| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Calcite var: Manganese-bearing Calcite |
| Formula: | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Kutnohorite | ⓘ52 photos of Manganese-bearing Calcite associated with Kutnohorite at this locality. |
| Andradite | ⓘ19 photos of Manganese-bearing Calcite associated with Andradite at this locality. |
| Calcite | ⓘ18 photos of Manganese-bearing Calcite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Manganite | ⓘ17 photos of Manganese-bearing Calcite associated with Manganite at this locality. |
| Quartz | ⓘ6 photos of Manganese-bearing Calcite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Rhodochrosite | ⓘ5 photos of Manganese-bearing Calcite associated with Rhodochrosite at this locality. |
| Celestine | ⓘ3 photos of Manganese-bearing Calcite associated with Celestine at this locality. |
| Hematite | ⓘ2 photos of Manganese-bearing Calcite associated with Hematite at this locality. |
| Gypsum | ⓘ1 photo of Manganese-bearing Calcite associated with Gypsum at this locality. |
| Gageite | ⓘ1 photo of Manganese-bearing Calcite associated with Gageite at this locality. |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Manganese-bearing Calcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (52 photos) |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 160172 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:160172:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 635d2704-a131-405f-b735-d387a22c2d01 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Manganese-bearing Calcite |
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| 2.5km (1.5 miles) | ⓘN'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 33.7km (20.9 miles) | ⓘMamatwan Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Gauteng, South Africa . . .*.’. Corresponding author: bc @na.rau.ac.za T ‘ he manganese deposits...deposits of the Kalahari manganese field are located just south of the great Kalahari Desert on the vast plains...plains of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa (fig. 1 ). Despite its remoteness, the area has become... which contains more than 13 billion tons of manganese ores, corresponding to about 80 percent of the...the world’s resources of minable manganese ore (Cairncross, Beukes, and Gutzmer 1997).The mineral collector |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Metasomatic Alterationof EarlyProterozoic Sedimentary Manganese Oresin the KalahariManganese Field,SouthAfrica...sedimentary manganese orehasbeenupgraded to high-grade Wessels-type orein theKalahari manganese field.Thealteration...fluideausing metasomatie alteration of themanganese ore. Manganese oresdisplay a veryconsistent zonation fromzonesof...ferruginization alongfaultsto unaltered sedimentary manganese orein thecoresof faultblocks. Thiszonation begins...wasreprecipitated to formveryhigh grade(>-50vet% Mn)manganese oreimmediately adjacent tozones offerruginization |  | | Catalog/List | | Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518...department. It will be held in the Dallas Design district at 1518 Slocum Street on June 2, 2013. The auction...after LAUMONTITE with APOPHYLLITE Mumbai District (Bombay District), Maharashtra, India Three minerals makeup...treasures from the eyes of all but the most intrepid of local diggers. A “pocket” in one of the mountain slopes...com/5110 87003 CYANOTRICHITE Grandview (Last Chance) Mine, Grand Canyon, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA Fuzzy |  | | Report (issue) | | detailed studies of these resources including mining district and field studies; develops computerized resource...APPLIED GEOLOGY PROGRAM responds to requests from local and state governmental entities for engineering-geologic...and archeological recovery services to state and local governments, conducts studies of environmental change...mining heritage via an underground mine tour of the Ontario mine and to enjoy the scenery and amenities...City area and salt and magnesium plants on the south shore of the Great Salt Lake. A two-day, post-meeting |
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Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa