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Kutnohorite

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Kutnohorite

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Description
Locality: 
NChwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 4.8 × 3.5 cm
Description

An unusual and very attractive specimen of Kutnohorite.

Usually, Kutnohorite is found in radial growths that for all the world resemble broccoli.

Here we have complete balls of Kutnohorite with the surfaces smoother than normal, and a nice white color.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kutnohorite

Formula: 
Ca(Mn,Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Poličany, Kutná Hora (Kuttenberg), Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic