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Thaumasite

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Thaumasite

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Description
Locality: 
NChwaning Mines, Kuruman, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.3 × 0.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.70cm
Description

A beautiful thumbnail of gemmy white thaumasite crystals from Wendland collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Thaumasite

Formula: 
Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3)·12H2O
Strunz: 
7.DG.15
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bjelke Mines, Åreskutan, Åre, Jämtland, Sweden