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Shigaite

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Shigaite

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Description
Locality: 
NChwaning I Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.3 × 1 cm
Description

Yellow shigaite on matrix. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Shigaite

Formula: 
Mn6Al3(OH)18[Na(H2O)6][SO4]2·6H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.35
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Ioi mine, Ritto City, Shiga Prefecture, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan