| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Cairncrossite |
| Formula: | Sr2Ca7-xNa2x(Si4O10)4(OH)2(H2O)15-x |
| Comments: | Found on dump Block 17, Wessels Mine, Northern Cape, only known specimen in the collection of Ludi Von Bezing. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Pectolite | 2 |
| Richterite | 2 |
| Sugilite | 2 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cairncrossite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 849579 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:849579:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| References |
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Giester, Gerald, Lengauer, Christian L., Pristacz, Helmut, Rieck, Branko, Topa, Dan, Von Bezing, Karl-Ludwig (2016) Cairncrossite, a new Ca-Sr (-Na) phyllosilicate from the Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa. European Journal of Mineralogy, 28 (2) 495-505 doi:10.1127/ejm/2016/0028-2519 |
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Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa