Specimen #426

Name: Inesite

Type: Mineral

Locality: Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 9.4 x 10.2 x 1.6 cm.

Weight:

Acquired: 2007-03-18

Source: Online Minerals

Label: N

Comment: A fantastically large plate of inesite from the 1996 find at Nâ??Chwaning II, there are literally thousands of individual crystals coming out of this plate â?? a fine display piece.rnrnLargest crystal: 7 mm - composite

Minerals: Inesite (Ca₂Mn₇Si₁₀O₂₈(OH)_{2 5}(H₂O))

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