Specimen #2419

Name: Olmiite

Type: Gem

Locality: N'Chwaning, Kuruman, Kalahari, Northern Cape, South Africa

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 0.7 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm

Weight: 0.97 ct

Acquired: 2012-03-29

Source: Trinity: Luciana Barbosa

Label: N

Comment: A triangular gem with light orange color. It is translucent and well cut but it does have a little ding on one of the corners, since it's so hard to cut. It would make a nice rough and cut set with the specimen I have posted. It weighs 0.97 and comes from type locality in South Africa.

Minerals: Olmiite ( CaMn ₂⁺ [SiO ₃ (OH)](OH))

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Olmiite, N'Chwaning, Kuruman, Kalahari, Northern Cape, South Africa - FOV:6.7 x 10.1 mm