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Bixbyite-(Mn) from
N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa


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Bixbyite-(Mn)

N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Bixbyite-(Mn), etc.

N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Bixbyite-(Mn)

N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
01317220017272008362027.jpg
Bixbyite-(Mn), etc.

N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
02557190017271986127557.jpg
Bixbyite-(Mn)

N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
01317220017272008362027.jpg
Bixbyite-(Mn), etc.

N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bixbyite-(Mn)
Formula:Mn23+O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Manganite1
Rhodochrosite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bixbyite-(Mn) data
Locality Data:Click here to view N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:13050
Long-form Identifier:1:3:13050:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bixbyite-(Mn)
0.6km (0.3 miles) ⓘN'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘN'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘWessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘBlack Rock Mine, Black Rock, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘHotazel Mine, Hotazel, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘMiddelplaats Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘMamatwan Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
97.3km (60.5 miles) ⓘBishop farm, Western Belt, Gamagara Ridge, 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
 
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