Name: | Wesselsite Wes |
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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