Rhodochrosite with Manganite
N'Chwaning Mines
Northern Cape, South Africa
6.0 cm x 3.5 cm x 2.5 cm
Out of an old collection come this amazing specimen,
of highly sought after Rhodochrosite from this well known locality.
These beautiful scalenohedron crystals look like a mix,
between the wheat-sheaves style,
and the classic Scalenohedron found from this local.
They formed on a matrix of Manganite,
and while the matrix is mostly a dense mass of manganite,
there are a good number of bladed manganite crystal,
not only on the surface,
but also included within some of the rhodochrosite crystals.
A very beautiful specimen overall.
