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Chromite from
Ruighoek Mine, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ruighoek Mine, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:147276
Long-form Identifier:1:3:147276:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘHorizon chrome mine, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘChrome Eden Mine, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘUnion Mine, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
38.7km (24.0 miles) ⓘBafokeng-Rasimone Mine, Royal Bafokeng, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
49.0km (30.5 miles) ⓘImpala Platinum mines, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
55.5km (34.5 miles) ⓘZondereinde Mine, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘZwartkop Mine, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘNortham Platinum mine, Thabazimbi, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
60.4km (37.5 miles) ⓘAmandelbult Platinum Mines, Thabazimbi, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘRustenburg Town & Townlands Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
References
McDonald, J. A. (1967). Evolution of part of the lower critical zone, farm Ruighoek, western Bushveld. Journal of Petrology, 8(2), 165-209.
 
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