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Epidote from
Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa


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Epidote, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Epidote, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Epidote, etc.

Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Epidote, etc.

Artonvilla Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Epidote, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Epidote, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Epidote, etc.

Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
02548630017272008885296.jpg
Epidote, etc.

Artonvilla Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
02550610017272008827259.jpg
Epidote, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Epidote, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Epidote, etc.

Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Epidote, etc.

Artonvilla Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Comments:Also present as an inclusion in quartz (Cairncross et al 1995)
Colour:Emerald-green to yellow-green
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz27
Calcite9
Papagoite9
Ajoite6
Hematite6
Piemontite3
Native Copper2
Kaolinite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:20333
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20333:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Epidote in this Region
Artonvilla Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘMessina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘArtonvilla Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
References
Cairncross, Bruce (1991) The Messina Mining District, South Africa. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (3) 187-199
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa. p.1-290.
Gitari, Wilson Mugera, Rendani Thobakgale, and Segun Ajayi Akinyemi. (2018) "Mobility and Attenuation Dynamics of Potentially Toxic Chemical Species at an Abandoned Copper Mine Tailings Dump" Minerals 8, no. 2: 64. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8020064
Cairncross, Bruce, Rumsey, Mike S. (2022) Cuprorivaite and Papagoite from the Messina Mine, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Rocks & Minerals, 97 (2) 134-141 doi:10.1080/00357529.2022.2004512
 
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