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Oyelite

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Oyelite

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Description
Locality: 
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 2.6 × 1.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.00cm
Weight: 
17.00gr
Description

Very beautiful light pink Oyelite crystals on matrix. This is a very nice little specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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