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Apatite from
Zondereinde Mine, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zondereinde Mine, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1209863
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1209863:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘNortham Platinum mine, Thabazimbi, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
24.2km (15.1 miles) ⓘThabazimbi Mine, Thabazimbi, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘKruidfontein, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘBlockspruit fluorite prospect, Madibeng Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘPilanesberg Mountain, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘPilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
54.0km (33.5 miles) ⓘBulhoek, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
63.8km (39.7 miles) ⓘPilanesbergite type locality, Ledig village area, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘWaaikraal gold deposit, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
96.3km (59.8 miles) ⓘGenadendal, Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality, Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West, South Africa
References
McCall, M. J. (2016). Mineralogical and geochemical variations in the UG2 reef at Booysendal and Zondereinde mines, with implications for beneficiation of PGM (Doctoral dissertation, Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University).
 
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