Woodie Woodie Manganese Mine, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Manganese oxide picked up at the entrance to the mine. The road to the mine is very scenic through desert mountain country with several oases. You do however have to cope with many large mining trucks using the road as part of the deal. 7cm x 6cm x 4.5cm
Picked up when walking over the waste dumps one day (whilst the mine was active). Was impressed with the size of the radial sprays.
Silvery pyrolusite crystals on quartz matrix. (one area stained brown).
This specimen was given to me by a miner at Woodie Woodie.