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EB2B9: Two photos showing its spectacular color change. Just minor matrix on its rear, almost a floater specimen complete in all sides with perfect form and excellent luster-color perfection. The crystals have a spherical form, they are gemmy and are formed by hundreds of small parallel grow crystals. A beauty!. This specimen was photographed for the magazine ‘Mineralien Welt’ and appears on page 18 of number 1/2009.
N'Chwaning II Mine, section 5 south, stope 46-47 roof, N'Chwaning mining area, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province South Africa (01/2002)
Specimen size: 5.5 × 3.7 × 3.2 cm = 2.17” × 1.46” × 1.26”
Fluorescent long & short UV
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