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Rhodochrosite from Hotazel Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

 
Rhodochrosite from Hotazel Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Rhodochrosite from Hotazel Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Rhodochrosite from Hotazel Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Rhodochrosite from Hotazel Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Rhodochrosite from Hotazel Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

DESCRIPTION:No. 56553
Mineral:Rhodochrosite
Locality:Hotazel Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Description:Exceptionally large deep-red scalenohedral rhodochrosite crystals with no matrix attached. The rhodochrosite has lustrous crystal faces, complex faces at the termination tip and is internally transparent.
Overall Size:36x18x18 mm
Crystals:18-36 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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