| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Shigaite |
| Formula: | Mn6Al3(OH)18[Na(H2O)6](SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| Comments: | Crystal size is from less than 1 mm to 3.2 cm across |
| Habit: | Hexagonal, tabular crystals |
| Colour: | Pale yellow to burnt orange, brown, and amber-red |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Rhodochrosite | ⓘ109 photos of Shigaite associated with Rhodochrosite at this locality. |
| Baryte | ⓘ16 photos of Shigaite associated with Baryte at this locality. |
| Caryopilite | ⓘ5 photos of Shigaite associated with Caryopilite at this locality. |
| Calcite | ⓘ5 photos of Shigaite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Gageite | ⓘ4 photos of Shigaite associated with Gageite at this locality. |
| Hematite | ⓘ3 photos of Shigaite associated with Hematite at this locality. |
| Manganese-bearing Calcite | 1 photo of Shigaite associated with Manganese-bearing Calcite at this locality. |
| Gatehouseite | ⓘ1 photo of Shigaite associated with Gatehouseite at this locality. |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Shigaite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (77 photos) |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 509796 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:509796:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | e53ec53e-6da3-43dd-9467-e5f74804f5ab |
| Nearest other occurrences of Shigaite |
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| 0.6km (0.3 miles) | ⓘN'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 1.2km (0.8 miles) | ⓘN'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 2.9km (1.8 miles) | ⓘWessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
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N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa