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Shigaite on Rhodochrosite
- N'Chwaning Mines, Kalahari manganese fields, South Africa
- Small Cabinet, 6.2 x 4.5 x 3.3 cm
- Start Time: 06/17/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 06/21/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Sharp, gemmy, tabular, hexagonal, reddish-orange, crystals of the rare hydrated sulfate, shigaite, are richly peppered on the sparkly, bladed, botryoidal, rhodochrosite matrix. The crystals reach 2 mm. This piece comes from a small find and is highly representative of both species. Old material from the early 1980s and seldom available.