Specimen #2243

Name: Gaudefroyite

Type: Mineral

Locality: Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, North Cape Province, South Africa

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 7.4 x 4.5 x 1.9 cm

Weight:

Acquired: 2011-03-31

Source: Trinity: Bob & Lisa Williamson

Label: N

Comment: A nice specimen of the rare manganese mineral Gaudefroyite with lustrous black crystals to 0.5 cm. from South Africa. According to mindat.com, other than the type locale in Morocco, the only other known occurences are the N'Chwanning mines, and this location, in the Kalahari Manganese field of South Africa.

Minerals: Gaudefroyite (Ca₄Mn⁺⁺⁺₃^-x(BO₃)₃(CO₃)(O,OH)₃)

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Gaudefroyite, Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, North Cape Province, South Africa - 7.4 x 4.5 x 1.9 cm

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Gaudefroyite, Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, North Cape Province, South Africa