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Manganite
- Wessels Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
- Miniature, 4.2 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
- Start Time: 12/05/2013 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 12/17/2013 6:00:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Attractive and very sharp, this is one of the nicer and best-defined Manganite clusters I have seen. The crystals have a bladed habit, thin and wide, with the longest blade being about 3.5 cm. The luster is excellent, and a number of the blades have a tan coating. If you look carefully, you can see a slight curvature within the cluster, which is actually classic habit for Manganite. A superb, aesthetic miniature. Crystallized manganite is actually very rare for the Kalahari manganese field, believe it or not.