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Manganoan Calcite

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Manganoan Calcite

Fluorescent

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Description
Locality: 
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Museum (18cm plus)
Size: 
10 × 12.4 × 401 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.20cm
Weight: 
339.00gr
Description

A beautiful Manganoan Calcite specimen from Wessels Mine, Northern Cape. A fine large light pink specimen. This specimen is very fragile. Fluorescents fire orange on top and blue to blackish on the bottom.   A very choice specimin and large hand size, very strong fluorescent in three colours.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Manganoan Calcite

Variety Of: 

Calcite

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