Planerite from
Manganese Mines, Hout Bay, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
Locality type: | Mine | |
Classification | ||
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Species: | Planerite | |
Formula: | Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O | |
Comments: | As far as we are aware it's the first time Planerite has been positively identified from South Africa from this specimen http://www.mindat.org/gallery.php?loc=56228&min=3234. | |
Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) | |
Confirmation | ||
Validity: | Believed Valid | |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
Psilomelane | ⓘ2 photos of Planerite associated with Psilomelane at this locality. | |
Data | ||
Mineral Data: | Click here to view Planerite data | |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Manganese Mines, Hout Bay, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa | |
Data Identifiers | ||
Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 812919 | |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:812919:2 | |
GUID (UUID V4): | e655a1d5-2dd6-4358-9dcd-dc75f26a6b02 | |
References | ||
Manganese Mines, Hout Bay, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa