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Olmiite and Bultfonteinite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Type Locality for Olmiite)

 
Olmiite and Bultfonteinite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Type Locality for Olmiite)

Olmiite and Bultfonteinite from Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Type Locality for Olmiite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 51929
Mineral:Olmiite and Bultfonteinite
Locality:Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Type Locality for Olmiite)
Description:Lustrous white acicular bultfonteinite crystals to 5 mm long with translucent beige-colored prismatic olmiite crystals to 3 mm long completely coating one face of iron-rich brown matrix.
Overall Size:17x15x12 mm
Crystals:1-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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