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Inesite with Calcite from Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

 
Inesite with Calcite from Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Inesite with Calcite from Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Inesite with Calcite from Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Inesite with Calcite from Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

DESCRIPTION:No. 57552
Mineral:Inesite with Calcite
Locality:Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Description:Translucent colorless calcite crystals to 1 mm on translucent brownish-red bladed inesite crystals to 4 mm. The contrast of the calcite against the inesite is very aesthetic.
Overall Size:5.5x4x1.5 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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