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

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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 69275
Mineral:Ettringite
Locality:N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Description:Lustrous translucent greenish-yellow ettringite crystals with remnants of dark matrix on the bottom. The ettringite crystals are hexagonal form with basal pinacoid termination modified by secondary pyramidal faces. Ex. Georg Gebhard (author of Tsumeb I and II)
Overall Size:21x17x12 mm
Crystals:2-18 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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