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


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Tobermorite

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

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

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

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

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
01943850017272011624301.jpg
Tobermorite, etc.

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
07378680017272011666407.jpg
Tobermorite

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
06309160017365991284584.jpg
Tobermorite

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

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
01943850017272011624301.jpg
Tobermorite, etc.

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
07378680017272011666407.jpg
Tobermorite

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

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Tobermorite
Formula:Ca5Si6O17 · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Datolite6
Inesite6
Natrolite4
Xonotlite1
Vonbezingite1
Ettringite1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tobermorite 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 (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11072
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11072:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Cairncross, Bruce, Gutzmer, Jens (1993) Recent Discoveries from the Wessels Mine, South Africa. The Mineralogical Record, 24 (5) 365-368
Gutzmer, J. (1996). Genesis and alteration of the Kalahari and Postmasburg manganese deposits, Griqualand West, South Africa (Doctoral dissertation, Rand Afrikaans University).
Merlino, Stefano, Bonaccorsi, Elena, Armbruster, Thomas (2001) The real structure of tobermorite 11A: normal and anomalous forms, OD character and polytypic modifications. European Journal of Mineralogy, 13 (3) 577-590 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2001/0013-0577
Biagioni, Cristian, Bonaccorsi, Elena, Lezzerini, Marco, Merlini, Marco, Merlino, Stefano (2012) Thermal behaviour of tobermorite from N'Chwaning II mine (Kalahari Manganese Field, Republic of South Africa) I. Thermo-gravimetric and X-ray diffraction studies. European Journal of Mineralogy, 24 (6) 981-989 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2012/0024-2238
 
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