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Hematite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

 
Hematite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Hematite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Hematite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

DESCRIPTION:No. 37761
Mineral:Hematite
Locality:Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Description:Exceptionally large compound crystal of metallic hematite with silky surface texture on the broad crystal faces and highly lustrous edge faces. The back side is completely coated with red-brown andradite microcrystals. Ex. Arnold Goldstein (1941-2020) #310
Overall Size:6.5x5.5x1.5 cm
Crystals:1-5 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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