Havercroft andalusite mine, Burgersfort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africai
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Havercroft andalusite mine | Mine |
Burgersfort | Town |
Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality | Municipality |
Sekhukhune District Municipality | Municipality |
Limpopo | Province |
South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 19' 1'' South , 30° 11' 13'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
249188
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:249188:5
GUID (UUID V4):
ea980b2a-24b3-4305-898f-e708fb8f46b4
A major andalusite procing opencast mine, in production since the 1950s. Currently operated by Rhino Minerals. The andalusite bearing reef is some 9 km long and dips gently with 15Β°. The andalusite was formed by regional contact metamorphism.
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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β Andalusite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
β Andalusite var. Chiastolite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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β | Andalusite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
β | var. Chiastolite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | β Andalusite var. Chiastolite | Al2(SiO4)O |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | β Andalusite var. Chiastolite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | β Andalusite var. Chiastolite | Al2(SiO4)O |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
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