Olmiite on Calcite

N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, KMF, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
Small Cabinet, 7.5 x 6.0 x 1.4 cm
Start Time: 01/19/2023 7:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/26/2023 6:35:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $420

Item Description

Here is an atypical Olmiite from the manganese mines of the Kalahari, particularly nicely displayed on matrix. This triangular plate of matrix is host to both of two main crystal types of this species: a spherical aggregate of Olmiite and very rare, and relatively large, single crystals of Olmiite! Glistening, colorless, transparent Calcite crystals from 1 to 4 mm cover the matrix plate and serve as the contrasting base for the pinkish Olmiite. A single, 2.3 cm spherule of translucent pinkish brown Olmiite dominates the top of the piece and it's composed of a plethora of tightly grouped, radiating crystals that scintillate with any ambient light. Ten, loosely clustered Olmiite crystals are distributed on the Calcite and they range in size from 7 mm to 1.1 cm in length and all of them are textbook orthorhombic crystals, which are incredibly rare for the species by the way, and they have essentially transparent rims with translucent cores exhibiting pronounced phantoms, also rarely heard of for the species! This is just a unique specimen of Olmiite from the N'Chwaning II Mine from the finds of the late 1990s and very early 2000s. Valued $1000-1500.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$420 01/26/2023 6:29:23 pm (CST)
$410 01/26/2023 6:29:11 pm (CST)
$400 01/26/2023 6:29:11 pm (CST)
$370 01/26/2023 6:28:35 pm (CST)
$360 01/26/2023 6:23:54 pm (CST)
$356 01/26/2023 6:23:54 pm (CST)
$350 01/26/2023 6:23:47 pm (CST)
$340 01/26/2023 6:23:47 pm (CST)
$330 01/26/2023 6:23:38 pm (CST)
$320 01/26/2023 6:23:38 pm (CST)
$310 01/26/2023 5:49:58 pm (CST)
$300 01/26/2023 5:49:58 pm (CST)
$290 01/26/2023 5:49:43 pm (CST)
$280 01/26/2023 5:49:43 pm (CST)
$250 01/26/2023 5:15:09 pm (CST)
$240 01/26/2023 5:15:09 pm (CST)
$230 01/26/2023 3:38:19 pm (CST)
$220 01/26/2023 3:38:19 pm (CST)
$210 01/26/2023 8:40:25 am (CST)
$200 01/26/2023 8:40:25 am (CST)
$190 01/22/2023 10:09:34 pm (CST)
$180 01/22/2023 10:09:34 pm (CST)
$170 01/22/2023 7:45:54 pm (CST)
$160 01/22/2023 2:51:03 pm (CST)
$150 01/22/2023 2:50:57 pm (CST)
$140 01/22/2023 2:50:57 pm (CST)
$130 01/22/2023 2:50:52 pm (CST)
$120 01/22/2023 2:50:52 pm (CST)
$110 01/22/2023 10:03:59 am (CST)
$100 * 01/22/2023 12:36:08 am (CST)
$100 * 01/22/2023 12:36:08 am (CST)
$90 01/21/2023 8:45:28 pm (CST)
$80 01/21/2023 5:59:05 pm (CST)
$75 01/21/2023 5:59:05 pm (CST)
$70 01/20/2023 11:51:10 pm (CST)
$60 01/20/2023 11:51:10 pm (CST)
$50 01/19/2023 10:36:10 pm (CST)
$45 01/19/2023 10:36:10 pm (CST)
$10 01/19/2023 7:13:45 pm (CST)
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