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Mangan-diaspore (old and rare) ex Mullane Coll.
- Glosam Mine, Postmasburg Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
- Small Cabinet, 6.4 x 4.1 x 3.2 cm
- Start Time: 10/21/2009 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 10/29/2009 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Mangan-diaspore is the manganese-rich variety of diaspore and is rare worldwide. This showy old-timer is essentially solid mangan-diaspore in the form of highly lustrous, glassy, rose-red lathes. The lathes reach 2.8 cm on this excellent and very rich piece. Ex Mullane Collection and comes with a 1960s-70s era Burminco label. Very seldom on the market from this South African locale.