| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Sugilite |
| Formula: | KNa2Fe23+Li3[Si12O30] |
| Comments: | Crystals to 20 mm although better crystals to 3mm |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)
Pectolite
Quartz
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Pectolite | 34 |
| Effenbergerite | 19 |
| Wesselsite | 19 |
| Quartz | 13 |
| Hennomartinite | 10 |
| Richterite | 7 |
| Lavinskyite | 5 |
| Scottyite | 5 |
| Hematite | 4 |
| Ruizite | 4 |
| Strontioruizite | 4 |
| Braunite | 3 |
| Bustamite | 3 |
| Manganite | 3 |
| Norrishite | 2 |
| Meieranite | 2 |
| Cairncrossite | 2 |
| Wollastonite | 1 |
| Tweddillite | 1 |
| Calcite | 1 |
| Strontianite | 1 |
| Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | 1 |
| Hausmannite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sugilite 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 (122 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 10679 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:10679:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Sugilite |
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| 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 |
| 79.8km (49.6 miles) | ⓘBruce Mine, Gamagara Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| References |
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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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Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa