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Selebi Mine, Selebi-Phikwe belt (Selbi-Pikwe), Selebi-Phikwe, Central District, Botswanai
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Selebi MineMine
Selebi-Phikwe belt (Selbi-Pikwe)Belt
Selebi-PhikweTown
Central DistrictDistrict
BotswanaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 3' 48'' South , 27° 48' 6'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-22.06342,27.80168
GRN:
S15E19
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Selebi-Phikwe53,727 (2018)10.3km
Tobane1,925 (2012)16.2km
Sefophe4,114 (2013)21.6km
Mogapi1,917 (2013)29.1km
Mogapinyana1,515 (2006)39.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
21623
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:21623:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A copper-nickel mine owned by Bamanwato Concessions, Ltd.
Located near Francistown.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
OOxygen
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
KPotassium
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
NiNickel
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

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References

Minerals Today, US Bureau of Mines (January 1990) 30.
Wakefield, J. (1976) The structural and metamorphic evolution of the Pikwe Ni-Cu sulfide deposit, Selebi-Pikwe, eastern Botswana. Economic Geology, 71 (6) 988-1005 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.71.6.988
Mining Annual Review (1985) 417.
en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selebi-Phikwe
Ferrow, Embaie; Adetunji, Jacob; Nkoma, John S. (2006) Characterization of pyrrhotite in Cu-Ni-ore bodies from mines in Botswana by Mössbauer spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and thermomagnetometry. European Journal of Mineralogy, 18 (5). 653-664 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2006/0018-0653
Maier, W. D., Barnes, S.-J., Chinyepi, G., Barton, J. M., Eglington, B., Setshedi, I. (2008) The composition of magmatic Ni–Cu–(PGE) sulfide deposits in the Tati and Selebi-Phikwe belts of eastern Botswana. Mineralium Deposita, 43 (1) 37-60 doi:10.1007/s00126-007-0143-5
Sracek, O.; Kříbek, B.; Mihaljevič, M.; Ettler, V.; Vaněk, A.; Penížek, V.; Filip, J.; Veselovský, F.; Bagai, Z. B. (2018) Geochemistry and pH control of seepage from Ni-Cu rich mine tailings at Selebi Phikwe, Botswana. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 190 (8). doi:10.1007/s10661-018-6851-8
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