Mangan-diaspore

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Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
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Colour:	Rose-red, dark red
Name:	In allusion to the manganese content and the relationship to diaspore.

A variety of Diaspore

Manganese rich variety of diaspore, containing Mn 3+ up to at least Mn:Al = 1:29.

Classification of Mangan-diaspore
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Physical Properties of Mangan-diaspore
Colour:	Rose-red, dark red
Other Information
Health Warning:	No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Mangan-diaspore
Reference List: - +	Chudoba (1929), Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paleontologie, Stuttgart: 11. Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 675, 678.
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Localities for Mangan-diaspore
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(TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.

South Africa

Northern Cape Province

Postmasburg

Glosam mine

Mineralogical Magazine (1997) 61:213-231

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