Mineral: Olmiite
Locality: N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning mining area, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Dimensions: 3.6 x 4.7 cm

Description: Translucent pinkish-tan olmiite crystals with a wheat-sheaf habit on a matrix of transparent colorless calcite and brown gageite. Exhibits intense red fluorescence under SW UV. Collected by Paul Balayer in September 2016.

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