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


Locality type:Farm
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Synchysite-(Nd)2
Bastnäsite-(Ce)2
Clinochlore2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite 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:1091666
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1091666:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘAlbert silver mine, Thembisile Hani Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
50.1km (31.2 miles) ⓘVergenoeg Mine, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
79.8km (49.6 miles) ⓘSpitskop Alkaline Igneous Complex, Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
83.5km (51.9 miles) ⓘEdendale Lead Mine, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
86.5km (53.7 miles) ⓘMamelodi Quarry, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
91.4km (56.8 miles) ⓘWaterberg deposit, Mookgophong, Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
91.8km (57.0 miles) ⓘBuffalo Fluorspar Mine, Mookgophong, Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
94.4km (58.7 miles) ⓘEast Trench, Transvaal Mine, Dwarsfontein Farm, Argent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
94.9km (58.9 miles) ⓘArgent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
99.4km (61.8 miles) ⓘMagnet Heights carbonatite, Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality, Sekhukhune 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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