| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine |
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| Species: | Zaherite |
| Formula: | Al12(SO4)5(OH)26 · 20H2O |
| Comments: | Occurs in the Wortel formation of the Bushmanland Group. |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Sillimanite | ⓘ1 photo of Zaherite associated with Sillimanite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Zaherite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Hotson 6 Mine, Koenabib farm, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 68656 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:68656:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 1b3bf3ab-8eb9-47dd-b003-95082bef5ae7 |
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Beukes, G. J., Schoch, A. E., de Bruiyn, H., Van der Westhuizen, W. A., Bok, L. D. C. (1984) A new occurrence of the hydrated aluminium sulphate zaherite, from Pofadder, South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine, 48 (346) 131-135 doi:10.1180/minmag.1984.048.346.18 |
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 | | Report (issue) | | c = 10.550(67) X-ray Powder Pattern: Koenabib, South Africa. 10.05 (100), 8.45 (40), 4.63 (20), 5.20...36.58 0.33 100.21 99.94 100.00 (1) Koenabib, South Africa; by X-ray fluorescence, average of four...and SO3 by wet chemical methods. (2) Blyavinski mine, Russia. (3) Al5 (PO4 )(SO4 )(OH)10 • 8H2 O. Occurrence:...natroalunite and zaherite in an arid climate (Koenabib, South Africa). Association: Zaherite, natroalunite...sillimanite (Koenabib, South Africa). Distribution: Found in the Hotson 6 quarry, Koenabib, 65 km west |
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Hotson 6 Mine, Koenabib farm, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa