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Shigaite (rare) and Rhodochrosite (Charlie Key)
- NChwaning Mines, Kalahari manganese fields, South Africa
- Miniature, 5.0 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm
- Start Time: 11/13/2011 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 11/17/2011 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Shigaite is an extremely rare hydrated aluminum-manganese sulfate. A 5 mm, glassy, cherry-red, complex crystal is adroitly set in one corner of the gossan matrix festooned with a multitude sparkly tiny shigaites and nicely accompanied by nubby spherical aggregates of glassy, translucent, rose-red, rhodochrosite crystals. From a small 1993 pocket. Seldom on the market in this combination quality and richness. Ex Charlie Key dealer stock. MUCH, MUCH BETTER IN PERSON!