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Siderite from
Argent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa


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Siderite, etc.

Argent Mines, Argent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
09013100017372773979344.jpg
Siderite, etc.

Argent Mines, Argent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Siderite, etc.

Argent Mines, Argent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite1
Chapmanite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Argent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:250501
Long-form Identifier:1:3:250501:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Siderite in this Region
Argent Mines, Argent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
East Trench, Transvaal Mine, Dwarsfontein Farm, Argent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
West Trench, Transvaal Mine, Dwarsfontein Farm, Argent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘEast Trench, Transvaal Mine, Dwarsfontein Farm, Argent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘBoschkop Mine, Bronkhorstspruit, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘEdendale Lead Mine, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘAlbert silver mine, Thembisile Hani Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
74.7km (46.4 miles) ⓘBalfour, Dipaleseng Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘBoekenhouthoek, Mkobola, Thembisile Hani Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
89.0km (55.3 miles) ⓘVergenoeg Mine, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
94.9km (58.9 miles) ⓘHoutenbeck, Groblersdal, Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
References
De Jager, F.S.J. (1966). A post-mineralization strike-fault along a limb of a multiple cymoid structure in a Transvaal lead-silver mine. Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa, 69, 119-126.
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa. p.1-290.
 
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