Specimen #1839

Name: Kutnohorite

Type: Mineral

Locality: N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 9.4 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm

Weight: 225

Acquired: 2010-01-05

Source: Dan Weinrich

Label: N

Comment: A 9.4 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm matrix, the top covered attractively by sparkling lovely pink micro crystals of kutnohorite. Richly crystallized, the color is very pretty. No damage. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: Cairncross, B., Beukes, N. and Gutzmer, J. (1997): The Manganese Adventure. Associated Ore & Metal Corporation Limited, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa, 236 pp.

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

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Kutnohorite, N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa - 9.4 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm

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Kutnohorite, N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa