| 01227: Manganoan Calcite and Gypsum
variety Selenite - $16 Kalahari Manganese Field, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa Small cabinet - 6.2 x 5.1 x 2.0 cm 61 grams Fluorescent (LW/SW) Specimen status: Reserved Send an email with specimen number to order A matrix of light pink, massive to
microcrystalline manganoan calcite hosts a 4.9 cm, mostly
clear selenite gypsum cleavage. (The pink may also contain
some rhodonite.) This matrix shows pinkish fluorescence
under both longwave UV (blacklight) and shortwave UV.
Unidentified, crusty to crystalline black material is also
present; this is likely a manganese mineral (or mixture
thereof). A locality specimen.
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