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MH31M5: A novelty of Munich 2008. The sample forms globular growths of well defined terminations of crystals. The deeper color is similar to the older pieces, classified then as Poldervaartite. This specimen was photographed for the ‘what’s new at Munich 2008’ section of the magazine ‘Mineralien Welt’ and appears on page 18 of number 1/2009.
N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning mining area, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province South Africa (10/2008)
Specimen size: 9.2 × 5.8 × 3 cm = 3.62” × 2.28” × 1.18”
Main crystal size: 2.8 × 2.1 cm = 1.10” × 0.83”
Fluorescence short UV & minor fluorescence long UV
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