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Oyelite & Calcite

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Oyelite & Calcite

Fluorescent

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Description
Locality: 
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 4 × 2.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.70cm
Weight: 
51.00gr
Description

A beautiful Oyelite & Calcite specimen. This very fine specimen  is fluorescents in three different colors.   This is rare...  

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Oyelite

Formula: 
Ca10Si8B2O29·12.5H2O
Strunz: 
9.HA.80
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Fuka mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White