Manganite

Ilfeld, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany

7,5×5,9×5 cm.

Absolute jet-black color all around, excellent luster and lively crystallization showing perfect terminations…so black and so beautiful, Manganite is among those black minerals that challenge the notion that black minerals aren’t visually striking. The crystals in this specimen embody all the exceptional qualities associated with remarkable manganites: an intense jet-black color, superb luster, and a finely shaped, almost cylindrical form, so this Manganite from Ilfeld does not need other words to be described.

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