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Effenbergerite

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Description
Locality: 
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.5 × 0.3 × 0.1 cm
Description

Blue effenbergerite, Raman confirmed, in sugilite matrix. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Effenbergerite

Formula: 
BaCu[Si4O10]
Strunz: 
9.EA.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Colour: 
blue
Type Locality: 
Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa...