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

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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
    CaCl
     
    2
    		 · 6H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [J. W. Anthony et al.: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3 (1997)]
  		•  Braggite
    (Pt,Pd,Ni)S
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Cooperite
    (Pt,Pd,Ni)S
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Forsterite
    Mg
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [South African Journal of Geology, Dec. 2004, V 107, N 4, pp. 505-520.]
  		•  Genkinite
    (Pt,Pd,Rh)
     
    4
    		Sb
     
    3
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Geversite (TL)
    PtSb
     
    2
    Type Locality: Driekop mine, Sekhukhuneland, Burgersfort, Bushveld Complex, Limpopo Province, South Africa
    Reference: [Min.Mag.(1961) 32, 833-847]
  		•  Hollingworthite (TL)
    (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
    Type Locality: Driekop mine, Sekhukhuneland, Burgersfort, Bushveld Complex, Limpopo Province, South Africa
    Reference: [AM 50 (1965), 1068; HB1 (1990)]
  		•  Merenskyite
    (Pd,Pt)(Te,Bi)
     
    2
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Platarsite
    (Pt,Rh,Ru)AsS
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Platinum
    Pt
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Sperrylite
    PtAs
     
    2
    Reference: [Minerals of South Africa]
  		•  Spinel
    var: Chromspinel
    Mg(Al,Cr
    3+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [South African Journal of Geology, Dec. 2004, V 107, N 4, pp. 505-520.]
  		•  Stibiopalladinite
    Pd
     
    5
    		Sb
     
    2
    Reference: [Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990]
  		•  Stumpflite (TL)
    Pt(Sb,Bi)
    Type Locality: Driekop mine, Sekhukhuneland, Burgersfort, Bushveld Complex, Limpopo Province, South Africa
    Reference: [Bull.Soc.fr.Min.Crist.(1972) 95, 610-613; Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990]


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