| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
|---|
|
| Species: | Braunite |
| Formula: | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| Habit: | Crystals to 1cm |
| Colour: | Black |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Confirmation |
|---|
|
| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
|---|
|
| Hausmannite | 4 |
| Effenbergerite | 4 |
| Pectolite | 4 |
| Sugilite | 3 |
| Bixbyite-(Mn) | 2 |
| Andradite | 2 |
| Colinowensite | 1 |
| Scottyite | 1 |
| Data |
|---|
|
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Braunite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (16 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
|---|
|
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 13116 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:13116:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Braunite |
|---|
|
|
| 2.5km (1.5 miles) | ⓘN'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 2.7km (1.7 miles) | ⓘN'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 2.9km (1.8 miles) | ⓘN'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 3.0km (1.9 miles) | ⓘBlack Rock Mine, Black Rock, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 15.1km (9.4 miles) | ⓘHotazel Mine, Hotazel, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 22.7km (14.1 miles) | ⓘPerth Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 28.3km (17.6 miles) | ⓘMiddelplaats Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 33.7km (20.9 miles) | ⓘMamatwan Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 79.8km (49.6 miles) | ⓘBruce Mine, Gamagara Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 99.9km (62.1 miles) | ⓘBishop farm, Western Belt, Gamagara Ridge, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| References |
|---|
|
|
|
Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa