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Cairncrossite from
Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cairncrossite
Formula:Sr2Ca7-xNa2x(Si4O10)4(OH)2(H2O)15-x
Comments:Found on dump Block 17, Wessels Mine, Northern Cape, only known specimen in the collection of Ludi Von Bezing.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Richteriteⓘ2 photos of Cairncrossite associated with Richterite at this locality.
Sugiliteⓘ2 photos of Cairncrossite associated with Sugilite at this locality.
Pectoliteⓘ2 photos of Cairncrossite associated with Pectolite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cairncrossite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:849579
Long-form Identifier:1:3:849579:2
GUID (UUID V4):86c07c7f-f27f-4c0f-b8ec-71899356e57f
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PrePub Article Cairncrossite, a new Ca-Sr (-Na) phyllosilicate from the Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese...Manganese Field, South Africa GERALD GIESTER1,*, CHRISTIAN L. LENGAUER1, HELMUT PRISTACZ1, BRANKO RIECK1,...Kimberley 8301, South Africa oo f 1 un co rre ct ed pr Abstract: Cairncrossite is a new phyllosilicate...manganese ore on dumps of the Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa. Associated minerals are...micaceous aggregates of up to 1 cm in size. Cairncrossite is colourless, appearing white, and the crystals
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2012-085 Eckhardite (Ca,Pb)Cu2+Te6+O5(H2O) Aga mine (35.27215ÂșN 116.09487ÂșW) and the Bird Nest drift...2012-086 Clino-oscarkempfïŹte Ag15Pb6Sb21Bi18S72 Animas mine, Chocaya Province, Department of Potosi, Sur Chichas...2012-089 Vendidaite Al2(SO4)(OH)3Cl·6H2O La Vendida mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Region, Chile (22Âș53’30’’S...IMA No. 2012-090 Pauloabibite NaNbO3 Jacupiranga mine, Cajati county, São Paulo state, Brazil Luiz A...Ca2CuAl[AsO4][AsO3(OH)]2(OH)2(H2O)5 Jote mine, Pampa Larga district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
sccham2@yahoo.com Bruce Cairncross (b. 1953) Cairncrossite, Sr2Ca7(Si4O10)4(OH)4‱15H2O, is a triclinic...Block 17, Wessels mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. It is...for cairncrossite are known. This species is one of fifteen minerals for which the Wessels mine is the...University of Johannesburg in Johannesburg, South Africa. Dr. Steven C. Chamberlain, a consulting editor...Cairncross was born in Standerton, Mpumalanga, South Africa, in 1953 to parents of Scottish ancestry. His
Report (issue)
Cairncrossite Crystal Data: Triclinic. aggregates to 1 cm. SrCa3Na(Si4O10)2(OH)(H2O)7 Point Group: 1...X-ray Powder Pattern: Wessels Mine (Block 17), Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa. 15.230 (100), 3.807...14.708 100.000 (1) Wessels Mine (Block 17), Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa; average of 14 electron...Distribution: At the Wessels Mine (Block 17), Kalahari Manganese Field, North Cape Province, South Africa. Name: Honors...Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa for his contributions to the mineralogy of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Johannesburg, South Africa brucec@uj.ac.za SUGILITE Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field Northern Cape Province...Province, South Africa P urple is a relatively uncommon color in the mineral world, and one of the most...Kalahari manganese field in South Africa and in one mine in particular, the Wessels mine (Dixon 1985). If it...it were not for the South African deposits, sugilite would be considered a rare mineral. Sugilite, KNa(Fe2+...History in Washington, D.C. The Wessels mine sugilite in South Africa sets the benchmark for sugilite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PO Box 524, Auckland Park 2006 Johannesburg, South Africa brucec@uj.ac.za Lucas Becker photo. T Jacobus...N’Chwaning III mine in the Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Crystals are...180   ROCKS & MINERALS aniajacoite is named after South African married couple Jacobus “Jaco” Stephanus...Heidelberg in what was then the Transvaal Province, South Africa, and grew up on a farm located between Bethal...three years before relocating to Kakamas in Northern Cape Province. This town is situated on the Orange
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
new mineral from the Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa and new data on wesselsite, SrCuSi4O10 B. RIECK...BaCuSi2O6, has been found in the Wessels mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa. It is associated with effenbergerite...new species, Colin R. Owens, of Somerset West, South Africa. Colinowensite is brittle, with uneven fracture...BaCuSi2O6, new mineral, Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa, wesselsite, SrCuSi4O10... Introduction THE Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa, is well known for the occurrence of a large
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineral from the N’Chwaning III mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, South Africa Xiangping Gu*1 , Hexiong Yang2...School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China; 2Department...and 4Plot 968, Alheit, Kakamas 8870, Northern Cape, South Africa Abstract A new phyllosilicate mineral...N’Chwaning III mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, Northern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa. It occurs...Kalahari Manganese Fields in the North Cape Province of South Africa hosts the largest manganese resource
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
for 13 new minerals, including bubnovaite, cairncrossite, ferraioloite, fontarnauite, grundmannite, kayrobertsonite... under the catalogue number 1/19635. F.C. Cairncrossite* G. Giester, C.L. Lengauer, H. Pristacz, B....Von Bezing (2016) Cairncrossite, a new Ca-Sr (-Na) phyllosilicate from the Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese...Manganese Field, South Africa. European Journal of Mineralogy, 28(2), 495–505. Cairncrossite (IMA 2013-012)...manganese ore on dumps of the Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa. It was found lining the
Journal (issue)
MINERALS Red Lead Mine: J. Halpern specimen. J. Scovil photo. In this issue also: a new chapter J...Collector Interview series we interview well known South African collector Bruce Cairncross. Bruce is a professor...26 Miner George Quist in front of the Red Lead mine portal after a long day of specimen extraction....the Red Lead mine, Tasmania, Australia. Thanks to a successful partnership between mine owner Shane Dohnt...and specimen mining company Collectors Edge, the mine was reopened for specimen mining in 2013. The last
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specimens that ranged up to 500 pounds in weight. The local collectors also had a good summer and I was able...Miniere du haul Katanga's Shinkolobwe .. radium .. mine. Other sources of radium soon developed on the Colorado...-The discovery of uranium ore in the White Signal District, Grant Co.. M, was made by A.A. Leach, a geo logist...Phelps Dodge Corporation at their Tyrone, NM copper mine, in 1918. Two uranium minerals were recognized....number and quality of specimens coming o n the local market has been no ticeab le. T his is due to younger
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
new mineral from the Kalahari manganese field, South Africa: description and crystal structure. Mineralogical...gillespite-group mineral from the Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine, 60, 795–798. Giester...Bezing, K.-L. (2016) Cairncrossite, a new Ca-Sr (-Na) phyllosilicate from the Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese...Manganese Field, South Africa. European Journal of Mineralogy, 28, 495–505. Giustetto, R. and Chiari, G. (2004)...sheet silicate from Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, Republic of South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine
 
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