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Moncheite from
Rustenburg Town & Townlands Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa


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Moncheite, etc.

Rustenburg Town & Townlands Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
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Moncheite, etc.

Rustenburg Town & Townlands Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
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Moncheite, etc.

Rustenburg Town & Townlands Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
00263410017272039141566.jpg
Moncheite, etc.

Rustenburg Town & Townlands Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
03454820017368465253507.jpg
Moncheite, etc.

Rustenburg Town & Townlands Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
07880900017368465253316.jpg
Moncheite, etc.

Rustenburg Town & Townlands Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
00263410017272039141566.jpg
Moncheite, etc.

Rustenburg Town & Townlands Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
03454820017368465253507.jpg
Moncheite, etc.

Rustenburg Town & Townlands Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
07880900017368465253316.jpg
Moncheite, etc.

Rustenburg Town & Townlands Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Moncheite
Formula:Pt(Te,Bi)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cooperite3
Braggite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Moncheite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rustenburg Town & Townlands Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:263149
Long-form Identifier:1:3:263149:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Moncheite
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘImpala Platinum mines, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘBafokeng-Rasimone Mine, Royal Bafokeng, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘLonmin Marikana Mine, Marikana, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
90.0km (55.9 miles) ⓘNortham Platinum mine, Thabazimbi, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
References
Zaccarini, Federica
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa. p.1-290.
Zaccarini, Federica, Garuti, Giorgio (2020) Zoned Laurite from the Merensky Reef, Bushveld Complex, South Africa: “Hydrothermal” in Origin? Minerals, 10 (4). 373 doi:10.3390/min10040373
 
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