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Gageite, Rhodochrosite & Shigaite (rare combo) Charlie Key
- Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa
- Miniature, 3.8 x 2.8 x 1.6 cm
- Start Time: 08/06/2015 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 08/13/2015 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A RARE and excellent combination miniature from this famous mine. Brown felted gageite, a rare hydrous manganese silicate covers the interior core of rhodochrosite and matrix. An adorable cluster of spherical aggregates very sparkly, rose-red rhodochrosite crystals is beautifully set on the piece. The rhodos, in turn, are peppered with tiny red shigaite crystals, a very rare hydrated Mn-sulfate. RARE and showy combination material from the Charlie Key dealer stock.
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