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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
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$166 | 11/21/2024 5:43:33 pm (CST) |
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