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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 50549
Mineral:Hematite
Locality:Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Description:Complex cluster of tapered hexagonal dark-metallic hematite crystals with lustrous faces and basal pinacoid terminations. The bottom has naturally crystallized textured surfaces where the hematite crystallized simultaneously with surrounding calcite. Ex. George Elling; ex.Charlie Key collection
Overall Size:28x23x15 mm
Crystals:5-24 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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