N'Chwaning I Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Size: 5.7 x 4.6 x 2.8 cm (Small Cabinet)
The specimen has a pink-brown deposit of rhodochrosite in an edge to edge spread of botryoidal crystals. The botryoids surfaces are refined, evoking a sense of chalcedony. Directly below the rhodochrosite layer there is a 0.5cm lamellar layer of minerals revealing undulating bands with a mineral richness. Under the microscope one of the minerals present displays crystal habits for waterhouseite.
