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Olmiite with Oyelite from N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Type Locality for Olmiite)

 
Olmiite with Oyelite from N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Type Locality for Olmiite)

Olmiite with Oyelite from N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Type Locality for Olmiite)

Olmiite with Oyelite from N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Type Locality for Olmiite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 60901
Mineral:Olmiite with Oyelite
Locality:N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Type Locality for Olmiite)
Description:Lustrous translucent pink-brown olmiite crystals (pink in incandescent light) to 5 mm in rectangular aggregates to 10 mm across on a fragment of matrix with acicular pale pink-white oyelite microcrystals in spherical aggregates to 10 mm diameter.
Overall Size:4x2.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:1-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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