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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Schizolite
Formula:NaCaMnSi3O8(OH)
Comments:Discovered in 2011 at Wessels and N'Chwaning II mines.
Colour:Light pink to deep pink
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aegirineⓘ9 photos of Schizolite associated with Aegirine at this locality.
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)ⓘ3 photos of Schizolite associated with Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) at this locality.
Calciteⓘ3 photos of Schizolite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schizolite 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 (18 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:861084
Long-form Identifier:1:3:861084:3
GUID (UUID V4):cd717f81-b53d-44b1-90bf-ca0fba8c5c94
Nearest other occurrences of Schizolite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘN'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
References
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NaMn2Si3O8(OH). It is an end-member of the serandite-schizolite-pectolite series in the wollastonite group. Structurally...octahedral coordination, they can replace each other. Schizolite ideally contains Mn and Ca in a 1:1 atomic ratio...ratio resulting in the formula NaCaMnSi3O8(OH). Schizolite Dr. Peter Tarassoff is a longtime mineral collector...collectors may not be familiar with schizolite, a serandite look-alike. Schizolite was first described as a new...the same as “marshallsussmanite,” with the name schizolite having historical priority over “marshallsussmanite
Report (issue)
Schizolite NaCaMnSi3O8(OH) Crystal Data: Triclinic. Point Group: 1 . crystals to 1.2 cm. As stacked...Tutop AgtakÎrfia, Ilímaussaq complex, JulianehÄb district, Greenland. 2.875 (100), 3.044 (50), 3.241 (34)...AgtakÎrfia, Ilímaussaq complex, JulianehÄb district, South Greenland; average electron microprobe analysis;...04O8(OH). (2) Wessels mine, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa; average electron...071Si3O8(OH). Polymorphism & Series: Pectolite-schizolite-serandite series. Mineral Group: Pectolite group
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mineral from the Wessels mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Marshallsussmanite...Later, Winther (1901) described the species ‘schizolite’, optically similar to pectolite, but containing...reconciled the previous studies of pectolite, ‘schizolite’ and serandite. Noting similarities in powder...variation of optical parameters of pectolite, ‘schizolite’ and serandite with composition, concluding that...Furthermore, Schaller (1955) also discredited ‘schizolite’ as Mn–bearing pectolite. Buerger (1956) solved
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the Unificada mine, Potosi, Bolivia. Top right: Benitoite, 2 cm, from the Benitoite Gem mine, California...N‘Chwaning I mine, Kuruman, South Africa. Bottom right: Mimetite, 2.7 cm, from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia....Record: (1) Stephanite, Husky mine, Canada. (2) Wulfenite, Rowley mine, Arizona. (3) Diaspore twin, Pinarcik...Adelaide mine, Tasmania. (5) Andradite, Antetezambato, Madagascar. (6) Calcite, Mashamba West mine, Congo...(8) Scorodite, Tsumeb mine, Namibia. (9) Shigaite, N’Chwaning II mine, South Africa. v This special supplement
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‘marshallsussmanite’ with a reinstatement of the name schizolite MnCaMnSi3O8(OH) Joel D. Grice1*, Aaron J. Lussier1...*corresponding author; E-mail: jgrice@nature.ca ABSTRACT Schizolite, originating from the type locality, Tutop AgtakĂŽrfia...the IlĂ­maussaq alkaline complex, JulianehĂ„b district, South Greenland, was initially described by Winther...Results from the detailed examination of two schizolite cotype samples presented here, using single-crystal...process. DOI: 10.1180/mgm.2019.21 schizolite. The two schizolite samples investigated vary slightly
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