effenbergerite
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Effenbergerite is the natural occurrence of the color Han blue. It was first found in the Wessels mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa.
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- BaCuSi₄O₁₀
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
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Effenbergerite is the natural occurrence of the color Han blue. It was first found in the Wessels mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa.
Effenbergerite was approved as a valid mineral species by the IMA in 1993.
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