AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from South Africa > Olmiite |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 44280 |
Mineral: | Olmiite |
Locality: | N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Type Locality for Olmiite) |
Description: | Two 12 mm hemispherical aggregates of translucent lustrous pink-beige olmiite crystals on a partial crystal of translucent calcite. The surfaces of the olmiite aggregates are composed of lustrous crystal faces, a few with black Mn-oxide inclusions. |
Overall Size: | 22x18x18 mm |
Crystals: | 1-6 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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