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


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Scottyite, etc.

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

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

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

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

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

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
02291230017371264274734.jpg
Scottyite, etc.

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
01723970017272011225081.jpg
Scottyite, etc.

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
06942790017272011231255.jpg
Scottyite

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Scottyite
Formula:BaCu2Si2O7
Chemical Analyses:
Oxide wt%:
1
CuO36.98 %
BaO35.12 %
SiO227.01 %
SrO0.28 %
Na2O0.06 %
Total:99.45 %
Empirical formulas:
1Ba1.00Sr0.01Na0.01Cu2.04Si1.97O7
Sample references:
1Type Specimen
American Mineralogist, Volume 98, pages 478
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Lavinskyite12
Effenbergerite11
Wesselsite5
Sugilite5
Pectolite3
Colinowensite1
Braunite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scottyite 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 (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:786655
Long-form Identifier:1:3:786655:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2012) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2012. CNMNC Newsletter No 14. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (5) 1281-1288 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.5.15
Yang, H., Downs, R. T., Evans, S. H., Pinch, W. W. (2013) Scottyite, the natural analog of synthetic BaCu2Si2O7, a new mineral from the Wessels mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, South Africa. American Mineralogist, 98 (2) 478-484 doi:10.2138/am.2013.4326
rruff.info (n.d.) http://rruff.info/scottyite
 
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