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Gageite

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Description
Locality: 
NChwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 2.1 × 2 cm
Description

Light spongy cluster of fibrous gageite crystals, a rare Mn Inosilicate, from the N'Chwaning II Mine (South Africa).

Ex Johann Muizebelt specimen, who bought it in 1991.

Combine specimens to reduce shipping costs!.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gageite

Formula: 
Mn21(Si4O12)2O3(OH)20
Strunz: 
9.DH.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

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