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


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Nchwaningite

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

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

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

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

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

N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Nchwaningite, etc.

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

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

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

N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Nchwaningite, etc.

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:Nchwaningite
Formula:Mn22+(SiO3)(OH)2 · H2O
Comments:Pocket near fault intersection in Section 27 South
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Bultfonteinite
Calcite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Nchwaningite 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
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:8039
Long-form Identifier:1:3:8039:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Nchwaningite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘWessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
References
Nyfeler, Daniel, Armbruster, Thomas, Dixon, Roger, Bermanec, Vladimir (1995) Nchwaningite, Mn2+2SiO3(OH)2.H2O, a new pyroxene-related chain silicate from the N'chwaning Mine, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa. American Mineralogist, 80 (3-4). 377-386 doi:10.2138/am-1995-3-419
Mandarino, Joseph A. (1996) Abstracts of New Mineral Descriptions. The Mineralogical Record, 27 (3) 201-204
 
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