Natrolite w/ Inesite (rare combo)

Wessels Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, South Africa
Miniature, 4.8 x 3.0 x 1.2 cm
Start Time: 05/16/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 05/23/2013 6:31:10 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Natrolite is very rare from Kalahari and is found only at the Wessels Mine. Beautiful diverging sprays of silky, waxy blades shoot up from the matrix, which includes a ball of light pastel-pink inesite. I am aware of only one pocket of the association in this quality and form, from the find (late 1980s, or early 1990s I believe). This is an important locality piece for the species and displays well from either side.

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