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Magnetite from
Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Comments:Found with gold.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Trevorite1
Lizardite1
Stichtite-2H1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:251610
Long-form Identifier:1:3:251610:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Magnetite in this Region
M'hlati prospect, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘEast dump, Havelock Mine, Bulembu, Hhohho Region, Eswatini
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘWest dump, Havelock Mine, Bulembu, Hhohho Region, Eswatini
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘStella mine, Kaapschehoop, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘNgwenya Mountain (Bomvu Ridge), Malolotja Nature Reserve, Hhohho Region, Eswatini
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘUitkomst Complex, Waterval, Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘNkomati Mine, Uitkomst Complex, Waterval, Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
60.1km (37.3 miles) ⓘM'hlati prospect, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘTokwane pegmatites, Mbabane, Hhohho Region, Eswatini
68.8km (42.7 miles) ⓘDokolwayo Mine (Dvokolwayo Mine), Dokolwayo, Lubombo Region, Eswatini
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘTeutfontein Farm, Lothair, Msukaligwa Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
References
Cairncross, Bruce, Anhaeusser, Carl R. (1992) Gold in South Africa. The Mineralogical Record, 23 (3) 209-228
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa. p.1-290.
 
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