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Marshallsussmanite

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Description
Locality: 
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 0.3 × 0.2 cm
Description

One single 7 mm crystal of marshallsussmanite , a new mineral (IMA 2013-067) from the Wessels mine in South Africa. Marshallsussmanite is a Na-Ca-Mn silicate only known from five localities worldwide . Named in honor of Marshall Sussman, USA mineral collector who specializes in South African and Namibian minerals. For a review on the curious discovery of the mineral, see "Minerals The Collectors Newspaper Issue#8 2014".

ex-Mineral Zone specimen with label included that will be sent to the buyer.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Marshallsussmanite

Formula: 
NaCaMnSi3O8(OH)
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa...

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