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Pyrite with Calcite and Rhodochrosite from N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

 
Pyrite with Calcite and Rhodochrosite from N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Pyrite with Calcite and Rhodochrosite from N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

DESCRIPTION:No. 40534
Mineral:Pyrite with Calcite and Rhodochrosite
Locality:N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Description:Rounded cluster of metallic pyrite crystals up to 7 mm across with white calcite crystals up to 10 mm on the bottom and thin, bladed pink rhodochrosite crystals up to 3 mm in the base. The pyrite is fully crystallized all around.
Overall Size:4x3.5x2 cm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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