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

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

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

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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 71973
Mineral:Rhodochrosite
Locality:N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Description:Lustrous translucent vivid-pink rhodochrosite crystals lining a convoluted cavity running through brown matrix. The rhodochrosite crystals formed as a vein, and complete crystals formed where the vein widened to create an open cavity. Collected ca. 1980
Overall Size:8x6x4.5 cm
Crystals:2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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