Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup25! - Silver vs. Baryte
Are you ready for beautiful utility as sparkling silver competes against hefty baryte?
Log InRegister
Quick Links : The Mindat ManualThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryMindat Newsletter [Free Download]
Home PageAbout MindatThe Mindat ManualHistory of MindatCopyright StatusWho We AreContact UsAdvertise on Mindat
Donate to MindatCorporate SponsorshipSponsor a PageSponsored PagesMindat AdvertisersAdvertise on Mindat
Learning CenterWhat is a mineral?The most common minerals on earthInformation for EducatorsMindat ArticlesThe ElementsThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryGeologic Time
Minerals by PropertiesMinerals by ChemistryAdvanced Locality SearchRandom MineralRandom LocalitySearch by minIDLocalities Near MeSearch ArticlesSearch GlossaryMore Search Options
Search For:
Mineral Name:
Locality Name:
Keyword(s):
 
The Mindat ManualAdd a New PhotoRate PhotosLocality Edit ReportCoordinate Completion ReportAdd Glossary Item
Mining CompaniesStatisticsUsersMineral MuseumsClubs & OrganizationsMineral Shows & EventsThe Mindat DirectoryDevice SettingsThe Mineral Quiz
Photo SearchPhoto GalleriesSearch by ColorNew Photos TodayNew Photos YesterdayMembers' Photo GalleriesPast Photo of the Day GalleryPhotography

Costin, Gelu, Fairey, Brenton, Tsikos, Harilaos, Gucsik, Arnold (2015) Tokyoite, As-Rich Tokyoite, and Noélbensonite: New Occurrences From the Postmasburg Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. The Canadian Mineralogist, 53 (6) 981-990 doi:10.3749/canmin.1500063

Advanced
   -   Only viewable:
Reference TypeJournal (article/letter/editorial)
TitleTokyoite, As-Rich Tokyoite, and Noélbensonite: New Occurrences From the Postmasburg Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
JournalThe Canadian Mineralogist
AuthorsCostin, GeluAuthor
Fairey, BrentonAuthor
Tsikos, HarilaosAuthor
Gucsik, ArnoldAuthor
Year2015 (November)Volume53
Issue6
PublisherMineralogical Association of Canada
DOIdoi:10.3749/canmin.1500063Search in ResearchGate
Generate Citation Formats
Mindat Ref. ID65308Long-form Identifiermindat:1:5:65308:2
GUID0
Full ReferenceCostin, Gelu, Fairey, Brenton, Tsikos, Harilaos, Gucsik, Arnold (2015) Tokyoite, As-Rich Tokyoite, and Noélbensonite: New Occurrences From the Postmasburg Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. The Canadian Mineralogist, 53 (6) 981-990 doi:10.3749/canmin.1500063
Plain TextCostin, Gelu, Fairey, Brenton, Tsikos, Harilaos, Gucsik, Arnold (2015) Tokyoite, As-Rich Tokyoite, and Noélbensonite: New Occurrences From the Postmasburg Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. The Canadian Mineralogist, 53 (6) 981-990 doi:10.3749/canmin.1500063
In(2015, November) The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 53 (6) Mineralogical Association of Canada

Map of Localities

Locality Pages

LocalityCitation Details
Kolomela Mine, Postmasburg, Tsantsabane Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Unnamed borehole, Tsantsabane Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Mineral Pages

MineralCitation Details
Tokyoite
Unnamed (possible ordered As-analogue of Tokyoite)

Mineral Occurrences

LocalityMineral(s)
Postmasburg manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africaⓘ K Feldspar, ⓘ Noelbensonite, ⓘ Tokyoite, ⓘ Unnamed (possible ordered As-analogue of Tokyoite), ⓘ Witherite
Kolomela Mine, Postmasburg, Tsantsabane Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africaⓘ Aegirine, ⓘ Albite, ⓘ Baryte, ⓘ Barytocalcite, ⓘ Braunite, ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Hausmannite, ⓘ Hematite, ⓘ K Feldspar, ⓘ Natrolite, ⓘ Noelbensonite, ⓘ Paragonite, ⓘ Pectolite, ⓘ Piemontite, ⓘ Quartz, ⓘ Randite, ⓘ Serandite, ⓘ Strontianite, ⓘ Tokyoite, ⓘ Witherite
Unnamed borehole, Tsantsabane Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africaⓘ Aegirine, ⓘ Albite, ⓘ Baryte, ⓘ Barytocalcite, ⓘ Braunite, ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Hausmannite, ⓘ Hematite, ⓘ K Feldspar, ⓘ Natrolite, ⓘ Paragonite, ⓘ Pectolite, ⓘ Piemontite, ⓘ Quartz, Randite, ⓘ Strontianite, ⓘ Tokyoite, ⓘ Witherite

See Also

These are possibly similar items as determined by title/reference text matching only.

Costin, G., Fairey, B., & Tsikos, H. (2014) Tokyoite and As-rich tokyoite: new occurrence in the manganese ore of the Postmasburg Manganese Field, South Africa. 21st annual IMA conference
Fairey, Brenton J., Timmerman, Martin J., Sudo, Masafumi, Tsikos, Harilaos (2019) The Role of Hydrothermal Activity in the Formation of Karst-Hosted Manganese Deposits of the Postmasburg Mn Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Minerals, 9 (7) 408 doi:10.3390/min9070408
Fairey, Brenton, Tsikos, Harilaos, Corfu, Fernando, Polteau, Stéphane (2013) U–Pb systematics in carbonates of the Postmasburg Group, Transvaal Supergroup, South Africa: Primary versus metasomatic controls. Precambrian Research, 231. 194-205 doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2013.03.010
Cairncross, Bruce (2024) Postmasburg Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Rocks & Minerals, 99 (3) 208-235 doi:10.1080/00357529.2024.2303948
Vafeas, Nicholas Andrew, Viljoen, K.S., Blignaut, Lauren Cher (2018) Characterization of Fibrous Cryptomelane From the Todorokite-Cryptomelane Mineral Assemblage At the Sebilo Mine, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. The Canadian Mineralogist, 56 (1) 65-76 doi:10.3749/canmin.1700043
Viljoen, Fanus, Ramakoloi, Ntshebo, Rose, Derek, Reinke, Christian (2015) Mineral Chemistry of (Pt,Pd)-Bismuthotelluride Minerals In the Platreef At Zwartfontein, Akanani Project, Northern Bushveld Complex, South Africa. The Canadian Mineralogist, 53 (6) 1109-1127 doi:10.3749/canmin.1500047
Viljoen, Fanus; Ramakoloi, Ntshebo; Rose, Derek; Reinke, Christian (2015) Mineral Chemistry of (Pt,Pd)-Bismuthotelluride Minerals In the Platreef At Zwartfontein, Akanani Project, Northern Bushveld Complex, South Africa. The Canadian Mineralogist, 53 (6). 1109-1127 doi:10.3749/canmin.1500047
Yang, Hexiong, Gu, Xiangping, Cairncross, Bruce, Downs, Robert T., Evans, Stanley H. (2021) Taniajacoite and strontioruizite, two new minerals isostructural with ruizite from the N'Chwaning III Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa. The Canadian Mineralogist, 59 (2) 431-444 doi:10.3749/canmin.2000037
Verwoerd, W. J. (2008) Kamphaugite-(Y) from the Goudini carbonatite, South Africa. The Canadian Mineralogist, 46 (4). 1007-1022 doi:10.3749/canmin.46.4.1007
Tsikos, Harilaos, Moore, John M. (1997) Petrography and geochemistry of the Paleoproterozoic Hotazel Iron-Formation, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa; implications for Precambrian manganese metallogenesis. Economic Geology: 92(1): 87-97.
Bayliss, Peter (2015) Mineral Nomenclature. The Canadian Mineralogist, 53 (4) 775 doi:10.3749/canmin.4358
 
and/or  
Mindat.org is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2025, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph.
To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844. doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: September 5, 2025 15:31:35
Go to top of page