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Native Gold from
Driefontein Gold Mine, Boksburg, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrobitumen31
Pyrite21
Quartz19
Uraninite19
- var Pitchblende17
Rutile10
Galena4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Driefontein Gold Mine, Boksburg, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1638600
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1638600:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.9km (0.5 miles) Witwatersrand gold mine, Boksburg, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
5.2km (3.3 miles) Rose Deep Gold Mine, Germiston, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
5.5km (3.4 miles) Rietfontein Consolidated Mine, Germiston, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
5.6km (3.5 miles) East Rand Proprietary Mine, Boksburg, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
6.8km (4.2 miles) Simmer & Jack Gold Mine, Germiston, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
9.3km (5.8 miles) Jumpers Gold Mine, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
9.7km (6.0 miles) Benoni, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
11.2km (6.9 miles) Van Dyk Mine, Boksburg, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
11.7km (7.3 miles) Van Ryn Deep Mine, Benoni, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
12.2km (7.6 miles) City Deep Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
References
Dr. Günter Grundmann collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
 
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