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Olmiite (type locality)

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Rich Olsen Collection

Product details

SpeciesOlmiite
SizeThumbnail
Dimensions2.1 x 1.9 x 1.8 cm
Added on05/14/2026
LocalitySouth Africa, Northern Cape, N'Chwaning II Mine
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
May 2026
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Dave Bunk MineralsNot disclosed

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Olmiite
Mineral guide
Learn about Olmiite
from South Africa’s Kalahari Manganese Field is a manganese silicate prized for warm apricot hues, ember glow, and radial clusters on dark matrix.
Olmiite
Regional guide
Olmiite from N'Chwaning II Mine, South Africa
orange-pink radial clusters from N'Chwaning II, the type locality manganese silicate prized for color, architecture, and cabinet-worthy specimens.
Locality guide
N'Chwaning II Mine
N'Chwaning II Mine, South Africa — premier manganese locality yielding rare cabinet-scale minerals (hausmannite, rhodochrosite, ettringite) prized for color an…