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Townlands pipe, Rustenburg Town & Townlands Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africai
Regional Level Types
Townlands pipePipe
Rustenburg Town & Townlands FarmMine
RustenburgDistrict (Former)
Rustenburg Local MunicipalityMunicipality
Bojanala Platinum District MunicipalityDistrict
North WestProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° South , 27° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
GRN:
S18E18
Type:
Pipe
Köppen climate type:
Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
194169
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:194169:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


21 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Altaite
Formula: PbTe
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Clausthalite
Formula: PbSe
ⓘ Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
ⓘ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
ⓘ Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
ⓘ Froodite
Formula: α-PdBi2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Haycockite
Formula: Cu4Fe5S8
ⓘ Ilvaite
Formula: CaFe3+Fe2+2(Si2O7)O(OH)
ⓘ Mackinawite
Formula: FeS
ⓘ Mooihoekite
Formula: Cu9Fe9S16
ⓘ Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘFroodite2.AC.45aα-PdBi2
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘDigenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘHaycockite2.CB.10bCu4Fe5S8
ⓘMooihoekite2.CB.10bCu9Fe9S16
ⓘCubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
ⓘNickeline2.CC.05NiAs
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘMackinawite2.CC.25FeS
ⓘAltaite2.CD.10PbTe
ⓘClausthalite2.CD.10PbSe
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘIlvaite9.BE.07CaFe3+Fe2+2(Si2O7)O(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CupriteCu2O
Oⓘ IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Sⓘ DigeniteCu9S5
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ HaycockiteCu4Fe5S8
Sⓘ MackinawiteFeS
Sⓘ MooihoekiteCu9Fe9S16
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Feⓘ HaycockiteCu4Fe5S8
Feⓘ IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Feⓘ MackinawiteFeS
Feⓘ MooihoekiteCu9Fe9S16
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
NiNickel
Niⓘ NickelineNiAs
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cuⓘ CupriteCu2O
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ DigeniteCu9S5
Cuⓘ HaycockiteCu4Fe5S8
Cuⓘ MooihoekiteCu9Fe9S16
AsArsenic
Asⓘ NickelineNiAs
SeSelenium
Seⓘ ClausthalitePbSe
PdPalladium
Pdⓘ Frooditeα-PdBi2
TeTellurium
Teⓘ AltaitePbTe
PbLead
Pbⓘ AltaitePbTe
Pbⓘ ClausthalitePbSe
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Biⓘ Native BismuthBi
Biⓘ Frooditeα-PdBi2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
South Africa

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References

Kinloch, E. D., Peyerl, W. (1990) Platinum-group minerals in various rock types of the Merensky Reef: Genetic implications. Economic Geology, 85 (3). 537-555 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.85.3.537
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