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Aegirine from
Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Aegirine
Formula:NaFe3+Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite5
K Feldspar2
Astrophyllite2
Orthoclase2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aegirine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:312874
Long-form Identifier:1:3:312874:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Aegirine in this Region
Pilanesbergite type locality, Ledig village area, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Matooster, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Pilanesberg Mountain, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Moepe Mine, Pilanesberg Mountain, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Nearest other occurrences of Aegirine
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘPilanesberg Mountain, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
11.8km (7.4 miles) ⓘPilanesbergite type locality, Ledig village area, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘMatooster, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘFrischgewaagd Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
86.8km (53.9 miles) ⓘGoudini carbonatite complex, Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality, Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West, South Africa
References
VERWOERD, W.J. (1986) Mineral deposits associated with carbonatites and alkaline rocks. In: Mineral deposits of Southern Africa. Vol. II. 2178-2191. Edited by: Annhaeusser and Maske. Geological Society of South Africa.
Mitchell, R., Liferovich, R. (2006) Subsolidus deuteric/hydrothermal alteration of eudialyte in lujavrite from the Pilansberg alkaline complex, South Africa. Lithos, 91 (1) 352-372 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2006.03.025
 
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