Olmiite with Oyelite

N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Northern Cape, South Africa
Small Cabinet, 7.8 x 7.1 x 6.0 cm
Start Time: 11/14/2024 7:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 11/21/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $166

Item Description

From old finds of the early 2000s, An impressive, large, 4.5 cm, segmented sandy-peach Olmiite ball is aesthetically perched atop the blocky manganese ore matrix on this very showy and sculptural combination from the famous Type Locality of Olmiite - the N'Chwaning II Mine. The ball rests on a dramatically contrasting field of bone-white, botryoidal Oyelite, a VERY RARE hydrated Borosilicate. The sparkly, translucent, orthorhombic olmiite crystals have a very nice orange-pink glow, when backlit. The ball itself, is pristine, and the contacts on the smaller olmiite crystal clusters are out-of-sight in the primary display view. Cherry-red SW UV fluorescence. Very showy, highly representative small cabinet matrix Olmiite with a large ball complemented with rare Oyelite.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$166 11/21/2024 5:43:33 pm (CST)
$156 11/21/2024 5:43:33 pm (CST)
$130 11/19/2024 6:55:24 pm (CST)
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