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Thomsonite-Ca from
Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa


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Thomsonite-Ca

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Thomsonite-Ca, etc.

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Thomsonite-Ca

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Thomsonite-Ca, etc.

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
05099290017713573749934.jpg
Thomsonite-Ca

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Thomsonite-Ca, etc.

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Thomsonite-Ca
Formula:NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Habit:Thin, rectangular blades stacked together in spherical groups
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Inesite1
Natrolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Thomsonite-Ca data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:10994
Long-form Identifier:1:3:10994:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Cairncross, Bruce, Gutzmer, Jens (1993) Recent Discoveries from the Wessels Mine, South Africa. The Mineralogical Record, 24 (5) 365-368
Gutzmer, J. (1996). Genesis and alteration of the Kalahari and Postmasburg manganese deposits, Griqualand West, South Africa (Doctoral dissertation, Rand Afrikaans University).
 
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