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


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Colinowensite, etc.

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
03029580017367312161981.jpg
Colinowensite, etc.

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

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Colinowensite
Formula:BaCuSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Effenbergerite1
Scottyite1
Pectolite1
Braunite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Colinowensite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:831633
Long-form Identifier:1:3:831633:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2013) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification. CNMNC Newsletter No. 15. Mineralogical Magazine, 77 (1) 1-12 doi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.1.01
Rieck, B., Pristacz, H., Giester, G. (2015) Colinowensite, BaCuSi2O6, a new mineral from the Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa and new data on wesselsite, SrCuSi4O10. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (7) 1769-1778 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.7.04
 
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