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Inesite from South Africa |
Inesite from South Africa |
| Specimen # | 100752 | |
| Mineral: | Inesite | |
| Location: | N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa | |
| Size: | 4.5 x 3.8 x 3.0 cm | |
Detailed Description
This specimen is unique and particularly aesthetic - a bed of sparkling inesite crystals and crystal groups hosts a single larger fan of radiating inseite crystals. The fan is a like the head of a broom (flattter than it is wide) and has the most intense colour on the piece. In excellent condition! This is a fantastic miniature, one of the top two of these.
About These Inesites
In 2014 a very small pocket at the N’Chwaning II Mine produced some exquisite small specimens of inesite, very sharp and intricate, and in superb condition. I was lucky to have the first chance at these and selected out only a few specimens, the ones I judged to be the best. They are much more dramatic than many inesites - they are not just drusy, they have well-defined crystal groups.
Detailed Description
This specimen is unique and particularly aesthetic - a bed of sparkling inesite crystals and crystal groups hosts a single larger fan of radiating inseite crystals. The fan is a like the head of a broom (flattter than it is wide) and has the most intense colour on the piece. In excellent condition! This is a fantastic miniature, one of the top two of these.
About These Inesites
In 2014 a very small pocket at the N’Chwaning II Mine produced some exquisite small specimens of inesite, very sharp and intricate, and in superb condition. I was lucky to have the first chance at these and selected out only a few specimens, the ones I judged to be the best. They are much more dramatic than many inesites - they are not just drusy, they have well-defined crystal groups.
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