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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 43420
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Description:Unusual aesthetic formation of branching interconnected translucent pale-brown calcite crystals with no matrix attached. The cluster is fully crystallized on all surfaces with no point of attachment - a floater.
Overall Size:9x6x3 cm
Crystals:1-37 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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