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Akermanite-Gehlenite & Andradite

Akermanite-Gehlenite & Andradite

N'Chwaning I Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa

Size: 3.1 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm (Miniature)

The specimen has aligned epitaxial fibrous crystals of akermanite-gehlenite on manganoan calcite. This would be a rare set of minerals for the locality. These minerals have formed over a thin deposit of light red andradite made of a layer of small crystals on and inside of the matrix. The gehlenite is made up of tiny fibrous crystals something like grass seeds. The xrd analysis can be emailed.

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SKU:SAMS-296

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