Pering Mine, Kuruman District, Northwest Province, South Africa

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A carbonate-hosted syngenetic MVT Pb-Zn deposit, discovered in 1978 and mined from 1984 to 2002.
Located ca. 70 km SW of Vryburg and ca. 20 km NE of Reivilo.

References:
- Altermann, W. (1997): Sedimentological evaluation of Pb-Zn exploration potential of the Precambrian Griquatown Fault Zone in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Mineralium Deposita 32, 382-391.
- Gutzmer, J. (2006): The Paleoproterozoic carbonate-hosted Pering Zn–Pb deposit, South Africa: I. Styles of brecciation and mineralization. Mineralium Deposita 40, 664-685.

Map Reference: 27°31'S , 24°13'E

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Mineral List:

Anglesite
Calcite
Cerussite
Chalcopyrite
Covellite
Descloizite

Dolomite
Fluorite
Galena
Goethite
Graphite
Hydrozincite

Phlogopite
Pyrite
'Pyrobitumen'
Quartz
Smithsonite
Sphalerite

18 entries listed. 17 valid minerals.

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