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Sturmanite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Type Locality for Sturmanite, see Minerals of South Africa, pp. 244)

 
Sturmanite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Type Locality for Sturmanite, see Minerals of South Africa, pp. 244)

Sturmanite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Type Locality for Sturmanite, see Minerals of South Africa, pp. 244)

Sturmanite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Type Locality for Sturmanite, see Minerals of South Africa, pp. 244)

Sturmanite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Type Locality for Sturmanite, see Minerals of South Africa, pp. 244)

DESCRIPTION:No. 81799
Mineral:Sturmanite
Locality:Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Type Locality for Sturmanite, see Minerals of South Africa, pp. 244)
Description:Three intersecting translucent grayish-yellow sturmanite crystals on a small fragment of manganese-rich black matrix. The sturmanite crystals are hexagonal form with pyramidal terminations. Ex. Miller collection T1236
Overall Size:17x13x12 mm
Crystals:6-13 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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