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


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Effenbergerite, etc.

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

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

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

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

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

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
01213510017272009101356.jpg
Effenbergerite, etc.

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
09006490017364051041418.jpg
Effenbergerite, etc.

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
03094850017271928554370.jpg
Effenbergerite, etc.

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
06891310017271928573971.jpg
Effenbergerite

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
01213510017272009101356.jpg
Effenbergerite, etc.

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

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Effenbergerite
Formula:BaCuSi4O10
Comments:It occurs in pectolite veins which transect a fine grained massive matrix of sugelite, braunite and manganite. Additional minerals accompanying the assemblage include copper, calcite, clinozoite and quartz.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Braunite
Calcite
Clinozoisite
Hausmannite
Native Copper
Pectolite
Sugilite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sugilite19
Scottyite11
Lavinskyite10
Pectolite9
Braunite4
Wesselsite3
Colinowensite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Effenbergerite 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 (18 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:20354
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20354:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Giester, G., Rieck, B. (1994) Effenbergerite, BaCu[Si4O10], a new mineral from the Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa: description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 58 (393) 663-670 doi:10.1180/minmag.1994.058.393.17
 
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