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

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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 75333
Mineral:Thaumasite
Locality:N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Description:Doubly-terminated transparent pale-yellow thaumasite crystal with no matrix attached. The thaumasite is hexagonal crystal form with flat basal pinacoid termination with secondary pyramidal edge faces. The lower termination intersected another crystal. Originally acquired ca. 1980 from Luis Leite (1942-1999)
Overall Size:9x2.5x2.5 mm
Crystals:9 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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