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Bementite with Andradite - N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
(#:MINS8718)
Cream-coloured micaceous Bementite crystals up to 3,5 mm associated with dark red andradite. Specimens from the Manganese Fields of South Africa carry a special appeal for many collectors; this one came out of the collection of Sandro Maggia.
Formula :
(Mn
2+_
Fe
2+
,Mg)
7
[(OH)
10
/Si
6
O
15
]
System:
monoclinic
Hardness:
6
Rarity:
rare
Strunz id:VIII/H.28-90 - SILICATES
Name origin:
Named for Clarence Sweet Bement [1843-1923] by George Augustus Koenig in 1887. Bement assembled the finest mineral collection in the USA. He also assembled the finest collection of U.S. coins and was interested in a variety of collectibles. Bement had a keen interest in Franklin, New Jersey minerals from whence his namesake was discovered.
Specimen weight:31 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3,5 mm
Overall size: 35mm x 33 mm x 22 mm
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