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Name: Wesselsite
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IMA Chemistry: SrCuSi4O10
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Wesselsite contains elements:
Strontium (Sr)
Copper (Cu)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: South Africa
Year First Published: 1994
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Giester G, Rieck B (1996) Wesselsite, SrCu[Si_4_O_10_], a further new gillespite-group mineral from the Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa, Mineralogical Magazine 60, 795-798
Structural Group Name: Gillespite
Fleischer's Group Name: gillespite
Crystal Systems: tetragonal
Oldest Known Age: 1054 Million Years Ago
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