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MD-223870
Olmiite
N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Toenail, 3.0 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm
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A superb, bowtie-like ball of very glassy and gemmy, rose-brown to tan, elongated orthorhombic crystals of olmiite from the new, Fall 2008 find at the N'Chwaning II Mine of South Africa. The ball rests on a hidden shard of matrix. This is a stellar example from this find. Olmiite was formerly known as poldervaartite, prior to recent extensive testing. Poldervaartite has been found to be extremely rare.

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