| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Sillimanite |
| Formula: | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Comments: | Occurs in the Wortel formation of the Bushmanland Group. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Hotsonite | 7 |
| Natroalunite | 7 |
| Zaherite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sillimanite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Hotson 6 Mine, Koenabib farm, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 68653 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:68653:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Sillimanite |
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| 27.6km (17.2 miles) | ⓘBlack Mountain (Swartberg mine), Aggeneys, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 33.3km (20.7 miles) | ⓘBroken Hill Mine, Aggeneys, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 37.9km (23.5 miles) | ⓘAggeneys, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 48.7km (30.3 miles) | ⓘGamsberg zinc mine, Aggeneys, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 51.2km (31.8 miles) | ⓘHartebeestmund Farm 108, Karasburg East, ǁKaras Region, Namibia |
| 75.4km (46.8 miles) | ⓘKliphoog Mine, Concordia, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 75.9km (47.1 miles) | ⓘNarrap Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 86.7km (53.9 miles) | ⓘNababeep West Mine (Nababeep Near West mine), Nababeep tungsten mines, Nababeep, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 89.6km (55.7 miles) | ⓘPofadder, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 98.6km (61.3 miles) | ⓘHytkoras farm, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| References |
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Beukes, G. J., Schoch, A. E., de Bruiyn, H., Van der Westhuizen, W. A., Bok, L. D. C. (1984) A new occurrence of the hydrated aluminium sulphate zaherite, from Pofadder, South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine, 48 (346) 131-135 doi:10.1180/minmag.1984.048.346.18 |
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