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Muscovite from
Sandsloot Mine, Mogalakwena Mine, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sandsloot Mine, Mogalakwena Mine, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1013640
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1013640:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘAkanani prospects, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘTweefontein Farm, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘZaaiplaats tin field, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘAppingendam Farm, Zaaiplaats tin field, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘZaaiplaats Mine, Zaaiplaats tin field, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘMeinhardskraal Farm, Polokwane Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
58.0km (36.0 miles) ⓘNonnenwerth Farm, Blouberg Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘWaterberg deposit, Mookgophong, Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
References
Armitage, Paul Edward Blake (2011) Development of the Platreef in the northern limb of the Bushveld Complex at Sandsloot, Mokopane District, South Africa. Diss. University of Greenwich.
 
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