Ettringite on Calcite on Matrix, N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa.

This is a lovely colourful specimen with a deposit of Ettringite with Calcite and Hematite on the back side. The Ettringite deposit on this specimen is fine-grained, high lustre and with a very nice gemmy yellow colour and predominantly deposited on one side of the specimen. On the main display side of the bright Ettringite, the Ettringite has been deposited over some lovely elongated Calcite crystals. On the back of the specimen, Ettringite can be seen sporadically with a couple of small high lustre Hematite and lots of small Calcite. One of the Calcite on the main display face is cleaved.

Size: 7.7 x 3.5 x 1.4cm

Locality: N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa.