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Calcite from N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

 
Calcite from N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Calcite from N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Calcite from N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Calcite from N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite from N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

DESCRIPTION:No. 59227
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Description:Double-sided plate of lustrous transparent colorless calcite crystals to 15 mm with smaller calcite and dark-metallic hematite crystals on the rear to 1 mm. The calcite crystals are stubby hexagonal form with rhombohedral three-faced terminations. Ex. P. Nicholson #1298
Overall Size:12x10x3 cm
Crystals:0.5-15.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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