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Manganvesuvianite

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Manganvesuvianite

Rare Mineral-Classic locality
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Description
Locality: 
NChwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.2 × 0.6 cm
Description

Outstanding thumbnail of manganvesuvianite, a relatively new mineral (IMA 2000-040) from the type locality. Manganvesuvianite is a very rare mineral found only in two localities in the Kalahari Manganese Field worldwide.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Manganvesuvianite

Formula: 
Ca19Mn3+(Al,Mn3+,Fe3+)10(Mg,Mn2+)2(Si2O7)4(SiO4)10O(OH)9
Strunz: 
9.BG.35
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa...

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