2006 East Coast Show Minerals Part II: New Find Oyelite from South Africa

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KL217 Oyelite on Calcite

N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, Northern Cape Province

South Africa

Miniature: 3.6 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm

11,500Yen/US$98/77€

Silky sprays of acicular oyelite crystals on small colorless calcite crystals.

KL218 Oyelite on Calcite

N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, Northern Cape Province

South Africa

Miniature: 2.9 x 4.1 x 1.6 cm

11,500Yen/US$98/77€

Silky sprays of acicular oyelite crystals on small colorless calcite crystals.

KL219 Oyelite on Calcite

N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, Northern Cape Province

South Africa

Miniature: 3.3 x 2.9 x 1.8 cm

11,500Yen/US$98/77€

Silky sprays of acicular oyelite crystals on small colorless calcite crystals.

KL220 Oyelite on Calcite

N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, Northern Cape Province

South Africa

Miniature: 4.3 x 3 x 2.6 cm

13,600Yen/US$115/91€

Silky sprays of acicular oyelite crystals on small colorless calcite crystals.