Specimen #2508

Name: Quartz on Kutnahorite

Type: Mineral

Locality: N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, Kuruman, South Africa

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 8.5 x 6.2 x 4 cm

Weight:

Acquired: 2013-07-09

Source: Trinity: Isaias Casanova

Label: N

Comment: Clear and tiny quartz crystals coat a matrix of cream orange kutnohorite, giving the specimen a beautiful and sparkling luster.

Minerals: Kutnohorite (Ca(Mn,Mg,Fe⁺⁺)(CO₃)₂) Quartz (SiO₂)

There are 2 pictures on file

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Quartz on Kutnahorite, N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, Kuruman, South Africa - 8.5x6.2x4 cm

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Quartz on Kutnahorite, N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, Kuruman, South Africa