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Groenfontein Farm, Zaaiplaats tin field, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africai
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Cassiterite

Groenfontein Farm, Zaaiplaats tin field, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Cassiterite

Groenfontein Farm, Zaaiplaats tin field, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
08954510017271985567155.jpg
Cassiterite

Groenfontein Farm, Zaaiplaats tin field, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
01978190017271985604207.jpg
Cassiterite

Groenfontein Farm, Zaaiplaats tin field, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
08954510017271985567155.jpg
Cassiterite

Groenfontein Farm, Zaaiplaats tin field, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
01978190017271985604207.jpg
Cassiterite

Groenfontein Farm, Zaaiplaats tin field, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 2' 56'' South , 28° 47' 56'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-24.04895,28.79904
GRN:
S17E19
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mokopane101,090 (2012)26.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
56201
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:56201:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Groenfontein 227 KR farm located 26 km north-northwest of Mokopane (Potgietersrus).

Mining rights held by Rustenburg Platinum Mines Ltd (AngloAmerican) (2023).

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African Plate
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
South Africa

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References

Sohnge, P.J. (1944). The structure, ore genesis and mineral sequence of the cassiterite deposits in the Zaaiplaats tine mine, Potgietersrust District, Transvaal. South African Journal of Geology, 47(1) 157 - 181.
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