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Hotsonite

hotsonite

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Overview

Hotsonite is a mineral whose name derives from the farm Hotson 42, located 65 km west of the town of Pofadder, in Bushmanland, northwestern Cape Province, South Africa. This is an arid region with an average rainfall of 3 inches per annum. The name was approved by the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names of the International Mineralogical Association (July 1983) It is chemically related to sanjuanite and kribergite.

Scientific references

  1. Hotsonite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3786976 Link
  2. Hotsonite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotsonite Link