Pink-Brown Olmiite Plate

Pink-Brown Olmiite Plate from N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Collection

John Betts - Fine Minerals

Description

Elongated plate covered on one face with translucent pink-brown Olmiite crystals up to 12 mm across over colorless transparent Calcite crystals up to 3 mm across. The Olmiite crystals fluoresce deep red under UV illumination. Ex. Robert C. Lambert #92.

Locality

N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Dimensions

13 x 7 x 2.5 cm.


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