Plagioclase from
Zondereinde Mine, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

Locality type:

Mine

Classification

Species:

'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)

Formula:

(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Zondereinde Mine, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1209840

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1209840:6

GUID (UUID V4):

54e7d1f3-7d68-45e0-b653-2f4a7c9d66cb

Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase

6.9km (4.3 miles)

ⓘ Northam Platinum mine, Thabazimbi, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

25.8km (16.1 miles)

ⓘ Union Mine, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa

80.7km (50.1 miles)

ⓘ Impala Platinum mines, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa

94.5km (58.7 miles)

ⓘ Karee Mine, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa

99.6km (61.9 miles)

ⓘ Vametco Mine, Brits, Madibeng Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa

References

McCall, M. J. (2016). Mineralogical and geochemical variations in the UG2 reef at Booysendal and Zondereinde mines, with implications for beneficiation of PGM (Doctoral dissertation, Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University).

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Plagioclase from Zondereinde Mine, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

Plagioclase from
Zondereinde Mine, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa