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Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) (formerly Apophyllite-(KOH) and previously Hydroxyapophyllite) from N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

 
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) (formerly Apophyllite-(KOH) and previously Hydroxyapophyllite) from N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) (formerly Apophyllite-(KOH) and previously Hydroxyapophyllite) from N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) (formerly Apophyllite-(KOH) and previously Hydroxyapophyllite) from N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) (formerly Apophyllite-(KOH) and previously Hydroxyapophyllite) from N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) (formerly Apophyllite-(KOH) and previously Hydroxyapophyllite) from N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) (formerly Apophyllite-(KOH) and previously Hydroxyapophyllite) from N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) (formerly Apophyllite-(KOH) and previously Hydroxyapophyllite) from N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

DESCRIPTION:No. 74011
Mineral:Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) (formerly Apophyllite-(KOH) and previously Hydroxyapophyllite)
Locality:N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Description:Lustrous pale-brown to colorless transparent hydroxyapophyllite-(K) crystals on gray matrix. The hydroxyapophyllite-(K) crystals appear cubic, but are actually stubby prisms with striated prism faces and pearly luster on the basal pinacoid terminations. Collected ca. 2010
Overall Size:6.5x3.5x3 cm
Crystals:4-9 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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