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Magnetite from
Selkirk nickel-copper deposit, Francistown District, North-East District, Botswana


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Selkirk nickel-copper deposit, Francistown District, North-East District, Botswana
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:544941
Long-form Identifier:1:3:544941:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘTau Pit, Mupane Gold Project, North-East District, Botswana
71.7km (44.5 miles) ⓘPhikwe Mine, Selebi-Phikwe belt (Selbi-Pikwe), Selebi-Phikwe, Central District, Botswana
81.8km (50.8 miles) ⓘDikoloti nickel-copper deposit, Selebi-Phikwe belt (Selbi-Pikwe), Selebi-Phikwe, Central District, Botswana
83.7km (52.0 miles) ⓘSelebi Mine, Selebi-Phikwe belt (Selbi-Pikwe), Selebi-Phikwe, Central District, Botswana
References
Maier, W. D., Barnes, S.-J., Chinyepi, G., Barton, J. M., Eglington, B., Setshedi, I. (2008) The composition of magmatic Ni–Cu–(PGE) sulfide deposits in the Tati and Selebi-Phikwe belts of eastern Botswana. Mineralium Deposita, 43 (1) 37-60 doi:10.1007/s00126-007-0143-5
 
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