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Merensky Reef, Western Bushveld Complex, Northwest Province, South Africa

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Reference: Bartholomew, R., Hieber, R., and Lee, C. (1989) The Merensky Reef and JCI. Geological Society of South Africa, Geobull.: 32(2): 29-31.

Cawthorn, R.G. (1999) The discovery of the platiniferous Merensky Reef in 1924. South African Journal of Geology: 102: 178-183.

Cawthorn, R.G. (2001) A stream sediment geological re-investigation of the discovery of the platiniferous Merensky Reef, Bushveld Complex. Journal of Geochem. Explor.: 72: 59-69.





Mineral List:
  		•  'Albite-Anorthite Series'
    Reference: []
  		•  Anorthite
    Ca[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Chromite
    FeCr
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: []
  		•  Diopside
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Merenskyite (TL)
    (Pd,Pt)(Te,Bi)
     
    2
    Type Locality: Merensky Reef, Western Bushveld Complex, Northwest Province, South Africa
    Reference: [http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/merenskyite.pdf]
  		•  Phlogopite
    KMg
     
    3
    		[(OH,F)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Platinum
    Pt
    Reference: [MinRec 18:193]
  		•  'Pyroxene Group'
    Reference: []
  		•  Spinel
    MgAl
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: []


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