Fabulous and very rare shigaite crystals decorating sparkling rhodochrosite base from this famous locality - NChwaning I Mine, South Africa. Shigaite is a very rare aluminum manganese sulfate and the finest specimens for the species come from this locality. It displays strongly sparkling fresh rhodochrosite crystals with a vivid pink color. Above grow translucent to 2.5mm shigaite crystals. They are tabular and hexagonal with honey-red color. They are strongly light reflective and shiny. For references see the 2017 issue of The Mineralogical Record vol. 48, # 1. In excellent condition – some side contacts. On acrylic base.

Outstanding shigaite-rhodochrosite combo – it is a chance to have such rarity!