Rhodochrosite from N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 81388
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Mineral: | Rhodochrosite
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Locality: | N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa |
Description: | Lustrous transparent-to-translucent pink rhombohedral rhodochrosite crystals lining irregular cavities in brown-gray matrix. The rhodochrosite crystals fluoresce red under longwave and shortwave ultraviolet illumination. Ex. S. Kelland collection; acquired in 2004; ex. Betts #23778a; ex. John Rumble collection (South Africa) |
Overall Size: | 6.4x3.5x3 cm |
Crystals: | 1-2 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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