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Kutnohorite and Manganoan Calcite (fluor)
- Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, South Africa
- Cabinet, 13.0 x 10.0 x 7.0 cm
- Start Time: 09/14/2009 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 09/29/2009 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Very simply, this is one of the most interesting visually, and largest, Kutnohorites I have come across. Period. The color is a very good solid pink hue, and the crystal habit ranges from the classic fans to the radial balls to one whole side that looks like a fantastic cave growth. Add in a series of elongated, highly fluorescent Manganoan Calcite crystals growing along one part of the Kutnohorite cluster (revealed by their fluorescence), and you have a truly amazing piece of the two related species growing in tandem. This is a CABINET specimen, of great impact. Valued $2000