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Portlandite with Quartz
- Wessels Mine, Kalahari MN fields, N. Cape Prov., South Africa
- Miniature, 4.2 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm
- Start Time: 08/31/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 09/12/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Portlandite is a rare Calcium Hydroxide that occurs very seldom in nature. There are dozens of bone-white Portlandite blades up to 3 mm covering about half the matrix, and it is intergrown with clear Quartz crystals. A good specimen of a rare species.