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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 62218 |
| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
| Locality: | Hotazel Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa |
| Description: | subparallel cluster of elongated lustrous transparent red rhodochrosite crystals with no matrix attached. The rhodochrosite crystals are scalenohedral form with some crystals exhibiting rhombohedral tips on the terminations. Excellent red color. Collected ca. 1960 |
| Overall Size: | 21x20x20 mm |
| Crystals: | 10-18 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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