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Kutnohorite & Manganoan Calcite

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Kutnohorite & Manganoan Calcite

Fluorescent

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Description
Locality: 
NChwaning III Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 6 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.30cm
Description

A fabulous specimen of silky pink sprays of kutnohorite crystals and fluorescent lilac druzy calcite in vug. Came out from N'Chwaning III Mine, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Weight: 120gr

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

Manganoan Calcite

Variety Of: 

Calcite

Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
3.0
Formula: 
(Ca,Mn)CO3
Hardness: 
0.0