AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from South Africa > Rhodochrosite |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 23758 |
Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
Locality: | N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa |
Description: | Shallow cavity in dark matrix lined with bright pink rhodochrosite crystals in rounded crystal aggregates. Scattered throughout are black microcrystals (goethite?). Fluoresces red-orange under UV illumination. Clean, Ex. John Rumble collection (South Africa) |
Overall Size: | 6x5x3 cm |
Crystals: | 1-2 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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