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Afwillite from
Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Afwillite | |
| Formula: | Ca3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O | |
| Comments: | Less than 50 specimens preserved | |
| Habit: | prismatic | |
| Colour: | white | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals: | ||
| Associates: | Brucite Calcite Vaterite | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Brucite | 4 | |
| Vaterite | 3 | |
| Calcite | 2 | |
| Andradite | 1 | |
| Hausmannite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Afwillite 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 (6 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 199 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:199:3 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Afwillite | ||
| 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 | |
| References | ||
Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa