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

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

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

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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 81282
Mineral:Rhodochrosite
Locality:N'Chwaning III Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Description:Lustrous translucent pink rhodochrosite crystals in hemispherical aggregates to 8 mm diameter over gray to brown manganese ore. The gray mineral (brucite?) between the rhodochrosite crystals on the ore fluoresces white under LW-SW UV illumination. Ex. Marshall Sussman; new find in 2021
Overall Size:5x4.5x3.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 1.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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