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Wesselsite |
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Wesselsit blaue Kristalle von Wesselsit, Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari-Manganfelder, Northern Cape, Südafrika; BB < 5 mm Copyright: MinTreasure.com (Carsten Slotta); Contribution: openpit Location: Südafrika/Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz/Kalahari Manganese Field/Hotazel/Wessel's Mine (Wessels Mine) Mineral: Wesselsite Image: 1590590043 License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only |
Wesselsit |
blaue Kristalle von Wesselsit, Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari-Manganfelder, Northern Cape, Südafrika; BB < 5 mm |
Copyright: | MinTreasure.com (Carsten Slotta) |
Contribution: openpit 2020-05-27 |
Locality: Wessel's Mine (Wessels Mine) / Hotazel / Kalahari Manganese Field / Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz / Südafrika |
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Wesselsit Wessels Mine, Südafrika. BB 0,8mm. EDX-Analyse von Joy Desor. Copyright: Mabu; Contribution: Mabu Location: Südafrika/Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz/Kalahari Manganese Field/Hotazel/Wessel's Mine (Wessels Mine) Mineral: Wesselsite Image: 1598793499 License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only |
Wesselsit E |
Wessels Mine, Südafrika. BB 0,8mm. EDX-Analyse von Joy Desor. |
Copyright: | Mabu |
Contribution: Mabu 2020-08-30 |
Locality: Wessel's Mine (Wessels Mine) / Hotazel / Kalahari Manganese Field / Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz / Südafrika |
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Wesselsit Wessels Mine, Südafrika. BB 2,3mm; EDX-Analyse von Joy Desor. Copyright: Mabu; Contribution: Mabu Collection: Mabu Location: Südafrika/Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz/Kalahari Manganese Field/Hotazel/Wessel's Mine (Wessels Mine) Mineral: Wesselsite Image: 1598794083 License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only |
Wesselsit E |
Wessels Mine, Südafrika. BB 2,3mm; EDX-Analyse von Joy Desor. |
Collection: | Mabu |
Copyright: | Mabu |
Contribution: Mabu 2020-08-30 |
Locality: Wessel's Mine (Wessels Mine) / Hotazel / Kalahari Manganese Field / Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz / Südafrika |
Collectors Summary
Color | blau |
Streak color | blau weiß |
Cleavages | vollkommen {001} |
Fracture | nicht beobachtet |
Crystal System | tetragonal, P4/ncc |
Chemism
Chemical formula |
Sr0.9Ba0.1CuSi4O10 |
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Chemical composition |
Barium, Kupfer, Silicium, Strontium, Sauerstoff |
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Analysis wt% |
Ø SrO : 24.00, CuO : 18.80, SiO2 : 56.90 (Ref: Mineralogical Magazine 96) |
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Strunz 9th edition incl. updates |
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9: Silikate (Germanate) |
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Lapis Classification |
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VIII: SILIKATE |
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Classification by Hölzel |
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9: SILICATES |
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Dana 8th edition |
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71: Phyllosilicate Minerals |
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IMA status |
Anerkannt von der CNMNC |
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Mineral status |
anerkanntes Mineral |
Optical Properties
Crystallography
Crystals 3D
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Crystal Structure 3D
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Physical Properties
3.2 |
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3.368 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas ) |
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vollkommen {001} |
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nicht beobachtet |
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spröde |
(Co-)Type locality
(Co-)Type locality |
Südafrika/Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz/Kalahari Manganese Field/Hotazel/Wessel's Mine (Wessels Mine) |
Preface
Author (Name, Year) |
Giester & Rieck, 1996 |
References
Other languages
German |
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Spanish |
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French |
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English |
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Russian |
Весселсит |
CNMNC (IMA)-Number
IMA 1994-055 |
CNMNC symbol
Symbol |
Wes |
Automatic Links to external internet sources (Responsibility is with the operator)
Mineral Dealer
Locations with GPS information
IDs
GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) | kuQHuaWBA0KAv9SPJGTLhw |
GUID (Global unique identifier) | B907E492-81A5-4203-80BF-D48F2464CB87 |
Database ID | 4151 |