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Celestine, Calcite


Celestine : SrSO4, Calcite : CaCO3

Photo Copyright © Debbie Woolf  - This image is copyrighted. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.
Locality: N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Cute cluster of translucent to transparent Celestine crystals with a blue-grey tinge, up to 1.3cm. Near the base is a thin vein of white Calcite that fluoresces bright orange, has a very thin Manganese vein, the base side has further Celestine crystals.

Measures 4.5cm x 2.3cm x 3cm.

Woolf collection.

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