Inesite Crystals on Matrix – SKMF 002

Measurements:  90 x 45 x 36 mm

Description:  The specimen consist of rock matrix of which the greater part is covered with thousands of minute, brownish-pink, needle-like innesite crystals. 

The specimen has damage to some areas.

This specimen was presumably collected in June 1996.

Weight of Specimen:  184 g

Chemical Composition:  Ca₂Mn²₇⁺Si₁₀O₂₈(OH)₂•5H₂O 
 
Hardness on Mohs Scale:  6 

Location:  N'Chwaning 2 mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, Kuruman area, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Specimen Code:  SKMF 002  

US $ 100