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Mooihoekite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Mooihoekite

Stillwater Mine, Stillwater County, Montana, USA

Mooihoekite

Stillwater Mine, Stillwater County, Montana, USA

Mooihoekite, etc.

Mayak Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Norilsk-Talnakh Mining Region, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Mooihoekite

Stillwater Mine, Stillwater County, Montana, USA

Mooihoekite

Stillwater Mine, Stillwater County, Montana, USA

Mooihoekite, etc.

Mayak Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Norilsk-Talnakh Mining Region, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Mooihoekite

Stillwater Mine, Stillwater County, Montana, USA

Mooihoekite

Stillwater Mine, Stillwater County, Montana, USA

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About MooihoekiteHide

Formula:

Cu₉Fe₉S₁₆

Colour:

Yellow

Lustre:

Metallic, Sub-Metallic

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

4.36

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Member of:

Talnakhite Group

Name:

Named for the type locality of Mooihoek Farm, South Africa. Pronounced moi-hūk-ait.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Mooihoek Farm 255 KT, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

This page provides mineralogical data about Mooihoekite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

2772

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2772:0

Similar NamesHide

Maohokite

A valid IMA mineral species

MgFe₂O₄

IMA Classification of MooihoekiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

1971

First published:

1972

Type description reference:

Cabri, Louis J., Hall, Sydney R. (1972) Mooihoekite and haycockite, two new copper-iron sulfides, and their relationship to chalcopyrite and talnakhite. American Mineralogist, 57 (5-6) 689-708

Classification of MooihoekiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

2.CB.10b

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
B : With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, etc.

Dana 8th ed.:

2.9.8.3

2 : SULFIDES
9 : A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 1:1

Hey's CIM Ref.:

3.1.26

3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
1 : Sulphides etc. of Cu

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Mho	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Pronunciation of MooihoekiteHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Physical Properties of MooihoekiteHide

Lustre:

Metallic, Sub-Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Yellow

Hardness:

4 on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₁₀₀=240 - 246 kg/mm² - Vickers

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

None Observed

Density:

4.36 g/cm³ (Measured) 4.37 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Comment:

On synthetic material

Optical Data of MooihoekiteHide

Anisotropism:

Weak

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁ (%)
400nm	14.3%
420nm	16.7%
440nm	20.0%
460nm	23.9%
480nm	27.5%
500nm	30.6%
520nm	33.2%
540nm	35.2%
560nm	36.7%
580nm	37.8%
600nm	38.8%
620nm	39.4%
640nm	40.0%
660nm	40.2%
680nm	40.3%
700nm	40.4%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 40.4%.

Colour in reflected light:

Similar to chalcopyrite, tranishes to pinkish brown to a heavy purplish

Chemistry of MooihoekiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Cu₉Fe₉S₁₆

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Cu	36.025 %
S	32.316 %
Fe	31.659 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Cu, Fe, S - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Crystallography of MooihoekiteHide

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Class (H-M):

42m - Scalenohedral

Space Group:

P42m

Cell Parameters:

a = 10.585(5) Å, c = 5.383(5) Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 0.509

Unit Cell V:

603.12 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Not yet found in crystals

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0009489	Mooihoekite	Hall S R, Rowland J F (1973) The crystal structure of synthetic mooihoekite, Cu9Fe9S16 Acta Crystallographica B29 2365-2372		1973	synthetic	0	293

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FeM2   0.24230   0.50000   0.00000   0.01292
CuM3   0.25830   0.00000   0.00000   0.01659
FeM4   0.50000   0.00000   0.50000   0.01140
FeM5   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000   0.01330
CuM6   0.50000   0.50000   0.50000   0.01773
FeM7   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.00469
FeM8   0.50000   0.50000   0.00000   0.01520
S1   0.12360   0.37720   0.25660   0.01292
S2   0.12370   0.12370   0.74970   0.01102
S3   0.37330   0.37330   0.76450   0.01279
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CuM1 0.02100 0.02100 0.01900 0.00200 0.00200 0.00200
FeM2 0.01300 0.01300 0.01200 0.00000 0.00000 0.00600
CuM3 0.01300 0.01800 0.01900 0.00000 0.00000 0.00300
FeM4 0.01300 0.01000 0.01100 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
FeM5 0.01500 0.01500 0.01100 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
CuM6 0.01900 0.01900 0.01500 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
FeM7 0.00300 0.00300 0.00800 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
FeM8 0.01700 0.01700 0.01100 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
S1 0.01000 0.01600 0.01200 -0.00200 0.00000 -0.00200
S2 0.01100 0.01100 0.01100 0.00100 -0.00100 -0.00100
S3 0.01200 0.01200 0.01400 -0.00200 0.00000 0.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
7.49 Å	(20)
3.77 Å	(30)
3.07 Å	(100)
2.84 Å	(20)
2.64 Å	(30)
2.16 Å	(20)
1.889 Å	(80)
1.871 Å	(40)
1.615 Å	(30)
1.597 Å	(60)
1.323 Å	(40)
1.223 Å	(50)
1.214 Å	(20)
1.091 Å	(30)
1.083 Å	(60)
1.025 Å	(20)
1.018 Å	(40)
0.943 Å	(30)
0.935 Å	(30)

Comments:

ICDD 25-286

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 3b: Earth’s earliest hydrosphere	>4.45
15 : Black/white smoker minerals and other seafloor hydrothermal minerals
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
37 : Layered igneous intrusions and related PGE minerals

Type Occurrence of MooihoekiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Mooihoek Farm 255 KT, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey; National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 124965; Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, 10309; Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada, M30992; Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany, 2313a

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Haycockite	Magnetite	Troilite	Pentlandite	Mackinawite
Sphalerite	Moncheite

Reference:

Cabri, Louis J., Hall, Sydney R. (1972) Mooihoekite and haycockite, two new copper-iron sulfides, and their relationship to chalcopyrite and talnakhite. American Mineralogist, 57 (5-6) 689-708

Synonyms of MooihoekiteHide

IMA1971-019

Other Language Names for MooihoekiteHide

Dutch:Mooihoekiet

German:Mooihoekit

Russian:Моихукит

Spanish:Mooihoekita

Relationship of Mooihoekite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Talnakhite Group

Other Members of Talnakhite Group:

Haycockite	Cu₄Fe₅S₈	Orth. 222
Putoranite	Cu_1.1Fe_1.2S₂	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Pn3m
Talnakhite	Cu₉(Fe,Ni)₈S₁₆	Iso. 43m : I43m

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

30 photos of Mooihoekite associated with Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃
17 photos of Mooihoekite associated with Talnakhite	Cu₉(Fe,Ni)₈S₁₆
17 photos of Mooihoekite associated with Ferrovalleriite	2(Fe,Cu)S · 1.5Fe(OH)₂
14 photos of Mooihoekite associated with Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
8 photos of Mooihoekite associated with Altaite	PbTe
7 photos of Mooihoekite associated with Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
7 photos of Mooihoekite associated with Native Silver	Ag
6 photos of Mooihoekite associated with Cabriite	Pd₂CuSn
6 photos of Mooihoekite associated with Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
6 photos of Mooihoekite associated with Calcite	CaCO₃

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.CB.	Richardsite	Zn₂CuGaS₄	Tet. 42m : I42m
2.CB.	Okruginite	Cu₂SnSe₃	Mon. m : Bb
2.CB.	Hanswilkeite	KFeS₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.CB.	Auroselenide	AuSe	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.CB.	Ruizhongite	(Ag₂◻)Pb₃Ge₂S₈	Iso. 43m : I43d
2.CB.	Agmantinite	Ag₂MnSnS₄	Orth.
2.CB.	Tolstykhite	Au₃S₄Te₆	Tric. 1 : P1
2.CB.	Gachingite	Au(Te_1-xSe_x)	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.CB.05a	Hawleyite	CdS	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.05	'UM1998-15-S:CuFeZn'	Cu₂Fe₃Zn₅S₁₀
2.CB.05a	Coloradoite	HgTe	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.05a	Metacinnabar	HgS	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.05a	Tiemannite	HgSe	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.05a	Sphalerite	ZnS	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.05b	Sakuraiite	(Cu,Zn,Fe)₃(In,Sn)S₄	Iso.
2.CB.05c	Polhemusite	(Zn,Hg)S	Tet.
2.CB.05a	Rudashevskyite	(Fe,Zn)S	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.05a	Stilleite	ZnSe	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.05a	Ishiharaite	(Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.07a	'Unnamed (Cu-Mn-Sn Sulphide)'	Cu₂MnSnS₄
2.CB.07a	Shenzhuangite	NiFeS₂	Tet. 42m : I42d
2.CB.10b	Talnakhite	Cu₉(Fe,Ni)₈S₁₆	Iso. 43m : I43m
2.CB.10b	Haycockite	Cu₄Fe₅S₈	Orth. 222
2.CB.10a	Lenaite	AgFeS₂	Tet. 42m : I42d
2.CB.10a	Gallite	CuGaS₂	Tet. 42m : I42d
2.CB.10a	Roquesite	CuInS₂	Tet. 42m : I42d
2.CB.10a	Eskebornite	CuFeSe₂	Tet. 42m : P42c
2.CB.10a	'UM1984-30-S:CuFeSn'	Cu₂Fe₂Sn₃S₇
2.CB.10c	Omariniite	Cu₈Fe₂ZnGe₂S₁₂	Orth. 222 : I222
2.CB.10a	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	Tet. 42m : I42d
2.CB.10a	'Unnamed (Cu-Zn-In Sulphide)'	CuZn₂InS₄
2.CB.10a	Laforêtite	AgInS₂	Tet. 42m : I42d
2.CB.10b	Putoranite	Cu_1.1Fe_1.2S₂	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Pn3m
2.CB.15a	Velikite	Cu₂HgSnS₄	Tet. 4 : I4
2.CB.15c	'UM2006-11-S:CuFeGeZn'	Cu₈(Fe,Zn)₃Ge₂S₁₂ (?)
2.CB.15a	Hocartite	Ag₂(Fe²⁺,Zn)SnS₄	Tet. 42m : I42m
2.CB.15a	Kësterite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	Tet. 4 : I4
2.CB.15a	Pirquitasite	Ag₂ZnSnS₄	Tet. 4 : I4
2.CB.15a	Stannite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	Tet. 42m : I42m
2.CB.15c	Stannoidite	Cu⁺₆Cu²⁺₂(Fe²⁺,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂	Orth. 222 : I222
2.CB.15b	Mohite	Cu₂SnS₃	Mon.
2.CB.15a	Černýite	Cu₂CdSnS₄	Tet. 42m : I42m
2.CB.15a	Idaite	Cu₅FeS₆	Hex.
2.CB.15a	Ferrokësterite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	Tet. 4 : I4
2.CB.15a	Kuramite	Cu₃SnS₄	Tet. 42m : I42m
2.CB.17a v	'Arsenic-bearing Renierite'	Cu₁₁GeAsFe₄S₁₆
2.CB.20	Mawsonite	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈	Tet. 42m : P4m2
2.CB.20	Chatkalite	Cu₆FeSn₂S₈	Tet. 42m : P4m2
2.CB.30	'Frieseite'	Ag₂Fe₅S₈ (?)
2.CB.30	Nekrasovite	Cu₂₆V₂(Sn,As,Sb)₆S₃₂	Iso. 43m : P43n
2.CB.30	'Argyropyrite'	near Ag₂Fe₇S₁₁
2.CB.30	Maikainite	Cu₂₀(Fe,Cu)₆Mo₂Ge₆S₃₂	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
2.CB.30	Colusite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	Iso. 43m : P43n
2.CB.30	Germanite	Cu₁₃Fe₂Ge₂S₁₆	Iso. 43m : P43n
2.CB.30	Germanocolusite	Cu₂₆V₂(Ge,As)₆S₃₂	Iso. 43m : P43m
2.CB.30	Stibiocolusite	Cu₁₃V(Sb,Sn,As)₃S₁₆	Iso. 43m : P43m
2.CB.30	Ovamboite	Cu₂₀(Fe,Cu,Zn)₆W₂Ge₆S₃₂	Iso. 43m : P43n
2.CB.35a	Morozeviczite	(Pb,Fe)₃Ge_1-xS₄	Iso.
2.CB.35a	Renierite	(Cu⁺,Zn)₁₁Fe₄(Ge⁴⁺,As⁵⁺)₂S₁₆	Tet. 42m : P42c
2.CB.35a	Hemusite	Cu₆SnMoS₈	Iso.
2.CB.35b	Catamarcaite	Cu₆GeWS₈	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.35a	Vinciennite	Cu⁺₇Cu²⁺₃Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂Sn(As,Sb)S₁₆	Tet.
2.CB.35a	Kiddcreekite	Cu₆SnWS₈	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.CB.35a	Polkovicite	(Fe,Pb)₃(Ge,Fe)_1-xS₄	Iso.
2.CB.40	Lautite	CuAsS	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.CB.42	Lingbaoite	AgTe₃	Trig. 3m : R3m
2.CB.45	Cadmoselite	CdSe	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.45	Rambergite	MnS	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.45	Buseckite	(Fe,Zn,Mn)S	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.45	Maletoyvayamite	Au₃Se₄Te₆	Tric. 1 : P1
2.CB.45	Greenockite	CdS	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.45	Wurtzite	(Zn,Fe)S	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
2.CB.47	Murchisite	Cr₅S₆	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P31c
2.CB.50	'Zincselenide'	ZnSe
2.CB.50	Wassonite	TiS	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
2.CB.52	'Dzhezkazganite'	ReMoCu₂PbS₆ ?	Trig. 3m : R3m
2.CB.55b	Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
2.CB.55a	Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.CB.60	Raguinite	TlFeS₂	Orth.
2.CB.60	Picotpaulite	TlFe₂S₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
2.CB.65	Argentopyrite	AgFe₂S₃	Mon. 2/m
2.CB.65	Sternbergite	AgFe₂S₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.CB.70	Sulvanite	Cu₃VS₄	Iso. 43m : P43m
2.CB.75	Vulcanite	CuTe	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.CB.80	Empressite	AgTe	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.CB.85	Muthmannite	AuAgTe₂	Mon. 2/m : P2/m

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Reference List:

Cabri, Louis J., Hall, Sydney R. (1972) Mooihoekite and haycockite, two new copper-iron sulfides, and their relationship to chalcopyrite and talnakhite. American Mineralogist, 57 (5-6) 689-708

Murav'yeva, I. V., Yevstigneyeva, T. L., Filimonova, A. A., and Malov, V. S. (1972) First kind of mooihoekite in Cu-Ni ores of the Oktyabr deposit (Noril'sk Region). AN SSSR Geol. Rudnykh Mestorozh.: 3.

Cabri, Louis J., Hall, Sydney R. (1972) Mooihoekite and haycockite, two new copper-iron sulfides, and their relationship to chalcopyrite and talnakhite. American Mineralogist, 57 (5-6) 689-708

Hall, S. R., Rowland, J. F. (1973) The crystal structure of synthetic mooihoekite Cu9Fe9S16. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry, 29 (11) 2365-2372 doi:10.1107/s0567740873006710

Hall, S. R. (1975) Crystal structures of the chalcopyrite series. The Canadian Mineralogist, 13 (2) 168-172

Putnis, A. (1978) Talnakhite and mooihoekite: the accessibility of ordered structures in the metal-rich region around chalcopyrite. The Canadian Mineralogist: 16: 23-30.

Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva (1980): 109: 335-341.

Kucha, H. (1982) Haycockite and mooihoekite from titanomagnetite ore, Krzemianka, Poland. Mineralogia Polonica: 13(2): 27-32.

Vaughan, D. J., England, K. E. R., Kelsall, G. H., Yin, Q. (1995) Electrochemical oxidation of chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂) and the related metal-enriched derivatives Cu₄Fe₅S₈, Cu₉Fe₉S₁₆, and Cu₉Fe₈S₁₆. American Mineralogist, 80 (7-8). 725-731 doi:10.2138/am-1995-7-809

(2005) Mooihoekite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Atlantic Ocean
Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex ⓘ Romache offset zone ?	Bonatti et al. (1976)

Bulgaria
Sofia Province Etropole Municipality ⓘ Elatsite Mine	Mladenova et al. (2017)

China
Jiangxi Ganzhou Xingguo Co. ⓘ Huamei'ao Mine ?	Xianchang Luo (1983)

Cyprus
Nicosia District Apliki ⓘ Apliki Mine	Antivachis (2015)

Greece
Attica East Attica Lavreotiki Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza) ⓘ Kamariza mines (Kamareza mines)
Km 3 Kaminiza mines ⓘ Esperanza Mine	Möckel (2001)

India
Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur Division Balaghat District Baihar Malanjkand ⓘ Malanjkhand Mine	Panigrahi et al. (1997)

Italy
Emilia-Romagna Parma Province Berceto Corchia mine ⓘ Perboni Q. 770	Adorni F. (1997)

Japan
Hokkaidō Prefecture Ishikari Subprefecture Chitose City ⓘ Mount Tarumae	Kitakaze (2010)

Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship ⓘ Lubin–Głogów mining district	Piestrzyński et al. (2012)
Lubin County ⓘ Lubin	Kucha H. 2007: Mineralogia kruszcowa i ...
Podlaskie Voivodeship Suwałki County ⓘ Suwałki Massif	Nejbert (2008)
ⓘ Krzemianka	Kucha (1982)

Russia
Krasnoyarsk Krai Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug Taimyr Peninsula ⓘ Norilsk-Talnakh Mining Region	Spiridonov et al. (2015)
Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit ⓘ Mayak Mine	Pekov (1998)
ⓘ Oktyabrsky Mine	Yevstigneyeva et al. (1973) +5 other references
ⓘ Kharaelakh lode	2014 Ultramafic-mafic intrusions +1 other reference
ⓘ No. 1 shaft	Gerald K. Czamanske et al. (1992)
Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District Kureika river Dzheltul'skii massif (Dzhaltul) ⓘ Dzhaltul Mount	Shvedov et al. (2015)
Murmansk Oblast ⓘ Lovnoozero deposit	Orsoev et al. (1985)
Republic of Karelia ⓘ Burakovskii Layered Complex	Grokhovskaya et al. (2005)

South Africa
Limpopo Mopani District Municipality Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality ⓘ Phalaborwa	Cairncross et al. (1995)
Sekhukhune District Municipality Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality ⓘ Mooihoek Farm 255 KT (TL)	Amer.Min. (1972)
Steelpoort ⓘ Onverwacht Mine	Oberthür et al. (2021)
North West Bojanala Platinum District Municipality Rustenburg Local Municipality Rustenburg Rustenburg Town & Townlands Farm ⓘ Townlands pipe	Kinloch et al. (1990) +1 other reference

USA
Minnesota ⓘ Duluth Complex	Anthony et al. (1990)
Saint Louis County Ely-Hoyt Lakes Area ⓘ Birch Lake Deposit	Good et al. (2010)
Montana ⓘ Stillwater Complex	JF Carpentier specimen
Stillwater County ⓘ Stillwater Mine
Washington Chelan County Leavenworth Mining District Van Epps Pass ⓘ Pickwick Mine	John Lindell Collection

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