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

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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 63768
Mineral:Kutnohorite with Calcite
Locality:N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Description:Tapered cluster 28 mm long of elongated translucent pink kutnohorite crystals overgrown with transparent-to-translucent white calcite crystals to 0.5 mm that fluoresce orange under SW UV illumination.
Overall Size:33x22x17 mm
Crystals:0.5-28.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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