 004 35 x 18 x 17 mm US $ 25 Details Clear / Smoky Double Terminated Quartz Crystal - SNCS 005 25 x 13 x 12 mm US $ 25 Details Jan Coetzee Quartz Crystal - SNCS 006 130 x 73 x 64 mm US $ 150 Details Smoky Citrine Quartz Crystal - SNCS 007 44 x 18 x 13 mm US $ 15   Details Smoky Quartz Cluster - SNCS 008 52 x 44 x 23 mm US $ 75  Details Smoky Quartz Crystal - SNCS 009 64 x 25 x 22 mm US $ 70 Details Phantom Quartz Cluster - SNCS 010   32 x 31 x 15 mm US $ 20 Details Double Terminated Smoky Quartz Crystal on Matrix - SNCS 011 28 x 26 x 11 mm US $ 15 Details Smoky Quartz Crystal - SNCS 012 102 x 25 x 23 mm US $ 75 Details Double Terminated Phantom Smoky Quartz Crystal - SNCS 013  35 x 17 x 10 mm US $ 15 Details Phantom Quartz Crystal - SNCS 014  35 x 09 x 08 mm US $ 15 Details Quartz Crystal Cluster - SNCS 015  63 x 24 x 11 mm US $ 35 Details   Light Smoky Quartz Crystal - SNCS 016 93 x 21 x 20 mm US $ 120  Details Smoky Quartz Crystals - SNCS 017  38 x 25  15 mm US $ 35 Details Quartz Crystal Cluster - SNCS 018 34 x 33 x 21 mm US $ 10  Details Amethyst Quartz Crystal - SNCS 019 58 x 35 x 30 mm US $ 35 Details Quartz Crystal with Lovely Rainbow and Clouds of Smoky Colouring - SNCS 020  48 x 30 x 27 mm US $ 75 Details   Smoky Quartz Crystal - SNCS 021  43 x 31 x 18 mm US $ 35 Details Smoky Quartz Crystal Group - SNCS 022 41 x 25 x 23 mm US $ 35 Details Phantom Quartz Crystal - SNCS 023 22 x 07 x 06 mm US $ 7 Details    Smoky Quartz Crystal Group - SNCS 024  51 x 26 x 14 mm US $ 15 Details   Phantom Quartz Cluster - SNCS 025 52 x 31 x 20 mm US $ 10 Details   Smoky Quartz Sceptre - SNCS 026 35 x 17 x 12 mm US $ 25 Details   Smoky Quartz Crystals - SNCS 027  21 x 15 x 12 mm US $ 12 Details   Smoky Quartz Group - SNCS 028 48 x 40 x 28 mm US $ 35 Details Smoky Quartz Crystal on Matrix - SNCS 029 43 x 42 x 30 mm  US $ 35 Details Clear Quartz Cluster - SNCS 030 50 x 44 x 33 mm US $ 25 Details