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Hausmannite

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An aesthetic and superb, upright specimen of an elongate vug lined with lustrous, jet-black, tetragonal hausmannite crystals to 9 mm and nicely framed by contrasting, light brick-red matrix coated with tiny andradite garnets. The Kalahari Manganese Field of South Africa is the source of the world's best hausmannite crystals. Ex. Berthold Ottens Collection.

Product details

SpeciesHausmannite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions8.4 x 3.4 x 3.4 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalitySouth Africa, Northern Cape, N'Chwaning II Mine

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Mineral guide
Learn about Hausmannite
(Mn3O4): jet-black, metallic luster with sharp pseudo-octahedra. From South Africa’s Kalahari Manganese Field, prized for dramatic contrast.
Hausmannite
Regional guide
Hausmannite from N'Chwaning II Mine, South Africa
from N'Chwaning II Mine, South Africa - jet-black, high-luster dipyramidal crystals, often pagoda-like, prized by collectors for locality and form.