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Corundum from
Welvarend Farm, Blouberg Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Corundum
Formula:Al2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Corundum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Welvarend Farm, Blouberg Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1441419
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1441419:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Corundum
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘBadburg Farm, Blouberg Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘRedhill Farm, Makhado Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘJongdraai Farm, Blouberg Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘGrootfontein Farm, Blouberg Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘWurthsdorp Farm, Blouberg Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘKoniggratz Farm, Blouberg Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘPotsdam Farm, Molemole Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘWestphalia Farm, Blouberg Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘGeluksfontein Farm, Molemole Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘKlein Collie Farm, Molemole Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
References
Mothetha, M.V. (2009) Mineral And Mining Development Study Of The Molemole Local Municipality, Limpopo Province. Council For Geoscience, Limpopo Unit, on behalf of Molemole Local Municipality
 
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