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Ettringite from Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

 
Ettringite from Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Ettringite from Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Ettringite from Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Ettringite from Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Ettringite from Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

DESCRIPTION:No. 62991
Mineral:Ettringite
Locality:Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Description:Cluster of translucent brown ettringite crystals with no matrix attached. The ettringite crystals are hexagonal prismatic form with shallow pyramidal terminations that have the basal pinacoid face in the center. From either Wessels or N'Chwaning mines.
Overall Size:3.5x2.5x2 cm
Crystals:5-27 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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