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


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Orlymanite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
02776940017271925591494.jpg
Orlymanite

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
08952660017271925613910.jpg
Orlymanite

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
02623620017271925651963.jpg
Orlymanite, etc.

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
04877760017272010787678.jpg
Orlymanite

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Orlymanite
Formula:Ca4Mn3Si8O20(OH)6 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Inesite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Inesite27
Calcite10
Oyelite4
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orlymanite 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:8275
Long-form Identifier:1:3:8275:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orlymanite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘN'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘN'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
References
Peacor, Donald R., Dunn, Pete J., Nelen, Joseph A. (1990) Orlymanite, Ca4Mn3Si8O20(OH)6-2H2O, a new mineral from South Africa: A link between gyrolite-family and conventional phyllosilicate minerals?. American Mineralogist, 75 (7-8) 923-927
Mandarino (1997).
 
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