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Braunite from
Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

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Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
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Description
Habit:Crystals to 1cm
Colour:Black
Quality of samples:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:[Von Bezing, K. L. et al. (1991) - The Kalahari manganese field : an update, Mineralogical Record, 22 (3), 279-302; Min Rec (2009) 40:78]; Mineralogical Record (2001) 32:252
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Braunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
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