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Isoferroplatinum from
Onverwacht Mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa


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Isoferroplatinum, etc.

Onverwacht Mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Isoferroplatinum, etc.

Onverwacht Mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Isoferroplatinum, etc.

Onverwacht Mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
06946770017370761261070.jpg
Isoferroplatinum, etc.

Onverwacht Mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
07351670017371554864425.jpg
Isoferroplatinum, etc.

Onverwacht Mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
06946770017370761261070.jpg
Isoferroplatinum, etc.

Onverwacht Mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Isoferroplatinum
Formula:Pt3Fe
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chromite2
Tetraferroplatinum2
Fayalite-Forsterite Series2
Sperrylite1
Ruthenarsenite1
Genkinite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Isoferroplatinum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Onverwacht Mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:847678
Long-form Identifier:1:3:847678:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Isoferroplatinum
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘMooihoek Farm 255 KT, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘBooysendal North Mine, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
References
Rudashevsky, N. S., Avdontsev, S. N., Dneprovskaya, M. B. (1992) Evolution of PGE mineralization in hortonolitic dunites of the Mooihoek and Onverwacht pipes, Bushveld Complex. Mineralogy and Petrology, 47 (1) 37-54 doi:10.1007/bf01165296
Zaccarini, F., Garuti, G., Cawthorn, R. G. (2002) Platinum-group minerals in chromitite xenoliths from the Onverwacht and Tweefontein ultramafic pipes, eastern Bushveld Complex. The Canadian Mineralogist, 40 (2). 481-497 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.40.2.481
Oberthür, Thomas, Melcher, Frank, Goldmann, Simon, Fröhlich, Fabian (2021) High grade ores of the Onverwacht platinum pipe, eastern Bushveld, South Africa. The Canadian Mineralogist, 59 (6) 1397-1435 doi:10.3749/canmin.2100031
 
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