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Calcite from
Artonvilla Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa


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Calcite

Artonvilla Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Calcite

Artonvilla Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Calcite

Artonvilla Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:At this mine calcite occurs with late-stage minerals chalcocite, native copper, chlorite & epidote. It is suggested calcite originated from alteration of the original calcic plagioclase.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Papagoite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Artonvilla Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:261496
Long-form Identifier:1:3:261496:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
5.1km (3.1 miles) ⓘMessina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘMusina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘSoutpansberg Coalfield, Limpopo, South Africa
46.9km (29.1 miles) ⓘScheveningen Farm, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
75.6km (47.0 miles) ⓘSolvent Farm, Makhado Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
93.6km (58.1 miles) ⓘPafuri nickel deposit, 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.
 
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