Specimen #720

Name: Olmiite

Type: Mineral

Locality: NChwaning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 6 x 3 x 3 cm

Weight: 108

Acquired: 2008-06-14

Source: YourMineralCollection.com

Label: Y

Comment: Very good small cabinet with sharp, carved-looking crystallization of olmiite, which is a close relative of poldervaartite only recently identified as a separate species. Crystal size : 3.5 cm.

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

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Olmiite, NChwaning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa - 6 x 3 x 3 cm

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Olmiite, NChwaning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa