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Kutnohorite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

 
Kutnohorite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Kutnohorite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Kutnohorite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

DESCRIPTION:No. 50401
Mineral:Kutnohorite
Locality:Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Description:Several intersecting sprays of translucent pale-pink kutnohorite crystals. Calcite and kutnohorite crystals form a solid-solution series and cannot be easily distinguished, but the lack of fluorescence indicates this is mostly kutnohorite. Ex. George Elling; ex.Charlie Key collection
Overall Size:5x5x3 cm
Crystals:5-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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