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Todorokite from
Hotazel Mine, Hotazel, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa


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Todorokite, etc.

Hotazel Mine, Hotazel, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
01715580017370451616083.jpg
Todorokite, etc.

Hotazel Mine, Hotazel, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Todorokite, etc.

Hotazel Mine, Hotazel, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Todorokite
Formula:(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Comments:99% of todorokite from the Kalahari manganese field came from the Smartt mine (personal comment by Bruce Cairncross to Debbie Woolf Jan 2016).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Manganite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Todorokite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hotazel Mine, Hotazel, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:13045
Long-form Identifier:1:3:13045:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Todorokite
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘAnnex Langdon, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘDevon Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘSebilo mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘSmartt Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘN'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘN'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘAdams Pit, Mamatwan Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘMamatwan Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
References
Pohl, Demetrius, Bezing, K.L. Von, Dixon, Roger D., Cavallo, Greg (1991) The Kalahari Manganese Field [South Africa]: an Update. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (4) 279-297
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa. p.1-290.p.215
 
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