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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)

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 71932
Mineral:Olmiite with Oyelite
Locality:N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Type Locality for Olmiite)
Description:Unusually large individual olmiite crystals to 10 mm with pale-pink oyelite crystals in hemispherical formations to 5 mm diameter on brown matrix. The olmiite crystals are pink with lustrous crystal faces and fluoresce deep red under SW UV. Collected in 2013
Overall Size:4x2.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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