About Us
MINERALS FROM AFRICA is a family owned
company, created in 1994, specialized in
sourcing and wholesaling African Minerals.
Our head office is in Johannesburg, South
Africa, where all minerals, from most
countries in the area, are centralized and
prepared for world-wide distribution.
Nowadays MINERALS FROM AFRICA has clients in
all continents.
MINERALS FROM AFRICA is directly involved in
mining areas in several countries in the
Southern African region. Thanks to our close
involvement with the local communities and
the miners we are able to handle great
quantities of minerals. Out of these big
quantities we meticulously select the
quality grades suitable for carving,
polishing and for good quality mineral
specimens.
MINERALS FROM AFRICA is strictly a mineral
wholesaler. We do not sell to the public but
only to professional companies dealing in
minerals and fossils. However we will gladly
redirect individuals and part time Internet
mineral dealers to our clients in their
countries so they may buy our minerals from
them.
If you are a professional wholesaler or
mineral dealer looking for African minerals,
please contact us. We would be glad to
assist you. We will send you a list of all
our minerals with the current prices and
quantities available at any time. Due to the
changes in stock, the extensive variety of
African minerals and some web page related
technical errors, sometimes not all of the
minerals are included properly in our web
page. So, direct contact with us via e-mail
is always recommended. On request we can
also keep you informed of any new findings.
Here are our contact details:
DEBBIE & JOSE
BADA DE COMINGES
12 Darter Avenue.
Fourways.
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: +27- 11- 465
1748
FAX:
+27-11- 465 1748
E-
mail:
jbada@global.co.za
ABOUT OUR
MINERALS:
MINERALS FROM AFRICA offers a wide variety
of minerals from the southern part of the
African continent: from Namibia to
Madagascar, from South Africa to the
Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of
our main sources of minerals. From this
country we obtain Tumbled Malachite,
Polished Malachite, different types of
Malachite Specimens (fibrous Malachite,
Botroidal Malachite, Malachite
Stalactites…), different sizes of rough
Malachite for lapidary carving and quite a
variety of carved and polished lapidary
Malachite items: Malachite Animals,
Malachite Boxes, Malachite Pyramids,
Malachite Bowls, Malachite Spheres,
Malachite Eggs, Malachite Necklaces,
Malachite Bracelets, Malachite Letter
Openers.
Normally the rough Malachite blocks come
from a number of mines in Kolwezi –the best
massive, gem quality Malachite in the world-
and is carved and polished in the workshops
of Ruashi, suburb of Lubumbashi.
Also in the Democratic Republic of Congo
MINERALS FROM AFRICA sources other mineral
specimens such as Cobaltoan Calcite, Azurite
(Azurite specimens, Azurite tumbled…),
Shattuckite (Tumbled Shattuckite, Polished
Shattuckite, Shattuckite Spheres,
Shattuckite eggs…), Carrolite Specimens,
Cuprite Specimens, Chrysocolla (Chrysocolla
specimens, Chrysocolla and Malachite
Combined Specimens, Polished Chrysocolla...),
Cornetite, Plancheite, different types of
Quartz, Natural Citrine Quartz Crystal
Points, Natural Citrine Quartz Crystal
Clusters etc.
Other important countries were MINERALS FROM
AFRICA keeps an operational or buying base
are:
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Namibia, origin of our Okoruso
Fluorite, Aquamarine, Blue Laced Agate,
Tourmaline etc.
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Zimbabwe, where we source our blue
Kyanite crystals, some of our best tumbled
stones and other crystal quartz specimens.
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Malawi, where we obtain blue
chalcedony and agate specimens,
tourmalines... It is in this beautiful and
remote part of the world where we find the
Mount Malosa, on the Zomba Plateau, cradle
of at least 50 types of minerals specimens:
Aegirine, Albite, Arfvedsonite, Barylite,
Calcite, Cassiterite, Caysichite, Elpidite,
Epidote , Eudialyte, Eudidymite, Galena,
Goethite, Hematite, Ilmenite, Ilmenorutile,
Neptunite, Orthoclase-Microcline, Parisite,
Pyrochlore, Quartz, Rutile, Zircon etc.
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Madagascar, country origin of a great
variety of minerals and where we source,
carve and polished our own minerals. From
Madagascar we can offer: fossil wood: fossil
wood branches and fossil wood polished
slices, Ammonites: Small Ammonite Pairs for
pendants or jewelry, Bigger Ammonites pairs
for framing or display, Polished Ammonites,
Opalised Ammonites), Nautilus, Celestine (or
Celestite): Celestite Specimens, Celestite
geodes, Celestite spheres and Celestite
eggs. Ocean Orbicular Jasper: Ocean
Orbicular Jasper Spheres, Ocean Orbicular
Jasper Eggs, Ocean Orbicular Jasper No Form,
Ocean Orbicular Jasper Standing Sculptures,
Ocean Orbicular Jasper Pieces Polished on
Top, Ocean Orbicular Jasper Pyramids, Ocean
Orbicular Jasper Big Hearts and Ocean
Orbicular Jasper Small Hearts for jewelry or
pendants. Crystal Quartz: Crystal Quartz
Spheres, Crystal Quartz Eggs, Crystal Quartz
No Form, Crystal Quartz Standing Sculptures,
Crystal Quartz Flame Sculptures, Crystal
Quartz Polished Points, Crystal Quartz
Clusters, Crystal Quartz Big Hearts and
Crystal Quartz small hearts for jewelry.
Blue / Grey Agate: Blue / Grey Agate
Spheres, Blue / Grey Agate Eggs, Blue / Grey
Agate No Form, Blue / Grey Agate polished
slices. Amethyst: Amethyst Spheres, Amethyst
Eggs, Amethyst No Form, Amethyst Small
Hearts for jewelry. Amazonite: Amazonite
Spheres, Amazonite Eggs, Amazonite No Form.
Labradorite: Labradorite Spheres,
Labradorite Eggs, Labradorite No Form,
Labradorite Standing Sculptures, Labradorite
Pieces Polished on Top, Labradorite
Pyramids, Labradorite Big Hearts and
Labradorite Small Hearts for jewelry or
pendants. Carnelian: Carnelian Spheres,
Carnelian Eggs, Carnelian No Form, Carnelian
Standing Sculptures. Fluorite: Fluorite
Spheres, Fluorite Eggs, Fluorite No Form,
Fluorite Standing Sculptures. Rose Quartz:
Rose Quartz Spheres, Rose Quartz Eggs, Rose
Quartz No Form, Rose Quartz Standing
Sculptures, Rose Quartz Flame Sculptures,
Rose Quartz Big Hearts, Rose Quartz Small
Hearts for jewelry. Septarie: Septarie
Spheres, Septarie Eggs, Septarie No Form,
Septarie Standing Sculptures. Blue Calcite:
Blue Calcite Spheres, Blue Calcite Eggs,
Blue Calcite No Form. Orange Calcite:
Orange Calcite Spheres, Orange Calcite Eggs,
Orange Calcite No Form. Basalt: Basalt
Spheres, Basalt Eggs, Basalt No Form.
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South Africa, where MINERALS FROM
AFRICA has its Head Office and were we have
also our cleaning and sorting facilities. In
South Africa we mine the Spirit / Cactus
Quartz and we also offer a wide variety of
tumbled stones.
