| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Rhodochrosite |
| Formula: | MnCO3 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Calcite | 16 |
| - var Manganese-bearing Calcite | 5 |
| Shigaite | 11 |
| Gageite | 10 |
| Andradite | 5 |
| Quartz | 5 |
| Datolite | 5 |
| Manganite | 5 |
| Pyrite | 4 |
| Inesite | 4 |
| Natrolite | 4 |
| Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | 4 |
| Kutnohorite | 4 |
| Tephroite | 4 |
| Baryte | 3 |
| Celestine | 2 |
| Gaudefroyite | 2 |
| Manganvesuvianite | 2 |
| Bementite | 2 |
| Hausmannite | 1 |
| Caryopilite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Rhodochrosite 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 (51 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 13150 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:13150:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Rhodochrosite |
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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 |
| 3.0km (1.9 miles) | ⓘBlack Rock Mine, Black Rock, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 10.7km (6.7 miles) | ⓘAvontuur deposit, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 15.1km (9.4 miles) | ⓘHotazel Mine, Hotazel, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 22.7km (14.1 miles) | ⓘPerth Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 24.3km (15.1 miles) | ⓘSmartt Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 28.3km (17.6 miles) | ⓘMiddelplaats Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 33.7km (20.9 miles) | ⓘMamatwan Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
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Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa