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Fluorite from
Houtenbeck, Groblersdal, Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa


Locality type:Farm
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wulfenite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Houtenbeck, Groblersdal, Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1091660
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1091660:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘAlbert silver mine, Thembisile Hani Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘKruisrivier cobalt mine, Farm Kruisrivier 74 JS, Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
50.1km (31.2 miles) ⓘVergenoeg Mine, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘHillside Quarry, Stavoren-Mute Fides, Marble Hall, Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
86.5km (53.7 miles) ⓘMamelodi Quarry, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
91.8km (57.0 miles) ⓘBuffalo Fluorspar Mine, Mookgophong, Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
99.6km (61.9 miles) ⓘZwartkloof defunct Fluorite Mine, Bela-Bela, Bela-Bela Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
References
Atanasova, M., Cairncross, B. and Windisch, W.R. (2016) Microminerals of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Popular Geoscience Series 6, Council for Geoscience, Pretoria, South Africa, 110 pg
 
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