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D06-81 - Xonotlite on Inesite - $ 125 SOLD Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa miniature, 3.5 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm
Beautiful 1 cm clusters of acicular xonotlite, on a great perch of contrasting ruddy brown inesite! It COULD be tobermorite, which would be much more valuable, I am sure. But, I have not had it analyzed so am erring with caution here.
K211 - Xonotlite in Selenite with Inesite - $ 950 SOLD Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, South Africa miniature, 4.8 x 4.2 x 2.2 cm
Wow! Wonderfully unique specimen featuring a 1.5 cm perfect xonotlite preserved like a fly in amber inside selenite that overlaid it. Other xonotlite balls stick out the side.
K240 - Orange Prehnite with Xonotlite - $ 750 SOLD NChwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, South Africa miniature, 4.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm ex. Charlie Key
A beautiful inesite miniature with rich red-orange Prehnite highlighted by stark white xonotlite balls. Complete all around and very 3-dimensional! NOT an inesite, though its easy to be fooled!
MD-120632 - Prehnite, Xonotlite - - Archived N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa miniature, 4.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm
A beautiful inesite miniature with rich red-orange Prehnite highlighted by stark white xonotlite balls. Complete all around and very 3-dimensional! NOT an inesite, though its easy to be fooled! 4.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm
MD-120653 - Xonotlite, Gypsum (Var: Selenite), Inesite - - Archived Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa thumbnail, 1.5 cm
Wow! Wonderfully unique specimen featuring a 1.5 cm perfect xonotlite preserved like a fly in amber inside selenite that overlaid it. Other xonotlite balls stick out the side. 4.8 x 4.2 x 2.2 cm
MD-122280 - Xonotlite, Apophyllite - - Archived Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa small cabinet, 7.8 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm
A gorgeous and large specimen of this species featuring velvety balls of xonotlite in large aggregates. Miraculously, as this is a fragile species, there seems to be no damage to the display face! The "open" sphere in front shows the natural acicular crystals that make up each radiating aggregate 7.8 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm
MD-171841 - Prehnite, Xonotlite - - Archived N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa miniature, 4.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm.
4.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm. A beautiful inesite miniature with rich red-orange Prehnite highlighted by stark white xonotlite balls. Complete all around and very 3-dimensional! NOT an inesite, though it’s easy to be fooled! Ex. Charlie Key.
MD-173989 - Calcite, Xonotlite - - Archived Black Rock Mine, Black Rock, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa miniature, 3.5 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm.
3.5 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm. The Xonotlite grows in a fibrous to acicular form, and the calcite has superb luster and good clarity on its faces. It is so clear you can see right through to the included xonotlite balls! Ex. Willy Israel Collection.
MD-201250 - Xonotlite - - Archived Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa miniature, 3.3 x 3.1 x 1.5 cm.
3.3 x 3.1 x 1.5 cm. A beautiful specimen of ivory-colored velvety balls of xonotlite in large aggregates. The "open" sphere in front shows the natural acicular crystals that make up each radiating aggregate. Ex. Charlie Key.
MD-21179 - Xonotlite, Inesite - - Archived Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa small cabinet, 5.7 x 5.1 x 3.9 cm
Gorgeous combination piece with radial fibrous Inesite and Xonotlite. Lovely and important any way you look at it. The luster of the Inesite is far better than the pics show. 5.7 x 5.1 x 3.9 cm
MD-21182 - Datolite, Xonotlite - - Archived Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa small cabinet, 6 x 4 x 3.2 cm
Very nice combination specimen of Datolite crystals and radial fibrous Xonotlite balls. Very aesthetic. 6 x 4 x 3.2 cm
MD-23176 - Apophyllite, Xonotlite - - Archived Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa cabinet, 11.3 x 6.6 x 3.3 cm
An attractive CABINET specimen, a crust, of highly lustrous, transparent to translucent clusters of pale pink to colorless apophyllite blades aesthetically set on an older generation of sparkly, transparent gray apophyllites with xonotlite from the 1992 find at the Wessels Mine. 11.3 x 6.6 x 3.3 cm
MD-23177 - Inesite, Xonotlite - - Archived Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa miniature, 4.2 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm
A beautiful and aesthetic red ball of inesite with chatoyant or silky shimmering lustre topped by a "cap" of fibrous xonotlite from the 1970s find. This piece is a hemisphere and the back side photo shows the lustrous radial inesite crystals. 4.2 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm
MD-251629 - Xonotlite, Inesite - - Archived Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa miniature, 3.5 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm.
3.5 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm. Beautiful 1 cm clusters of acicular xonotlite, perched on contrasting ruddy brown inesite. It could be tobermorite. But, I have not had it analyzed so am erring on the side of caution.
MD-38238 - Xonotlite - - Archived Black Rock Mine, Black Rock, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa small cabinet, 8.0 x 7.5 x 4.4 cm
A showy specimen of cream-colored balls and clusters of radial, fibrous xonotlite crystals. The outer surface of the xonotlite balls are soft and spony, much like human skin! Very unusual! Old material. Ex Willy Israel Collection, who purchased this piece from dealer Clive Queit in 1987. 8.0 x 7.5 x 4.4 cm All Content and Design ©1996-2010 The ArkenstonePowered by http://mineralwebsites.comBy-species Galleries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
