Aerial
view
of
part of the Brandberg
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The
mining area known as Brandberg
(Fire/Burnt
Mountain) is actually situated in the Goboboseb area, just west of
Brandberg Mountain, some 80 km from Uis, the closest town.
The
area is hot and dry and rather
inaccessible, making mining conditions very tough. Crystal specimens
are becoming increasingly hard to find; miners chisel away at the hard
basalt rock, sometimes for
weeks,
before finding
a pocket, which may yield only a few crystals.
The
basalt cavities of the Brandberg area
are
well known for their quartz and prehnite specimens, producing arguably
the best quality specimens in the world.
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Quartz Crystal with
Light Smoky Patches - NBB 002
98 x 62 x 43 mm
US $ 250
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Quartz
/
Calcite Cluster - NBB
004
51 x 40 x 39
mm
US
$ 125
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Quartz
Crystal Specimen with Faden Bands - NBB 005
46 x 42 x 35 mm
US $ 120
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Gem
Quality Prehnite Ball on Matrix - NBB 006
72 x 46 x 44
mm
US $ 250
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Gemmy Quartz
Crystals and Calcite on Basalt Matrix - NBB 007
68 x 51 x 38
mm
US
$ 120
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Stubby
Quartz
Crystal - NBB 014
81 x 48 x 46
mm
US $ 150
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Amethyst
Quartz
Crystal with Chalcedony - NBB 020
62 x 47 x 37
mm
US $ 120
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Quartz
Crystals on Unusual Matrix - NBB 021
56
x 53 x 40 mm
US $ 180
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Quartz
Crystals on Basalt Matrix -
NBB 023
75
x 60 x 30 mm
US $ 220
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Amethyst Quartz
Crystal -
NBB 033
55 x 29 x 27
mm
US $ 350
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Quartz
Crystals with Prehnite, Epidote and Calcite on Matrix - NBB 034
61 x 43 x 31
mm
US $ 120
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Smoky
Quartz Crystal with Fascinating
Facets -
NBB 039
73 x 53 x 47
mm
US $
200
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'Fancy' Quartz
Crystal Sceptre - NBB 043
30
x 10 x 08 mm
US $ 140
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Quartz Crystal with
Negative Crystal Inclusions - NBB 044
58 x 26 x 17 mm
US $ 120
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Quartz
Crystals on Matrix - NBB 045
72 x 50 x 43 mm
US $ 120
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Amethyst Quartz Crystal
Group with Calcite, on Matrix -
NBB 046
77 x 67 x 58 mm
US $ 650
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Sparkling
Quartz Crystal Druse
on Matrix - NBB 047
69 x 41 x 35
mm
US $ 120
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Nice Size Quartz
Crystal on Small Matrix -
NBB 051
72
x 49 x 31 mm
US $ 150
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Quartz
Crystal with Light Smoky Colouring, on Matrix - NBB 056
71 x 66 x 54
mm
US $ 135
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Quartz with Calcite
and Prehnite, on Matrix -
NBB
061
82 x 45 x 36 mm
US $ 120
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Quartz
Crystal Specimen with (?)Chalcedony -
NBB
063
54
x 35 x 23
mm
US $ 105
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Quartz
Crystals on (?)Chalcedony Matrix -
NBB
069
90
x 65 x 56 mm
US $ 120
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Unusual Quartz
Crystal -
NBB
074
57
x 29 x 22
mm
US $ 115
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Big, Stubby Quartz
Crystal -
NBB
077
73
x 67 x 64 mm
US $ 360
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Smoky Quartz
Crystal
- NBB 078
82
x 54 x 37 mm
US $ 110
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Double /
Multi-Terminated Quartz
Crystal with Large Moving Bubble -
NBB
082
69 x
44 x 42 mm
US $ 350
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Double
Terminated Quartz
Crystal on Quartz Matrix -
NBB 088
45 x
31 x 26 mm
US $ 120
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Unusual Amethyst
Semi-Sceptre -
NBB
091
107 x 33 x 26
mm
US $ SOLD
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Quartz
Crystal with Light Amethyst Colouring, on Matrix -
NBB
092
70 x 55 x 65
mm
US $
120
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Harlequin
Quartz and Calcite Crystals on Matrix -
NBB
094
122 x 65 x 60
mm
US $ 250
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Quartz Crystal
with Inclusions - NBB
104
67
x 16 x 15 mm
US
$ 120
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Double Terminated
Faden Quartz
Crystals on Matrix -
NBB 114
76
x 68
x 61 mm
US
$ 350
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Smoky Quartz
Crystal -
NBB
123
75 x 38 x 35
mm
US $ 800
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Window
Quartz Crystal with Interesting Facets -
NBB 125
89
x 50 x 42 mm
US $ 150
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Quartz Crystal Cluster -
NBB 134
63
x 42 x 24 mm
US $ 105
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Smoky / Amethyst
Window Quartz
Crystal on Matrix -
NBB 136
62
x 50 x 48 mm
US $ 105
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Amethyst / Smoky
Quartz Crystal with Iron Oxide -
NBB 137
70
x 51 x 42 mm
US $ 130
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Window Quartz
Crystal with Interesting Gas Inclusions - NBB 151
83
x 52 x 20 mm
US $ 125
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Quartz Crystal Group
on Small Matrix -
NBB 159
44
x 33 x 21 mm
US $ 110
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Iron Oxide Coated
Quartz
Crystal Clusters on Matrix -
NBB 174
63
x 45 x 16 mm
US $ 105
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Quartz,
Prehnite, Calcite and
Analcime Crystals on Matrix -
NBB 180
81
x 56 x 48 mm
US $ 650
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Prehnite
and
Quartz on Basalt Matrix -
NBB 181
41 x 40 x 21
mm
US $ 250
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Quartz,
Prehnite, Analcime
and Epidote Crystals on Matrix -
NBB 182
49
x 37 x 27 mm
US $ 150
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Large
Quartz
Crystal with Twin Termination -
NBB 185
92
x 53 x 51 mm
US $ 250
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Amethyst
Quartz
Crystals on Matrix -
NBB 187
110
x 66 x 40 mm
US $ 140
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Quartz
Crystal with Analcime and (?)Pumpellyite on Matrix -
NBB 193
60 x
53 x 42 mm
US $ 130
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Quartz
Crystal Group with Unusual Termination Facets -
NBB 194
49
x 42 x 41 mm
US $ 105
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Quartz,
Epidote and Prehnite
Cluster -
NBB 198
53
x 40 x 17 mm
US
$
140
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Slightly
Bent Quartz
Crystal Specimen -
NBB 199
116
x 70 x 33 mm
US
$ 160
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Interesting
Quartz
Crystal Group, Including Some Windows -
NBB 202
56
x 32 x 26 mm
US $ 130
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Quartz
and Calcite on Chalcedony -
NBB 203
69 x 49 x 30 mm
US $ 120
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Druse
of
Gemmy, Clear Quartz
Crystals on Matrix -
NBB 206
63
x 43 x 21 mm
US $ 130
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Quartz
and Epidote Crystals on Matrix -
NBB 213
89
x 65 x 30 mm
US $ 250
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Gemmy
Quartz
Crystal Group -
NBB 216
50
x 41 x 30 mm
US $ 120
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