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Cooperite from
Rustenburg Town & Townlands Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cooperite
Formula:PtS
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Braggite3
Moncheite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cooperite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rustenburg Town & Townlands Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:113492
Long-form Identifier:1:3:113492:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cooperite
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘImpala Platinum mines, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘKaree Mine, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘBafokeng-Rasimone Mine, Royal Bafokeng, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘLonmin Marikana Mine, Marikana, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘVlakfontein nickel deposit, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
77.2km (48.0 miles) ⓘUnion Mine, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
90.0km (55.9 miles) ⓘNortham Platinum mine, Thabazimbi, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
93.5km (58.1 miles) ⓘZondereinde Mine, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
99.6km (61.9 miles) ⓘAmandelbult Platinum Mines, Thabazimbi, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
References
Zaccarini, Federica
ourn.Chem.Metall.Mining Soc.S.Africa,(1928) 28, 281-283
Zaccarini, Federica, Garuti, Giorgio (2020) Zoned Laurite from the Merensky Reef, Bushveld Complex, South Africa: “Hydrothermal” in Origin? Minerals, 10 (4). 373 doi:10.3390/min10040373
 
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