Found in fissures as small platy 1mm clusters of pale pink ephesite crystals, associated with massive beige andradite, hematite and hausmannite. It has also been identified in assemblage with calcite, brucite, andradite, hausmannite and barite.

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Ephesite data

Locality Data:

Click here to view Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

13124

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:13124:9

GUID (UUID V4):

e1055801-4df6-44f1-af8d-41572835ce31

Nearest other occurrences of Ephesite

99.9km (62.1 miles)

ⓘ Bishop farm, Western Belt, Gamagara Ridge, Northern Cape, South Africa

References

Von Bezing, K. L. et al. (1991) The Kalahari manganese field: An Update, Mineralogical Record 22(4) 279-302

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