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Crystals are tabular [0001] with {1014}. Data are lacking to prove the existence of charlesite in South Africa.\r\n\r\nA possible carbonate-dominant analogue is UM2008-07-CO:AlBCaHSSi (however, compare imayoshiite).","Named in 1983 by Pete J. Dunn, Donald R. Peacor, Peter B. Leavens, and Jack Leach Baum in honor of Dr. Charles Palache, [July 18, 1869 San Franciso, California, USA - December 5, 1954 near Charlottesville, Virginia, USA], systematic mineralogist, specialist on minerals of the Franklin District, Professor of Mineralogy at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.\r\n\r\nData are lacking to prove the existence of charlesite from South Africa.","2025-10-02 17:12:55",[],[84,92,99,105,112,119,126,131,138,146,156,162,170,177],{"id":85,"name":86,"entrytype":9,"csystem":39,"ima_formula":87,"mindat_formula":88,"hmin":47,"hmax":47,"dmeas":89,"dcalc":90,"primary_image_id":91},627,"Bentorite","Ca\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>Cr\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(SO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>12\u003C\u002Fsub> · 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26H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","Ca\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>Al\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(CrO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>12\u003C\u002Fsub>·26H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","1.819",{"id":163,"name":164,"entrytype":9,"csystem":39,"ima_formula":165,"mindat_formula":166,"hmin":51,"hmax":51,"dmeas":167,"dcalc":168,"primary_image_id":169},3817,"Sturmanite","Ca\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>Fe\u003Csup>3+\u003C\u002Fsup>\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(SO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2.5\u003C\u002Fsub>[B(OH)\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>](OH)\u003Csub>12\u003C\u002Fsub> · 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Leavens, Peter B., Baum, John L. (1983) Charlesite, a new mineral of the ettringite group, from Franklin, New Jersey. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  68 (9-10) 1033-1037 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM68\u002FAM68_1033.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":201,"year":202,"html":203,"doi":11},16963625,2005,"(2005) Charlesite. \u003Ci>Handbook of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>. Mineralogical Society of America \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.handbookofmineralogy.org\u002Fpdfs\u002Fcharlesite.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":205,"year":206,"html":207,"doi":208},90219,2008,"Kusachi, Isao, Shiraishi, Naoko, Shimada, Kazumasa, Ohnishi, Masayuki, Kobayashi, Shoichi (2008) CO3-rich charlesite from the Fuka mine, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. \u003Ci>Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences\u003C\u002Fi>,  103 (1) 47-51 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.2465\u002Fjmps.070827a'>doi:10.2465\u002Fjmps.070827a\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jstage.jst.go.jp\u002Farticle\u002Fjmps\u002F103\u002F1\u002F103_070827a\u002F_pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.2465\u002Fjmps.070827a",[210,220,228,237,245,253,260,268,274,280,287,293],{"id":211,"source_url":212,"license_code":213,"credit_html":214,"title":215,"description":216,"author":217,"original_width":218,"original_height":219},5296,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=7111155","CC BY-SA 3.0","Didier Descouens, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=7111155\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Charlesite3.jpg","Charlesite - N'Chwaning Mines, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (6.5x3.2 cm)","Didier Descouens",1804,1232,{"id":221,"source_url":222,"license_code":213,"credit_html":223,"title":224,"description":225,"author":217,"original_width":226,"original_height":227},39465,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=7111167","Didier Descouens, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=7111167\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Charlesite1.jpg","Charlesite (white) with ettringite (yellow) -  N'Chwaning Mines, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (6.5x3.2 cm)",1758,1648,{"id":229,"source_url":230,"license_code":213,"credit_html":231,"title":232,"description":233,"author":234,"original_width":235,"original_height":236},5297,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10133846","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10133846\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Sturmanite-Ettringite-Charlesite-49268.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSturmanite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Sturmanite\">Sturmanite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FEttringite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Ettringite\">Ettringite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCharlesite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Charlesite\">Charlesite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKuruman,_Northern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kuruman, Northern Cape\">Kuruman\u003C\u002Fa>, Kalahari manganese fields, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Cape\">Northern Cape Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3067.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A SUPERB, LARGE and glassy yellow-brown crystal that exhibits all three members of the solid solution series of sturmanite, ettringite and charlesite from the famous Nchwaning II Mine. This undamaged crystal has sturmanite and charlesite on the outside and ettringite on the inside of the crystal. It has a few stepped growth elements on teh edges that show one internal member of the series, charlesite, under the sturmanite coating (those spots are not damage). The backlit photo highlights the translucency and yellow-cored interior composed of the lemon-yellow ettringite. 5.4 x 2.4 x 1.7 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Robert M. Lavinsky",237,500,{"id":238,"source_url":239,"license_code":213,"credit_html":240,"title":241,"description":242,"author":234,"original_width":243,"original_height":244},5298,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141524","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141524\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Sturmanite-Charlesite-131678.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSturmanite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Sturmanite\">Sturmanite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCharlesite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Charlesite\">Charlesite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKuruman,_Northern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kuruman, Northern Cape\">Kuruman\u003C\u002Fa>, Kalahari manganese fields, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Cape\">Northern Cape Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3067.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 5.3 x 3.9 x 2.3 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Sturmanite, ettringite, and charlesite exist in a series and often in the larger crystals there is a gradient of one t the other within the same crystal. Seldom is that so obvious as here, where the colorless charlesite, which is 95% of the material and crystals present, grades to slightly yellow sturmanite at the tips of the scalloped edges. Old material from the early 1980s. Crystals to 1 cm. Ex. Charlie Key Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",466,600,{"id":246,"source_url":247,"license_code":213,"credit_html":248,"title":249,"description":250,"author":234,"original_width":251,"original_height":252},39466,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10131449","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10131449\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Sturmanite-Charlesite-42659.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSturmanite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Sturmanite\">Sturmanite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCharlesite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Charlesite\">Charlesite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKuruman,_Northern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kuruman, Northern Cape\">Kuruman\u003C\u002Fa>, Kalahari manganese fields, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Cape\">Northern Cape Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3067.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An EXCELLENT thumbnail of a pristine, lustrous, translucent, orange-yellow sturmanite crystal with a nicely contrasting charlesite center from the famous Nchwaning II Mine of South Africa. Charlesite and sturmanite are very closely related. 1.6 x 1.6 x 1.0 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",450,413,{"id":254,"source_url":255,"license_code":213,"credit_html":256,"title":257,"description":242,"author":234,"original_width":258,"original_height":259},5299,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141525","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141525\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Sturmanite-Charlesite-131679.jpg",350,400,{"id":261,"source_url":262,"license_code":213,"credit_html":263,"title":264,"description":265,"author":234,"original_width":266,"original_height":267},5300,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10150166","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10150166\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Charlesite-Sturmanite-172051.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCharlesite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Charlesite\">Charlesite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSturmanite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Sturmanite\">Sturmanite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKuruman,_Northern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kuruman, Northern Cape\">Kuruman\u003C\u002Fa>, Kalahari manganese fields, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Cape\">Northern Cape Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3067.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 4 x 3 x 1.7 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Charlesite is a close relative of sturmanite – and this specimen appears to consist of white charlesite crystals with an outer layer of bright yellow sturmanite. The crystals measure to one centimeter. Ex Scott Williams Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",800,611,{"id":269,"source_url":270,"license_code":213,"credit_html":271,"title":272,"description":273,"author":234,"original_width":266,"original_height":267},5301,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10449986","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10449986\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Charlesite-Ettringite-jmix07-166a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCharlesite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Charlesite\">Charlesite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FEttringite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Ettringite\">Ettringite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKuruman,_Northern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kuruman, Northern Cape\">Kuruman\u003C\u002Fa>, Kalahari manganese fields, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Cape\">Northern Cape Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3067.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4 x 3 x 1.7 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Charlesite with Ettringite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Charlesite is a close relative of ettringite � and this specimen (as the Scott Williams label describes) appears to consist of (white) charlesite crystals with an outer layer of bright yellow ettringite. The crystals measure to one centimeter. You would guess the type locality for charlesite to be somewhere in the Kalahari Manganese Fields, but strangely, it is New Jersey; it wasn�t described until 1983. These crystals are nicely isolated on the dark contrasting matrix. Ex Collection of Scott Williams, also with another dealer label (priced $250).\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",{"id":275,"source_url":276,"license_code":213,"credit_html":277,"title":278,"description":273,"author":234,"original_width":259,"original_height":279},5302,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10449989","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10449989\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Charlesite-Ettringite-jmix07-166c.jpg",317,{"id":281,"source_url":282,"license_code":213,"credit_html":283,"title":284,"description":285,"author":234,"original_width":244,"original_height":286},5303,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453332","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453332\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Calcite-Charlesite-Sturmanite-mrz190a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalcite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Calcite\">Calcite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCharlesite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Charlesite\">Charlesite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSturmanite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Sturmanite\">Sturmanite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKuruman,_Northern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kuruman, Northern Cape\">Kuruman\u003C\u002Fa>, Kalahari manganese fields, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Cape\">Northern Cape Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3068.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4.4 x 2.9 x 1.7 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Charlesite and Sturmanite with Calcite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A very interesting specimen of charlesite cores surrounded by sturmanite (they are a series, and portions of the crystal are of different species, thus). These crystals are unusually well-formed to be so rich in charlesite, of which they mostly are composed. Charlesite is more white and lighter yellow, while the sturmanite is darker in hue as a general rule.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",458,{"id":288,"source_url":289,"license_code":213,"credit_html":290,"title":291,"description":273,"author":234,"original_width":259,"original_height":292},39474,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10449988","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10449988\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Charlesite-Ettringite-jmix07-166b.jpg",353,{"id":294,"source_url":295,"license_code":213,"credit_html":296,"title":297,"description":285,"author":234,"original_width":259,"original_height":298},39475,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453333","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453333\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Calcite-Charlesite-Sturmanite-mrz190b.jpg",299,[],[301,302],"Charlesiet","IMA1981-043",[304,308,313,317,321,324,328],{"lang":305,"names":306},"ca",[307],"charlesita",{"lang":309,"names":310},"de",[311,312],"Charlesit","IMA 1981-043",{"lang":314,"names":315},"eu",[316],"Charlesita",{"lang":318,"names":319},"fr",[320],"charlésite",{"lang":322,"names":323},"it",[7],{"lang":325,"names":326},"mn",[327],"Чарльсайт",{"lang":329,"names":330},"zh",[331],"水硼铝钙矾","Q1118625",{"history":11,"applications":11}]