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285 Rhodochrosite on Manganite N'Chwaning I mine, N'Chwaning mines, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa miniature 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm I'm in scalenohedral heaven! The crystals are not the largest (to about 3mm), but they are sharp, very gemmy, and of a gorgeous deep red, accented with black where the Manganite matrix almost pokes through. The display face is almost completely covered. I hope I never have to declare a favorite between the Sweet Home mine and N'Chwaning. As a collector of Rhodochrosites, these are surely the two premeire localities on the planet... that we know of yet, anyway! ----- Photos ©2005 Richard Geiger
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