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Wessels mine, Kalahari manganese field

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: sturmanite, brandtite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Kalahari Mn field

Wessels: rare species and gemmy sturmanite; industrial Mn operation

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