	1	2
SiO₂	54.21 %	53.87 %
Mn₂O₃*	0.06 %	%
MnO*	1.04 %	1.51 %
CaO	32.20 %	31.93 %
SrO	0.22 %	0.16 %
Na₂O	9.03 %	8.76 %
Li₂O (est. stoichiometry	0.22 %	0.28 %
H₂O (by stoichiometry)	2.70 %	2.69 %
P₂O₅	0.02 %	0.03 %
ZrO₂	0.04 %	0.01 %
Fe₂O₃*	0.01 %	%
NiO	0.01 %	%
MgO	0.02 %	0.03 %
K₂O	0.01 %	0.01 %
Cr₂O₃	%	0.01 %
FeO*	%	0.03 %
Total:	99.79 %	99.32 %

Empirical formulas:

1	(Na_0.94Li_~0.05?Sr_0.01)(Ca_1.91Mn²⁺_0.05Na_0.03)[Si_3.00O₈(OH)]
2	(Na_0.93Li_~0.06?Sr_0.01)(Ca_1.91Mn²⁺_0.07Na_0.02)[Si_3.00O₈(OH)]

Sample references:

1	FKM-173 pt. 41	Frank K. Mazdab collection; sample FKM-173; https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-151-to-fkm-175/#FKM-173
2	FKM-173 pt. 40	Frank K. Mazdab collection; sample FKM-173; https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-151-to-fkm-175/#FKM-173

Comments:

abundant crystals within quartz segregations in sugilite-rich rock

Luminescent properties:

cathodoluminescence: pale yellow CL cores and bright yellow CL thin rims

Confirmation

Validity:

Confirmed

Confirmation Methods:

EPMA

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Sugilite

ⓘ5 photos of Pectolite associated with Sugilite at this locality.

Aluminosugilite

ⓘ3 photos of Pectolite associated with Aluminosugilite at this locality.

Quartz

ⓘ3 photos of Pectolite associated with Quartz at this locality.

Taniajacoite

ⓘ2 photos of Pectolite associated with Taniajacoite at this locality.

Namansilite

ⓘ2 photos of Pectolite associated with Namansilite at this locality.

Hematite

ⓘ2 photos of Pectolite associated with Hematite at this locality.

Norrishite

ⓘ2 photos of Pectolite associated with Norrishite at this locality.

Braunite-II

2 photos of Pectolite associated with Braunite-II at this locality.

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view N'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1253917

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1253917:0

GUID (UUID V4):

f0264c06-fbac-4238-ba68-7ffa862c7675

Nearest other occurrences of Pectolite

1.8km (1.1 miles)

ⓘ N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

2.5km (1.5 miles)

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

References

Frank K. Mazdab collection (thin section FKM-173)

Gu, Xiangping, Yang, Hexiong, Xie, Xiande, van Nieuwenhuizen, Jaco J., Downs, Robert T., Evans, Stanley H. (2019) Lipuite, a new manganese phyllosilicate mineral from the N'Chwaning III mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine, 83 (5) 645-654 doi:10.1180/mgm.2019.12

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	*(2023) Lipuite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America*	Report (issue)
	Powder Pattern: N’Chwaning III mine, Northern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa. 2.895 (100), 2.713 (53)...4H2O. (2) N’Chwaning III mine, Northern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa; average electron microprobe...taniajacoite, pectolite, richterite, norrishite, namansilite. Distribution: From the N’Chwaning III mine, Kalahari...Kalahari Manganese Fields, Northern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa. Name: Honors Chinese geochemist...phyllosilicate mineral from the N'Chwaning III mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, South Africa. Mineral. Mag., 83,
	*(2023) Taniajacoite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America*	Report (issue)
	Powder Pattern: N’Chwaning III mine, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa. 12.142 (100), 3.134 (38)...17] 99.39 (1) N’Chwaning III mine, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa; average electron microprobe...aegirine, pectolite, richterite, potassic-ferri-leakeite, lipuite. Distribution: From the N’Chwaning III mine...mine, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape province, South Africa. Name: Honors its finders, Tania Janse...owners of ‘‘Crystal Springs Minerals CC’’ in South Africa. Type Material: Mineral Museum, University of
	Gu, Xiangping, Yang, Hexiong, Xie, Xiande, van Nieuwenhuizen, Jaco J., Downs, Robert T., Evans, Stanley H. (2019) Lipuite, a new manganese phyllosilicate mineral from the N'Chwaning III mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine, 83 (5) 645-654 doi:10.1180/mgm.2019.12	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	mineral from the N’Chwaning III mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, South Africa Xiangping Gu1 , Hexiong...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...association with Mn-bearing sugilite, taniajacoite, pectolite, richterite, norrishite and namansilite. Lipuite
	*Moore, T.P. (2016) Moore's Compendium of Mineral Discoveries 1960 - 2015* Vol. 2. Mineralogical Record Inc.**	Book
	talc vug in 1997, is 1.7 cm long (Marty, 2004 ). AFRICA widely in Litchfield County, where good crystals...and pegmatitic environments. In the mid- l 970s, local historian-collector William J. Brunet set out to...Mount Malosa, Chilwa alkaline province, Zomba district. "Illite" is the name of a series of incompletely...which they called the Bentley Lake Road occurrence, south of Bancroft. Sharp, flattened rhombohedral ilmenite...Springfield show ( 1995: 582). Madawaska [Faraday] mine near Bow Lake, Hastings County. Some of the world's

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Pectolite from N'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Pectolite from
N'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa