Hausmannite - image 1
Photo by Tom Spann

Hausmannite

Do you know Jelani Daniel?

Invite them to claim this profile and join EarthWonders.

Sign in to invite
Help improve this record

No owner is registered for this specimen yet. If it's yours or you know more about it, you can add the owner, provenance, publications and other details.

Sign in to contribute
Hausmannite, 3.2 cm, from the N’Chwaning II mine, Northern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa. Ex Ralph Clark collection; Tom Spann photo.

Product details

SpeciesHausmannite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.2 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalitySouth Africa, Northern Cape, N'Chwaning II Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collecting In Texas page 80
Current owner
Jelani Daniel

Added by the community · Not a registered member

Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Ralph ClarkNot disclosed

Learn more

Hausmannite
Mineral guide
Learn about Hausmannite
(Mn3O4): jet-black, metallic luster with sharp pseudo-octahedra. From South Africa’s Kalahari Manganese Field, prized for dramatic contrast.
Hausmannite
Regional guide
Hausmannite from N'Chwaning II Mine, South Africa
from N'Chwaning II Mine, South Africa - jet-black, high-luster dipyramidal crystals, often pagoda-like, prized by collectors for locality and form.
Locality guide
N'Chwaning II Mine
N'Chwaning II Mine, South Africa — premier manganese locality yielding rare cabinet-scale minerals (hausmannite, rhodochrosite, ettringite) prized for color an…