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Magnetite from
Mount Bollatswhene, Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Grunerite1
- var Amosite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Bollatswhene, Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:837966
Long-form Identifier:1:3:837966:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘPenge Mine, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘMooihoek Farm 255 KT, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘTwyfelaar Mine, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
67.7km (42.1 miles) ⓘOnverwacht Mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
69.1km (42.9 miles) ⓘZandrivierspoort Fe deposit, Pietersburg greenstone belt, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘMagnet Heights carbonatite, Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
89.4km (55.5 miles) ⓘSpitskop Alkaline Igneous Complex, Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
91.2km (56.7 miles) ⓘHelena Chrome Mine, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
94.4km (58.7 miles) ⓘTownlands, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
94.4km (58.7 miles) ⓘMokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
References
Miyano, T., Beukes, N. J. (1997) Mineralogy and Petrology of the Contact Metamorphosed Amphibole Asbestos-bearing Penge Iron Formation, Eastern Transvaal, South Africa. Journal of Petrology, 38 (5) 651-676 doi:10.1093/petroj/38.5.651
 
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