Africa086 - Kutnohorite - Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Manganese Fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Aesthetic, mushroom-shaped spray of pink kutnohorite from Wessels. Portions of the specimen are fluorescent, probably due to an overgrowth of microscopic calcite. See Minerals of South Africa, Cairncross and Dixon, page 219, for more information. 5.7 x 5.2 x 3.6 cm.