Olmiite

A rare find in todays market, this nearly perfect spheroidal cluster of Olmiite was sold  in the early 2000s by Chris Wright as a Poldervaartite, which it was originally confused as. Olmiite is the Mn dominant species. The specimen glows bright red under LW. The Wrights Rock Shop label carried a price of $250, which we will honor to this day! Ex Kenny Gay collection.

Locality: N’chwaning 2 Mine, KMF, Cape Province, South Africa

Composition: calcium manganese silicate hydroxide