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Driekop mine, Sekhukhuneland, Burgersfort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africai
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Driekop mineMine
Sekhukhuneland- not defined -
BurgersfortTown
Fetakgomo Tubatse Local MunicipalityMunicipality
Sekhukhune District MunicipalityMunicipality
LimpopoProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 34' 0'' South , 30° 6' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-24.56667,30.11639
GeoHash:
G#: ketkjrf0f
GRN:
S17E20
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
3088
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3088:8
GUID (UUID V4):
b67860cb-586c-4498-8227-41402b3ef79c


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.

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


30 valid minerals. 4 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Andrieslombaardite
Formula: RhSbS
β“˜ Antarcticite
Formula: CaCl2 · 6H2O
β“˜ Atokite
Formula: (Pd,Pt)3Sn
β“˜ Braggite
Formula: PdPt3S4
β“˜ Cherepanovite
Formula: RhAs
β“˜ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'
β“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜ Cooperite
Formula: PtS
β“˜ Driekopite (TL)
Formula: PtBi
Type Locality:
β“˜ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
β“˜ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
β“˜ Genkinite
Formula: Pt4Sb3
β“˜ Geversite (TL)
Formula: PtSb2
Type Locality:
β“˜ Hollingworthite (TL)
Formula: (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Type Locality:
β“˜ Insizwaite
Formula: Pt(Bi,Sb)2
β“˜ Laurite
Formula: RuS2
β“˜ Merenskyite
Formula: PdTe2
β“˜ Moncheite
Formula: Pt(Te,Bi)2
β“˜ Osmium
Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru)
β“˜ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜ Platinum
Formula: Pt
β“˜ Ruarsite
Formula: (Ru,Os)AsS
β“˜ Rustenburgite
Formula: (Pt,Pd)3Sn
β“˜ Ruthenium
Formula: (Ru,Ir)
β“˜ Sobolevskite
Formula: PdBi
β“˜ Sperrylite
Formula: PtAs2
References:
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, Linden .
Melcher, F., & Lodziak, J. (2007). Platinum-group minerals of concentrates from the Driekop platinum pipe, Eastern Bushveld Complex Tribute to Eugen F. Stumpfl. Neues Jahrbuch fΓΌr Mineralogie-Abhandlungen: Journal of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 183(2), 173-195.
OberthΓΌr, T., Melcher, F., Sitnikova, M., Rudashevsky, N. S., Rudashevsky, V. N., Cabri, L. J., ... & Gast, L. (2008). Combination of novel mineralogical methods in the study of noble metal ores–focus on pristine (Bushveld, Great Dyke) and placer platinum mineralisation. In Ninth International Congress for Applied Mineralogy ICAM (pp. 187-194).
OberthΓΌr, T. (2018). The fate of platinum-group minerals in the exogenic environmentβ€”From sulfide ores via oxidized ores into placers: Case studies bushveld complex, South Africa, and Great Dyke, Zimbabwe. Minerals, 8(12), 581.
β“˜ Sperrylite var. Platarsite
Formula: Pt(As,S)2
β“˜ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
β“˜ Stibiopalladinite
Formula: Pd5Sb2
References:
Anthony, John Williams, Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts. Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson, Arizona.
Melcher, F., & Lodziak, J. (2007). Platinum-group minerals of concentrates from the Driekop platinum pipe, Eastern Bushveld Complex Tribute to Eugen F. Stumpfl. Neues Jahrbuch fΓΌr Mineralogie-Abhandlungen: Journal of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 183(2), 173-195.
OberthΓΌr, T., Melcher, F., Sitnikova, M., Rudashevsky, N. S., Rudashevsky, V. N., Cabri, L. J., ... & Gast, L. (2008). Combination of novel mineralogical methods in the study of noble metal ores–focus on pristine (Bushveld, Great Dyke) and placer platinum mineralisation. In Ninth International Congress for Applied Mineralogy ICAM (pp. 187-194).
β“˜ Stumpflite (TL)
Formula: PtSb
Type Locality:
References:
Johan, Zdenek, Picot, Paul (1972) La stumpflite, Pt (Sb, Bi), un nouveau minΓ©ral. Bulletin de MinΓ©ralogie, 95 (5) 610-613 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1972.6739
Anthony, John Williams, Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts. Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson, Arizona.
Melcher, F., & Lodziak, J. (2007). Platinum-group minerals of concentrates from the Driekop platinum pipe, Eastern Bushveld Complex Tribute to Eugen F. Stumpfl. Neues Jahrbuch fΓΌr Mineralogie-Abhandlungen: Journal of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 183(2), 173-195.
OberthΓΌr, T. (2018). The fate of platinum-group minerals in the exogenic environmentβ€”From sulfide ores via oxidized ores into placers: Case studies bushveld complex, South Africa, and Great Dyke, Zimbabwe. Minerals, 8(12), 581.
β“˜ Taimyrite
Formula: (Pd,Cu,Pt)3Sn
β“˜ Tatyanaite
Formula: (Pt,Pd,Cu)9Cu3Sn4
β“˜ Tulameenite
Formula: Pt2CuFe
β“˜ 'UM1974-02-Bi:AsPdPtSb'
Formula: (Pt,Pd)(Bi,Sb,As)
β“˜ 'UM2007-09-Bi:PdPtSb'
Formula: (Pd,Pt)(Bi,Sb)
β“˜ 'UM2007-10-E:CuPtSn'
Formula: Pt5Cu3Sn2
β“˜ 'UM2007-32-Sb:BiCuPtSn'
Formula: (Pt,Cu)3(Sb,Bi,Sn)4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Osmium1.AF.05(Os,Ir,Ru)
β“˜Ruthenium1.AF.05(Ru,Ir)
β“˜Platinum1.AF.10Pt
β“˜Driekopite (TL)1.AG.PtBi
β“˜Atokite1.AG.10(Pd,Pt)3Sn
β“˜Rustenburgite1.AG.10(Pt,Pd)3Sn
β“˜Taimyrite1.AG.15(Pd,Cu,Pt)3Sn
β“˜Tatyanaite1.AG.15(Pt,Pd,Cu)9Cu3Sn4
β“˜Tulameenite1.AG.40Pt2CuFe
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Stibiopalladinite2.AC.20aPd5Sb2
β“˜Genkinite2.AC.35aPt4Sb3
β“˜Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜Sobolevskite2.CC.05PdBi
β“˜Stumpflite (TL)2.CC.05PtSb
β“˜Cherepanovite2.CC.15RhAs
β“˜Braggite2.CC.35aPdPt3S4
β“˜Cooperite2.CC.35bPtS
β“˜Merenskyite2.EA.20PdTe2
β“˜Moncheite2.EA.20Pt(Te,Bi)2
β“˜Andrieslombaardite2.EB.RhSbS
β“˜Sperrylite
var. Platarsite		2.EB.05aPt(As,S)2
β“˜Laurite2.EB.05aRuS2
β“˜Insizwaite2.EB.05aPt(Bi,Sb)2
β“˜Sperrylite2.EB.05aPtAs2
β“˜Geversite (TL)2.EB.05aPtSb2
β“˜Ruarsite2.EB.20(Ru,Os)AsS
β“˜Hollingworthite (TL)2.EB.25(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Antarcticite3.BB.30CaCl2 Β· 6H2O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
β“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
Unclassified
β“˜'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
β“˜'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'-
β“˜'UM1974-02-Bi:AsPdPtSb'-(Pt,Pd)(Bi,Sb,As)
β“˜'UM2007-09-Bi:PdPtSb'-(Pd,Pt)(Bi,Sb)
β“˜'UM2007-10-E:CuPtSn'-Pt5Cu3Sn2
β“˜'UM2007-32-Sb:BiCuPtSn'-(Pt,Cu)3(Sb,Bi,Sn)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AntarcticiteCaCl2 · 6H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AntarcticiteCaCl2 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BraggitePdPt3S4
Sβ“˜ CooperitePtS
Sβ“˜ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Sβ“˜ LauriteRuS2
Sβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Sβ“˜ Sperrylite var. PlatarsitePt(As,S)2
Sβ“˜ Ruarsite(Ru,Os)AsS
Sβ“˜ AndrieslombaarditeRhSbS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ AntarcticiteCaCl2 · 6H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AntarcticiteCaCl2 · 6H2O
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Feβ“˜ TulameenitePt2CuFe
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ Taimyrite(Pd,Cu,Pt)3Sn
Cuβ“˜ TulameenitePt2CuFe
Cuβ“˜ Tatyanaite(Pt,Pd,Cu)9Cu3Sn4
Cuβ“˜ UM2007-10-E:CuPtSnPt5Cu3Sn2
Cuβ“˜ UM2007-32-Sb:BiCuPtSn(Pt,Cu)3(Sb,Bi,Sn)4
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ CherepanoviteRhAs
Asβ“˜ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Asβ“˜ Sperrylite var. PlatarsitePt(As,S)2
Asβ“˜ Ruarsite(Ru,Os)AsS
Asβ“˜ SperrylitePtAs2
Asβ“˜ UM1974-02-Bi:AsPdPtSb(Pt,Pd)(Bi,Sb,As)
RuRuthenium
Ruβ“˜ LauriteRuS2
Ruβ“˜ Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
Ruβ“˜ Ruarsite(Ru,Os)AsS
Ruβ“˜ Ruthenium(Ru,Ir)
RhRhodium
Rhβ“˜ CherepanoviteRhAs
Rhβ“˜ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Rhβ“˜ AndrieslombaarditeRhSbS
PdPalladium
Pdβ“˜ Atokite(Pd,Pt)3Sn
Pdβ“˜ BraggitePdPt3S4
Pdβ“˜ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Pdβ“˜ MerenskyitePdTe2
Pdβ“˜ Rustenburgite(Pt,Pd)3Sn
Pdβ“˜ SobolevskitePdBi
Pdβ“˜ StibiopalladinitePd5Sb2
Pdβ“˜ Taimyrite(Pd,Cu,Pt)3Sn
Pdβ“˜ Tatyanaite(Pt,Pd,Cu)9Cu3Sn4
Pdβ“˜ UM1974-02-Bi:AsPdPtSb(Pt,Pd)(Bi,Sb,As)
Pdβ“˜ UM2007-09-Bi:PdPtSb(Pd,Pt)(Bi,Sb)
SnTin
Snβ“˜ Atokite(Pd,Pt)3Sn
Snβ“˜ Rustenburgite(Pt,Pd)3Sn
Snβ“˜ Taimyrite(Pd,Cu,Pt)3Sn
Snβ“˜ Tatyanaite(Pt,Pd,Cu)9Cu3Sn4
Snβ“˜ UM2007-10-E:CuPtSnPt5Cu3Sn2
Snβ“˜ UM2007-32-Sb:BiCuPtSn(Pt,Cu)3(Sb,Bi,Sn)4
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ GenkinitePt4Sb3
Sbβ“˜ GeversitePtSb2
Sbβ“˜ InsizwaitePt(Bi,Sb)2
Sbβ“˜ StibiopalladinitePd5Sb2
Sbβ“˜ StumpflitePtSb
Sbβ“˜ UM1974-02-Bi:AsPdPtSb(Pt,Pd)(Bi,Sb,As)
Sbβ“˜ UM2007-09-Bi:PdPtSb(Pd,Pt)(Bi,Sb)
Sbβ“˜ UM2007-32-Sb:BiCuPtSn(Pt,Cu)3(Sb,Bi,Sn)4
Sbβ“˜ AndrieslombaarditeRhSbS
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ MerenskyitePdTe2
Teβ“˜ MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)2
OsOsmium
Osβ“˜ Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
Osβ“˜ Ruarsite(Ru,Os)AsS
IrIridium
Irβ“˜ Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
Irβ“˜ Ruthenium(Ru,Ir)
PtPlatinum
Ptβ“˜ BraggitePdPt3S4
Ptβ“˜ CooperitePtS
Ptβ“˜ GenkinitePt4Sb3
Ptβ“˜ GeversitePtSb2
Ptβ“˜ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Ptβ“˜ InsizwaitePt(Bi,Sb)2
Ptβ“˜ MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)2
Ptβ“˜ Sperrylite var. PlatarsitePt(As,S)2
Ptβ“˜ PlatinumPt
Ptβ“˜ Rustenburgite(Pt,Pd)3Sn
Ptβ“˜ SperrylitePtAs2
Ptβ“˜ StumpflitePtSb
Ptβ“˜ Taimyrite(Pd,Cu,Pt)3Sn
Ptβ“˜ TulameenitePt2CuFe
Ptβ“˜ Tatyanaite(Pt,Pd,Cu)9Cu3Sn4
Ptβ“˜ UM1974-02-Bi:AsPdPtSb(Pt,Pd)(Bi,Sb,As)
Ptβ“˜ UM2007-09-Bi:PdPtSb(Pd,Pt)(Bi,Sb)
Ptβ“˜ UM2007-10-E:CuPtSnPt5Cu3Sn2
Ptβ“˜ UM2007-32-Sb:BiCuPtSn(Pt,Cu)3(Sb,Bi,Sn)4
Ptβ“˜ DriekopitePtBi
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ InsizwaitePt(Bi,Sb)2
Biβ“˜ MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)2
Biβ“˜ SobolevskitePdBi
Biβ“˜ UM1974-02-Bi:AsPdPtSb(Pt,Pd)(Bi,Sb,As)
Biβ“˜ UM2007-09-Bi:PdPtSb(Pd,Pt)(Bi,Sb)
Biβ“˜ UM2007-32-Sb:BiCuPtSn(Pt,Cu)3(Sb,Bi,Sn)4
Biβ“˜ DriekopitePtBi

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References

Heckroodt, R.O. (1959). The geology around the dunite pipe on Driekop (Eastern Transvaal). Transaction of the Geological Society of South Africa, 63(1), 59-73.
Tarkian, M. and Stumpfl, E.F. (1975) Platinum mineralogy of the Driekop mine, South Africa. Mineral. Deposita: 10: 71-85.
Peyerl, W. (1982). The influence of the Driekop dunite pipe on the platinum-group mineralogy of the UG-2 chromitite in its vicinity. Economic Geology, 77, 1432-1438.
Melcher, F., & Lodziak, J. (2007). Platinum-group minerals of concentrates from the Driekop platinum pipe, Eastern Bushveld Complex Tribute to Eugen F. Stumpfl. Neues Jahrbuch fΓΌr Mineralogie-Abhandlungen: Journal of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 183(2), 173-195.
Cairncross, B. (2022). The where of mineral names: geversite. Rocks & Minerals, 97(3), 278-282. https://doi.org/10.1080/00357529.2022.2028105
McDonald, Andrew M., Cabri, Louis J., Tamura, Nobumichi, Melcher, Frank, VymazalovΓ‘, Anna V. (2023) Driekopite, ideally PtBi, a new mineral species from the Driekop platinum pipe, Republic of South Africa. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 61 (3) 537-547 doi:10.3749/2300005
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