Driekop mine, Sekhukhuneland, Burgersfort, Bushveld Complex, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Ref.: Tarkian, M. and Stumpfl, E.F. (1975) Platinum mineralogy of the Driekop mine, South Africa. Mineral. Deposita: 10: 71-85.

Platiniferous magnesian dunite subvertical cylindrical pipe crosscutting the layered cumulates of the Bushveld complex (Upper Critical Zone). Existence of magmatic replacement. Magnesian dunite rimmed by iron-rich wehrlite and clinopyroxene pegmatite.
Core zone : iron-rich dunite and wehrlite with magnesian dunite.

Mineral List:

	Antarcticite

	Braggite

	Cooperite

	Forsterite

	Genkinite

	Geversite (TL)

	Hollingworthite (TL)

	Merenskyite

	Platarsite

	Platinum

	Sperrylite

	Spinel var: Chromspinel

	Stibiopalladinite

	Stumpflite (TL)

14 entries listed. 13 valid minerals. 3 type localities (valid minerals).

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