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Grunerite from
Mount Bollatswhene, Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa


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Amosite, etc.

Mount Bollatswhene, Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
04777800017369235089082.jpg
Amosite, etc.

Mount Bollatswhene, Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Amosite, etc.

Mount Bollatswhene, Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Grunerite
Formula:◻Fe22+Fe52+(Si8O22)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Grunerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Bollatswhene, Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1009695
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1009695:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Grunerite
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘPenge Mine, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
69.1km (42.9 miles) ⓘZandrivierspoort Fe deposit, Pietersburg greenstone belt, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
References
Miyano, T., Beukes, N. J. (1997) Mineralogy and Petrology of the Contact Metamorphosed Amphibole Asbestos-bearing Penge Iron Formation, Eastern Transvaal, South Africa. Journal of Petrology, 38 (5) 651-676 doi:10.1093/petroj/38.5.651
 
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