Inesite (Charlie Key Coll.)

Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa
Thumbnail, 2.7 x 2.1 x 1.4 cm
Start Time: 05/13/2009 5:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 05/21/2009 5:30:46 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A beautiful and aesthetic red ball of inesite from the 1970s find at the famous Wessels Mine. The little inesite blade sticking off the side has the chatoyant or silky shimmering luster typical of inesite. This piece is a translucent hemisphere and close examination shows the lustrous radial inesite blades. Seldom on the market in this quality. Ex Charlie Key Collection.

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