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Olmiite & Oyelite

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Olmiite & Oyelite

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Description
Locality: 
NChwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 5.2 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.30cm
Description

An array of crystals of pink Olmiite on matrix associated with white balls of Oyelite and lots of clear small Calcites. The Olmiite crystals reach 0.3 cm in maximum dimension and are clean ehuedral crystals, not the more common spherical aggregates.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Olmiite

Formula: 
CaMn2+[SiO3(OH)](OH)
Strunz: 
9.AF.90
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa...

Oyelite

Formula: 
Ca10Si8B2O29·12.5H2O
Strunz: 
9.HA.80
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Fuka mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan

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Seller's terms and conditions

The item can be returned for whichever reason, provided its original conditions, and within 10 days from its delivery to the Buyer. In the case of returning, the Buyer will be entitled to the refund of the item price; shipping costs will remain at the Buyer's charge in any case.