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Shigaite from
N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Shigaite
Formula:Mn6Al3(OH)18[Na(H2O)6](SO4)2 · 6H2O
Comments:It appears there was a typo in the reference citing this mine, subsequent references clearly state shigaite is from N'Chwaning I mine and personal communications with Bruce Cairncross confirm this.
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Baryte
Caryopilite
Gageite
Hematite
Jacobsite
Leucophoenicite
Rhodochrosite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rhodochrosite10
Gonyerite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Shigaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:261776
Long-form Identifier:1:3:261776:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Shigaite
0.6km (0.3 miles) ⓘN'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘN'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘWessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
References
Gutzmer, J. (1996). Genesis and alteration of the Kalahari and Postmasburg manganese deposits, Griqualand West, South Africa (Doctoral dissertation, Rand Afrikaans University).
 
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