Inesite, Natrolite, and Rhodochrosite, and Apophyllite-(KOH)

Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari MN fields, South Africa
Miniature, 4.3 x 2.7 x 2.5 cm
Start Time: 08/09/2010 6:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 08/24/2010 6:00:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

First-rate combination piece bringing four desirable, and sometimes rare, species together. The lustrous, orange Inesite grows in radiating needles up to 1.2 cm long, creating a gorgeous spray right on the front of the specimen. The Rhodochrosite grows in attractive, rounded, translucent pink crystals up to 2 mm, the rare Hydroxy-Apophyllites (as opposed to common fluor-apophyllite) are in sharp, beveled blades up to 1.2 cm on edge, and the piece is crowned by flat-lying, super-lustrous Natrolite needles. Each mineral is attractive in its own right, but as a combination this is a killer.

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