Shigaite Mineral Gallery

Shigaite Minerals

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Shigaite: Mn++7Al4(SO4)2(OH)22·8(H2O)
Pyrochroite: Mn(OH)2

Comments: Bronzy yellow crystals of shigaite set in a crystalline matrix of reddish black pychroite.
Location: N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Scale: 2.8 x 2.3 cm.
© John Veevaert

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Shigaite: Mn++7Al4(SO4)2(OH)22·8(H2O)

Comments: Cluster of sharp, transparent crystals of brown shigaite to 1.2 cm across.
Location: N'Chwaning mine. South Africa. Scale: Aggregate size 1.2 cm.
© John Veevaert

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Shigaite: Mn++7Al4(SO4)2(OH)22·8(H2O)

Comments: Hexagonal aggregate of orange platy shigaite crystals on a jpale pink rhodocrosite matrix.
Location: N'Chwaning mine. South Africa. Scale: Crystal size 3 mm.
© Sandro Maggia/Minernet.it

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