Rhodochrosite
Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Inesite & Xonotlite
Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Reference specimen
Dimensions
Display units
- Metric
- 3 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm
- Inches
The specimen is from finds in May 1992 and is made up of small thin transparent tabular blades of inesite arranged in a fan-like grouping. The inesite has a lovely orange colour and is surrounded by balls of xonotlite. Here and there small clear calcite crystals have been deposited.
Specimen data
- Specimen number
- SAMS-126
- Size class
- Thumbnail
- Country
- South Africa
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Mineral sizing guide
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