Shigaite with Rhodochrosite and Siderite (Ref: MT27AC8)
N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning mining area, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province South Africa
71mm x 38mm x 36mm
minID: PTK-7K2
Very aerial aggregate of laminar Shigaite crystals. They are bright and transparent, with a color between yellow and orange, and have a considerable size for the species. The Shigaite, on matrix, is implated on a botryoidal Rhodochrosite aggregate and it is with crystalline Siderite. Not bad for the species.The specimen has been photographed and published in the magazine Paragénesis, number 01/2016, page 80
N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning mining area, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province South Africa (2007)
Specimen size: 7.1 × 3.8 × 3.6 cm = 2.80” × 1.50” × 1.42”
Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.5 cm = 0.28” × 0.20”
From: Fabre Minerals
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