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Winchite from
Sitasaongi mine, Bhandara District, Nagpur Division, Maharashtra, India


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Winchite
Formula:◻(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(Si8O22)(OH)2
Comments:The analysis provided by Bilgrami (1955) is not of sufficient quality to determine the amphibole species, and winchite has not been confirmed from any of the Mn ores in this area.
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Winchite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sitasaongi mine, Bhandara District, Nagpur Division, Maharashtra, India
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:839486
Long-form Identifier:1:3:839486:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Winchite
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘSouth Tirodi Mine, Tirodi, Balaghat District, Jabalpur Division, Madhya Pradesh, India
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘPawnia (Ponia), Balaghat District, Jabalpur Division, Madhya Pradesh, India
96.7km (60.1 miles) ⓘGowari Wadhona Mine, Chhindwara District, Jabalpur Division, Madhya Pradesh, India
References
Bilgrami, S. A. (1955) Manganese amphiboles from Chikla, Bhandara district, India. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 30 (229) 633-644 doi:10.1180/minmag.1955.030.229.03
Nayak, V. K., Leake, Bernard E. (1975) On 'winchite' from the original locality at Kajlidongri, India. Mineralogical Magazine, 40 (312) 395-399 doi:10.1180/minmag.1975.040.312.08
 
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