OLMI1009
Olmiite
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari, South Africa
Toenail, 2.9 x 2.0 x 1.8 cm
SOLD
A sharp 1.8 x 1.7 x 1.6-cm crystal perched delicately atop a natural pedestal of calcite and oyelite-covered matrix. This is a very elegant specimen, a perfect thumbnail and for its size my favorite of the lot in terms of exemplifying the aesthetic and quality factors in a world-class thumbnail specimen for this species. This was one of the best of its size class, as picked by the collector, as well. It is a SHARP specimen with amazing geometry to it and the crystal atop really is freestanding, as dramatic as you can ask for.