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Rhodochrosite with Gageite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

 
Rhodochrosite with Gageite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Rhodochrosite with Gageite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Rhodochrosite with Gageite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

DESCRIPTION:No. 64658
Mineral:Rhodochrosite with Gageite
Locality:Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Description:Translucent pink scalenohedral rhodochrosite crystals to 10 mm with fibrous gray-brown gageite on the bottom. The surfaces of the rhodochrosite crystals are composed on many small microcrystals. Ex. Mort Metersky collection; originally acquired from M. Haritos
Overall Size:26x21x12 mm
Crystals:micro to 10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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