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Braunite from
Glosam Mining Village, Gloucester Farm, Western Belt, Gamagara Ridge, Northern Cape, South Africa


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Braunite
Formula:Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Braunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Glosam Mining Village, Gloucester Farm, Western Belt, Gamagara Ridge, Northern Cape, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:633860
Long-form Identifier:1:3:633860:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Braunite
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘLohatlha Mine, Western Belt, Gamagara Ridge, Northern Cape, South Africa
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘBishop farm, Western Belt, Gamagara Ridge, Northern Cape, South Africa
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘDriehoekspan, Western Belt, Gamagara Ridge, Northern Cape, South Africa
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘDoornfontein Farm, Western Belt, Gamagara Ridge, Northern Cape, South Africa
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘPaling farm, Western Belt, Gamagara Ridge, Northern Cape, South Africa
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘAucampsrust, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed borehole, Tsantsabane Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘBeeshoek Mine, Western Belt, Gamagara Ridge, Northern Cape, South Africa
29.2km (18.2 miles) ⓘBruce Mine, Gamagara Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘKolomela Mine, Postmasburg, Tsantsabane Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
References
Gutzmer, J. (1996). Genesis and alteration of the Kalahari and Postmasburg manganese deposits, Griqualand West, South Africa (Doctoral dissertation, Rand Afrikaans University).
Mineralogical Magazine (1997) 61:213-231
 
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