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Ilmenite from
Carolusberg No. 1 Mine, Carolusberg, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Carolusberg No. 1 Mine, Carolusberg, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:570481
Long-form Identifier:1:3:570481:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘOkiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘKliphoog Mine, Concordia, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘTweedam Mine, Springbok, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
76.9km (47.8 miles) ⓘHotson 6 Mine, Koenabib farm, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
77.0km (47.8 miles) ⓘBok se Puts Farm, Kamiesberg Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
78.0km (48.5 miles) ⓘNoumas I pegmatite (Blesberg), Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
97.2km (60.4 miles) ⓘAggeneys, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
References
Cawthorn, R. Grant, Meyer, F. Michael (1993) Petrochemistry of the Okiep copper district basic intrusive bodies, northwestern Cape Province, South Africa. Economic Geology, 88 (3) 590-605 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.88.3.590
 
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