Rhodochrosite
N'Chwaning Mines
Kalahari Manganese Fields, South Africa
5.25 cm x 2.7 cm x 2.7 cm
This specimen is comprised of inter-grown, micro scalenohedral rosettes of lustrous,
gemmy, pink colored rhodochrosite, which give it a more botryoidal look.
The high luster faces of these crystals gives this specimen a lot of sparkle.
The crystals cover a matrix primarily of manganese.
The rhodochrosite is highly fluorescent, showing a very bright red coloring under Longwave UV lighting.
This is one of the more unusual habits for N’Chwaning rhodochrosites.
It would have come out around the early 1980s.
