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Pentlandite from
Waterberg project, Blouberg Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa


Locality type:Project
Classification
Species:Pentlandite
Formula:(NixFey)Σ9S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pentlandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Waterberg project, Blouberg Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1468769
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1468769:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Pentlandite in this Region
F-Zone, Waterberg project, Blouberg Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
T-Zone, Waterberg project, Blouberg Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Nearest other occurrences of Pentlandite
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘF-Zone, Waterberg project, Blouberg Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘT-Zone, Waterberg project, Blouberg Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘAurora project, Blouberg Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
26.8km (16.7 miles) ⓘNonnenwerth Farm, Blouberg Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
78.8km (49.0 miles) ⓘOverysel deposit, Mogalakwena Mine, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
80.9km (50.3 miles) ⓘAnglo American, Zwartfontein Pit, Mogalakwena Mine, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
80.9km (50.3 miles) ⓘAkanani prospects, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
82.1km (51.0 miles) ⓘZwartfontein Pit, Mogalakwena Mine, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
84.1km (52.3 miles) ⓘTweefontein Farm, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
84.7km (52.6 miles) ⓘSandsloot Mine, Mogalakwena Mine, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
References
McCreesh, Matthew J. G., Yudovskaya, Marina A., Kinnaird, Judith A., Reinke, Christian (2018) Platinum-group minerals of the F and T zones, Waterberg Project, far northern Bushveld Complex: implication for the formation of the PGE mineralization. Mineralogical Magazine, 82 (3) 539-575 doi:10.1180/mgm.2018.83
 
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