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Aragonite from
Maitland Mines, Gqeberha, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Aragonite | |
| Formula: | CaCO3 | |
| Comments: | aragonite is rarely found in the mines, hidden in mine 2 there is an area where minor aragonite stalactites can be found, there is also an area in mine two where one can see unreachable broccoflower formation, a digging close to that area revealed some pieces that had acicular crystals and bortyoidal masses. | |
| Habit: | botryoidal, acicular | |
| Colour: | whitish. | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Aragonite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Maitland Mines, Gqeberha, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 915729 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:915729:3 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| References | ||
Maitland Mines, Gqeberha, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa