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


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Pectolite, etc.

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
09489730017272010801027.jpg
Pectolite

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
07865390017272023738033.jpg
Pectolite, etc.

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
09489730017272010801027.jpg
Pectolite

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
07865390017272023738033.jpg
Pectolite, etc.

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
09489730017272010801027.jpg
Pectolite

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pectolite
Formula:NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sugilite34
Effenbergerite9
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)4
Inesite4
Braunite4
Scottyite3
Cairncrossite2
Richterite2
Lavinskyite2
Strontianite1
Hennomartinite1
Calcite1
Colinowensite1
Ruizite1
Meieranite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pectolite 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:20359
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20359:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pectolite
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
References
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa. p.1-290.
Cairncross, B.; Beukes, Nicolas J.; Gutzmer, Jens (1997) The Manganese Adventure. Associated Ore & Metal Corp.
Gnos, Edwin, Armbruster, Thomas, Villa, Igor M. (2003) Norrishite, K(Mn23+Li)Si4O10(O)2, an oxymica associated with sugilite from the Wessels Mine, South Africa: Crystal chemistry and 40Ar-39Ar dating. American Mineralogist, 88 (1). 189-194 doi:10.2138/am-2003-0122
Rumsey, M. S., Welch, M. D., Kampf, A. R., Spratt, J. (2013) Diegogattaite, Na2CaCu2Si8O20·H2O: a new nanoporous copper sheet silicate from Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, Republic of South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine, 77 (8). 3155-3162 doi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.8.09
 
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