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Govan Mbeki Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africai
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Kimberley Reef

Evander goldfield, Govan Mbeki Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Kimberley Reef

Evander goldfield, Govan Mbeki Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Kimberley Reef

Evander goldfield, Govan Mbeki Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Latitude & Longitude:
26° South , 29° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~169km
GRN:
S18E20
Area:
2,955 km2
Type:
Municipality
Mindat Locality ID:
414277
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:414277:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cooperite
Formula: PtS
ⓘ Erlichmanite
Formula: OsS2
ⓘ Laurite
Formula: RuS2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Iridium
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
ⓘ Native Iridium var. Osmiridium
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
ⓘ Sperrylite
Formula: PtAs2
ⓘ Sudburyite
Formula: PdSb

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Iridium1.AF.10(Ir,Os,Ru)
ⓘvar. Osmiridium1.AF.10(Ir,Os,Ru)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSudburyite2.CC.05PdSb
ⓘCooperite2.CC.35bPtS
ⓘErlichmanite2.EB.05aOsS2
ⓘLaurite2.EB.05aRuS2
ⓘSperrylite2.EB.05aPtAs2

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ CooperitePtS
Sⓘ ErlichmaniteOsS2
Sⓘ LauriteRuS2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ SperrylitePtAs2
RuRuthenium
Ruⓘ Native Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Ruⓘ LauriteRuS2
Ruⓘ Native Iridium var. Osmiridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
PdPalladium
Pdⓘ SudburyitePdSb
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ SudburyitePdSb
OsOsmium
Osⓘ ErlichmaniteOsS2
Osⓘ Native Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Osⓘ Native Iridium var. Osmiridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
IrIridium
Irⓘ Native Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Irⓘ Native Iridium var. Osmiridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ CooperitePtS
Ptⓘ SperrylitePtAs2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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