Bright canary yellow prismatic crystals of Ettringite measuring to 1.5 cm form an open cluster covering a 3.5 x 2.0 cm pinkish orange matrix. Many crystals have white tipped terminations, whereby a hexagonal matt white core is framed by a hexagonal lemon Ettringite edge. An exquisite small miniature from N'Chwaning #2 mine in the Kalahari Manganese Field of South Africa.
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